The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1880-06-03
THE ST. LOUIS AND SAN FRAN
CISCO.

ter the more ready are they with advise
and opinions. As we stated last week
our people have no disposition to do
the unfair thing, much less to rcpudiate
an honest obligation. Beyond q desire
to protect themselves and q determine
ton to take no step that would impli-
cate or prejudice their cause until con-
WINGED of the status of the road, and of
the county's legal and moral obligations
there has been nothing done which
would warrant the assertion of rep1di-
alton. But we herewith reproduce
opinions and statements Of outside pa
pcrs, which may be found interesting if
not instructive:
The St. Louis & San Francisco road
was completed this week to Wichita,
and trains are now running from that
city to st. Louis. The entire line from
Wichita to St. Louis is sos miles. The
EAGLE this week has handsome map
showing the route of the new road.
This road costs Wichita and Sedgwick
county two hundred and thirty-flve
thousand dollars, and we hope it will
prove a profitable investment Winfield
Monitor.
A difficulty has arisen in Sedgwick
county, about issuing the bonds voted
to the St. Louis and San Francisco Rail-
road. The road is now completed to
Wichita, and the company of course de-
sires the bonds. A number of subjects
enter into the question, and the county
board, instead Of resisting and having
a tedious law suit, have very sensibly,
We should think, instructed the county
attorney to, in conjunction with the at
torney of the railroad company, pre-
pare an agreed case to submit to the
Supreme Commonwealth.
The papers and people of Wichita
have acted very unwisely toward the
st. l.. & S. +. X. II. The completion of
the road TO that city will fall still born
upon it, and no ''bOom" will result, for
the reason that they have advertised to
the world that the road was an injury
instead of benefit. The number Of
houses for rent and for sale in that city
is likely to increase rapidly.-1i,,gusta
Republican.
The track of the st. Louis & San
Francisco railway extension into Kan
sas WAS completed to Wichita on Satur-
day night, and The road will be opened
for business on Thursday, the 9th inst.
This carries the road 500 miles from st.
Louis. Capt. c. w. Rogers, the gener-
al manager, and r. f. Cassidy. the gen.
eral freight agent, left St. Louis for
Wichita on Sunday night 20 arrange
details for the opening. The Wichita
people are rejoicing over the completion
of this road. 1t is, as is well understood,
allied with the Atchison, Topeka and
Santa Fe Road, aud forms a junction at
Wichita with the last named road. 1t
is another of the ST. Louis "cut offs"
that are cutting off the trade of an i'm
nlensc rigion. hitherto tributary to Kan
sas City. ST. Louis appears to be de-
termined to have no rival in Missouri
Champion.
The County of Sedgwick and City of
Wichita voted 1920, 900 in bonds to the
ST. Louis and San Francisco Railroad
Company, but now the people of this
city and county refuse to pay but $685.
600 for the last ten miles, for the reason
that they voted bonds for an east and
west road. They now say that the a tn
ison, Topeka and Santa Fc Railroad
Company controls and operates the new
line, which will not be of any benefit to
them, as freight charges will not be re-
duccd. and they will be at the mercy of
the Santa Fe Railroad, consequently |
they will contest the payment of the |
bonds. They also claim that the st. |
Louis and San Francisco Railroad was
TO build new depot, ground having |
been selected and laid out for that pur-
pose. costing 100000 instead uf which |
Inc San Francico Company run into the |
Santa Fee depot, and appointed one
agent for both roads. Since the voting
IF the bon = TO the San Francisco Rail
road the stock of that road has been
bought up by the Atchison, Topeka and
Santa Fe Company, and the people here
lain it is controlled by that company.
Consequently they refuse to pay the
ponds, and public meeting will be call
vi here by the people to contest these
payments to the end. The County
Commissioners have been notified not
o turn over any of the bonds, and a
cgal tight is anticipated over the mat
er.-GtO6e Democrat.
The completion of the Wichita link
.ives the Santa Fee combination direct
inc from Colorado To ST. Louis instead
# to Kansas City as heretofore, and is
m event of very considerable import
nee. The route is through Pueblo,
Vinita. in the Indian Territory,
md Springfield and Rolla, in Missouri
Kansas City will suffer. In fact the
santa Fee will cease to be Il Kansas City
oad.-Leadriilc Chronicle.
For two whole DAYS and three sue
essiyc nights have the people of the
; od-and- Morality city of Wichita been
lothjng themselves in sack-cloth and
shes AT the action of the St. Louis and |
IAN Francisco Road. This company
creed run their road into Wichita as
connecting line; and by fair promises
Induced the tender-hearted people of
ur sister town to vote them $1,000 per
lille in bonds.
The road came. but j. came into
Wichita on tho Santa Fe track : and did
OF so much as build depot, PREFER
~ To use the Santa Fe one already built.
The indignation meeting held last ,
light was so large that it took a part of {
vo counties to hold the people.
The latest reports are to the effect that
ne militia will have to be ordered out
, stop the flow of glood. or whiskey,
C forget which.
Jim Steele. Sluss. little Murdoch. joe
yn and dozen Others were trying, ut
st accounts. to qucll the excited pOpu- )
ce, but up to the time that our grape /,
inc telegraph broke. the thing was get
ne worse aud worse every minute. c
string of resolutions rs long as rail- +,
,ad switch was adopted, dcnouncing ,
he Scligmans and all the Jews from
braham down to the latest circumcised
We tender our heartfelt sympathy tot {
lr bereaved brethren OF the metropolis $
Il all M. nj 1