The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1880-02-05
RAILROAD NEWS.

AT railroad meeting on the 31sf, ult.
of the a. rs 5. f. and ST. Louis \
| San Francisco Railroad Cos. the follow
| Ing directors of the Atlantic 4 Pacific
Railroad were elected:
Thomas Nickerson. George Il. Wilbur
Issaac T. Burr, Charlie j. Paine. +. l.
| liaves and |. Jefferson and = Coolidg,
| of Boston james Boxer. of St. LOUIS
Jesse Seliyman. Jas. ID. Fiske. w. +
Buckley. +. W. Buiteriield, and +. +
Winston. of New York, and Lord, OF
Boston. Of these, Niclcrsou. Lord
Wilbur. Paine, and Cooley representa-
the Aichiscn Company. and Seiignan,
! hays. Baker. Fiske, Buckly and But
terrified. st. Louis Company. while Sen
cral Winsiow Is the promising candi-
date.
At subsequent meeting Thos. Nick
erson was elected President, and +. Z.
Lit,leicld. secretary and Treasurer.
The two companies divide their ISSUE
ofbonds, s2j 600. 900, authorized recent
Is on the proposed road exteniiou from
Albuquerque 10 san Francisco. Each
company agrees to furnish one half the
amount. and in addition To It's share of
honda receives also bonus III stock.
A definite proposition from the auli :
rized agents of the st. Louis n Arizona
railroad has been submitted for the con
sideration of the people of tbs county
asking their favorable action. IL i.
about as follows:
The company proposes 10 extend
their line through this county from he
east TO the west, with track down III"
Walnut river through Augusta and
Douglas. They propose 10 enter The
county ut the pass near the head oi
Harrison creek. thence west through
FL Dorado 10 The west line of the conn
~. Al II Dorado the branci, = 10 lcsa
oil down the river. hey propose TO-
tng the work the cpn,ug year.
The El,lora,lo Tines >ay,: In this :
sue will be found the petlIIou n0@ bcin-
circulated for signatures pray M tiie
submission of a proposition 10 Il Vpt'. u
the people Ia take stock AMI is-sIe ili
bonds OF me- county therefor TO she
amount Of : 1000 per ntie TO The -.
Louis. Kansas and Arizona rtiisas
company. he above company prepo--
cs 10 bullA two lines OF railroad iHf.,dgiI
oar county one directly Though the
county IRON east 10 we-i. tie ether wa
Augusta tp Dougii-s. We snail no. AZ
Tempt 10 d,seas, this proposition ti.ls
we.,S, nor 10 refer 10 il further IiaD to
giTe .ener,l outline oil lie pTogi-9n-.
The comp ny propose ~ reach me west
ilae ~ the county and the city 81 Doug
las on or before tie iisSt day oi JGis.
1881. We night .i.ro say IA tins con
nec,ion HAT tlse propositions submitted
IN tpWiey, or >auner aud >eigwick
counties will embrace the same date. -
that !; ! fair 10 presume t.iat II sc c6.-
~ the proposition we wsli gel ihe rosa
baiit through orr county ~ both dsrec-
iious sometime during he latter part %
the summer The bniisisn- o. the new
line win give Us about nity-slx msie- OF
additional railroad ia this county. We
hope our readers VIII examine the pr Z
ositIon carefully. and thar we mas Ic
able to discuss il fairly. TO .hc end that
we may be able 10 vote in;elligen'ly AZ
the coming special election, which @isl
probably be called next weA-
We have i; author tativesy ssa,ed that
the contract Tor Shc era nag AHA s.s- d.
ing the Atchissu. Iopeka and >an.a Re
railroad 10 this place was let last Wrek
to a party of Wichita gentlemen and
the first ground viii be broke on the
18th of next mouth. ami II l. Supposed
that iraia- via be running into This
place bs The frs: Of Alphabetical
Past.
Ii is claimed that .ja.- Gopld has lob
byis;s at work at Washington 10 iidars-
4 s.nara.. ~, mas the resolution upx be-
fore that body 10 declare the land grant
Ia the Aflansic AID Pas.iEc forfeited.
Mr.. uouli's obier; is 10 siefeat itfe
arrangement between the .AtrhS.ssi, Tor
peSa and santa Ee aud the II. LOAF,
and San Francisco for Building Zinc 80
Calisornia under the Atlantic aad Pacst-
ic charter. frusn Albuquerque 10 the
Pacific coast. Mr.. Lousa evidently
ihias. he ,an coatFo, the aaflJusl iegis-
alton a. easily - he can coasrol the
OF this country
Tie 1T. Los,is Globe Democrat sSss
lh4t as spring opens, DAY Gcaii wili 81
,nsc bc1ig the worS OF eSieat.ug the
=. Louis. Kansas and Ar1xons "a
pnet,o. running up The soush side oi
he Arkansas river. the north side %
xhiri, Is nou ocrnps.a s.s the t.rilsssss,.
Topaz aud Santa fe. II vas AT srs.
nsrasiesi I. make Ss.I,ssS iis< seraa.E.s
Il The 81. Loass. ksnxs and Ar.zpsa.
'ai ~ lie r~reaf aseeting IN NeS lorS
dr. 6osid nsaksa u kuDwa tisss he !,