The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1881-03-17

The annual elections Of directors having
occurred on the principal lines which the
Gould combination controls and that gentle
man having returned to New York after max
ing somewhat critical inspection trip thro'
the southwest and no counkrmanding orders
having been issued, II may be pretty safely
set down that the proposed Arizona 4 Paci-
DC extension remains In ssGfs cso, and with
reasonable certainty our people may expect
to zee construction operations begun on the
Neosho river forthwith.
Last Thursday, s. T. Emerson. Chief En-.
gineer of the Missouri Pacific lines and SUI
with Col. A. C. Titus, Locating Engineer. In
charge Of the surveying party, and Attorney
Z. r. Cofin, spent the day In our city look
| ing over it, location, estimating its business,
etc. In connection with other gentlemen,
we furnished them oil the information asked
and in turn pumped them for all We could
get. Of one thing we feel assured: II the
elections which took place yesterday in
Woodson and Greenwood resulted faverably
and the ones called for . few days hence In
Butler do not miscarry, the construction Of
the road will be commenced forthwith. OF
another thing we feel equally as well assured
II the road IL located through Butler, WITCH.
ita and Scdgwick county can secure tha line
running entirely through the county from
east to west by reasonable amount Of aid
from the townships which It shall, traverse.
Bonds on = line running from ten to fifteen
miles south Of us would be readily voted.
OF still another thing we feel assured: 1t IL
the intention Of the Gould interest to push
this line ~ rapidly as possible-pr probably fast
er than any line was ever built before-to the
mining regions Of New Mexico. Wichita
being an important point and on the direct
line to Mexico can secure for herself and the
county an interest in the most powerful cor
porati0n now on the continent with the Sec |
ond most powerful already In her possession.
It being entirely improbable that any one |
corporation can ever own or control two such |
national highways the future benefits to ac-
crue to the producers Of this section and to |
the trade and markets Of Wichita need not |
be enlarged upon. Every man with an ounce |
Of brains can take In the situation. 1t would |
simply mean unflinching competition to the /
mountain mines and Pacific on the west and |
to the Mississippi. the lakes and the Atlantic |
Ocean on the east.
General Emerson told us of number OF
calculations and schemes connected with this |
proposed extension all comprised in the sim
plest business propositions, but unnecessary
to repeat here. The line from Wichita to
st. Louis by the Gould road will be fifty-seven
and one-fourth miles shorter than by the
Frisco line and fifty-twO miles shorter than
by the Santa Fe and her connections. The
night express from st. Louis would arrive In
Wichita about 4:a0 p. m. or over two hours
earlier than by the Frisco line. The Gould
extension runs through the famous Rich Hill
coal beds Of Western Missouri and with that
Wichita will be ut last in 4 position to en-.
courage manufactures.
The gentleman alluded to left here on Fri
day highly pleased with their visit. MIR. tt
tus saying that he would have the grsde
stakes driven up to Wichita by early next
week unless weather prevented.
The committee appointed by tie Board Of
Trade to receive and submit propositions to
Judge Spriggs expect to meet that gentleman
within week when all preliminaries will be
arranged, report to the Board and people
made, after which united pull and the same
harmony Of action that has heretofore char
acterized the efforts Of our people touching
county that which will in very short time
add greatly to the wealth Of all property
owners. Speed the day.