The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1881-03-17
FAors AND Fyevaes Foa TINE NON.

Inc Topeka, sauna western Rail.
road 70 what most interests the people
of Saline county ut the present time.
Whether they will vote to aid IN en-.
tefprise Of such vital importance d
the prosperity of the county IL the
question to be settled on next Satur.
day, at the polls. She h but one fac.
tor with the counties of Leavenworth,
jefferson, Shawnee, Wabaunsee, Nor.
ris, Dickinson, Ottawa and Lin.
coin. The latter and Dickinson
have said what they will do; and now
all eyes Of these counties are turned
toward Saline county, awaiting the
result on the 18th. The success Of
this enterprise affects the interests OF
all the abOve-named counties, more or
less.
1t Is o well.knOwn fact that the State
Of Kansas IL farmed out between the
two great lines, viz, u. p. formerly
the X. P.) Ond It's laterals, and the
Atchis0n, Topeka 4 Santa Fee Railroad
and its laterAls. all concentrating ut
Kansas City, NO., and contributing
three-fifths Of the commerce Of the
State to build up city i'm another
State; thereby depicting the taxable
property Of our own State to augment
that Of another.
Kansas owes great deal of her pros
perity to the railroads within her linn
its, and would these same railroads be
contented to give the producer and
consumer fair and uniform rates the
necessity would not be SO great at some
points for new lines. while Mt other
aud isolated points they are q matter
of necessity. Hence the creation of
this new line of railroad Is n matter of
necessity to relieve and meet the wants
Of at least 300, 900 people of this great
and growing commonwealth.
Much time and money have been
spent by the citizens of Salina and
other cities of Kansas to interest rail-
roads outside of the State to extend
their lines into and through our State.
but invariably failed, there existing
between them and the roads of cur
State relations that forbid their enter
ing our borders. The only remedy
was to create line upon this forbid
den field, intermediate these lines that
have considered the commercial fields
Of Kansas their legitimate prey.
In view Of this fact the proposed
line was originated, and since its con-
ceptiOn by Judge Stafford, of Topeka,
and the undersigned of Salina, it has
grown to one of vast proportions. en-
dorsed by the best men of Leaven-
worah, Oskaloosa, Topeka, Council
Grove, Dickinson county and the Sa-
line valley. The Topeka, Salina &
Western Railroad Company Is com
posed of thirteen directors, viz, Judge
Jacob Stafford, Capt j. b. johnson, J.
L. Clark, Mr.. BoswOrth, merchant.
w. e. Edwards and Mr.. Gage, of To-
peka; w. +. Shanleffer and Western
Arnold, of Council Grove; Col. VIM.
A. Phillips, {. c. Culp, c. +. Faulkner
and the Undersigned, of Salina; and
H. H. Hammer, of Lincoln Center.
These gentlemen were chosen by the
citizens of their respective localities
for one year from November "A, 1850.
In connection with the abOve-nanied
gentlemen of Topeka Col. L. X. Holt
day, a capitalist, Capt. J. Il. Johnson
and fifty other of the best business
men of that city have identified them
selves with the above line.
The LeavenwOrth, Topeka & South
western line is composed of Messrs.
Hale, johnson and Stafford, of Topeka,
Messrs. Keller and McLouth of Oska-
loosa, and Judge Aller of Leavenworth,
who Is directOrin the Chicago & Rock
Island Railroad Company and an Of
fetal in the LeavenwOrth Bridge Com
pany, and Mr.. Lowe, of Newton. Mo,
who is an attorney for the Chicago 4
Rock Island, and also director and
al official i'm the Leavenworth Bridge
Company.
These local companies were formed
to reconcile local interests, but under
one general manager, viz, Jacob SAT-
ford, of Topeka. These lines make
connection with the Chicago 4 Rock
Island at Leavenworth, giving direct
communication with Chicago and the
East eighteen miles shorter than to
Kansas City, and thus avoiding the
tOll-gate at the latter place. 1t is also
Missouri Pacific into Topeka the Santa
Fe will give the Chicago & Alton a
lease Of the Midland line into Topeka,
thus affording another outlet to the
East, besides the u. p. and the Santa
Felines; making on the completion of
the Missouri Pacific seven lines as an
outlet to points East, viz, st. Louis,
Kansas City and Chicago. BY the
building of these local lines is trans
ferred the terminus of three great and
competing lines into the promised
land" at Topeka, VIZ, the G., Ii. 4 q.
over the Atchison, Topeka & Santa
Fee, the Chicago & Rock Island over
the Leavenworth, Topeka 4 South
western, and the Chicago & Alton over
the Midland line; by which the To-
peka, Salina & Western becomes the
principal and prime factor to these
lines.
COURSE AND LENGTH OF THE LINE.
From Leavenworth southwest
through Jefferson county to Topeka.
forty-nine miles--cighteen miles less
to the Missouri river Mt Kansas City.
From Topeka, through Shawnee. Wa
baunsee and Morris counties southwest
to Council Grove fifty-five miles. From
Council Grove west through south part
of Dickinson to the Gyrsum valley,
fifty miles. Thence northwest to Sa-
lima, twenty miles. Distance from
Salina to the Missouri river ut Leav-
enwOrth la miles, and II miles nearer
than by way of the Union Pacific to
Kansas City. From Salina north
west and west, up the Saline river val
ley to Lincoln Center; thence up the
valley of Spillman creek to the north
west corner of Lincoln county, fifty
five miles. This terminates the pres
ent survey. Distance from Leaven-
worth Do miles. The course of the
line will be northwest and, connect
with the b. 4 NJ. Tor virtually the c.,
Ii. & q. line at New Orleans) in Har-
lin county, Nebraska, distance of s.
miles, or farther to the west and con-
meet with the same line at IndianOla,
In Red Willow county, Nebraska, dis
tant los miles and the present term |
mus of the c., b. 4 q. line, on its way |
to Denver, which will be constructed
10 the latter place the coming season
thus making a through line to Denver
equally as near as by the Union Pa
cific, as Denver Is situated sixty-twO |
miles north of Salina.
NATURAL RESOURCES OF THE COUN- |
TRY ALONG THE LINE.
The extensive coal fields beginning |
TWO miles west Of Topeka, in extent
tight by ten miles, is considered by
chemical analysis to produce the best
rs Il n l.