The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-06-16
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The Largest Railroad Enterprise on the
Continent.
The public has watched the progress
of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
railroad with interest. It's wonderful ac-
complishments in the face of all Difficult
ties have been constant series of sur
prises. Its march across the country
with its iron bands has been like that of
a victorious army. When its plans are
completed, and its system of roads are
in operation, it will be the grandest en-
terprise on the continent, and il will
have turned an empire of wilderness
into flourishing states. In its manage
ment it has been the grandest success of
this century. Even twenty years ago
had any one predicted that this great
company would rise and do what it has
done he would have been considered n
dreamer.
The rapidity with which its main line
crossed the plains; hewed down
and tunnelcd the mountains; with which
its branches have reached out in every di-
rection; the increase in population and
wealth which it has brought to Kansas
in so short u time, seem like dream
rather than n reality.
Hon. +. Ii. Murdoch, in one of his
western letters 10 the Commonwealth.
gives the following description of what
is now being done by this company and
others with which it is connected:
A A.. g. IL r.
!, the line of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa
Fe near Albuquerque, and steel track is
laid 900 miles west of the latter place
in the direction of Southern California
When completed it will be operated in
r connection with the Santa Fe road
The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy and
the AtchisOn, Topeka 81 Santa Fee roads
owned by Boston people, will, in my
Judgment, Mt no distant day, form one
continuous line from Chicago To thC
City of Mexico, and to point on the
I, Gulf of California near Guaymas
The st. Louis s. San Francisco
D company, with headquarters at New
York, formerly owned, not only Il line
. of road from ST. Louis To VInitil, in Tho
Indian Territory, but had acquired thC
right TO the land grant of the Atlantic
4 & Pacific road. by an agreement he
tween the parties, the Boston people
purchased half interest in the st. Loui:
i Il San Francisco, then completed to Vim
tia, with branch from Pierce City, Mis-
souri,, to Wichita, Kansas, and also
G half interest in the Atlantic & Pacific
: road proper. which was proposed to b,
\ extended from Vinita to San Diego, Oh
the Pacific coast. Under this agreemen
the Boston people were to furnish hal
y the money and the New York people tn,
other half, for the construction of thi
. line, the road to be under Joint control
Fifty-thrcc million dollars have beer
subscribed and is now IN the pool 70
the building of this road. and MI
D Thomas Nickerson, of Boston, is mad
5 president of the new company. MI
# Nickerson was formerly president O
. the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe road
and we believe We are safe in sayin
Q that he and his immediate associate
II have raised more money and built NOR
II miles of railroad than any other corpol
alton in the world.
With their new lines completed, a
now contemplated, they will have
continuous railroad from Chicago TO tn
city of Mexico; to Guaymas, on III
k Gulf of California; San Diego and Sa
= Francisco, on the Pacific coast; wit
another trunk line from st. Louis, vi
Vinita and the Pan Handle of Texa
n TO an intersection of both roads AT &
Re near Albuquerque, New Mexico.
And while on the subject of railroad
:" let me make another venture. A line
'e steamers will soon be built for the Eal
&c India, China and Japan trade, and wi
n be run In the interest of this Bostc
: company. Another line of steamers wi
be pu. on between Boston and Live
"a pool that will excel in speed and con
rs fort any of the floating palaces now O
Ia the Atlantic, so that within ten or
:. dozen years the Hub will not only |
looked upon as the centre of cultuF
ar but will also become n dangerous riv
of New York for commercial supremac