The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1882-08-10
TIE FORT SCOTT AND WICHITA.

The Board Of Trade at their meeting Fri
day evening appointed committee Of fouI
to look after certain matters pertaining to
the early completion OF the above road. The
committee consists OF NJ. w. Leyey, Col. II.
W. Lewis, Rev. b. Kelley and ID. j. Alex.
ander, most excellent committee. and es-
pecially SO, for the work TO be done. large
| force OF graders, said to consist OF from eight
hundred to a thousand men, are at work
with their teams between Eureka and f.
Dorado. The road ought TO be pushed as
far west rs this city by mid winter. There
has been some little uneasiness upon the
part Of some of our business men, arising
from the efforts lately made 10 divert the
main line or a branch from FL Dorado north
west. But we think there is no real grounds
for apprehension. Railroads are built for
the carrying trade and not Tor competition.
No eastern road is going TO run its main
line between the Gould and Santa Fe sys-
TENS to find traffic or terminus. Such a
course would prove not only illogical hut
disastrous A bonus sufficient TO cover the
entire cost OF construction, would not be an
inducement for the adoption OF such line,
unless the construction company, aud bond
and stock holders intended to sell out and
abandon as soon as completed The road
will pay as soon as il reaches this point, with
the choice of two fine routes through unoc-
cupied fields both west and southwest from
this city. Men who put such immense sums
of money into railroad enterprises have not
Il n
tages. So far as Wichita is concerned, as We
said once before, the loss of the Fit. Scott
road would not effect Wichita, unless it was
first settled that this was to be the western
terminus OF the road. A railroad extension
from FL Dorado to Mcpherson or on north
west to the Kaw valley woald not effect the
local or jobbing trade of this city.
II is said that several OF the gentlemen
connected with the FIT. Scott and Wichita
road have been in the city quietly looking
matters over. We do not believe the asser-
tion. The company have for months been
fully advised Of the status OF affairs at this
point, and assured that the city and county
stand ready to do anything within reason
whenever called upon. That the road will
eventually fall into the hands of the Gulf
road, the Chicago Il Alton or some other
heavy competing line, We have no doubt.
The following clipped from the Topeka Cap
itdi is given for what it is worth. which in
all probability is but little:
"a prominent railway man, well posted as
TO railway matters in Kansa, was at Wichi-
IA this week, fresh from a visit Ia the line of
the ST. Lonis, FIT. Scott & Wichita railroad,
which is now completing its heaviest grad
ing in the Flint Hills. lie states that the
road is in successful operation 10 Eureka,
about fifty miles east of this city. and it is
said will be in operation TO this point, its
western terminus, by February 1, 1889. The
company in charge of its construction at
first designed TO build branch OF the road
from FL Dorado TO Newton, in Harvey coun-
ty, but our informant states that this pro-
ject has been abandoned, the projectors
choosing rather to build southwesterly from
Wichita with n view of striking the great
cattle range and competing for this bust
ness