The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1882-12-14
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| The first railway article that ever appeared
in the EAGLE was one advocating the build
ing Of the fifth parallel road; the second ar.
ticle was one fayoring the construction Of a
road down the valley to Memphis. Without
abiding to the arguments then urged in IA
vor of these roads and their necessity to the
best welfare and the future of this valley, af-
ter so many years IL now seems certain that
both Of these lines will be secured by the
extension of the Fort Scott 4 Wichita Rail.
way. To the immediate prospects of secur-
ing this road we alluded last week. The
Fort Scott q Wichita Railway is built on the
old projected fifth parallel; but, in the mean
time, another road, with which it connects,
is being rapidly pushed on TO Memphis, which
point il win reach at an early day. As was
stated last week, Messrs. Tiernan and Hill,
of the Fort Scott road, spent several days in
our city and county comforting with ourpeo-
pie at large and with our business mems or
ganization, known rs the board OF trade. No
trouble. worthy the name, was encountered
in arriving at what each side considered a
fair ?nd equitable basis, or fair amount for
the city and townships TO take in the corpor-
atoms stock. The road viii be finished to
Eldorado within month and the company
must. before that time. decide as TO the points
70 which a further extension will he made.
Their desires are TO reach Wichita and to
strike out Immediately west through the
county, the direction being contingent on
the amount OF encouragement which they
may be offered, with branch either from
Eldorado northwest to Newton and McPher-
son, or branch northwest from Wichita to
n connection with the Missouri Pacific at
Ellsworth or at Mcpherson. Not counting
their future and permanent eastern connec-
ton at Fort Scott with the Chicago & Alton, |
they already satisfactory connection with the |
Kansas & Texas or Missouri Paci- |
tc and with the Gulf road aud its connec- |
tons at Kansas City and with the latter's |
extension to Memphis. The Fort Scott & |
Wichita enterprise came up from small be- |
yinnings. None Of the great corporations of |
he country have had any thing to do with |
L. Ii IL principally owned by the townships |
md counties through which il has been con-
and which have extended it aid by |
dessrs. Tiernan, Hill aud other Fort Scott
gentlemen have put their all in the enter
'rise furnishing the first ready money to put
on its feet. The balance necessary to con-
truet and equip the road has been furnished
~ or through a New York gentleman who
las cashed its bonds and who has the utmost
aitb that the road is destined to become a
eading trunk line. The road is an air line
rom Wichita 10 the eastern border of the
tate. About 100 miles have already been
constructed in a substantial manner and fur
ished with six engines, six postal ears
tx passenger ears and about 400 box and
reight cars-sufficient TO do the business of
be road. The iron and ties are on the
round sufficient to complete the road TO FL
orado, which viii be done within the month
Is soon as the road is completed to Wichita
IS stock will commence to look up. BY uni
ed action the cities and townships which
ave subscribed stock can place the road in
he hands of some big competing line-whieh
Yer they may choose-and thereby get back
large per cent. OF the bonds originally yot-
d. As We said before, the business men o.
Wichita decided ii TO be to our interest as a
ty TO assist the road TO the amount of S40,-
% in bonds for which the city is to have in
,turn the same amount in full paid-np stock.
he city will have no road to tax, but will
eft herreward in cheaper Heights and cheap
, coal. The townships will get the taxing J
the road, and we suppose each one
trough which the road il to run will en-
'urage it by u reasonable amount Of aid.
hey can well afford to do SO to an amount O
least one half of what the road will be an d
ially returned to them for taxable purposes. b
etitions are out in the townships of Payne, a
Id Wichita and also in the city. and II
C propositions to vote will be submitted II