The Saline County journal., 1882-03-16
All sorts of rumors have gone abroad

All sorts Of rumors have gone abroad
concerning the construction of the
Leavenworth, Topeka 4 Southwestern
Railway, which road we have been
expecting in the form of the Topeka,
Salina 4 Western to reach Salina.
The latest rumor II that the road is
about to pass into the hands Of the
Atchison. Topeka & Santa Fe, and
this is based upon the following dis
patch published in the Topeka Cdl,ital
of Tuesday:
BosroN, March 13-It is fumored in
railroad circles to-day that negotiations
have resulted In arrangements by
which the LeavenwOrth, Topeka Il
Southwestern road, now building
westward from Leavenworth, will
pass into the hands of the Atchison,
Topeka 4 Santa Fe.
We have always had confidence i'm the
extension of this road to Salina, be
lieving there were such strong friends
Of Salina in the directory rs to accom-
plish it, and with all that has been
said and published our confidence in
this respect is yet unshaken. Such
dispatch a the above could easily find
its way into the columns of daily
newspaper if an enemy so desired it.
There is no doubt but that the L. 7.
and the A., +. Il :. +. will do all in
their power to prevent the construc-
ton of this new roai, and among other
things circulate such rumiors as the
above To prevent the sale of the bonds
which have been voted. In the To-
peka Capital of last Friday there APP
peared a statement to the effect that
II first mortgage given by the Leaven-
worth, Topeka d Southwestern Rail
way company to the Farmers Loan &
Trust company Of New York city, for
sl7 ,0o0 per mile, had been filed This
money was to be used i'm the construc-
ton of the road westward from Topeka
\ few days ago some of the chief Of
ficcrs were sanguine that the new road
would Ice pushed westward, and We
believe it will. We see no special
reason for apprehension with regard
to the ultimate and not long distant
building of the entire line. Affairs, il
is true. are not progressing As rapidly
rs We would wish on the portion of the
road between Leavenworth and To-
peka. but the work is going forward at
c,mmendabIes speed, and il is less than
u week since that Leavenworth pa
per RECALLED Us with the announcement
that an additional ~ carloads of ma
terial had just arrived for the new road.
Railroad-building i'm the whole coun-
try is reputed to be more active at this
time than in any former period, and il
is difficult to supply the demand for
iron. The report from headquarters
has been that the main obstacle was
inability To obtain the iron rails for
our road rs fast as they were wanted,
and hence track-laying has been
stopped for days at a time in conse
gucnce. No one questions but the
road will bc compiled 10 Topeka. Then
we may begin to murmur if the work
does not go forward. All new roads
have their ups and downs i'm their
building. The most of them 90 by
spurts and starts. Oars has made
much more than average headway
thus far. II was years after their i'll
ccption and after undergoing persist
ent struggles thai the NJ, X. x r., the
L., l.. x g. and the TT. scott x Gulf
roads. in Kansas, were finally con
sirucicd, and il j. only few years
since that the Central Branch went
forward a few miles at time, not
knowing that it would get beyond the
next town. Such franchises and such
a rich territory as is Offered must in
sure the early completion of. the To
pcl.a. ~aiina Il Western. The several
counties have earnest men in the coII-
pany. There is no real ground for
distrust thus far 10y any of our people.