Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-05-23

The following special from Topeka
to the Kansas City journal, throws
some light upon the real objects of the
Kansas Western Railway, To crOakers
who think it improbable that a railroad
viii be built, we would commend the
article, and perhaps they may get
pointer or two from it.
"While predictions have been made
by prominent railroad men that there
would be but little railroad building this
year, other men just as prominent de-
clare that the work in that direction
this year will excel any heretofore seen.
The charter Of the Kansas Western
Railway Company does not present the
appearance OF d paper scheme, as the
following directors named are not of the
kind usually attached TO the air lines
that exist only in the imaginatiOns of
county merchants and progressive farm
ers; Jay Gould, Il, s. Hays, H. NJ.
Hoxie, ID. S. II. Smith, b. p. Wag-
goner, A. $. Everest, John SChilling,
VIM BisseH, j. w. ViniDg, w. w.
Pagan, Frank Everest.
The charter covers territory long con-
sidered good in a local sense, product
i've aud rich in every sense. Two lines
are cOntemp lated-One from HiaWatha
west through the nOrtherr pr OF eOun-
ties, which mas been fully Csscribed in
the Journal: the other. and apparently
/ the real line in view, is from junction
City northwest through the counties Of
Davis, Ottawa, Lincoln and Osborne to
! Bull City, touching the towns Of Mime
apolis and Lincoln. At Bull City it is
| to connect with tha extension now be-
/ inc built by the Missouri Pacific system
/ which passes on west through the cOuR-
/ ties OF hooks, Graham, Sheridan, Raw
/ Inns and Cheyenne, As completed This
( system would thep have an almost air
/ line from the northwest corner OF the
state to the southeast corner, passing
! south across our line at Labette, thus
/ giving the main line of the Missouri Pa
citic q feeder of over 500 miles, and
/ which would pass through the most pro-
/ dnctiVe valleys of Kansas as regards
/ corn wheat and cattle, and within easy
reach of exhaustless coal fields As
/ completed the line passes, and Is TO pass
/ through the counties Of l4abette, NeO-
shO, allen, WOOdsOns COHey, Lyon,
/ Morris, Davis, Ottawa, Lincolns Os-
/ borne. GOOks. Grrham, Sheridan Raw
/ Inns and Cheyenne. Every person &C
ouainted with this territory and know
t ing the rich valleys which the road nat
urally follows, can at once see what a
! valuable acquisition this territory is TO
I a system that is already reaching out
/ for new worlds TO conquer.
As If determined to take possession Of
I the state, this Kansas Western company
apparently intends to force the Union
Pacific TO sell the Central Branch, or
I accept a rival line from HiaWatha direct
west 70 Atwood In RaWlins county. It
isundersbOod that the price Of the Cen
trail Branch has been fixed ct $50, 900
per mile, which practically places an
embargo on the sale, IS ar Fegans
who knows every mile Of land in the
northern tiers Of countless is firmly is
convinced that he can build the pro
posed new line a an averaged cost Of
less than SI2.OO per mile which sum
would be stin further reduced by the
aid always generously given by Kansas
people whsn they desire . new line Of
railroad. It viii be seen that IS Could
HOxie and Hayes view the matter ia the
same light, there is 8 pretty good chance
of this line also being built while the
Junction City line IS almost q cerlaiuty. y