Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-12-16
THE B. & M. r. R.
A STRING OF COUNTY
SEATS.
Concordia, Minneapolis, Salina. Nc
Phcrson and Wichita
One Hundred and Thirty Two Miles TO
Connection with Chicago.

1t is patent to nearly everybody that no;
only is the whole of Southwest Kansas look
ing TO a connection with Wichita, but that
the Chicago trunk line interests which reach
the north and east boundaries of the state
are figuring on the possibilities of reaching
this city through the best and most avail
able unoccupied territory. To come from
Kansas City, Atchison, Leavenworth or
Topeka to Wichita is to parallel closely the
Santa Fe. To strike straight south across
the state through successive county seats
and by such line intersect at RICH. angles
all east and west roads-to saw their legs
square off-seems to strike the several man.
agements alluded to most favorably. To this
end and in that interest was the Omaha, Alb
ilene and Wichita enterprise put upon IFS
feet. This line runs directly through the
county seats or centers of the counties form
ing and known as the center of the Kansas
Wheat Belt. West of these countie. comes
an other tier equally as important, consist
ing of Republic, Cloud, Ottawa, Saline and
Mcpherson, with the growing, fourishing
and prominent county towns of COncordia,
Minneapolis, Salina and Mcpherson. The
first named town is on the line of the Union
Pacific, to which point the Burlington and
Missouri River, an extension OF the c., b.
d Q. has been fuilt and is now operated.
The distance from Wichita to Concordia is
one hundred and thirty miles, or that city is
nearer Wichita than it is to either Kansas
City, St Joe or Atchison.
As is well know, Salina, on the Union Pa
cifc, is to have projection of the Missouri
Pacific. A few DAVIS since some of Salinas
representative citizens had a conference
with the b. & NJ. interests, when the propo-
sition of extending that line from Concordia
directly south to Wichita, through the coun-
ty seats named was discussed at length. 1t
is unnecessary at this time to enter into any
details of that conference. Suffice it to say
that a gentleman connected with n manu-
featuring firm at Sslina arrived in this city
Saturday TO talk with come of our people.
From after circumstances it seems that this
gentleman was sent to talk TO the editor Of
this paper. The more he talked the more
We became interested. Salina is the seven
teenth town in importance in the state with
between 1000 and 5000 population; Con-
cordia with bet ycen 1900 and 1000 popula-
ton; Mcpherson with 5000 and Minneapo-
lis with 1000, all county seats of splendid
counties and all situated on an air line. Not |
only have the leading spirits Of Salina been
talking up this PROFESSIONALLY promising !
line, but also those of Concordia and Min |
neapolis. The matter mad not yet been |
brosched TO the people of Mcpherson.
In asking our own people and the people |
all along the suggested line to take down |
their maps and look over its entire feasibili- |
ty, We have no hesitancy in saying, not only |
to the Il. and NJ. interest, but to the people |
of the territory and towns named, that |
Wichita can be safely counted upon to do
her full part in helping to organize the
necessary local corporation, and in giving
all reasonable aid and encouragement to
a road which, upon its face, would un-
doubtedly become a very important one in
and of itself, and for all the interests involv-
ed, especially for the towns and territory
which it would serve