Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1885-04-17
Railroad News.

1t can now be announced positively
that the railroad will be completed to
Medicine Lodge by August LIST. This
is no guess work or idle statement, but
fact.
This week through Mr.. Hadley, the
right-of-way agent of the company filed
with the county clerk map of the route,
complete profile of the survey, and the
report of the commissioners appointed
to condemn the right-of-way The map
shows the exact location of the route
from the county line on the east, to a
point OH the Medicine river one mile
west of This city. The profile shows
the grades and cuts on the entire line,
through the county and city. The re-
port Of the commissioners shows the
amount of damages allowed to each in
dividual, on the line whose land is
touched and the names of the parties
who donated the right-of-way.
All parties who have been awarded
damages by the commissioners can, on
the proper showing obtain the same by
applying to the county treasurer. Those
who surrendered the right-of-way to
the citizens committee for specified
sums will be paid by the First National
bank, of this city.
The railroad company deposited with
the above mentioned bank, a certified
check covering the amount that Medi-
icine Lodge township has expended In
paying for the right-Of-way. This check
is to remain in the hands of the bank
until the road Is completed and i'll OPP
Grafton to Medicine Lodge, provided
that occurs prior to the 9Th of next Feb
ruary; but should it not be completed
by that time, then the check is to be
cashed and the proceeds paid into the
township treasury of Medicine Lodge
township.
But this was only n precautionary
measure, and hardly necessary, for it is
settled that the road will be pushed
here at once from Attica. The contract
for the grading has already been let,
four old Santa Fe contractors being the
ones favored. They are to have the
grade completed TO this city by August
list, and as much sooner as possible.
Already there is at Attica enough ties
and iron to complete the road more than
half of the distance to Medicine Lodge.
and it is announced that the track lay
ers viii keep up with the graders.
In this connection, it may not be in
opportune to state that the general i'm
preston is that the Kiowa branch will
be completed about the same time, or
very soon after the main line reaches
here. The stockmen are anxious for
this to occur, as they are afraid to go to
Caldwell, by reason of through cattle
going there, and they cannot get to
Dodge City. Kiowa will be quite
shipping point, even this season; and
the indications are that it will be cred
liable little city.
With these statements, based on relia-
bic information, it occurs that the peo-
pie of Barber county have every reason
to rejoice over their good fortune. They
are assured of railroad and have only
been asked to expend SIS, 0O0-less than
five hundred dollars per mile for the
road in the county, for the county nor
the townships have been asked to pay
a dollar on the branch. And especially
should the people outside of Medicine
Lodge township rejoice, for this town
ship and town have assumed all of the
expense, and the people of this town.
ship have done all of the hard work.