The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1885-09-03

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Patterson, the contractor and builder
Of the Topeka, Salina 4 Western
Railr0ad, has sold this road at 85
cents ON the dollar 10 some eastern
parties. but 20 whom Is not definitely
known. There are very strong indi-
cations that q has become the proper
ty Of the Missouri Pacihc-such ct
least is the suPpOsitIon Of the local
directors Of the T. s. q w. It was
argued aoOH AFTER the news Of the
transfer was received here that in the
hands Of the Missouri Pacific It
would be a death-blOW TO its cOnstFue-
ton 10 Salina, upon the basis that it
would be built TO solomon City and
become a part Of the Solomon river
rOad (suppOsed by many 10 belong TO
the Missouri Paeific). But there is
the best ofauthority that the solomon
branch Is entirely owned and operated
by the Union Pacific, and cannot be
purchased or leased by the Missouri
Pacific. There Is just as good author.
lily that the road is In safe hands as
far as Sallna IL concerned that It can
neither be purchased Iby the Missouri
Pacific nor by the Santa Fe roads, and
that II will surely be constructed
through 20 Salina as originally In
tended. One In SuthOrity says Il will
reach the east line OF Saline county
By winter.
In connection with this matter It
may be stated that the business men
Of Kansas City are alive on the ques-
ton OF connecting their city more d.
rectly with the Missouri Pacific to the
west and southwest than by the con
hecti0n they now have. By road
built from PaOla 60 Kansas City, n
distance Of forty-five miles, they gain
the desired connections. They have
been corresponding with Jay Gould
Ga reference % the matter. He iuti-
mates strongly that with the grant Of
the usual aid Of $1,000 per mile, Kan
sas City may soon get the road, al
though he assured his correspondents
that there h great depression In rail-
road building, and likely TO be for
sometime The Kansas City Journal
OF Sunday contained the address Of
the Kansas City committee % Mr..
Gould, urging the construction ofthe
PaOla branch, and also Mr.. Gould's
reply. In come stion with the cor
respOndence, the journal says:
BY the construction Of Iias from
Kansas City " Paola connection
will be. Opened with the Gould SOUTH
west system aud the Missouri Pacific
line and branches IN Southern Kan
sas. The Missouri Paelfie BOW ex-
tends from PaOla tO Ottawa, and it Is
uruptsed % extend this line 20 COun-
eil Grove and 6alina, Kansaa, by the
way Of Topeka, while the line irons
Pasla 10 LerUy will bo extended 10
Yates Center, WOodsOn county, and
from thence TO Bedan, EhantaHQun
county. Al Yates Center the road
will tap the FOg. Scott q Wichita, q
part of the same system, which now
extends through Wichita 10 Anthony,
kansas, and New kiOwa, on the bor-
der Of the Indian Territory. Other
links In eOnnectiOn with The Gould
system are also protected through |
Southern and Southwestern Kansas.
All that now devolves upon Kansas
CITY q 70 secure the construction Of /
line from here q PaOia, q distance OF /
fOFty.three miles, thus insuring direct |
and valuable connection with this /
important Southwest system Of roads. !
II 4 understood that an effort win be /
made at once TO enlist Kansas City |
earital in the enterprises, aud it /
is % be hoped that the effort may /
prove eininently successful.
The Journal also ln an editorial
upon the question says;
The journal calls the atteation of /
ihs business men Of Kansas CITY %
IN important railroad enterpriss, the
details Of which are given IN another
Readers viii al once apDre-
clate the magnitude Of the movement
when they consult q map Of Kansas
City and examine the Mlssolfri Pa
cilic aystem OF railroads IN Southeast
sfn Kansas. tfi-.Lt q
AT present the MissOari Paeiie has
no adequate CoHnection with Kansas
City frOm territory in view, ard ~ .
this city loses TIE beneflt
8f q lalge amount Of trade which now
passes East. The people Of KAnsas
are also inconvenieneed, and in dlany
Instances prohibited from reeefi1hg
KansSs City hs q desired point iof
By eie construction ofthe proposed
toad 10 PAola, 4 very extensi ve sFsi
lem Of roads In Kansas will ~ pEfl On
direct 6onueetion with Kansas CITY,
laeu nieans afforded Scr q grand eE-
tension Of trade In the South end
,i1tl tlslsfesti d. -il 80 l.tsra.1 cdr
At Rsala the new rad W'o1ld reach
lho MisOaH Paei1e hrnnch phleb
runs 20 Ottawa. aud also the hi4nehf
20 Leroy, IN ColIee couttY,
fhe Ottawa line viii be extended %
Council Grove, aud even % tiaHha,
y saisEe county, with 81 arm o To
Z ne Lstoy arm of tie Fssa b hss.F
being extended % YGiaa Ctef. t.IIll'
win be pushed Oh 90 Hefa6 IA fhse
ladqua ooalty.i At FatBa CeaslF thln
luad tars TIE. Fcss Hollt q IcnitE
the, which exteuda Hast % Aullonyi i
ln Harper county, and Uill befI she'd (
- % hi0wn lR 1arhBf ernr,llss 49,. 1
On the s1uth lha AI Islnrfl ,Et i
e likely 10 pass lbrouEh Ille l1Ior
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