Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-04-01
IT'S ALL OUT.
The Union Depot and Location.
The Great Rail- Rolling Mills, Machine
Shops, and the Whole Scheme,
Come to the Surface.

And it has at last leaked out 1t is now all
plain enough why that peninsular property
was picked up so quietly and quickly, with
out regard to price. After all the two rivers
cut prominent figure in the deal. And the
different railroads interests are now plain
enough. Oak Davidson knew, of course,
what he was about a big union depot for
ali the roads here now, and for all that are
to come, over on the other side of Little
River, to be reached by iron bridges st the
end Of every street, and the rolling mills for
re-rolling all the steel and iron for ell the
roads centering here might have been
thought about, but if seems it wasn't. At
least nobody suggested it and it won't DO to
claim any previous knowledge. The fell
lows who laid out the additions may hint of
their knowledge as much as they please; we
shall not believe that they knew thing
about it. It's only their lucky fortune. But
sitter ell, the noise and confusion Of all the
roads, to say nothing of the rolling mills and
shops, will no. render the locality desir
able place to live. The president of the
'Frisco's visit, followed in day or two by
the Santa Fe officials and the Fl. Scott
officials, all looking around their depots, but
''looling after nothing" of course, is all
plain enough now; but still, We don't be-
lieve the present freight depots will be
moved. Il seems that Superintendent
Nickerson, who was in town yesterday after
noon, was the first man to say anything
about it, but before midnight, last night, at
least two dozen came up to give Us the news,
and nothing else will be talked Of to-day, so
it's no use to 60 into details here. We had
but a faint hint of the outline OF
the scheme from Nj. Robinson
last month. The mills are the Rosedale
mills which the Santa Fe are TO move, that
road cutting in acress above the old fair
grounds and back on 10 their track just
south of the mouth of Chisholm creek. The
Fort Scott and the Frisco and the Chicago
and Rock Island are also to run across the
Little river between the Santa FEES crossing
snd the Carey fai. grounds. The repair
shops, round houses, turning tables and
miles of siding, are all TO be in the vicinity
of the rolling mills. The outgoing tracks
are to run down Usage avenue in West
Wichita, except tho Eagle line, which is to
| cross over the Big river just south of the
Perry Wilkins farm and SO back on to its
track. After all, it is now plain enough III at
his was the only feasible and convenient
spot where union depo. could be reached
by all the roads and by the city as well,
The rolling mills and the other matters are
equally or more satisfactory. So, after all,
that mysterious agent, Mr.. A. Prillst, was
no advcnturer, or swindler, but came &C.
cording 10 appointment, and well devised
plans, and promptly on time He thought
he was playing it fine, and he was. Well, we
are satisfied, but the Offices OF Neiderlander,
Bartholomew, McBee, Joceiyn * Thomas,
Snively & White, Allen & Graham, Bun
nell Il Morehouse and Hotchkiss & Wheel
er, will all be lively places to-day, ''and
don't you forget it." Here's to the metro
polls of Kansas, long may she continue to
grow and prosper.