Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-06-09
A SANTA FEE DODGE.
Kansas CITY RAGING a Hand In.

we nave III from fe!iaDlc SOURCE
that emisarics of Kansas City,if in
deed not of the Santa Fc, gre indus
triously circulating a report to the eff
feet that the Chicago, Rock Island and
Pacific people do not intend To invade
the Territory of southwest Kansas;
that, in fact, or in other words, the
movements made upon the part Of the
Chicago, and Rock Island in southwes:
Kansas are but a feint or pretence
made in pursuance of q bargain be-
tween that corporation aud the Santa
Fe for the purpose of tying up some
municipalities and keeping down all
talk ana efforts of the people in others.
in securing other roads. This kind
oftalk has been INDUCED in at Green's
burg, the county seat of Kiowa coun-
ty. and by representative of the
Kansas City Journal, which among
other things, in speaking of the
extension of the Santa Fe
west from Kinginan, says:
The ST. Louis and San Francisco would
ike TO get possession of this line, and will
endeavor TO purcase the stock, SO that we
will see two powerful corporations bidding
for the stock issued in aid of the road
through new counties. The possession OF
thi. road j. a necessity, and careful look
over the field leads your correspondent to
believe that within two years kingman.
Pratt, Kiowa and Ford counties will be able
10 secure fully Sl.25 for the stock they hold
in the extension westward from kingman.
No other counties in the state have ever
had a rivalry so favorable, nor such brilliant
prospects of securing road for which
premium would be paid. The bonds will
be voted in Kiowa county on the 22nd inst.
There is some opposition, but 1t Is rapidly
disappearing rs the true situation becomes
known.
In other words the idea held out is
that the Frisco & Santa Fc in their
struggle to get that which they
already possess, are going TO run that
county's stock up to % per cent. pre-
miam. The absurliiy of the above
will be better understood when we
ASSERT. and il is what is well known TO
many, that the Santa Fe according to
the terms of its contract, AMI which
contract is with the Frisco people,
and under which the line from Wich-
ita to kingman was constructed, must
build Oh west from kingmaa 10
connection with its main line at Dodge
City or in that vicinity. OF course in
carrying out this original arrange
meut, Greensburg and even the county
of Kiowa might be so circumvented
as TO make the road of little value to
either, aud it would, therefore, be
wisdom for the people of that county
20 go Oh with their bond PROPOSE ions
in good faith. But, any man who says
that the Chicago & Rock Island peo-
pie are not acting in good faith,
or that any county or city
is throwing away its time or
money in meeting any bond PROPOSE
ton submitted by that road. such man
is either an enemy of that people or il
a paid hireling. The extension of the
kin.man, Pratt and Western into and
through the new county of kiowa
will undoubtedly be of great benefit to
that county,especially rs il is proposed
10 run il To their county seat, Green's
burg; and such extension will he
gladly hailed by the wholesale dealers
OF Wichita; but, if by any misrepre-
sen:aiion or misunler landing kiowa
county and Green,bsrg should fail OF
securing So great a competing line as
the Chicago and Rock Island, the loss
would practically prove irreparablc.
The Chicago and Rock Island manage
ment weighed all the cost and chances
of entering Kansas and having COLI
Guided TO do so, will not. in q single |
instance, break its word with nor
violate its pledge TO any people. Its
pas, history az q corporation, lis high
standing a road. the high quota
tions of its stock in the market are all |
against any such a probability. The
proposed Kansas extensions dom hap |
pen TO run 10 Kansas City but run
direct 10 Chicago, Independent of
Kansas City, and which fact accounts |
for much of the milk in the cocoanut.
The original plan Was one line from
ST. Joseph southwest, across the /
state diagonally, leaving Kansas
south line at longitude l0i, west. The
line through Kiowa is in accordance
with that original arrangement or pol
icy, and if that people prove true 10
their own interests they will get the
road, just as Mr.. Low, lis representa-
tive, promised. or course, the Santa
Fec will build the Kingman and Pratt
extension also, and as proposed, if
kiowa but carries GU: the understand
ing or arrangement originally made,
aud which undcrs landing was that
both roads should receive the aid
asked If for no other Interest. then,
or reason. the large list of Daily
EAGLES taken at Greensburg war
rants lis in setting out as above and in
referring that the Chicago, Rock Isl
and & Pacific, all assertions TO the con-
trary, will carry out all its pledges and {
agreements made with any and all
Kansas people.
In conclusion, il the purchase of the 1
Omaha, Abilene & Wichita franchise
and the later purchase of The grading,
rosd bed and right of way of the To- |,
peka * Council Grove line are not !
evidence enough of the good G
faith of the Chicago and Rock
Island, ana that they propose :
TO prosecute tho work immediately, a
then the fact telegraphed from Chi 1
cago Saturday that the contract for
the construction of the first :
forty miles from the Missouri =
river had been let. ought To silence v
ryety objection and remove every \
doubt.
THAT'S WHAT WE THOUGHT.
If the consolidation does not occur II