Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-08-08
THE KANSAS MIDLAND.
An Important New Railway SyS.
TEN.
A Magnificent Territory and Splen-
did Tier OF Central Kansas
Counties TO be Reached
by Wichita.

Have the business men, the property
holders and Others more directly interested
in the future of Wichita, ever taken down
map and studied the city's situation with
reference to railways, and considered how
nearly will every demand for her future
greatness have been met when in addition
to the facilities afforded by the present
lines, the other lines already voted upon
shall have been constructed? Like the
spokes radiating from hub, lines Of rail
way will be centering at Wichita from thir-
teen directions An intelligent and com
prehensive study Of Wichita as a center
with reference to "a community of interests,
the conformation of the country, the con-
fiuencc of its streams, and the intersections
of its valleys, will show but two directions
or territories which will not have been
reached that should be reached by railways
from Wichita, as the. railway center of
Kansas.
Conceeding that here has been founded
the city which is destined to become in the
near future, if not Immediately, the greatest
commercial emporium between the Missouri
river and the base of the Rocky Mountains
there will be left but two open ways be-
tween our radiating lines which it will be
necessary to reach and occupy, that are not
now, or which will not be occupied by
December 1887 One of these is Il line |
from Wichita by the way of Douglas and
Burden to the Cana valley; the other, is a
line northwest through Harvey, Mcpherson,
Ellsworth, Lincoln Mitchell and Jewel |
counties to "A connection with the 3. & NJ |
system at or near the southern line of |
Nebraska.
For this last line, we have this morning,
very encouraging words for our people. |
Mr.. Dacey, who represents the Boston syn
dictate which have agreed to build this road |
providing a reasonable amount of stock is
subscribed by the counties and communities |
most directly interested, has returned from
a trip along the entire line. He has met |
y
county and in almost every township, and |
there has been but one answer to his propo-
sition and that in the affirmative. Nearly |
every town and township from here to the
north line of the state, not only appreciates
the advantages which they are to gain by |
being connected directly by railway with |
the greatest market in their own state, but |
unde rstand that no other city in this state.
no other center which they could hope to
reach, can ever offer the transportation
facilities for the east and south that will be
afforded by the great competing lines al
ready centering at Wichita In other
words, the aid asked will be voted from
Wichita through five county seats to the
north line of the state and to connection
with the B. & NJ at Warwick or other i'm
mediate point What this tier of counties
when thus. linked to us by rail, means for
Wichita need not be dwelt upon or eluci-
dat ed.
We desire only to further say in this con
nection that Mr. Dacey had but little
trouble in convincing his monied friends in
the east of the value and advantages of such
a line. they having agreed more than wear
before with him that Wichita was the com
ming city of Kansas Wichita, as city,
will vote upon her part of the proposition
dar after tomorrow, while there is no doubt
Of the result, there being no opposition to a
which is SO plainly and wholly
good, and from which this city is to reap
more benefits hundred fold than any other
community, yet the vote should not be al
lowed to be c2e # Silence gives consent
We cannot afford % so letthe mat :,
Ter 70. liver business man
ana ever; properly holder should not ,
only take the trouble If voting, but should
Ne, that others Go 50. The moral effect
upon the other committees of good, solid, :,
earnest vote in Wichita will not be lost, :
but prove valuable auxiliary Every /.
body is very busy. especially contractors .
md their hundreds of laborers, mechanics.
md other employees, but after all it stands
'ur city in hand to poll a good solid square ,
'ote on Tuesday We had hoped that :,
might oppose the scheme to the :,
'xtent of arousing interest. but the road is !,
uch q natural one that no one has ever :,
'tfered an objection. Still and however, ;,
,ermit the EAGLE, whose editor is so pro-
oundly convinced of the importance of p
his road, to urge again the importance of q ! ;,
,ood strong vote on Tuesday for the Kan
as Midland Railway