Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1886-08-28
WICHITA'S NEW OUTLET.
To the Editor OF the Eagle.


efforts of the railroad committees Of Hazel
ton and of New Kiowa to secure the exten
sion of the st. l.. TT. S. & W. r. r. from
its present western terminus Anthony via
Hazelton to New Kiowa at an early day,
have been so far crowned with success, and
the probabilities now are that the above
named road will be completed and in full
operation to the southern border Of our
state near the infant city of New Kiowa be-
fore the close of the present year.
Hazelton and New Kiowa, as well as
their immediate surroundings, are happy
oyer the outcome of the fierce struggle be-
tween the named aspiring towns which
threatened for time to Illustrate all the
plans and bright hopes of this section, and
as soon rs friendly understanding was ar
rived at between the contending towns all
parties interested put the shoulder to the
wheel, and with will lifted the cart out of
the mirc in which it threatened to sink into
oblivion AT the very last moment another
unlocked for obstacle arose. As soon as it
became apparent that Hazelton held the
balance of power, as il was, and wa, fully
able to compel New Kiowa to consent to its
Just demand j. e., that the proposed line
should be SO changed to take HaZeton in,
some parties in Medicine Lodge conceived
the idea that all they had to do to cheat
New Kiowa out Of the reward OF its earnest
and hard labor, was to step In and pat
HaZelton on the shoulder AS it was al
most beyond doubt that if the road would
ever be built HaZelton would be the first
town in Barber county it would come to,
those parties proposed to the Hazclton
committeeman to drop New Kiowa entirely
and give their power apd influence to Medi-
cine Lodge, in the interest of which they
would pledge themselves to secure sufficient
aid to induce the managers OF the road to
build their line from Anthony direct to
Hazelton, and then, leaving New hiova
entirely out, go on to Medicine Lodge. To
make the scheme more plausible it was sug-
gested that in the near future another road
would undoubtedly be built from Hazelton
due west striking the territory far enough
west from New Kiowa to cut the latter
town completely off. Although scheme
of this kind was we'll calculated to be very
tempting to HaZeltOn the gentlemen in
charge of Hazelton's interest did not for a
moment entertain the perfdeOus PROPOSE
tiOn. and told those who advanced the same
in plain English to mind their owl business
and not to NEEDLE with that Of other towns
in Barber county, who, although only a
few years old and yet in their infancy, had
already done more for Barber county in
particular and southwestern Kansas in gen
eral than Medicine Lodge has done in all
the many years since it claims to be more
than a camping ground of the uncvilized
noble red man and the trappcr of bygone
DAYS. Hazelton and New kiowa are not
married nor do they contemplate to have
the hymeneal knot tied at present, but they
have promised each other to unite their eff
forts to promote their mutual interest in
regard to the Sunflower road, and for their
part they would act like men and stand by
New Kiowa as long as the latter would
stand to its part of the program.
1t was small and mean attempt to part
friends for selfish ends, and Medicine
Lodge deserves to be rebuked for it. New
kiowa shall not forget her true friends, and
in times to come give due credit to those
who deserve ii.
On last Friday the committees from
| Hazelton and New Kiowa succeeded in
getting an election called in this, kiowa
township for the purpose of voting bonds
| to aid in the construction Of the St. L.. Fl.
! S. & W. railroad from Anthony direct to
Hazelton. and thence to a point near the
Indian Territory line south of New kiowa.
/ The sherilf's proclamation for special
election in Kiowa township appears in last
weeks Hazelton Express, and in the kiowa
Herald, said special election to be held on
Tuesday. September 2lst, for the purpose
/ to determine whether kiowa township
! shall subscribe twenty FIVE thousand dol
/ lars to the capital stock of the st. L., TT.
/ S & W railroad company on the follow
! ing conditions to-wit That said compa-
nv shall construct the line of its railroad
from Anthony to New kiowa, Kansas, by
way of the city of Hazleton, Kansas, and
said company shall build and maintain a
depot on said line within three fourths of a
mile of the intersection Of Main and Church
streets of said city of Hazleton, all to be
done on or before January 1st 1889
In addition to the above the city of Haz-
Teton will vote and issue fifteen thousand
dollars bonds for the same purpose, and
the city Of New kiowa has already voted
a like amount and also for the same pur-
pose
The company has asked for and
been granted by Judge c. W
Ellis. three commissioners Col.
c J, Loveioy. George C. Smith and
Jack Sparks. to lay off route right OF way,
depot grounds, etc, through Barber
county as per location by the company,
from the east line Of this county through
Hazleton and Kiowa townships to a point
at or near The state line south Of New
kiowa
Blaine township. in Harper county. VIII
hold lis bond election next Tuesday, and il
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