Wichita eagle., 1886-09-30
THE w. e. I.
Wichita TO Have Another Ne" n''i
road Called the Wichita d
Trinidad.
The Company Commences Work with a Capitai
of $500, $50 The New Hoad 20 i.sS
Through a Rich Country and No
Competition.

Wichita is said TO he ready TO near any
good news without ever being il the least
surprised For some days 1t has Deeh Aho" Il
70 the EAGLE that new rallroai was oii
deck. but matters were IN such shape tna1
those concerned in managing the al1air oio
not wish It's publication. Yesterday e.
,ctuo, yvor,. commenced i5 was adJudged
safe for print.
This new road is styled the Wichita q
Trinidad. 1t will be 4i4 miles long with 2'o
miles in this state. The route as proposes
runs from this city southerly to Sumner and
through the latter county and Kingman
Harper, Barber, Comanche, Clark, Meau
Seward, Stevens and Walton counties. II
will cross the FIT. Scott read near OaI'liie
and at Norwich the Leroy q western
and the d.. II. & A. As will be seen Iroh'
t,.s man. these lines are crossed at auch al
an angle as to make 10 competition 1or th'
the new road, which, in the minds OF Its
friends, is no small matter, to take INTO con
sideration Their general direction IS north
west, while that of the new line is southwest
IL IL.
richest sections Of the state.
The franchise Of the company
was granted on the twentieth o.
this month. The following are the intorpor
ators: A. C. Goss, of Boston; r. }. Simpson
Of Anthony; William Kip, Joe Broaddus an(
NJ. Walser, of Wichita, and II. Dalhof, o.
| Edwards. The directors OF the road for th'
ensuing year are Messrs Il. j. Simpson, vii
linn Kin. Joe Broaddus NJ. Walser and IL
Dalhotf.
Mr.. William Kip is president OF the com
nany and Mr. r. j. Simpson wee
| president. Mr.. Joe Broaddus is CHE
| engineer. Work was commence
Yesterday on locating the road. The transl
was placed over the point On the southside 0
/ Douglas avenue, which is intersected 10y tn
central lire Of Mead avenue. The line run
south to the southern limits Of the city, an
! then veers to the west and crosses the Ar';an
sas q short distance above the Lawrence ave
u;ic bridge. At that point they found
GOOD crossing. The corps located four mile
yesterday.
Orders have been give,l to run to Medlcin
Lodge. which will occupy the corp
nearly q month 1t is expected tina
ION reaching that point instructions Will b
given to 90 ahead with tha work. The corp
| is co,nposed OF eleven men, and they WI
push the work rapidly.
Il is not yet settled when grading VIII CON
mence, but it isexpected that 1t VIII not D
LONG. II is the intention Of the company t
commence laying iron this fall. A train loa
OF cross-ties arrived yesterday over tn
Frisco road for tho W. & 7.
The company viii have its headquarters
tl,is city. 1t will commence building tn
line at this place.
It is understood that an Old railroad con
pany is the power behind the throne
The funds for building the new line viii b
furnished by it. What company 1t Is that
connected with the affair viii FOR the presen
be allowed 70 remain sub rosa.
The company commenced work before q
lowing anything to so in print conceinIn
lis o. eratiGns. It has not raised cry Io
bonds 10 be voted it ana it is said none vi
be asked fro.n this county. 1t i: propose
10 .uld their road with their own money 9
far as sedgwicll county is concerned.