The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-03-11

70 the west line Of the county
and west between the Kansas /
Pacific snd Atchieons Topeka & Santa |
Fe railroad. AF. Potter said that his |
company had not certainly determined |
30 come into kaDsas, but should they do |
TO- he would bring the proposed line TO
their attention, and it would be thor
oughly looked up.
The Chicago g Alton road was next
visited and our interview was with MF.
AcAnllen, vice pFesident, the president
OF she road being absent from the city.
Mr.. HcAullen assured as that the
Chicago q Alton were not conkemplaf-
ing building into Kansas We next
called on Nj. Mitchell, the president of
the Chicago. Milwaukee g s. Paul sgs
tenn, ct his Office in Milwaukee. In re-
ply TO our question MF. Mitchell in
formed US that they intended building
work now under contract; that they had
not yet decided 90 come into Kansas !;
but that they might decide TO pull on at
some point before reaching Kansas City
| and build in.
/ He heard with interest our statements
/ - 20 the resources of this section of the
state, and assured rs that when they did
determine to come in, 1t would be under
their own name and without asking or
accepting subsidies beyond right of
way and depot ground, as their people
were opposed TO that plan Of building
railroads. We received specially court
eous treatment at the hands of the gen.
tlemen managing this system of roads.
Upon our return from Milwaukee we
called on Mr.. Albert Kup, the president
of the Chicago s. Northwestern railroad
Mr.. Kup informed ia that his company
Intended building into Lincoln, Ne
braska, this year, but were not cOntem
plating coming into our state at present
Having thus accomplished ali that W.
! could at Chicago We started homewarC
by way of Council Bluffs and Omahl
. and as the last named place called OF
Mr.. 8. T. Smith, general superintendent
, of the Union Pacific railroad; Mr.. Cal
lOway, the general manager, being sick
1 We were unable to see him; the U.
. have a branch road running from LIw-
renee TO Carbondale, in Usage county
! the purpose of the committee was to as
certain the possibilities of securing III
a extension of that line to our city. MI
? Smith assured US that the project haI
frequently been under consideration b
4 their board of directors, and that an
plan looking to Its extension in cenneC
ton with local company would re
!. celve all the encouragement they coulG
|, give it.
Your committee are assured that tn,
work of securing the right OF way alon
the proposed EmpOrIa s. EldoradO ShcI
= Line is now progressing, and that tn
4 work of construction will be commence
within thirty days from this date.
q In concluding this report we desire
: express the opinion that the outlook 10
|. an additional line, or lines, of railroa
i from this city to the east is very encoul
n aging, aad that united and determine
.e effort on the part on the part of our pee
e pie will secure US either the main lin
II or branch of the Chicago, Rock Islam
n & Pacific, giving Us direct connectio
Il through to Chicago, and an additions
Il line to Kansas City by the exteI
M sion of the Carbondale brsDc
" of the Union Pacific. NJ
o. need the people have any fear thst the
~ will not be able to determine in VIII
al interest any proposed new line of rot
Be- may be, ss IL was plainly stated by eaC
q. of the lines of road herein referred
ID that when they did enter the state
er would be in q manner and way that a
&c would know with whom they were des
le ing. Respectfully submitted.
IN 8. 8. RIGGS,
ID J. s. WATSON,
In j. K. FINLEY,
"a For the Committee.