Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-01-03

The New Years edition OF the Kansas City
Journal published an elaborate railroad re-
view, in which, under the head Of Proposed
Lines" the following, all Of which point to
Wichita, are mentioned:
WICHITA & COLORADO.
Work began recently on the Wichita &
Colorado railroad, designed to run from
Wichita, Kan, to Larned. and ultimately
to Denver, Col. Under the subsidies voted
the line must be in operation distance Of
twenty-five miles northwest from Wichita by
February LIST, 1856. j. w. Miller, general
manager of the St. Louis, Fl. Scott & Wich-
tia Railroad company, is president Of the
new enterprise and in charge of its con-
struc.ion. 1t will be pushed with all posi-
BILE speed to Larned, distance Of 100 miles
west of Wichita. The new line will be a
feeder of the St. Louis. Fl. Scott & Wichi-
ia railway, and portion of tho Missouri
Pacific system.
The Kansas City, Wichita & Indian Terri
tory Air Line proposes to build throgh the
territory about 200 miles in q southwesterly
direction along the Arkansas river to Fort
Smith, Ark.
FORT SMITH, KANSAS CITY & NEBRASKA.
The Fort Smith, Kansas CITY & Nebraska
railroad has filed articles of incorporation at
Topeka, Kas-, and organized for the purpose
of constructing and maintaining q railroad
and telenraph line. The road is intended to
run from a point on the northern boundary
line of Sumner county, in northerly direc-
ton to some point on the north line of the
state to the county of Jewell. The road is
intended to run through the following coun-
ties: Sedgwick, Kingman, Reno, Rice, Ellis
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length of the road is estimated at 200 miles.
The capital stock of the company is $780,
600.
CHICAGO, KANSAS AND WESTERN.
The Chicago. Kansas and Western Rail-
road company, with a capital stock of S4S,-
100000, was incorporated last November.
The first directors to handle this magnifi-
cent enterprise and care for this immense
wealth are Z. G. Co;tell, Merchantsville, n.
J.; II. S. Frank, Philadelphia; L. E. Finch,
Burlingame; j. L. Mcdowell, James T..
Ritchia, Manhattan; Ed. Russell, Lawrence;
ID. W. Finney, Neosho Falls. This COM
pany proposes to build nineteen lines, with
an aggregate length of 9, 400 miles and will
have the principal business Offices in To-
peks.
Among the points in Kansas it will run to
are Leavenwcrth, Wichita, Winfield, Salins,
Caldwell, Salem and Lincoln.
Under the laws of Kansas this company
can at any future time SO amend its charter
as to take in any counties that may have
been forgotten in the above enumeration, or
to increase its capital stock, not to exceed
one-half its present amount. This company
strikes the east line of Kansas four times,
twice north of Kansas City and twice south
of that city.
This great enterprise is to be Kansas
road, built with Kansas capital. The gen.
tlemen connected with this superb enterprise
are Lew Finch, cattle king, of Burlingame,
and a member of the Legislature; General
Mcdowell, of Manhattan; Ed Russell. of
Lawrence; ID. w. Finney; james T. Richie,
of Manhattan.
The Journal neglected to mention the
Omaha, Abeline and Wichita, the new road
between here and Wellington, and the
Wichita and Fort Smith.