The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-03-11
A. A. RoBINeoN,
Sacond Vice PreRideni

insOn, was very much better than they
could possibly obtain over any other
line, thus lnsuriDg this proposed line as
their main line of traffic for the business
coming over their roads from southern
Kansas, the Indian Territory and Texas
the advantages 70 the town and county
by the bringing into, and through Il, of
this great volume of business, requiring
an increase of the number OF their en-
ployes, of their plant in yards, buildings
and other appliances for handling the
business are obvious, and az nothing
was asked of the citizens here more than
friendly interest in the success
of the enterprise the committee
gave expression to that feeling in the
| following resolution.
ResOLUed, That in the judgment of
this committee, the proposition of the
A. T. b 8. F. railroad to build line of
railroad from Elinor, In Chase county,
to FL Dorado, and thereby connect the
system of roads they have already built,
snd contemplate building In southern
Kansas, the Indian territory and Texas,
with their main line running through
this city, making this point the terminus
Of the division, a. set forth in the letter
of A. A Robinson, second vice presi-
dent OF said road, addressed to the sub
committee of this committee, meets our
| rpdroval, and IL IN our judgment, of
very great promise to this community,
and should command the earnest sup
port of our citizens.
Believing that another, ana independ-
ent line from the east, would be Of
great value 70 our people, and was the
one thing We needed, II backed by
. corporation such Is either
Of the great trunk lines
that were reported as consIdeEiDg build
| ing into our state, the committee ap-
]. 8. Watson, J. Z. Finley and s. B.
Riggs, and instructed them 70 proceed to
| st. Louis, Chicago and other eastern
cities TO ascertain what could be done
| towards securing an additional road ol
roads. In the discharge Of this duty the
/ committee proceeded 70 st. Louis, and
1 interviewed Mr.. Dun, the chief engineer
| Of the st. Louis & San Francisco road,
| with q view to line south and south
easterlY down the Verdigris valley, but
| received no encouragement in thai dIrec-
| ton. Leaving st. LOUIS, the committee
proceeded TO Chicago, and sought and
obtained an early interViw with Mr.. r,
r. Gable, the president of the
Chicago, Rock Island s. Pacific
railroad. Mr.. Cable unheAitstingly In.
formed Us that they were going 70 build
into Kansas the present year, bat up to
this time had not definitely settled on
their line; that they had large force OF
engineers now in the state looking over
different lines, and when their reports
were in they should decide upon what
line they should permanently locate.
The statements of the committee with
reference to the character ana resources
OF city and county were heard with in
terest, and We were assured that our pro-
posed route should be looked over care
fully At very early day, and If upou
thorough examination It should be
found advisable to adopt line running
north of our city, they would be ready
to consider the plan of building q branch
road into our county.
The next line Offering promise Of G
direct eastern connection was the ChIca.
60. Burlington d Quincy, who now have
| line built 20 Carrolton, Missouri, and
under contract ISs extension 20 Higgins
Vile, point south OF the Missouri rIver
with the plan of building to Butler, In
the coal fields of western Missouri and
/ thence into southeastern Kansas. In
looking up this enterprise your commit
tee called on Mr.. Potter. first vice pEesi-
dent of this road. We directed his al
tention TO the desirabiliiy Of line cRoss-
ing the state line west Of Butler and
beariug north Of the s. Loais 8 Enpo.
ria railroad. run thence west through the
counties Of Linn. Anderson and CofFey,
entering this county on the east line 20
this city, thence BY the way of Americas