Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-06-09
THE PRESIDENT
AND DIRECTORS OF THE BURTON
CAR WORKS IN WICHITA
YESTERDAY
Inspecting the Works, Viewing
Wichita and Forming Plans
for the Future Of the
Company.

Yesterday afternoon in special car
over the Missouri Pacific party OF east
ern capitalists interested IN the Burton
car works arrived in the city. In the party
was Hon. J. c. Moore of Manchester, \.
H., president of the Burton Car company;
George ID. Burton. treasurer OF the COM
pany: Judge j. w. Fellows, general solic-
itor for the company and also for the Con-
cord railroad; Hon Frank Jones, of Ports
mouth, one OF the leading railroad men of
New England; Arthur Sewall Esq, presi-
dent of the Maine Central; Payson
Tucker, general manager of the Maine
Central; Hon \. ". Sulloway, president
of the Northern New Hampshire Railway,
and Geo B. Williams, E!aipole, y. II,
Mr.. Jones has national reputation as a
railroad man. and besides his connection
with the Burton car works, is heavily in
terested in New England manufactures.
Judge Fellows last evening in speaking of
him, said that he considered him not only
wealthy man, but one of the ablest finan-
ciers of New England Mr.. Sewell, an
other of the directors Of the Burton Car
company is likewise man of considerable
wealth and an able fidancier. Both of
| these gentle were compelled to leave last
evening in order to finish an extensive rail
road deal which they have at present on
| hand.
| After their arrival in the city their
special car was, through the courtesy OF
| the Santa Fe, taken up to the works.
| Here, in company with Mr.. ]. r. Went
worth of the FIR SEQ: Mr.. +. X. Merrill,
| the company's Kansas City agent; Messrs.
w K Carlisle, j. O. Davidson and Presi-
/ dent Oliver, of the board of trade, they
| spent several hours examining and in
| speeding the works. They all expressed
! themselves as more than pleased with
what they saw Returning again to the
/ CITY, they were entertained at the Carey
! by Mr.. Davidson and afterwards driven
over the city.
| Messrs. Jones, Sewell, Tucker, Sulloway
and Williams left by the evening
train; but Mr. Moore last night stated
that the ride over the city was to them a
revelation. Mr.. Moore, who was here last
fall, said that he himself had often spoken
to them of Wichita, but they had formed
only an imperfect idea of it's size and i'm
portance They greatly regretted that they
were called away by business without see
! ing still more of it.
! When spoken to regarding the future
plans of the company, President Moore
said last night that it was their intention
! to increase the capacity OF the
works as rapidly as possible. There are
already employed $50 men; and as soon as
| lumber and material arrives this force vii.
| be increased One of the inconvenience
| from which we are now suffering arises
| from the fact of several railroads over
which we receive materials having no
switch connections with our works. Thus
considerable of the material remains day
after day in the railroad yards
instead of being taken Immediately
! to the works This is matter
which we are in great hopes may soon be
more satisfactorily arranged.
| On our way here Judge Fellows and my
| self closed the contract for two hundred
stock cars with railroad running into
| Wichita These are to be done as soon as
possible This will require new men, and
considerable new machinery will be added
| so as to run the works to their fullest ca
pacity. The foundry is being put into
shape in order to commence the manu-
| facture of wheels. | cannot say when this
will he completed, but the
work Wilt be pushed through as rapidly as
possible.
The company is now building some very
! fine stock cars for the transportation OF
| trotting horses around the circuit. 1t is
expected that they will be gotten out by
! the GOTH These cars are so equipped that
they can be run on passenger trains; not
only finely gotten up, but equipped with
patent air brakes and platforms-they are
/ in fact the finest horse cars ever made.
| They are leased to Messrs Reed and Ran
som, Chicago.
The prospects are certainly most en-
couraging for the Burton Car works We
| feel most grateful to the gentlemen for
their kindness-I wish, too, you would
| state it through the EAGLE-and also to
both the Missouri Pacific and the Santa
! Fe for the courtesies extended tous. | am
not certain vet, but think we shall re-
! turn east today or tomorrow"