The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-08-30

Good Prospects for Another Road Prom Atehison
and Lawrence to BmpOria.
ATCHIsoN, Kas., Aug. ct. J.
Sternbergh, chief engineer of the Law
renee, AtchisOn & Southern road. is in
the city to-day, accompanied by w. b.
Henry, of Olathe, a director of the
company, and in charge of right Of way
matters. Five right of way men are
at work along the line and three will
go to work in Atchison county within
a week. Grading will be in progress
in Atchison county within two weeks
and the gentlemen named promise that
trains will be running over the line be-
tween Atchison and Burlingame by
December ISt. This haste is neces-
sary in order to secure $50, 600 in bonds
voted by Atchison last fall. AS soon
as the grading Is commenced 1t viii be
pushed at all points, as the idle teams
are numerous and mile contracts can
be let in every neighbOrhoOd. MI.
Henry assured the GlOpe-Democrat cor
respondent that all arrangements for
building the road had been completed,
and that there was no doubt the Law
renee, AtchisOn & Southern would be
running trains in and out of this city
by the LIST of December. The road will
enter the city by way of Brewer creek.
The managers of the above enter
O.
in operation to Burlingame by Decem
Der lst. evidently contemplate taking
in the Carbondale road, in which event
the probability is, that with proper en-
couragement, they can be induced to
push its construction to Emporia and
that, before this time next year, this
city will be stimulated in its growth
and prosperity by the addition of an
other railroad to the excellent trans
portation facilities which we already
enjoy. Mr.. Sternberg, the Chief
| Engineer, it will be remembered,
was in this city the latter part of last
| spring with an assistant, having made
a preliminary survey from Carbonate
via BurlIngame to our corporate limits,
| and at that time spoke very confidently
in regard to the ultimate success of the
project, as he reported most excellent
route all the way to this place. We
! should not let any important railroad
| enterprise go around us and the pro-
posed road from Atchison via Law
renee, Carbondale and Burlingame is
One which for length and connections,
we should judge, will be of great i'm
| portance to us. If it is really
| the purpose to take in the Carbon
dale line perhaps Colonel Cross or Ma
| jor Hood, who are directors in this road
could give some information as to any
proposition, looking to that end, that
may have been made to them. Whether
the Carbonate road shall form part of
the line or not, if it reaches Burlingame
| by December 1st, we should see to 1t
that it reaches Emporia before the
tides of March. ''-Republican.
A representative of the NEWS this
morning called on Colonel Cross and
Major Hood. Both gentlemen agreed
that there were probabilities that the
road would extend as far as EmpOria,
provided sufficient inducements were
held out, and stated that overtures had
been made looking to the embracing of
the Carbonate line in the new route.
They also stated that transfer would
be made of the Carbonate when salts
factory guarantee was given that the
| new road would be extended to En-
poria.