The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1889-11-14
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The Missouri Paei1e received
-, COO In bonds and subsidies from
Salina on . taeit promise Of making
that "a Important point on the
main line, and 10 build certain Inn
pfovements there. As soon ~ their
wealth had been snugiy ensconsed
and titles secured 10 lands donated,
D cutoff II built and Salina made .
way station, or rather an end station
10 plug. The people Of that city
are Justly indignant. HOY many
communities have bad o similar ex-
perienes7 There ought TO be pro-
vided . remedy against inside
manIpulatoFs Of large corporations
making and unmaking communal
ties ct will. II individuals would
obtain subsidies under false pre-
lenses, and Get In the same bad
faith - do these corporations, q
Grand Jury would coon eonfine them
In the "tOmbs." A few Who have Q
sinch on high officials will accept .
land grant or other valusbles from
q duped town and promise TO make
them divisions, or establish shops
there. As soon ~ the gift 10 secure
the experiment n repeated some
where else on some economic
ground. Thus cities are builded
and then torn down-at the caprice
Of soul.less spectators. We ven
ture another congress Will never
adjourn without some action
against this vicious me1dacity,
nor will another Kansas Legislature
dare come snd 70 without Q severe
Law on this very subject. Don't
forget what We have here said. In
dlvidual 10 not permitted to break
faith with individual on the grounds
OF economy. Why should q cOrp0-
ration be permitted to do so?
LIndsborg Nelrs: saIins IL quite
indignant over the recent change on
the Mo. Pae. The papers say u the
railroad commissioners will not
right matters, citizens will lie
justified In boycotting IL was .
matter Of business for the company to
make their road via this city their
main line through Kansas, being
some thirty miles shorter. The
Sslina citizens paid an enormous
price for that branch road, but, like
many others failed TO get the prom
Ise Of Q division and machine shops
reduced TO writing. They may as
well acknowledge first ~ last, that
they are not the shrewdest railroad
manipulators on the continent.
HUTCHINSON Republican: Aud
nov SalIna walls because forsooth
the main line Of the Missouri Pacific
road IL changed and SalIna left on Q
small spur. They are holding indig.
nation meetings over there and
threaten to rePudIate bonds TO the
amount Of s9O, 900 voted In support Of
the road. They will appeal 20 the
railroad commissioners to hold the
Missouri Pacific to the original con-
tract. The fellows over there are
determined TO fight and it looks like
they have . good cause.
AichIson Champion: The at
tempt Of the Missouri Pacific to act
In bad faith with the City Of 6alins,
by changing its main line and
lesving that point on q branch
line after receiving q bonus OF
$4,000 for putting that town on
Its main line, 10 an unwise step,
and one that will tend to
create Q harmful predjudice against
that corporation. Railroads, like
private individuals blunder seri-
ously when they undertake TO deal
unfairly
ELLIS Rorieir: Salina IL mad be-
cause the Missouri Pacific running
Into that city has been made
branch road. Saline county voted
SO, 900 aud Salina gave thousands Of
dollars In order to be on the main
line Of the Missouri Pacific. IL r.
no wonder the citizens of Salina are
kicking.
KANSAS CRY CKs.) Gazette:
Salina IL kicking now because the
Missouri Pacific proposes to put Its
through trains over q cutoff, leav-
ing that city on 9 branch with .
little plug train.
JUNCTION CITY Republican: Poor
Salina! She has been left 10 hold
theMo. Pacific sack to the tune Of
$50, 600. Instead Of being on the
main line she Is 10 be the end OF
Jerk-waier branch.
ELLSWORTH Herald: Sallna
threatens to boycott the Missouri
Pacific railway for their action In
placing their town on the branch
instead Of main line.
KANSAS City (Ks) Gazette:
Sallna wants TO tight because the
Missouri Pacific has made q flag
station Of that city.