Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-07-04
WICHITA AND KANSAS CITY.
Another Railroad to Link the Two West
ern Metropolises.

Early in the year the EAGLE an
nounced that Wichita would have three
new railroads at an early date. The
name. direction from whence nor char
acter of either proposed line was
not given for obvious reasons, though
shortly after the Wyandotte & North
western scheme, which involved the
purchase of the Lawrence & Carbonate
road, was given, together with the name
of 'The Kansas City, Lawrence & Wich-
tia railway" which was to be one of the
new lines. The interest back of this new
link between Kansas City and Wichita
has not been made public, but
suffice it to say that it is strong one,
being no less than one of the great Chi
cago trunk systems.
The other two roads necessary to the
complement .of which this paper re-
ferred will soon be heard from. One of
them is going to prove a great surprise
to not only this community, but to the
state and to other interests. The charter
covering the line has been made up and
will probably be filed with the secretary
of state within a month. 1t bears names
of eastern capitalists and railroad men
such as are guaranty of success them
selves.
1t is known, at least a number of
Wichita's most solid and far-seeing CAPT.
talists are convinced, that the Peerless
Princess is yet to make her biggest and
swiftest stride toward metropolitan
greatness, and that that movement is not
SO far in the future as the average citizen
might think. Once more, and in the
near future, a elimination of great forces
in behalf Of this city are expected, in
fact, are coming.
The following, touching the meeting
of the directors of the Northwestern,
which was alluded to the other day in
these columns, we clip from the Kansas
City Times:
The stockholders of the Kansas City,
Wyandotte & Northwestern Railway COM
pany held a meeting at the general Office
in Kansas City, Kan, yesterday morning
and concluded to purchase, not lease, the
old Topeka, Lawrence g. Carbondale line
which has been operated in connection
with the Union Pacific road. The stock
oil ,1
81, 100000 bringing the total up to $780,
600 for the purpose of constructing the
line from Carbonate to Wichita under
the name of the Kansas City, Lawrence &
Wichita road, and also for extending the |
main line in Nebraska from the state line |
to Beatrice.
The stockholders present were o. II. P. |
Piper, Newman Erb, E. Summerfeld, +. |
Hagerman, A. l.. Applewhite and C. f. |
Brotherton. The meeting was held for the |
purpose of carrying out the plan of the |
company for extending and improving the |
SYSTEM? which hass hitherto been pub
ished in The Times 1t is stated that the |
company will pay spot cash for the Car |
bondale line but the consideration is not |
given to the public. The connection with |
the main line will be made at Tonganoxie |
by the end of the present month and the |
new branch will be placed in operation as
soon as possible. while the extension from |
to Wichita will be made dur
ing the present year. The party left at IL |
o'clock in a special car for Beatrice, Neb., /
where meeting will be held today of the |
Kansas City & Beatrice company, which |
las been organized for the purpose Of
making the Nebraska extension.