Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-05-02
KANSAS RAILROADS

The Rock Island has enlarged it's
noon train between Topeka and Belle
vile and returning by the addition of
another coach, the facilities proving
insufficient to accommodate the passen-
gers.
The Santa Fe is about to improve It's
train service between Topeka and Chi
cago. The Pullman company have just
completed and turned out of their shops
for use on this line twelve fine new
dining cars, which will be placed on all
fast trains between Chicago and Denver,
and Denver and st. Louis. Six new
Pullman sleepers have also been received
by the Santa Fe. These are of the
latest pattern, and the fnishings are of
elegant dark mahogany and german
silver. These are the finest sleepers
ever built by the Pullman company.
One of these cars, the Eagle" has al
ready made one trim between Chicago
and Denver.
Fort Scott letter: While here Mr..
Gould gave audience to a committee of
citizens, representing the Commercial
club, headed by Mayor Gluz. After an
explanation of the motive that induced
the visit by Hon. J. S. McCleverty, Mr.
Gould replied that the Missouri Pacific
lines we're being consolidated as rapidly
as possible, several roads already hav-
ing been consolidated. That he under
stood that the title to the Fort Scott
& Western railway had just been. settled
by the courts, which would finally set
tie its stat1s, flaw in the sale having
been in court for adjustment and reme-
DIV. Mr.. Gould then assured the COM
mittee that he would carry out his con
tract with the city of Fort Scott fully
and to the letter, and do more than he
had agreed in the contract; that the head
quarters of the consolidated Missouri
Pacific roads would be located in Fort
Scott just as soon as the consolidation
could be perfected. The question of
Kansas and Missouri river points freight
rates for Fort Scott was brought to his
attention, and the injustice of rates from
st. Louis, which are equal to the sum
OF the st. Louis, Kansas City and Fort
Scott rates. There was no complaint
of cut-rates from here except south,
rates from Fort Scott in that direction
being equal to the Kansas City rate to
the same points. This question was
discussed at considerable length by
Judge McCleverty, Colonel Pearssll
and Mr.. Waldorf. A part of it was new
to Mr.. Gould. He asked number of
questions regarding these rates and
agreed with the gentlemen that It was
a matter of interest both to his roads
and the city. As to the question of
southerly connections, he incidentally
remarked that his system must build
its own connections south to reach its
roads in Texas He said they were
paying the Missouri, Kansas 4 Texas q
million dollars year for hauling coal
south, and remarked: 81 must connect
my Kansas and Missouri lines with my
Texas system" Mr.. Gould, however,
did not agree 20 interfere to reduce the
rate to Missouri river point basis, say
ing it would ''stlr up hornets nest"
with Kansas City roads. and that he did
not wish to fight. He said that he
thought the system wrong, and referred
to the interstate commerce regulations,
which, however, do not seem effectual
in this case. This morning Mr.. Gould
inspected tho Missouri Pacific shops
and arranged to enlarge and incEsass
the capacity OF them.