Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-05-07
THE TRACK QUESTION.

kite shaped race track. Such an en-
terprise would certainly rebound to
the benefit of our city and her people
in many ways, but unless those
most interested in the future welfare
of Baxter Springs-thc men who
have money invested here and who
can find more TO invest if necessary
do not wake up and try to put,
the project OH its feet in tangible
shape it is quite liable TO be lost to
our city.
The plan proposed is to organize
stock company with shares at $50 each
to buy the necessary land, build the
track and operate it. A fine tract OF
land Just south of the city is offered at
$40 so all acre with a possibility that
1t may be had for even lower figure
vet, and it now only remains for
the necessary amount of stock to be
taken and the project will move. But
here is the rub.
A meeting was held at the city hall
Saturday evening to discuss the mat
ter. This was lightly attended aud
little enthusiasm was manifested.
Everybody seemed to favor the track,
and Messrs. Fribley, Warner and
Huff made brief speeches favoring The
move. 1t was thought that sub.
scription of about 200 shares of the
stock would be necessary TO put the
thing on its feet, and after a pretty
thorough canvass of the town by the
committee appointed at the meeting a
sum total of about seventy shares is
all there is subscribed. Men who
ought and could well afford to take
six, eight or ten shares have rcluct'
antly taken four, two or even one.
The investment could not well be
other than a paying one, as the land
will certainly never be sold below it,
present value. Poorer land than thai
mentioned above was sold to the in
vestment company few years ago al
800 an acre. The improvement Of
the track would not cost nearly al
much as building railway line
through a range of mountains, and
when completed it would prove q
great drawing card for both horst
breeders and sporting men. We be-
, lieve it would he the starting point o.
a large and ever growing enterprise
which with proper attention would
make Baxter Springs as widely celc'
brated and as solid financially as II
the famous Lexington, or the blue
grass region of Kentucky. Ii only re-
quires to be given proper sendof
and then with anything like compe
tent management it is bound TO sue
coed.
Some may think that the Scott Bros
will make up the balance of the CAPT
= tai stock necessary and 60 ahead will
the track no matter how light the sub
scriptions are, but we are led to be
ieve they will not. We arc told they
have had very tempting offer from
[ Columbus to establish the track anC
9 carry OH their breeding business a
that place, aud we are prone to believe
!, they will accept it ii the necessar!
I amount of stock is not made up soon
The barns need not be moved at all
but can be disposed of 10 advantage
for the storage of hay, and ColumbuI
has the advantage of better railroad
facilities and other points which oul
Il CITY has not. Mr.. Scott and Mr.. Hut
90 to that place today 10 see what cal
be done there, and if the Baxter peo
pie feel disposed to let the enterprise
! 90 it will doubtless do so, or if the>
p conclude to move in the matter AMI
move quickly it can probably be made
Baxter Springs institution. w
q think this is the exact situation, anC
2 the News will be one amongst thu
most sorrowful if our city shall LOST
Mr.. Scott, his family, his men and hi
horses.
The most representative Afro