The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-03-18
AMONG THE RAILROADERS.

AMONG THE RAILROADERS.
Engineer Taylor has bought farm.
A. G. Patrick has bought Il fine team
of horses.
william High has been promoted to
conductor.
Engineer james was here from ROs-
well last week.
Engineer George of Roswell, was in
the city Saturday.
John Fitzgerald moved into his resi-
dehce Wednesday.
jean Usher is calling the brakeman
and conductors now.
The Westinghouse air brake instruct
ion car was here last week.
W. r. Morton, trainmaSter, returned
from trip to Texas Monday.
D. I. Culhbert is filling the place of
% P. Lislon in the latters absence.
Z. e. Biddis0n of GrOdland was in
he city Thursday Topeka Capital.
Conductor II. A. Collins and Brake
man J. Berry was in Topeka last week.
l.. II. Guhbert OF Maniteu, Col, is
acting a. freight agent at the depot.
Jack Cunningham, boilermaker, in the
shop had finger mashed last week and
was on the lay off
A. w. Burrows formerly brakeman
here. but now of Gariitt, Okla, returned
to GooLland Wednesday.
Operator Bassett of Flagler, COL. was
Iere Thursday night attending the
Knights Of Pythias lodge.
X. Bell has just returned from
trip to Omaha. aud brought fine horse
with him. Il, N. Schel will take charge
Of the horse.
There was wreck on the Rock Island
near Beatrice, Neb., on Monday. twas
caused by Il broken wheel Three train
men were injured.
S. B. HOvey division superintendent
of the Rock Island at colorado Springs.
was in the city Tuesday and left Tues.
day night on IA for the eas',
Mr., NJ. Robinson formerly station
agent at Edison, left Saturday night to
accept position on the Colorado Mil
land road. He has II homestead near
Edison and will return in six months in
order to hold his claim.
There is II gigantic project a float to
bui Il an electric four track railroad from
Chicago to St. Louis. The company is
all eadv formed and chirter filed aud the
road will soon be built. The PROPOSE
tion is TO lay out lots all along the line,
but the question il will Chicago be a
suberb Of st. Louis or St. Louis suberb
of Chicago.
The Rocky Mountain News of Satur-
day, March u, has an article under the
head Through to the gulf" in which it
says: "Deuver will soon have a gulf
connection over the Rock Island. That
one VI two lines will be followed, one
survey branching off from Phillipsburg,
and the other from Colby" We have
information on the subject that the new
line will be built south from GOOdland
and not from either of the two former
mentioned points. Some time ago an
official Of the Rock Island gave this in
formation to citizen of this place.
There are very good reasons for this.
The Rock Island has large property in
terests here. 1t has extensive works,
round house and machine shops here, be-
sides large property interest in the town
size. The Rock Island has the Chicago,
Kansas and Nebraska railroad addition
located adjacent to IT'S depot and tracks,
aud GoUd.and will be the place Of the
Junction for the gulf connection. The
Rock Island will not elbow any farther
east than is necessary to make their
southern point at Hutchinson or Liberal
on the liue Of their gulf extension. With
all regard for the feelings Of the people
of PhIlipsburg, or Colby we say ''dOn't
YOU forget it that GOOdland will get the
Junction"