The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-11-01

Old Enid depot were owned by men who
either controlled the railroad or who had q
controlling influence with the railroad
officials.
The newspapers inform US chat Mr.. Dun
lap, who, believe, iS q railroad Buperin-
tendsnt, announced thaB the railroad trains
would not stop at the town site of Enid,
and said if the post Office department estab-
lished post Office there they would put up
a catch to take the mail and 60 through at
the usual speed, and Immediately after max
ing the statement q number Of lots were
sold ct the old town.
Is iS charged that this order by Superin-
tendens Dunlap was made for the purpose
Of selling lots, and 10 give the people TO
understand that the old town would be fa-
vored by the railroad, and that the town site
established by the secretary Of the interior
would not have railroad facilities.
The town site Of Enid, established by the
interior department., now has population
Of fully 1000 people, and yet the railroad
company refuses to give them amy railroad
facilities
It refuses to take on passengers or 20 stop
and put them of. Ib refuses TO either re-
Ceive or deliver freight, and our infoRma-
tiOn is that the trains pass through the town
ab the usual speed.
The government having established these
town sites and people having located and
become citizens Of these towns, il would be
an act Of the grOSsest injustice on the part
of the government 10 allow q railroad, the
right Of way Of which was granted by act of
congress, to refuse 20 establish depots at
such town sites and give the people faCili-
ties similar to those which are eXaCted from
railroads by the state laws Of many Of our
states. When congress granted the right Of
way in this case the law provided that
Congress may at any time amend, add to,
alter, or repeal this act"
We only propose by this bill TO require Of
this railroad the same consideration for the
people Of the territory which would be re-
quired from them by state laws il the rail
road was located in a state.
Mr.. Curtis Of Kansas-Is il not fact that
the railroad company has had stations, de-
pots and SidetraOkS for two or three years
built at the very places where thiS change is
prOposedP
Mr.. Wheeler Of Alsbama-N is true that
they have; but the charge is that the rail-
road people, or people in close connection
with the railroad, bought up the Indian al
lotmentS and had them located close up to
these depotS, 30 that il was not possible for
the secretary Of the interior 70 comply with
the law and establish q town site at these
pointq. he was therefore compelled TO So
leCt some other locality.
Mr.. Curtis Of KansSs-HaB the committee
any information as TO whether the grades
are such that depOts and side tracks could
be built where this bill reQuiresH
Mr.. Wheeler Of Alabama-The committee
investigated that with great care, and they
found there was no serious difficulty about
the grades or outs.
/ think that the railroad people and also
the citizens prefer 10 have the depot in the
southern part Of the town. The ground ia
better, and IL would place the depot between
three and four miles from the old station.
Mr.. Curtis, Of KSnsas-IS il not a fact that
the railroad company complained that
they would be unable 20 do this, or at least
that IL would cost them $4,000 or $4,000 to
build depOts and side tracks at the town
which this bill is supposed TO be in the in
t0rest OFF
Mr.. Wheeler, Of Alabams-They did say