The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-20

A special bearing a party of prominent
general officials Of the Atchison, Topeka
and Santa F'e railroad arrived Il the
city yesterday afternoon. Whsp an
| Eagle young man boarded the palace car
in which the party IS travelling ne found
all its members assembled IN the OBJ
servation end OF the car engaged in con-
yersation and smoking
The party has been making quite an
extended tour OF the Santa Re lines. nav
ing spent nearly two weeks on the road
this trip. They have divided their time
during the last few days between points
/ in the Panhandle in Texas and some Of
| the larger Oklahoma cities. They all
expressed themselves as aStonisned al
the great material development OF Okla
homa. They were particularly surprised
| TO find the cotton Industry in the terrific
~ such Furnishing one, and all agreed
that it bid fair TO some day become one
| OF the great industries OF the Land OF
the Fair God" Paul Morton, the third
vice president of the road heads the
party He talked very entertaininsly for
| nearly half an hour with the reporter
regarding his roads plans for the devel-
opment of the Sunfiower state. Among
other things he said:
The Santa Fe road has yet to lose
faith III Kansas, and with one of your
old-time S0000.000 bushel wheat crops,
which II seems you are likely 10 have
once more, and a good price for il, which
also seems probable, / believe the Sun
! flower state will fully regain whatever
prestige it may have been said TO have
lost.
Il fully believe, however, that 10 retain
prosperity kansans must have instiled
into their minds the Importance of diver
sified farming, and l believe that they
are seeing more of the advantages of
| this plan every year. Many an enter
prising, industrious farmer who has fall
ed 10 make a success OF embarrassing
would find grass culture, poultry raising
and the preparation of dairy products
Z very profitable field in which his IN
| dustry would find its proper reward
Particularly has this been proven true
of the dairy industry. Take the country
along the drainage canal in northern ILL
nois as an example. Its possibilities did
not begin 10 be realized until dairy farm
ing became principal industry
The Atchison wants 10 spend lot
of money in the development of Kansas
within the next few years. Plans re-
quiring a large expenditure of money in
your state are already well matured and
they will soon be carried out unless the
state legislature eDacts legislation OF
such character as to scare us OFF. or
course the road can do nothing without
the entire and hearty cooperation of the
various towns which we are trying 20
help. The Santa F'e is perfectly willing
to adjust its freight rates where there
has been any unjust discrimination, so
as TO bring about the proper develop
ment of the industries of the various
towns and We Will endeavor 10 do so
whenever We can
In answer to question as to whether
the industrial department of his road
had in contemplation any plans of partic
ular interest to Wichita and its tributa-
~ territory, Mr.. Morton said:
The new Santa Fe industrial commits
SiOner, James A. Davis, is now in CORE
spOndence with Chicago investors. who
are thinking of establishing a number IF
creamerieS in Kansas. He has Rad sew
eral personal interviews with the mem
bers of the company and has urged
Wichita as a good point for the head
quarters of the company and the location
for the largest creamery
Mr.. Morton said that he thought i'm
portant developments, could be expected
within a few weeks
The party left at 10:40 last night for
Kansas City. and after spending several
days there. they will return TO Chicago,
their starting point The personnel OF
the party was as follows: Paul Nor
ton. third vice president; w. g. Biddle.
freight traffic manager; w T. White.
passenger traffic manager: T. c. Gay,
general freight agent; Eli Titus. live
stock agent The party is accompanied
by j. 7. Harris. a well known board OF
trade man of Chicago