The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-04-18

Cow-Loss Without Number-Aseps OF
the Company Locates the Ties and has
Warrants sworn Out for the Farmers
Arrest-News of Kaiirssds and Railroad
Men In Southern kansas and Oklahoma
Arkansas Cry, Kan, April i7.-Tns
Traveller here says: Il IS fac. that
a great many people think tha; II is no
harm TO take property that belongs 20
railway company. They would taks
something from a corporation that they
would not even dream OF taking from an
individual As result OF this idea thers
are a LOT o: farmers near Bliss who srs
now in trouble.
As is well known. the Santa Fe IS
replacing their old track south OF ners
with new steel rails. In doing this
large number Of ties are taken out and
new ones put in. These lies have been
gathered up and stored az Bliss 20 "a
! used in >the future as the company sees
fit one nigAt last week band % far
mers came TO Bliss and hauled away
400 ties. The next night watch Vas
! placed over the ties and a band OF ff~e
| farmers came 10 haul away ties. but did
! no; do = because they were discovered.
Special Agents Montgomery and LAM
were detailed TO look up the case and
| they went 20 Ponca and there securing
/ a team drove all over the country and
| caught a large number OF the farmers
who had taken aes. At several places
they found the ties being cut up into
fence posts. in use for pig pens and being
; used for building purposes. The farmers
all admitted taking the ties. as they were
found in their possession. The officers
told them 20 use none of them and de-
parted.
Yesterday Detective Montgomery went
10 Perry and had warrants issued 70,
eight farmers from she United States
court, as follows: George Hays. Andy
Hays. John Frederick, Jer sumner. d.
E. Evans. Fred Evans. Dave Biuebaugh.
and W. A. West Later warrants Will
he issued for others who have taken ties
and they viii be prosecuted to the fun
extent OF the law.
The idea is TO stop this. wholesale steal
ing o; the company's material. is Q; 10
possible.
UNION PACIFIC AND II O. c.
Topeka. Kan. April i7.-Receiver l..
E. Walker and W. NJ. whitlow OF thu
Hutchinson and Southern road were in
Topeka yesterday.
A misrepresentation has arisen as 20 the
foreclosure OF the mortgage OF the Hutch
inson and Southern railroad. tha, runs
between Hutchinson and Medford. o T.
This foreclosure is now pending In ths
United States Gistr.ct court for the state
Of Kansas. Il has been generally report
ed that at the foreclosure the Union Pa
cihc railroad would purchase the roadi
that II was the intention 70 run a linz
from Mcpherson 10 Hutchinson city. and
10 extend the Hutchinson and Southern
railroad from Medford through TO tho
gult-thus giving TO the Union Pacific
a southern outlet.
Such is nos the case. The Union Pa
cific does not own the bonds of thu
Hutchinson and Southern railroad. end
neither VIII X buy the road at the sale.
The Trust company OF New York. az
trustee FOR the ]. z. Morgan syndicate.
which is the real owner OF the honds,
an the present foreclosure proceedlngs
are brought by this trustee. When the
road is sold It viii not be bought by ;hs
Union Pacific company. but 4 10 said.
Will be purchased by the Hutcaiuson and
Southern railroad company. which has
secured enough western capital not only
- purchase the l0s miles already buiis
OF the syndicate. but siso have enough
money. Il IL said. 10 push the line q
DFnison, Tevas. IL Is also its Intention
20 build the Inc nor;hrard from Hutch
inson 10 some point not. yet determined
in Nebraska. there 20 connect with roads
centering in Chicago and Omaha.
This will give central Kansas and Ne
brasks a southern ogtlet 90 the gulf that
will be much more direct than any rad
running south now. i, viii pierce the
ricn coal fields OF the territory. and By
This means greatly help IN The Develop
ment Of central Kansas This will BE- an
especial advantage 20 Hutchinson IN ma
ny ways as more c0al Is consumed IA
the great salt plants located a. that placs
than a any other point IN Kansss u
xll also AFFORD a short line south f1r
the salt product. and VII open up q
cheaper m8rkst FOR sali manufacturers
for barrel material
MANCHESTER rs KICKING.
Guthrie. . r, April IT.--Ths f0wa 20
Manchester - complaining % me Hu,ch-
inson Southern "a road. The Journal
there sayz; Tire inactive policy % ms
II. 4 :. railroad officials towards Man
chester n not only damaging 20 the tOza
but equally a. injurious 20 the business
% the road. A move for fne de2o; n
the right direction would 40 5ogb: sscaFs
FOR Maneaes1er new business firms. o
eres ule.y station. ard u1ssy other snisr-
pr!ses which woHld prove % great watts
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Fgr want % q greater variety az sto~es
znd more % them. nn8cn frsds taAi riga.
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