Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-02-22
MISSOURI PACIFIC OPENS Up THE
CENTRAL BRANCH COUNTRY.
GREAT Benefit TO THIS CITY.
TRAIN LEAVES At s:45 A. NJ. AND
RUNS ESQ MILES WEST.
Merchants Will Find 1t of Great Adj
vantage, Enabling Them to
Reach customer Many
Hours EarIier-Why 1t
Came About.

Important and additional mail facilities
have been provided Kansas City by the
Missouri Pacific railway. which is nothing
less than the opening up of the Central
branch country to easy n comfortable
access. Under the new arrangement a
train leaves here at 7:45 a. m. leaves Atch-
fson at $40. going west over the Central
branch 80 miles. Another train leaves
Stockton at 6:25 a. m, reaches Atchison at
40 and Kansas City at 7:45. This enables
the wholesale interests of the city to cover
much of the Central branch country in one
day, leaving here in the morning and re-
turning at night.
Under the old arrangement business let
tiers mailed in the evening were practically
thirty-siX hours in reaching part of that
section. Now. any letter mailed before
$50 a. m. will reach its destination during
the day, and part Of 1t can be
dated with replies reaching here in the
evening.
Formerly the only day mail west from
Atchison on the Central branch left at
12:40 p. m. This was a sluggish and very
unsatisfactory service. n st. Louis fast
mail reaching here at 1880 made connec-
tons. This placed that whole section of
country as close to 81. Louis as Kansas
City. This was an injustice long recog-
nized by the business men of the city. but
until now no remedy was secured.
The rebound, as naturally would be ex-
pected. is favorable to Kansas City. The
one mail from Kansas City out over that
line leaves at 7:45 a. m, and st. Louis mail.
arriving later in the day, has lots of time
in which to rest.
The change is simply in line with i'm
proved mail facilities for Kansas City. 1t
is simply recognizing the fact that a vol
ume of mail originates in Kansas City. and
that this is the natural supply point for
the great Central West. This is along the
line of abandoning that suburban predica-
ment which the city was forced to endure
these many years until relieved by i'm
proved mail conditions, which came as the
natural outgrowth to business development
made possible by favorable natural condi-
tions. This Is simply along the line of
Kansas City no longer being suburban 10
st. Louis. and a city of itself, for itself
and by itself. 1t is the change from an
evening suburb city to a morning city. 1t
is along the line of developing from a SUM-
down suburban town to a morning city.
No one will appreciate this more than the
business men who for years nave been
struggling against shutdown suburban con-
ditions. Their judgment of years ago, when
they risked their life work on the theory
that conditions would so change that Kan
sas lily would be a city among cities and
not a suburb. IS being indicated.
The schedule of the new train is as fol-
lows:
The train leaving Kansas City at 7:45 will
reach Atchison at $50 and connect there
with the train over the Central branch,
which will leave at $40. The establishment
of this train will enable travelling men rep
ieser.ting Kansas City houses to reach
much Of the territory along the Central
branch. returning home the same night.
The train leaving Atchison at $40 a. m. will
reach Effingham at 10:2S; Whiting, IL :02
Wetmore, n:2s: Colts, 11:46: Centralia, l2:IS:
Nermillion, 12:3I: Frankfort, 1858; Bigelow,
1:lC: Blue Rapids. 1:40: Clifton, 3:2S D. M:
Clyde. 3:43; Washington, 3:45; Concordia,
500: Downs. $40: Osborne, ESQ; Stockton,
$40. The train, returning. leaves Stockton
at S:2S a. m, reaching Atchison at $50 p. m.
and Kansas City at 1:35 D.. m.
The management of the Missouri Pacific
Hallway Company is being congratulated BY
business men for being quick to take adj
vantage Of improved and changed business
conditions. The recognition thus shown
Kansas City, as a city, in and of itself. is
regarded as evidence that they recognize
the Importance of Kansas City and see the
business in sight for their company by serv.
Ing well the business demands of the Cen
trail West metropolis,