The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-06-14
IN SIX MONTHS TIME
Orient Road Expects TO Have
100 Miles in Operation.
WORK TO COMMENCE HERE
WIchita'S Proposition to be
Submitted Next Week.

Judge John A. Eaton, representing the
legal department of the Kansas City,
Mexico & Ohient Railroad company, and
who is managing the Wichita end of the
proposed road, was in the city a short
time last night between trains He has
been in Harper county and was on his
way home. To q reporter for the Eagle
he said that the proposition made by the
Commercial club regarding the request for
the shops was still IN the hands of the
officers and would be presented to Presi-
dent Stillwen upon his return from New
York. which will not be until next week.
The matter will then be taken up and
considered.
Judge Eaton had been away from Kan
sas City for several days and did not
knoE just what arrangements had been
made.
w c. Edward Of the construction COM
pany is Aow in Harper county with the
chief engineer, Z. l. Martin, chairman
Of the executive beard Of the road, who
was in Wichita looking over the field, is
quoted as saying that work on the line
would be commenced at Wichita at once
and that 12O miles of track south would
De built and in operation within six
months time.
Judge Eaton's stay in Wichita last
night vas brief and he had no time to
talk over the situation, but there seems
TO be no question in the minds of the
people here but what Wichita will be
made a division terminal.
In referring to the situation Of the
Orient road yesterdays Kansas City
Journal says:
The directors of the Guardian Trust
company viii not at their meeting next
Friday take any action in the matter Of
the trUsteeship of the bonds of the KAN
sas City. Mexico & Orient Railroad COM
pany owing TO the inability of President
a. Z. Stillwell to be present at the meet
ing. AS a result of the meeting OF the
trust company directors to consider fin
ancing the new railroad company has
been postponed TO June % and only minor
business is expected to be transacted at
Fridays meeting
Mr. StillweH had expected to reach
Kansas City today, but was detained by
engagements in New York. He is now
expected the latter part of next week.
Chairman E L. Martin Of the executive
board of the Kansas City, Mexico &
Orient said yesterday that progress was
being made in all the departments Of the
work on the new road. The engineers
are locating the route the financial ar
rangements are being made and the con-
cessions of tAe Mexican government are
being closed up.
NJ P. Paret, chief engineer, and w. c..
Edward, one Of the directors of the Kan
sas & Oklahoma Construction company,
left last night for Wichita, where they
viii at once start the work of building
the 20 miles of track from that city to-
wards the Canadian river, this construc-
ton company having taken the contract
for that part of the new roadbed Mr.
Martin said yesterday it was expected to
have the grading finished within ninety
days and that the rails would he laid and
the road put in operation from Wichita
120 miles southwest within six months.
Contracts have not been awarded for
other parts OF the line and it is likely
nothing In this direction viii be done I'M
til the return of Mr.. StiIwel.