The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-06-15
STILLWElL IN NEW YORK
President of the OrienG Road Expects
GomnIetEon Within Two Years.

A New York dispatch of June Is, says:
President ]. z. Stillweli Of the new Kan
sas City, Mexico and Orient railway, is
now in New York. and talks confidently
Of the prospects of the proposed road.
The work of construction is under way
and Mr.. SdlIweH expects that the road
will be completed within two years. He
also expects that a connection and close
traffic arrangement viii be made with
the Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul, by
which the latter road will have the short
est route from the Mississippi river to the
Pacific coast"
The Lawrence Journel in referring to
the Winner Electric and Carbonate lines,
supposed to have been absorbed by the
Stillwen interest, says that Information
comes to Lawrence that a party of sur
veyors in the employ, Of the .Stillwen rail-
road syndicate that proposes to build a
line from Kansas City to Topolobampo,
Mexico, which line is said to include the
Old Carbondale right-of-way, is at work
southwest from the terminus of the old
line. with a view of securing a feasible
route for the extension of the line. 1t
has been said several times that the old
Carbonate right-of-way, secured by Win
ner, when he promised to build an electric
line from Kansas City to Topeka, and in
Lawrence, had been transferred to the
SullweH interests, but this statement has
been denied as often as circulated. by
Winner. If surveyors are really at work
southwest of Lawrence. it would Indicate
that the Stillweu ownership story was
the correct one"
In this same connection the Emporia
Gazette of yesterday says that 1.-The bust
ness men of Emporia met and formed a
railroad committee. This committee is
composed of substantial business men.
They represent the best element in this
town and that element on the committee
and off the committee is behind the
movement to bring the new railroad TO
Emporia, with shops and a division, in
spite of every obstacle. This new railroad
is the last desperate chance for Emporia
TO be city. 1t is the last trunk line Of
railroad that will pass Emporia's way in
the lives of the people now on earth. To
lose this line and its division means that
some other town near here will get them.
and that means that Emporia will divide
It's present trade with the more FORUM
ate town. Failure to get the new road
means that EInporia will plod along as
country town would without end. The
porter, Fate, is walking through Kansas
with the sign, Last cali for the dining
car Emporia must get up and hustle.
The man who pulls back on this propo-
sition is traitor to the town It is a
case of life or death. The railroad will
not come for the asking The men who
are building it are not in the business for
their health. They desire to make money
and it is right that they should. It will
take money TO bring the road and the
division, and it will take the united eff
fort of ali this town. The man with A
hammer the knocker, should be sent to
the pest house. This is Emporia's dav
to howl Give her room according to her
strength. and don't tread on the hem of
her garment. The committee is working
tooth and toe-nail. It has made an en-
gagement with Mr.. Stiilweu. 1t is going
to Kansas City to see what can be done.
The thing TO do now IS TO stand by the
committee. Don't grumble. don't kick. bat
stay by the committee and don't go back
on the town"