The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-01-25
DECIDED
Directors of the Kansas Mid
land Railroad Vote
10 EXTEND ROAD SOUTH
Judge VermiIIion Notified by
Receiver Wolff,
WILL TAP COAL FIELDS
And Reach Gulf Ports by Con-
neCtiOn at DenniSon, Texas.
WILL TAP COAL FIELDS

Judge R. R. vermiIlion received word
yesterday from A L. Wolff OF St. Louis,
receiver for the Kansas Midland railroad
that the directory of the road had taken
formal and definite action to extend the
line from Wichita to Dennison, Texas. a
distance Of nearly 80 miles. The matter
was settled at meeting in New York
City on Monday. Mr.. Wolff spent The
greater part of last summer in Eul ope
trying to induce the bondhoIders to
finance a scheme to extend the 1oad
south and finally succeeded in getting
them 10 agree to the plan upon recon-
mendation Of their official representatives
in New York City. The principal b011-
holders Of the Midland are Holland capt.
taLists and their consent to extend the
line places several millions Of dollars
back Of the project. The Kansas Md
land IS at present under lease by the
Frisco. Il extends from Ellsworth. on
the Union Pacific TO Wichita. a distance
Of l02 miles. This short distance 1akes
the road Of the merest local import ance
and the million and a half dollars ex-
pended in its construction is practically
dead investment so far as earned eve
nue. is concerned. In order TO put life and
earning possibilities into the money al
ready invested the bondhoIders In Hol-
land have decided to add six or eight
millions more and extend the line to Dem
nison, where some Independent connec-
ton can be made for the Gulf Of Mexico.
This will make the road Of such impor-
lance as will entitle It to reckoning
among the big western roads. At, Den
nison connection will be made 20 the gulf
ports by way of the Houston and Texas
Central or Texas Pacific, neither Of
which have any northern lines and either
of which will be glad Of the tonnage the
Midland viii be able to turn over.
This viii give Wichita an equitable
grain rate and not only that It will he
a long step in the direction Of results that
viii make Wichita a basing point in the
arrangement of freight tariff If indeed
the Midland extension alone does not
guarantee this very thing
This has been Wichita's ambition for
years. An independent line 10 the sea
ports at once makes Wichita CORNER
cially Independent and places CONNER ciaI
achievements within easy reach Of whole
callers that would otherwise 10 uphill
work for years. Give Wichita crIy an
equal chance with other commercial cfn-
tiers and the results viii surprise even the
city's wsrmest friends, for the natural re-
sources of territory and location arr IN
usually favorable Then this ncw line
south viii tap the coal fields. That will
bring cheap fuel to Wichita. and next 10
equitable rates cheap fuel is most essen
tial to artificial production. Give v3:cbita
It's rights in rates and elevators will go
up. grain warehouses Of millions ca
pacity will be the work of only a year
Or so. That viii bring business in labor,
insurance, loans, current traffic and added
financial prestige Tie big wholesale
houses viii grow and multiply. Cheap
fuel will make it possible 20 employ labor
In producing stuff that Wichita new
buys in the east and on which Wichita
merchants pay exorbitant freight The
extension Of the Midland or a similar
road across Kansas and Oklahoma to a
gulf port is not a new idea. jay Gould
planned just such a scheme before he
diea
Nothing definite as to the exact route
has been determined and Will not be for
about thirty days. 1t = impossible 10
tell at this time Just what Oklahoma
towns the road will touch, but it win
add new territory TO Wichita. And it is
as sure as any commercial enterprise can
be that is backed by men men in good
faith and with plenty of money
This plan is entirely independent Of the
project 70 build the Wichita and South
ern. backed by local men, and win tap
different territory