The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-11-15
Railroad Tied Firmly at Every
Point Of inspection.
BONDS WON'T BE ISSUED
Until All the Terms of the
Contract are Complied With

nee yesterday for additional information
and went away with their coats on for
the bonds,
It IS surprising how enthusiastic men
become when the merits Of the prOpO-
sitlon are explained to them.
The case Is 50 plain that men under
stand it in minute
Many good citizens became alarmed
when they reflected on their own apathy
Men who paid no attention to the mat
ter a week ago would get out OF a sick
bed today and vote rather than Wichia
should stand a chance Of losing the
Orient road. They now understand its
great value to Wichita and didn't week
ago.
Many citizens, from hesrsay, and not
from actual knowledge Of the term OF
the proposition, thought the road was
some wildcat scheme to get bonds from
sedgwick county. They did not know
that a principal paragraph IN the CON
tract says:
THAT IN NO EVENT SHALL ANY
OF SAID BONDS BE ISSUED AND
DELIVERED UNTIL THE SAID RAIL
WAY COMPANY. ITS SUCCESSORS OR
Assigns, SHALL HAVE LOCATED
AND CONSTRUCTED ITS FREIGHT
AND PASSENGER DEPOT OR DEPOTS
AND ESTABLISHED, ACQUIRED,
CONSTRUCTED. EQUIPPED AND PUT
IN OPERATION ITS DIVISION TER
MINAL FACILITIES. LOCOMOTIVE
OR ROUND HOUSE, AND PRINCIPAL
A O. A - ~ ~ A
REPAIR SHOP, ALL AS ABOVE DE-
SCRIBED, IN SAID COUNTY OF SEDG-
WICK"
They did not know thai the contract
with the city says:
The bonds so to be issued shall be
signed by the Mayor Of said city and at
tested by its city clerk, with its corporate
seal. and when the railway Of said Kan
sas City, Mexico and Orient Railway
company shall be constructed, acquired,
completed and in operation from the city
of Wichita southwesterly to the Red
river on the boundary line between the
territory Of Oklahoma and the state Of
Texas and the necessary right-of-way
and depot grounds obtained therefor in
said city, and the said principal machine
manufacturing and repair shops, locomo-
tive or round house yards. side tracks
and other terminals as above described.
located, established. acquired. construct
ed, equipped and put in operation in said
city, the said bonds shall be delivered to
said railway company or its assigns"
The language Of this above paragraph
is plain-not a dollar shall be given until
the road and all of its accessories are in
ozsration.
Others have urged the objection that
the road might take the county bonds
and throw up the contract with the city
to build shops at the sacrifice Of the city
bonds Of 10000.
This contingency has been well provid-
ed against, for the county bonds shall
not be issued OF the contract deemed
completed until the shops are built in
Wichita
The paragraph relating to that says;
THAT the Kansas City, Mexico and
Orient Railway company, its SUCCESSORS
or assigns. shall establish and maintain
in said county, freight and passenger d.
visions. and establish construct. or &C
quire and put IN operation IN said coun-
~ its locomotive or round house and
principal manufacturing machine and re-
pair shops for dts line OF railway, az
which all worw conveniently accessible
thereto shall be done and NO OTHER
PRINCIPAL OR MAIN MANUFACTURE /
ING MACHINE AND REPAIR SHOPS
SHALL BE ESTABLISHED AT OR BE /
TWEEN KANSAS CITY. MO. AND
THE NORTH LINE OF TEXAS"
Thus it can be seen that the county
bonds can Be Of value unless the shops |
are located. Neither can they be issued
Another objection urged is that the
shops can be discontinued OF removed /
Tn paragraph Of the contract =siating %
this says:
The said principal machine. manufac- /
turing ana repair shops TO Be equipped (
with tho necessary machinery and aDpli- (
auces, and maintained and operated by 1
the said railway company, its successors /
and assigns. IN which shall be employed I
the fun complement u men necessary. (
CrHE SITE OF SAID SHOPS TO BE
SELECTED by THE RAILWAY COM +
PANT WITHIN THE CITY OF WTCH- 7
ITA WITHIN ONE YEAR FROM THE +
DATE or THE ELECTION ON THIS +
PROPOSITION -
70 VIII Re seen by fhs sbo-e paragraph (
taat not oa.y the company is compelled .
70 maintain and Operate" the shoDs
but THAT taelr "successars'' and cas-
signs are slso bound to 60 g.
7 ftae contract tad been nsde WITH q
construction company there wo8Id be
some oo sctoa SCI forch. but II is not
The contract IS msde with the COMPANY !
Itself and IS binding on any company .
taat may succeed l. Sc long as the line o.
Vcs5 exists
As further guarantee that the shoD
VIII be operated ard maintained" ~
wichita q provision s Inserted in re
contract whsch ssys; @No other urIlcl-
pal on. main manuraefurlnE machine ard
-spas- shops shan Sc esiablshes az o.
between Eansas CITY. 30. and the aorth
line % Texas"
Ths above c.aehea re SHOPS ssr w1eh-
- fr 70 other sh7s ran - balt 81
kansas CITY lT7 q herrea1 fhsrs aas
shs a7ethe-a ire % Texas whore coe'd
the company have sAsps except IL w-ea-
ita2
ta-lr great advantages IS fhst lHer are
made WIt8 ooasf-1eer ruparr
xh woE at-8cts usualy are nass
out WIN ~ caa-tsre8 mafa cengany
- ths a1ea - law t1sy are CON
5,ste5 ~ -se aeac. - SO 1e7 e~s nert
Trss1sT. tsas - hs aw taa deems the
1sl-A c.s 81 have ssa Erneg ~ ewe~y
member - -re saay saz svry est-
go d; re -oznry
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