The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-28
RAILROAD NEWS.
Singing Sarcasm For J. ).
Frey's Alaska Road.
What the ssSeattle Times" Says
About It.
NO CHARTER GRANTED.
Is That S5O,O0O,0OO Corpora
ton a Myth!
Topeka Railroad Official Iaiks
of Frey's Scheme
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So far peoule have been hearing the
good things about J. J. Freys proposal
Transmission railroad which the eA-
general manager of the Santa he pro-
noses to build within short time Now
comes the Seattle Daily Times and gives
Mr. Frey and his proposed railroad DIS
terine roast which that distinguished
gentleman will doubt be able TO ieel
across the continent in Washington, Whsre
he is doing some missionary work i9r M, ms
road with congress in the hopes OF set-
ting some land concessions from the soF-
The me- Times declares that there meyer never
has been any $o.0Oo0O charter, graii. -
for the Trans Alaskan rallroao py e1e
state of Washington. as has been an
nounced; that the construction OF tne Pr M.
posed road is Impossible ana tnAL MI
FREY is a seeker for cheap notorlety
A well known Santa F'e OFFICIAL mere IN
ID 3p with Mr. o FREY as anyone in Topeka;
said today in speaking OF the prop LsEssS
Trans-Alaskan road and the roast gwen
= in the Seattle paper;
1T is dangerous nowadays 70 say Ia, tnsie
anything in railroad building Is lInpoSSs 49,
BILE or not feasible That IS what they Salq
once about the Union Paclnc roa9-
think that railroad men IN genera al n
simpiv waiting TO see how Mr. Frey VIII
make out with his scheme They are not
though Afr Frey had tackled a big prop
osition which will require all his skill
In regard 10 the roast handed out by
the Pacific coast newspaper. that Is 70 De
States do not want any competition in the
trade with the other side OF the world
San FRANCISCO and All the otner Fa n-I.a
points Will do everything in their power
to hurt the Frey scheme
The following is the article which was
printed editorially in the Seattle Times:
"a REMARKABLE DOCUMENT
ton company having its headquarters in
Seattle, recently received from Denver
Col. a prospectus Of The King Midas
Gold Mining and Milling company-and
owing TO some extraordinary features
contained therein that gentleman has
document
The prospectus consists OF six closely
type-written pages of legal cap, exceed
ing something more than three. thousand
sdvantaees OF King Midas are set forth
in the most attractive form
In order to impress the public with the
strength. character and standing OF the
Officers of The King Midas Gold Mining
& Milling Company's' prospectus. the 1Ol-
lowing glowing account is given:
Mr. J. J. Frey is the president of the
Florence and Cripple Creek railroad, the
principal road running into the Cripple
Creek district and former manager OF the
had the distinguished honor of being
elected president Of the Trans-Alaskan
lied in the sum of ST.. 800 90. under the
laws of the state of Washington This
ka- Connecting with the Siberian railroad,
thus connecting Alaska and Asia Mr.
Frey is already known between the At
lantic and Pacific and will soon be able
TO give Asiatic references as we'll
THE startling information to Seattleites
contained in the above encomium OF Pres
ldent Frey is TO be found in the fact that
that gentleman has the distinguished
honor Of being president OF the Trans
Alaskan Railroad company-a powerful
corporation capitalized in the sum of &c.
900. ooo'-and all done under the laws Of the
I'VE learn further that this famous
'Trans-Alaskan railroad is to be con-
TO connect Alaska with Asia and ult-
imately will connect with the Russian-Si-
berian railroad at Vladivostok probably.
thus hitching onto a railroad which it has
taken the Russian government ten years
sand miles in length
1T may be true that such railroad
company has been organized in this state
with a capital OF 100000. but if it has
occurred we have never heard of it and
We don't believe that the state auditor
has ever heard of it, either.
But the important point. according to
this wonderful circular. is the fact that it
president of contemplated railroad to
be constructed some time in the future
from one point over impossible barriers to
another, thus connecting two hemispheres
heretofore supposed TO be divided by eter-
Every man having railroad ambitions
should take notice that If he wants to be
.gIorified' by a Colorado mining company
and made famous in a single year ali
he needs to do is TO say that he viii ac-
cept 5ne 0Tbe feb OF Presdenf Of railroad
ized in the next century with a great
amount of capital. to do impossible
Certainly. that is getting 'notoriety'
In very cheap way. because in most
corporation With $50 Oeo 55o e no suGm more
than if it were TO organize for one thou
not exceed SIS. anyway
We don't know anything about The
pany' OF Denver, Col. but We have learned
something about Mr.. ]. J. Frey its
treasurer of King Midas has kindly anu in
formed US that Mr. Frey viii some day
nous capital to construct line l' nayer
dreamed OF before BY mortal man"