The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-05-12
LOCATION OF SHOPS
Orient viii Probably Settle
on Murdoch Avenue.
OPTIONS BEING TAKEN
Rumor of a frisco Combina-
ton on Terminals,

There is recently great interest here
emoug railroad men regarding the plans
of the Orient. There are rumors and
rulnors. some Of which can not be traced
10 a source which would entitle them to
much credit. but there are others that
come from a more reliable source and
are believed. one prominent railroad au-
thority was willing last night 10 wager a
goo dsum that he could name Two points
and one Of them would be the site Of the
Orient shops IN this city. One Of his
points was near the corner OF Murdoch
and Hydraulic avenues, and the other
not very FAR from the corner of Hydrau-
tic avenue and Twenty-nrst street
The party who made this prediction Is
a man wen verse; in railroad affairs, but
he refused to give the ground for his pre-
diction. One thing usually points TO
something else, and q reporter for the
Eagle started to find out what was going
on in regard to the Orient. lie soon made
a very important discovery that threw
some light on the proposed location of
the Orient shops. He learned that the
Frisco had offered TO the Orient terminal
facilities and that the Orient engineers
had quietly surveyed a line into this city
connecting wi.n the Frisco Just about
] 200 feet east Of the corner Of Hydraulic
and BIurcock avenues. The understand
ing was said TO be that fthe Orient ac-
cepted the Frisco proposition the two
roads would build q new depot and that
the Orient would locate its shops near
this junction.
This proposition seemed reasonable and
it was claimed that an option had been
obtained on forty acres OF lsnd near the
proposed junction Of the Orient and lie
Frisco. n order TO show that the Orient
had not yet given up the idea Of running
through the city on the Missouri Pacific
track il was also pointed ont that the
Orient surveyors had run line into the
city and connected with the Missouri Pa
ci1c near Twentv-ffth street and HyS
draulic avenue, and that an agent Of the
Orient had been trying TO secure right
of-way from the farmers in Lat section
K is also claimed that an option had
been secured on forty acres Of land at
that point and that the land was wanted
for the Orient shops
Here were two stories that seemed to
be az variance. Anybody could see that
the Orient did not want to build two
shops There was only one explanation
offefed for this action. and that was that
the orient was considering the. Frisco
proposition and wanted to see which was
the best for the new road. The location
Of the machine shops in this city was the
condition uDon which Wichita had voted
aid to the Orient ana Of course when any
plan was submitted the location for the
shops must be considered. This is said
20 explain the two surveys and the Sc
curing OF options on land at these two
points. and that If the Frisco proposition
was accepted the shops would be located
at the first mentioned place. and II the
road enters the city on the missouri Pa
cifc the shops viii be at the latter place
suggested. Here is q chance for the fell
lows who l4nk they are on the inside of
railroad affairs to do some figuring.
Either proposition is feasible and one or
the other may be the location Of the ORR
ant shops
One man who has excellent opportuni-
ties for getting onto me inside workings
Df railroad companies sa.4 last night that
he was fully convinced mat there was
some kind of a trade up between the
Orient and the Frisco people. and he con-
sieered 1t a good thing for the city if It
was contaminated. He said the proposed
location for the Orient shops ia the Frisco
deal was between Murdoch avenue and
Ninth street and that would be better for
the city than e. they were placed north
east OF the packing houses. He ex-
pressed the opinion that if the Orient Sc
cured terminal facilities from the Mis-
souri, Pacific. it would bul44 very little
road in this county west Of Wichita. lie
believed it would use the Missouri Pacific
road untl it could branch of near tie
western line OF the county and could have
more territory of its own. This, ne adj
mitted. would not seriously affect NVich-
fts. because it would nave the road any
how.
whats in a namev" The word
Differs" does not always indicate
something harsh and disagreeable.
PRICKLY ASH BITTERS win exneI all
this. II cleauses, strengthens ana regu-
lates the system Thoroughly. yet it is
SO pleasant the most delicate stomach
viii not Object TO IT,