The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-10-01
WICHITA is
STIRRED UP
Over the Selection of a Site
for Orient Depot.
TWO FORCES AT WORK
Plan to Build Depot on VIII
liam St Is Approved,
TWO FORCES AT WORK

1t has been years since the citizens Of
Wichita were so stirred up over any
tbing as they are at the present time
over the selection Of the site for the ORR
ent passenger and freight depot The
council did not grant the franchise Civ
Ing the ROAD the right OF way over IRE
mont street to William street at its spec
iau meeting Monday afternoon, as vas
asked for by the company. and it seemed
as if the road would be unable TO get
depot site in Wichita.
This city takes great interest in the
Orient and the citizens are willing to do
anything reasonable to give it the best
possible site for terminal facilities: and
When some opposition was made to the
Ilemont street line business men began
licking around for another possible route,
ana this seems to have been found in
having the road cross the river north of
Maple street and have its terminal faciIl-
''i--es on West Douglas avenue or William
street. This proposition met with great
1avor~by the business men and property
owners on West Douglas avenue, and
steps were taken to secure the ground
1t is realized that the Orient depot on
West Douglas or even a block from the
avenue, would be about the finest thing
tEat could happen to the street and the
West End wholesale district which is
being built up in that section. and the
property owners have gone to work with
q viii and are pushing the proposition
Tor all it IS worth. A committee viii be
sent to Kansas City 10 confer with the
onicials about the proposed new route
and see If it VIII not be more accepta-
BE TO the company than the fremont
street line.
Yesterday some OF the business men of
the East End seemed to think that they
had made a mistake in objectlng to the
Orient coming up fremont. They said
that it was their understanding that the
Orient intended to try and cross Douglas
avenue and for this reason they signed
the petition asking the council to refuse
the franchise. Yesterday afternoon the
Commercial club met and unanimously
adopted the following resolutions, which
were sent to Mayor Mclean Immediately:
September 80. 1902.
''B. F. Mclean. Mayor of the City of
wichita
Dear Sir: AT meeting Of the CONNER
cial club the following resolution was
unanimously adopted:
Resolved. That it is the sentiment OF
this body that the Kansas City. Mexico
& Orient Railway company should be
given a franchise to construct tracks and
terminal buildings on fremont street 10
within twenty-five or fifty feet of the )
south line OF William street. And that
said road shall at no time be allowed to
cross said street.
Said railroad company be required to
construct terminal buildings equal to
those OF the Missouri Pacific or those
proposed by the St Louis & San Francis
CO Railway company
THAT twenty-five feet off the east side
of the two blocks lying directly south
OF William street be added to fremont
street c. G. COIN, Pres.
II. I. RESING, Secretary"
The Chamber OF Commerce at its meet
ing Monday evening passed the following
resolution:
Resolved. That il is the sense of this /
body that the honorable mayor and coun-
Gil Of this city give reasonable considera-
ilon to the proposition OF the Kansas
City. Mexico & Orient Railway company
20 locate its passenger station at the
corner Of fremont and William streets"
The president of that body appointed
Nessrs- J. 81 Knapp. J. II. Stewart and
J. Elmer Reese IS a committee 70 confer
9TH the business men who ut first oh
5eeted 10 the use of fremont avenue. TO |
see if their objections could not be re-
moved.
But the West Douglas avenue people /
have gone TO work and now it is a pun
Letween the two locations - see which
Wit set f. The West I.rd people are /
w,lEing Ike troopers TO set the Orient /