The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-09-24
MORE FROM BEAcHrEL
Hands Ont Few More
Arguments for Clyde.

To the Editor of the State Journal:
l nave done more advertising for the
Missouri Pacific railroad through the
they ever got before. and their business
has picked up to a. big extent through
my letters-Clyde for division point.
The neighboring city is doing some
have one point to work on for the d.
vision. In the first place, they have
nothing but branch roads. haven't the
room, have not got the price. have no
river, have no good drainage. When
there is a heavy rain you can run boats
on the streets. Water gets out of sew
ers and tears up sidewalks. then goes
to the railroad tracks, and then to the
bottoms. People have to get boats and
move their families out of their houses
because the water Is rising on the floors.
Yes, it seems as though the Lord has
gone back on the neighboring city.
Then talk about having the division
therei Why, it is perfectly ridiculous
to think that such problem as this.
and have no points to give the Missouri
Pacific Railroad company, only a town.
Clyde has three roads-all main lines
"a good point. The Missouri Pacific
compny has their own lnds here, and
they are up high and away from the
high water, as has been shown them.
We have got an ice plant here but don't
have any building over our plant. We
have a river and creek, and running
streams. and good drainage both to
the river and to the creek. We don't
have to go to second river for water.
We go to the first river. The hills start
from Clyde east, and this is a reducing
station It is said when the Missouri
Pacific runs through to Denver it will
do all the work for the Milwaukee, the
M. X. & T., and also the Wabash. If
this road does the work for these other
three roads it will keep the road hot
nearly all the time with passenger and
freight trains: It will be the best road
AI~s
all day and night, to and from, both
ways. And If this is all true there can
be 100000 saved yearly by locating the
division and shops at Clyde, and it might
can only be had at Clyde. Just think!
If they place their division at any other
point on the road all this will be lost,
and can prove this statement-and the
distance of only fifteen miles makes this
great difference in one year when bust
ness is good This year is an exception
al year. All the roads are not doing
the business they ought to do. The
farmers haven't raised the crop they
ought to have, but it isn't always this
way.
1 want to say that when the extension
is made you will find that it will pay a
big interest and also a big dividend,
and doubt very much if one track can
look for a tremendous business when
completed and in running order or ready
for traffic.
I am working for my town, and am
not looking for sitution in the least.
Some people have said that I want a
situation. That is wrong idea; and
am not doing the Missouri Pacific
railroad any detriment as I can see in
regard to these statements from time to
time.
Anyone who uses his reasoning pow
erS will see that I am correct; and If
there are any who cannot see it, if they
will call on me at my store in Clyde, 7
will very soon convince them that I
am right in my statements.
J. D. BEACHTEL. Ex-Engineer.