The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-03
SWITCH TO
BE SUPPLIED
To the New ing Elevator by
Railroads at Once.
HAS BEEN LONG DELAYED
By a Series Of Intricate Diff
cultieS.
HAS BEEN LONG DELAYED

The Santa Fe. under an agreement with
the other railroads, will build switches to
the Nevling elevator next week. All the
arrangements are now completed and the
work viii be commenced at once
People for several days have been ask
ing what has become OF the big elevator
that was promised to be ready TO handle
the grain this year. There have half
dozen surrlises as to the delay. none or
which were correct.
Mr.. Nevling built the elevator and had
it about finished when a movement was
made TO secure even larger elevator
than he was building, and finally large
amount of money was subscribed to make
the Nevling elevator larger. For the last
month there has been nothing said about
the elevator, and people very naturally
ash what is the matter.
1t can now be stated on the best OF au
thority that work will be commenced on
the railroad switch to the Nevling ele
vator the first of next week. The big ele
vator was erected away from the railroad
switches land when it came to getting a
joint switch to the elevator. in which all
the roads would have an interest, it was
found that a good many things had TO be
accomplished before the switch could be
built.
All the roads finally consented to build
joint switch To do this bids from all
the roads for building the switch had to
be submitted. This was done several
weeks ago and the Santa Fe, being the
lowest bidder, under the rules governing
such matters, was entitled to build the
switch and the other roads pay their pro-
portion of the cost.
This all took time, and when 1t was all
accomplished and it was proposed to con-
denim the right of way it was discovered
that some of the lots across which the
switch would be built belonged to non.
residents who could not be located. Thirty
days notice by publication had to be
given. and this took more time Now II
is claimed everything has been made
and build the switch.
A reporter for the Eagle called at the
big Watson Touring mill yesterday. and
the Watson people showed him where the
new switch will be built There will be 4
long track. about 1000 feet. start from
the Santa Fee track south of the Nevling
elevator and connect with the stock yards
switch some distance above the Watson
mill. A spur will be run from this track
alongside of the elevator and the unload
ing will be done from this spur. and the
loading will be done on the main switch
The Watson mill switch will be connected
with this main switch some distance north
of the mill
These switches will be a fine convent
ence for the mills and the elevator When
the railroads complete the work they have
laid out in that section of the city no.
body viii have any occasion for com
plant. When the big elevator gets to
running the business in that part OF the
city will be considerable. The Watson
mill will run on full time next week
When a reporter for the Eagle called
there yesterday he saw great piles or
heavy sacks for the shipment of flour to
Norway, England, Germany and other
countries of Europe He was told that
these sacks are made of material i'm
ported from foreign countries and that
when they ship them out the government
refunds the tariff duty that was paid OF.
the raw material
Mr.. Watson is anxious for the new eIe
vator to start because it will give him a
chance TO get wheat from It when he is
short. The people about the Watson miIi
and the elevator are all jubilant because
the matter of the switches have been sat.
isfactorily settled with the railroads The
Nevling elevator makes fine appearance,
and 1t is undoubtedly the best grain ele.
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