The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-13

indicate existing track.
Kansas avenue will be double tracked
from Eleventh to Fifteenth and a new
loop to take the place of the old Topeka
avenue loop will be constructed on the
following streets:
Beginning at Eighteenth and Kansas
avenue, west on Eighteenth three blocks
to Topeka avenue, thence north on To-
peka avenue one block to Euclid avenue.
where it will connect with the present
track leading to the entrance to the
fair grounds.
A new entrance to the fair grounds
will be made block south of the pres
ent entrance, for the accommodation
of passengers from the street cars. The
new route will land passengers a block
nearer the race track. which will be
the center of things during the fair.
1t was proposed by the officials of the
fair that the company make its cutoff
from Kansas avenue to Topeka avenue
on Nineteenth instead of Eighteenth,
which would have landed passengers
almost at the east end of the race track,
but in order to do this, it would have
been necessary for the street cars to
fair grounds twice, and each crossing
would have cost $400. This was more
than the company cared to invest in the
loop, which is of temporary value only,
and will be used onlS when big public
gathering are on at the fair grounds.
The company also considered the ad-
visibility of connecting the Quinton
Heights line with the spur leading from
Kansas avenue to the fair grounds.
This could have been done by building
line from the Quinton line at Euclid
and Clay streets across the Douthitt
tract on Euclid avenue to the fair
grounds entrance. This plan was not
adopted for the reason that it would
have necessitated taking passengers
several blocks out of their way to get
them to the grounds. 1t would have
required more equipment to put a g.
minute service in on the line than is
required for the route which has been
adopted.
The material for the new lines is now
on hand. 1t is mostly old material,
which was taken up from the Quinton
Heights track along the west side of
Central park when that track was re-
placed by new.
On Kansas avenue the proposed Sec
ond track from Eleventh to Fifteenth
| will be laid on the east side of the pres
ent single track. The single track is
in the center of the street, and this will
throw the second track little to the
east side of the street. For this reason,
the company proposes to make the track
of temporary nature, anticipating that
| at no very distant day Kansas avenue
will be paved and necessitate a rela ying
| of both tracks south of Eleventh street.
| President c. C. Baker, of the street
! railway company, in conversation with
| day:
| I'VE have secured permits from the
| city engineer for constructing tempor-
ary tracks for the purpose of handling
| the crowds which we expect here for the
| state fair Of course, in a way no
| tracks which we will put in will be
| temporary, and yet we expect that they
| will not receive very heavy service ex-
| cept at times when the fair grounds
| are in use.
| I'VE will run cars to the fair grounds
| this fall just as often as the crowds de-
| mand- We propose to maintain g.
minute service, but if the crowds are sc
| big that this does not accommodate
| them. we expect to be able to have
| cars enough there to take care of them
/ all. believe that there will be a record
breaking crowd at the fair this fall
I The managers of the enterprise seem to
( be convinced that such will be the case,
| and believe that people are feeling like
| attending genuine old fashioned fair
We are making preparations to handle
| big crowds"