The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-10
MEET THURSDAY.
} judiciary Committee May Then
Consider VineBOOd Matter.
The Trial of DIR. Judd is the
Special Order.

Another meeting Of the judiciary COM
mittee Of the city council has been call
ed for next Thursday, at which the
Vinewood Park railway franchise will
be further considered. It is possible
that this meeting will be postponed. how
ever as W. S. Clancy, one of the menu
bers of the committee, was obliged to 60
to Denver today on business, and posi-
bly, viii go on to Salt Lake City. If he
is not able to get back in time for the
meeting, it will probably be postponed
It is not likely, however, that the Vine
wood park matter will come up for ac-
ton at the next meeting of the city
council on April 21. That meeting is for
the purpose of hearing the charges
against City Physician c. E. Judd, and
the judiciary committee can do nothing
further than report progress on the
yinewood Park question.
President c. c. Baker is charged by
the attorneys of the Vinewood park
road with being in sympathy with the
Winner Kansas City line project be-
cause of the fact that Mr.. Bakers name
is on the list of directors of the COM
pany when the charter was issued, and
because he was chosen three years ago
vice president of the Winner concern.
Mr.. Baker says:
4 am not sure whether I am vice
president of the Winner company or not.
I was once, but do not know whether
I was reelected at the last meeting of
the company in September 1 did not
attend that meeting. In fact, never
owned a dollar of stock in the Winner
concern, and never was acquainted with
the plans of the company. I do not be-
.Iieve the people Of Topeka want kan
sas City line.
In 1899. when Mr.. Winner was or
iris hi hrrSy
he called on me at my Office, and asked
me if I would take a position on the
board of directors. I told him I would
let him know later on. 1 let the mat
ter drop, but subsequently received no
tice that I was one of the directors.
7 attended the first annual meeting,
and was elected vice president. Wheth-
er or not I still hold that Office I don't
know. 7 own no stock. and never have
There is no salary attached to the office
I held in the Winner company. For
some years all the business of the com
pany has been in the hands of a con-
struction company, and I don't know
exactly what has been done. The city
railway company is not in sympathy
with the proposed Kansas City line in
any form, because we believe that the
merchants of Topeka do not want 1t
built. 1t mas been our desire and IN
tention to build into the southwestern
part of the city and through Highland
Park al our earliest opportunity, if the
East side circle were not operated.
THE Topeka City Railway company
has no need of any connections with a
Kansas City line. We are znterestea in
improving our service and revenue in
the city and suburbs of Topeka We
are opposed to a Kansas City electric
line because our merchants think it will
iniure them
There has been no secret about this.
The State Journal published the fact
years ago, and the VinewOOd promoters
knew it and could have printed it long
ago if they had desired without waiting
till this morning.