The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-27
RAILROAD NEWS.
Orient Buys a Townsite in King
man County.
Located at Junction With Mis-
souri, Pacific.
WILL KILL TWO TOWNS
Milton and Norwich May Shut
Up Shop.
Effect of Missouri Pacific AIIi-
anee on Topeka.
WILL KILL TWO TOWNS

Kingman. Kas-. Nov. 27.-The Kansas
City, Mexico & Orient Railway company
has bought the southeast quarter OF
section Il in Eden township, Kingman
county. of Mrs Martha A Brownfield
and VIII use it for a townsite-
1t is about one mile west of Milton,
and between Milton and Norwich. II
is at the crossing OF the Orient and Mis-
souri, Pacific railways This will prob
ably kill Norwich, as it is thought that
the Missouri Pacific will move Milton
to the new townsite.
The location of this new townsite will
in a large measure also affect Conway
Springs.
already finished through Harper and
Kingnan counties and ready to start
in Sumner county. They have steel laid
uD 10 Harper
The company is now trying to buy
more land to use in the new town. John
/ T. Stewart owns a quarter next to the
land the company purchased He has
owned it for twenty years and considers
( it about one of the best quarters in
Eden township.
County Clerk w E Wood was in Mil
I ton yesterday and says that the general
manager of the road says that they will
( be running trains into Wichita by the
I first Of February They will run trains
I from Milton through to Conway Springs
+ TO Wichita on the Missouri Pacific
tracks
+ The above statements serve to still
4 further confirm the reports that the
/ Orient road has entered into very favor
able traffic allegiance with the Gould
system. and more especially she Mis-
souri, Pacific lines in the southwest.
President Stilwell of the Orient IS be-
lieved to have played very far Sighted
game in securing such a powerful ally
as the Missouri Pacific AS has been
stated before. the alliance will give to
( Mr. Stilwen and his associates an outlet
/ TO the east which could scarcely be i'm
proved upon. An alliance with the Mis-
souri, Pacific naturally tends to friendly
relations with all of the lines of the
/ Gould system. which would give Mr.
Stilweu highly desirable connections, by
way of the Wabash railroad. to the east
ern markets
Mr. Gould. who IS said to have sig
nified his personal approval of the ALI
ance. lately expressed himself concern
ing the increasing popularity Of the
southern lines to the coast In this con-
nection the Missouri Pacific agreement
with the Orient would give the Gould
lines an advantage in the competition
for coast business as well as an addi
tional outlet in the race for the traffic
f of the Orient
1t is quite possible that the traffic alli-
auce viii have some effect on the rela-
tons of the Orient road to Topeka The
Orient is showing signs of great anxiety
to secure an entrance to Topeka, and It
has been sounding Shawnee county
from time to time on the prospect OF
securing a bond issue to encourage tie
building of the road through here II
the traffic alliance with the Missouri Pa
cific permits il, the Orient may run its
trains into Topeka on the Missouri Pc
cif5c tracks
GOULD AND PURDY ELECTED.
Kansas City. Mo. Nov 27--The Mis-
souri, Pacific and the Kansas City. Mex
leo & Orient alliance was made reality
yesterday afternoon by the electing of
George Gould. president of the Missouri
Pacific system. and Warren G. Purdy,
formerly president of the Chicago, Rock
Island & Pacific railroad. directors of
the Orient road
The election Of George ]. Gould a
director means that through traffic
agreements. the Gould railroad proper
ties are to have an outlet to the Pacific
coast and that the Orient is to have ac-
cess to the large eastern markets and an
opening to the Atlantic ocean The re-
suit of Mr.. Gould's afhlia ton with the
Orient will be transcontinental traffic
( system covering service from Port Still
we'll on the Pacific. to Baltimore, on the
Atlantic and including many of the
large cities of the country
The G6uId-Orient service across the
continent Will be over the Orient from
Port StilwelI to Kansas City; the Mis-
souri, Pacific to St Louis and the Wa
bash and Western Maryland to Baltf-
more Besides this the agreement will
probably affect all the Gould lines. The
prominent ones and Mr. Gould's posi-
tions with them are as follows:
Missouri Pacific & Iron Mountain sys-
tenn, president
T Texas & Pacific. president
International & Great Northern, pres
5da1t-
Denver & Rio Grande, chairman of the
board Of directors
Rio Grande & Western, chairman of
the board of directors
Wabash. not an officer
St Louis & Southwestern. not an
Officer.
In securing the Identification Of War
rem G. Purdy with the Orient. President
Stilwel1 has interested not only j
thorough railroad man. but an expert
financier Mr.. Purdy entered the en-
pIoy Of the Rock Island as cashier in its
I Chicag go freight Office about thirty years
ago He next entered the paymaster's
office as cashier and finally became pay
master He was then made treasurer Of
the system. vice president and president
in the order named He is. therefore. 4
thoroughly capable fnancier. and will