The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-07
INTERURBAN BOARD
MET YESTERDAY
Preparing for Special Bond
Election Friday.
MANY FAVOR BONDS
Directors Confident That
Proposition VIII Garry.
y FAVOR BONDS

Yesterday afternoon the board Of d.
rectors of the Arkansas Valley Inter
urban held meeting yesterday afternoon
preliminary to the special city election
Friday for the voting of bonds for the
proposition. Nearly all of the members
were present and expressed themselves
as confident that the bonds would carry.
They transacted all of the business nee
essary before the election and until that
event is over the question whether or
not Wichita will have an electric railway
running south TO Arkansas City remains
with the people of Wichita.
What reason is there said promin-
ent business man yesterday, why the
bond proposition should not carry?" The
people of Wichita realize that an inter
urban railway running along the pro-
posed line of the Arkansas Wiley would
be one Of the greatest things for the
city that she now has in prospect. In
the east where they have been in opera
ton for years they have been the means
OF building up every city and town along
the line. Eastern men who have investi-
gated the proposed line here say it would
be impossible for it 70 prove otherwise
. than beneficial to Wichita and for the
towns along the line. They are town
builders. Many railroad propositions
have been presented to the people OF
Wichita for their consideration in the
past few years but personally 1 think this
is the greatest proposition ever made
10 the city. l am in favor of voting
the $4,000 bonds asked for by the com
pany.'
The line between Wichita and Arkansas
# the proposed route is followed Will
open up a territory in which eco people
make their homes-people who must
have the necessaTies of life and who will
buy them where the best inducements
are offered. Wichita is in a position to
secure and hold a great deal more trade
than she now has if equipped with the
proper railroad facilities.
A train an hour will bring great many
people here to do their trading. who
with their present facilities do not come
The business men Of Wichita want not
only wholesale trade but retail and If
the history of the interurban roads in
Indiana and other eastern states Is cri-
terion the proposed road will bring it,
Manager Boyle received cut yester-
day OF the style of car to he used on the
Arkansas VALLEY Interurban. The car
greatly resembles the usual passenger
coach and viii carry about 60 passen-
gers Some of the cars will be exclusive
passenger coaches while others will have
ore end partitioned off for baggage Some
Of the cars will have q smoking apart
ment and all will have vestibules The
cut shows a very neat and complete car.
The name Arkansas Valley Interurban'
IS lettered on the side while the letters
a Y. /" are worked into very pref
" monogram on the sides below the win
dow
One of the railroads running into this
city has already presented a proposition
70 the board Of directors asking for
the contract TO handle the interurban
freight out OF Wichita. At the meeting
Yesterday afternoon Chas Smyth was
fsnade a member of the executive board.