The Topeka state journal., 1903-04-04
Another Railroad to Be Built in
Kansas.
Road Is to Run South from
Concordia.
BURLINGTON BACKS IT.
J. L. BristoW, of Kansas, Is One
of the Promoters.
4 Charter Has Been Applied
For.

Salina. Kan. April IA railroad IS
to be built south from Concordia and is
to be operated and finally taken in by
the Burlington. It IS. in fact. to be a
Burlington extension The moving spirit
in the enterprise is J. L. Bristow. fourth
assistant postmaster general He COM
pleted the negotiations with the Bur
hngton for financing, operating and
final purchase. For many years the
Burlington has been anxious TO extend
its line south from Concordia- This
made it possible for Bristow 10 develop
the idea for an extension
Mr. Bristow had originally expected to
resign his position in order to build this
read. II IS not certain that he has yet
changed his mind
The project has been under consfdera-
ton for some time and the Commercial
clubs of SaIina. Minneapolis and Con-
cordia have done much toward interest
ing capital
The final arrangements were complet-
ed here at q secret meeting of repre-
sentatIEes Of the above mentioned com
mercial clubs and II. F. Reddig of kan
sas City a we'll known railroad pro-
Tuoter who represents eastern capital
The citizens have been kept IN ignor-
ance OF Jhe work until today, when it
was officially announced and meetings
were held at Salina, EOnCordia and Min
nea polls this afternoon for the purpose
Of bringing before the public the prop
0Sition and interesting them IN it. For
the past six weeks a corps of surveyors
has been making a survey from SaEna
north. The farmers whose land was be-
ing included in the right of way survey
would come into town IuquIrlng what
it all meant, but no one seemed TO know.
The surveyors are still at work and
they expect to reach Concordia next
week
a charter was applied for today and
the road viii be known as the Nebras-
ka Kansas & Gulf railroad The road
VIII extend from the north line OF kan
sas through Republic, Cloud, Ottawa.
Saline. Mcpherson, Marion, SelgHiclx
and CoWley counties in Kansas through
Indian Territory to 4 o0int at or near
Fort Smith, Ark where it viii connect
with the ksusas City Southern rait-
way As originally planned the ROAD
was to extend only from COncordia II
Salina.
The following are the names Of the
incOrDoratOrs and directors of the road.
elected at last nights meeting John
Lambert. Joliet H.. OF the Illinois
Trust and Savings bank Of Chicago,
and the Illinois Steel company Samues
W Iurden. Kansas City, Mo. president
of the City National bank H T. Red
dig. 500 New England building. Kansas
City. Mo. Morton Wollman, Kansae
City, No: William kenef1ck of the fl Z.
CT keneflck K CTe6chs railroad cOutraCt Z
or7. Kansas City, Mo; John Stewart.
commission merchant, Concordia. kas..
J. c. Gaff0rd. cashier National bank
Minneapolis. kas-s George Wolffe. KAN
sas City. No, and James A KinbaH
Salina kas- For publication purpose
It is sIVen out that the road is backed
by John " Gates. the big steel ana
railroad nlagnate. who has headquart
ers in Chicago Mr.. Reddig was in Sd
lima this morning but left for Chicago
70 confer with the parties who are 5ack
OF t1e construction of the road.
The company asks for j bonus Of S35.-
coo from Saline county. also free right
of-way through the county and 10 acres
of ground in the city for terminal ia
ciities At the Commercial club meet
ing yesterday afternoon the matter was
considered favorably and a mass meet
ing VIII be held next week to encourage
the people of the county in the projec--
The business men of SaIina and the
people in general are highly pleased
with the prospects OF the building OF the
road which Will open up a territory
that at present has no direct north or
south outlet The railroad committee OF
the SaiinA Commercial club reports that
there IS ample capital at the disposal
of the proposed corporation and that
the parties promoting the enterprise are
thoroughly capable. able and competent
to carry the project through to q sue
cessful issue. The survey viii be COM