The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-06-24

Interurban Directors Elect
Officers and Executive Com.
O. A. BOYLE TO GO EAST
Investigate Interurban Lines
and Visit Capitalists
WHO WILL FURNISH MONEY
But Two Directors Were Alb
sent from Meeting
WHO WILL FURNISH MONEY

The board Of directors of the Arkan-
sas Valley Interu5an Railway company
met yesterday afternoon and elected Mr..
0. A Boyle president and general man
ager; James Allison, vice president; J.
L. Howard, secretary; c. L. Davidson,
treasurer, and Il. /. Holmes, attorney
The directors authorized an executive
committee, to be composed OF the OF
ncers. with two members Of the board.
Mr. Charles c. Coin and W. \. Wilcox
OF Arkansas City were appointed to the
executive committee.
All but two of the sixteen directors
were present at the meeting. The fun
board is composed of seventeen mem
bers, and one vacancy is yet to be filled.
Aside from the officers and members 9f
the executive committee. the following
are the directors: J. N Knapp, John
Diehl, w. W Spencer, c. Il. Smythe,
George II. Hunter Wellington; a. L.
Barner, Belle PLANE; Mr.. Barnes, oxford;
J. L. Johnson ana s. s. Noble of this
city. according to the bylaws, the boaId
is TO meet once each month.
The directors commissioned the general
manager, Mr.. Boyle, TO go to Indiana,
Ohio and New York within the next few
days and make d thorough Investigation
regarding interurban lines in those sec
tons. He is to ascertain the cost of
construction, plans followed in getting
right OF way, data regarding increased
value of farms since the building OF in
teruFban lines, cost of operation and all
other matters which may enter into build
ing and maintaining interurban lines. The
company has received several applica-
tions from trust companies and capital
lists IN the eastern states to furnish the
capital for building the road. Mr. Boyle
has had a considerable correspondence
with a number Of thsse firms and viii
call on them during the trip, and before
he returns VIII have made complete ar
ranaements for fnanciering the road.
He VIII spend several weeks IN the east.
\ glance at the names making up the
board OF directors shows that ,-.e Ar
kansas Valley Interurban Railway com
pany has the men behind ii who viii
build the road and the fact that eastern
capitalists are asking for a chance to
invest their capital with this company
conclusively shows that the company
stands high in the eastern cities. From
data received by different members of
the company it is shown that farmers
along the line reap the greatest benefits.
The company proposes to carry every
thing raised on the farms. from bunch
OF radishes to q car Of cattle. The sched-
uIes are such that trains run quickly and
often. making it possible for farmer 10
Statistics from sections traversed By in
terurban lines show that the value of
farm lands increased 10 to 30 per cent
and that the increase in values was to
be found on lands eight 10 ten miles on
either side of the line
The smaller towns find interurban lines
q great benefit. owing TO the regular and
rapid transit. Vt practically makes a
metropolitan store of the small general
stores in the smaller towns and villages
touched by the interurban. Goods are de
livered al the doors Of the farmers from
the smaller towns and the rapid transit
70 the larger points encourages the grow !
ing Of small fruits and produce. In the
sections traversed by interurban lines the
small towns find "a great increase in their /
business houses, while these are placed /
in closer touch with theh jobbers OF of
the larger points.
The company has decided to extend its |
line south from Arkansas City to the |
Chuocco Indian school. At this insti- |
tuition some 500 Indians attend and the /
building of the line would place this |
school within half an hours ride Of Ar /
kansas City and two hours of Wichita.
The route of the line has not been def |
initely determined on as yet \ number |
OF persons have asked that the line he /
built to touch Providence Springs. thirty |
miles southeast Of Wichita. and also the |
Wei known camping grounds at Duns /
mill. The Providence springs are well /
known for their curative powers, bat /
they are a long distance from railroad /