The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-05-20
CITIZENS To
MEET TONIGHT
To Discussed Building OF
Southeastern Railroad
WANT S.E.CO.RE0RGANIZED
Representative Business Men
Now on Board of Directors

This evening. in the council chamber OF
the city building, will be held a mass
meeting of business men and citizens TO
talk about building a railroad from Wich-
tia to the southeast. This is the meet
ing adjourned from last Friday evening.
This evening the committee appointed
last Tuesday evening TO confer with the
directors of the Wichita and Southeastern
Railroad company. will make its report
favoring the organization of only one
company to build a road into the Indian
territory. The board of directors of thu
Wichita and Southeastern is reorganized
and a large number of directors added.
The directory is now almost wholly Wich-
tia men, men who are interested in get
ting a short line from Wichita to the
coal fields. and there is now no doubt
but that this line Will be built and within
a short time.
The directors Of the Wichita and South
eastern Railway company met yesterday
afternoon in the office of Allison and
Dickson. There were present: ]. F. Bel
lew, c. II. Smyth. G. G.. Cohn, J. o.
Davidson. w. r. Tucker. Finlay Ross. NJ.
NJ. Murdoch. w. II. Arnold, r. L. Holmes.
J. P. Wheeler, and G. NJ. Dickson. After
some business was transacted the direc-
tors adjourned and a meeting of the
stockholders was held. ]. P. Wheeler
was elected president and G. NJ. Dickson
secretary OF the company and on the
motion Of ]. o. Davidson the directory
was increased from seventeen TO twenty
one members and the following were i'm
mediately elected to the board: c. L.
Davidson, c. Z. Potts, A S. Parks, and
J. H. Stewart.
The new board of directors were i'm
mediately called to order and on the
motion of ]. O. Davidson the following
members were selected as a committee to
meet with the business men and citizens
this evening: w. r. Tucker, ]. o. David
son. c. G. Cohn, C. II. Smyth and F.
Bellew.
This committee will consult with the
business men of the city at the mass
meeting tonight and will tell them what
steps have been taken toward building
the line from Wichita southeast; what
is proposed TO be done Immediately and
what is expected of the citizens of Nich-
ita in order to insure the building of the
line at the earliest possible date.
The following is the complete list of the
directors of the Wichita and Southeastern
Railway company: ]. p. Wheeler, ]. o.
Davidson, o C. Daisy, r. i. Holmes,
G. NJ. Dickson, -Finlay Ross. W. r.
Tucker, C. II. Smythe. c. G.. Cohn, III.
II. Graves, ] F. Bellew. ]. ]. McAlester,
NJ NJ. Murdoch, T. G. Fitch J. w. Ellis.
NJ. NJ Lindley, w. II. Arnold, c. l..
Davidson, c. E. Potts, a. s. Parks and
j. II. Stewart
This list includes some Of the best
known business and professional men Of
the city and a number Of them are vitality
interested in the building Of a line
into the coal fields which would insure
reduction in the price Of coal to con-
sumers in this city. They are progressive
men. men of energy, and will give their
best efforts to have this much wanted
line completed within two years.
The Wichita and Southeastern Railway
company is a corporation under the laws
of the state of Kansas and now have
complete preliminary survey for line
from this city to the state line in south
eastern Cowley county. The company
has been in existence some three years
and a great deal OF preliminary work has
already been completed which would
take months of time and much expense
for a newly organized company TO fur
nish and be on the same footing as the
present company.
This company now has contract with
Major Wambaugh Of st. Louis, repre-
senting a syndicate of eastern capitalists
whereby Mr. Wambaugh is TO deposit
81. go before the 18th of June to pay the
expense securing the subsidies TO build
the road. \ letter few days ago stated
that this money would be on deposit
long before the time limit had expired
which signified that the syndicate was
ready to begin business. When this money
is deposited the Wichita company is 10
begin work Immediately and secure the
terminal bonds and also the subsidies
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