The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-12
Plans for Missouri Pacific Ex-
tension Are Progressing.
Topeka an Important Point on
the Missouri Pacific.
TALK OVER QUESTION.
The Commercial Club Discussed
1t Last Night.
C. P. BOlmar, Who Took Re-
quest to Gould, Makes Report.

The belief that the Missouri Pacific
viii shortly perfect plans for the build
ing Of an extension from Topeka to the
west or northwest is stronger now than
ever before. For a long time it has been
the wish of business men in this Vi
cinity that the railroad facilities to the
country north ard northwest of here
were more extensive and they have not
only been wishing that such were the
case but they have been working hard
on the proposition in order that the
matter might be brought to a close at
the nearest possible date.
Some OF the hardest workers among
the men interested in the proposed ex-
tension are those belonging to the Com
mercial club and it has been partly
through the efforts of that organiza-
ton that the plan Of a Missouri Pacific
extension has been made feasible
At the regular monthly meeting of
the Commercial club which was held
last night at the club rooms, c. p.
BOlmar, of Topeka, made a report to
the club which should cause the mem
beers to feel elated and to compliment
themselves that their plans are work
ing so we'll
ed from an extended trip in the east
Of which one of the principal purposes
was to see the officials and heads Of
the Missouri Pacific railroad and to
talk with them regarding better rail-
road facilities in this vicinity. He left
Topeka. with a letter of introduction to
Judge Dillon of New York given him
by A. L. Williams of this city. When
he arrived in New York Mr. Bolmar,
through Judge Dillon, secured an ap-
pointment with George J. Gould and
on January z he called on him with
the intention of laying before him in
behalf of the Commercial club a request
that he consider the matter of an ex-
tension and if possible authorize the
building of the same. The request was
signed by all of the members of the
club and many others who were in
terested in the deal. The great railroad
magnate was very busy at the time
but showed that he was not Indifferent
to the matter by requesting that Mr..
Bolmar run over the plans, data and
statistics which were in his possession,
with Mr.. Z. T. Jeffry, president of the
Denver and Rio Grande railroad and
one of Mr.. Gould's right hand men.
This Mr.. BoImar did and succeeded in
getting Mr. Jeffry interested. They
even went so far as to get map and
investigate the country through which
the extension would be built. MI JET
fry then made a memorandum ofthe re-
quest and left it with Mr.. Gould for
him to examine at his leisure.
Regarding the probability Of the ex-
I tension being quit MI 6OlIIlaf SelQ 4dSa
night.
my. conference with the heads of the
/ Missouri Pacific in New York was salts
factory in every way. They seemed in
terested IN the country through which
+ the extension would be built and asked
many questions regarding it. So fan
as / could tell they received satisfactory
T answers to all of their questions Con
sidering these facts I think that We
should feel elated over the fact thai
( there is great probability that Topeka
4 will become a more important point OF
/ the Missouri Pacific"
( There is no doubt but what if the ex-
/ tension is built it viii have d great dea
to do towards making Topeka a greater
ra .lroad center. In the case or the ex
tension being built, the service on th'
I Fort Scott branch would naturally b'
/ improved and consequently another ions
! felt want would be supplied.
/ In the case of the request of the Com
/ mercial club being granted one of tW'
routes would be selected for the exten
/ sion One is the route due west taking
in Dover, Maple Hill WamegO and sew
| eraI other towns that have no railroad
facilities of note, and connecting witt
/ the Missouri Pacific al Irving in Mar
shall county. The other route run
north through the Pottawatomie reser
/ walton and makes connections with tn
main line either for the west or 70
Omaha, at Pierce Junction In case o
the Goulds recognizing the importanc
of both routes, they both may be bull
but this is not thought to be probable