The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-04-05
ANOTHER NORTH
AND SOUTH LINE
Being Projected From Repub
lie County Through Wichita.
TO Fl. SMITH ARKANSAS
Where It viii Connect With
Kansas City Southern.

Several Wichita parties are interested In
proposition TO build a railroad from
Belleviile, Republic county, to F't- Smith,
Ark, and connecting with the Kansas
City Southern at that point and thus TO
Port Arthur on the Gulf OF Mexico. The
company was organized at Salina Thurs
day night and charter applied for under
the name of the Nebraska, Kansas and
Gulf Railway company, with the board of
directors for the first year selected as
follows:
Jno. Lambert, Joliet, ILL.,. of the Illinois
Trust and Savings bank of Chicago and
the Illinois Steel company; SAMUEL w.
Jordan, Kansas City, Mo, president OF
the City National bank; II. F. Reddig,
Kansas City, Mo-, Morton Wollman, Kan
sas City; VIM. Kennefick of the firm OF
Kennefick and Creeh, railroad contract
ors. Kansas City; John Stewart, commits
sion merchant Concordia, Kan, J. c.
Gaford. cashier National bank Minneap
oils, Kan; George Wolfe, Kansas City.
No. and Jas. a. Kimban of Salina.
The road, according to the route map
ped out in the Application for a charter
win begin in Republic county on the north
line of the state and extend southeast
through, Ottawa, Saline, Mcpherson, Mar
ion, Sedgwick and CoWley counties, and
through the Indian Territory and 70 Fort
Smith. The important points which it Will
touch are Salina, Concordia. Minneapolis
and Wichita. Pawhuska will be the only
important point in the territory.
The road is promoted by II. +. Reddig
of Kansas City who has promoted sew
eral railroads and is said to have good
deal of eastern capital back of him. The
Kansas City Times yesterday morning
said:
1t is understood that John w. Gates,
the steel and railroad magnate, will fur
nish a large share of the financial back
ing for the enterprise. Mr.. Reddig, his
western representative. said last night
that Mr.. Gates will be interested in the
road The directors are to meet at Sa-
lima next Thursday to elect officers and
before that time Ar. Reddig will go 10
Chicago to confer with the parties in
terested there The survey for the road
already has been completed between
BeneviIle. Kas., and Salna, Kas., and Mr..
Reddig said it was hoped to have a part
of the system in operation by next fall.
Meetings of business men of Salina,
Concordia and Minneapolis We're held yes
terday and plans for the building of the
road were favorahiy considered. The sur
vey IS 20 be pushed rapidly and the steel
for the tracks already has been ordered.
The territory through which the line Will
operate at present mas no Quiet eithet
north or south. The new road is designed
to provide a direct southern outlet for
the Kansas grain crop.
Very few people IN this city knew that
the road was even being talked about.
but those who did have an mixing of the
concern have been watching it closely and
it is expected that some action will be
taken by Wichita business men regarding
the road shortly. Within the past Few
weeks the people of this city have been
considering q proposition to build line
from Omaha through Wichita and into
Inc Indian territory coal fields 10 Port
Artfu- but now they have two lines to
talk f7'lt and accept the one hest suited
to Wi.hta ana her needs and the one
that would Go this city the most good.
The Nebraska. Kansas & Gulf will pass
through the undeveloDed coal fields of the
Usage nation ard viii also touch the
fields of some other parts OF the territory.
The Nebraska, Kansas 4 Calf people
have started 70 work making the surveys
and have ordered material so il is said.
while the other company IS in a sort of
embroyo condition. not fully organized.
but with the surveys ana profits of the
lire from Wichita 10 HcAlestor, l. Z,
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