The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-04-30
WICHITA Is
CONSULTED
BY Representatives Of NJ K. &
G. About Building Road.
THIS CITY WANTS LINE
Chief Engineer Will Come to
View Possible Routes.

G.. F. Wolfe, a member of the board OF
@-rectors. and Mr.. Solomon of the firm
| of Wollman, Solomon * Cooper Of Kan
! sas City, general counsel for the Ne
! braska, Kansas and Gulf railroad, the
new north and south line from Bellevilie
Republic county, Kansas. to some point
on the Kansas City Soouthern near Fort
Smith. Ark, were in the city yesterday
and conferred with the members of the
| Commercial club relative to Wichita and
Sedswick countys action toward the
building of the road.
The representativ of the company
came here. not TO submit proposition,
but 10 Learn whether or not Wichita and
Sedgwick county would entertain any
proposition and aid in building the line.
AT the meeting yesterday afternoon the
repro sentatives OF the company asked If
Wichita wanted the railroad. These gen.
tlemen knew that this city was consid-
eripg several propositions regarding a
railroad into the southeastern coal fields.
and Messrs. Wolfe and Solomon wanted
to know if this city wanted any more
railroads. They were Immediately in
formed that such was the case. Wichita
wants every railroad il IS possible TO get.
The promoters wanted 10 know further
if this city and county would consider
any propositions looking toward securing
a right OF way through the city and
county and what steps the Wichita bus
mess men would take in doing this. and
also in securing subsidies for the build
ing of the line.
The members of the Commercial club
and other business men who were pres
ent told the representatives OF the com
panX that this city would make any rea-
sonable advances and give aid in secur-
ing the right of way and subsidies for
building the line. The company. of
course, is not ready TO make any definite
propositions TO Wichita or Sedgwick coun-
~ They do not know what they want
yet. No surveys have been made of any
possible routes through the county or
city and until the preliminary survey
is made the company will not be ready
TO make proposals to this city.
h,essrs. Wolfe and Solomon were very
well pleased with the reception they and
the road received in Wichita. They We're
Salina Tuesday ana attended a di-
rectors' and stockholders meeting ard
then came 10 this city. Both gentlemen
are enthusiastic concerning the road and
declare that it Will be built and that
within very short time. The company
has plenty Of capital and it is said that
the company is backed by John W. Gates,
the controlling owner of both the Bur
agton system and the Kansas City
Southern railway. This road will tap the
great wheat belt of Kansas and, con-
Meeting with the Kansas City Southern
near Fort Smith. Ark. will offer the
growers of this section a short line to
,-ie gulf OF Mexico. This line as planned
will also pass through the rich. but I'M
developed. coal fields of the Usage ma
ton.
a corps of surveyors are now at work
making the preliminary survey for the
line, commencing at Belleville, in Repub-
lie county. near the north line of the
state. and extending almost due south to
sahna. thence southeast through McPher-
son. LindSborg and HalStead to Wichita.
From this city the line is to follow for
some distance and far into the Indian
territory the general line of the Arkansas
river until a point almost directly west
of ort Gibson. l. T. is reached where
the line will turn eastward through Fort
Gibson and touch the Kansas City
Southern at Spiro. just west Of Fort
Smith
The representatives of the company
who paid Wichita visit yesterday were
so Wen pleased with the result Of the in
terview that the chief engineer of the
company will be sent here Immediately
the surveyors who are now at work Will
move toward Wichita. Ii is expected
that the surveyors will reach this county
within the next few days and be in this
city before the middle of the month.
When this survey is completed the COM
pany will then be in position to make
definite proposals to the business men
and citizens of Wichita and Sedgwick
county.
At the stockholders of the company held
in Salina Tuesday evening the following
directors were elected:
Morton Wollman, Kansas City; J. \.
Kimban. Salina. Kan: William Kinefick.
Kansas City; John Lambert, Chicago;
H F Reddig Kansas City: s. w. Jor
den. Kansas City; John Stewart. Concor-
dia. Kan: J. s. Gafford, Minneapolis.
Kan: @ F Wolfe Kansas City, and
J. B. Delaney Chicago.
The officers for the first year will be:
H. F Re6dig Kansas City, president:
Morton Wollman. Kansas City, vice pres
ident: ]. r. Delaney. Chicago, secretary;
S w Jorden. Kansas City. treasurer
Wollmsn. Solomon & Cooper, Kansas
City. general counsel.
FINE HORSE GONE.