The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-14
MORE new ROADS
Revival in Construction Is TAX
ing Place.
Confined Principally to Central
and Southern Kansas.

If letters which are coming into the
Office Of the secretary of state are any
indication. there is a considerable re-
vival of interest in railroad construction
in central and southern Kansas since it
is proposed to build a new north and
south road through that region. A Lex
ter received today from Wichita states
that parties there. are reviving both the
Wichita & Southeastern and the Wich-
ita & Trinidad railroad companies.
which were Incorporated during the
boom days, and the inquiry is made
II they can do business now under those
old charters.
It viii require some search of the rec
ords to determine this question me
old law provided that If no action was
taken by the company within I'VE years
after Its organization its charter dice
Whether these companies did this VIII
require somec Investigation. If no busi~
ness was transacted within five years
from the granting of their charters, the
charters are now void.
There was also received today from
c. A. Hitler, of Salina. an amendment
to the charter of the Chicago, Central &
Kansas railroad company This w As
also organized during the boom days.
and Mr.. Hitler is attorney for the COM
pany. 1t proposed originally to build u
northeast and southwest line through
Salina- with a lot OF branches radiatinG
rum tAtdl punt. It's directors diC W e
Moses. of Great Bend and T, II. Davis,
+. Hageman. and o. P. Hamilton, OF
Sal3ne.
The original proposition of this COM
pany was to build . main line from the
north line of the state in Washington
county southwest through Cloud, Clay,
Ottawa, Saline, Ellsworth, Barton, Paw
nee, Edwards. Ford and Meade cOun-
ties, to the south line of the state. From
Salina a branch was to run northward
through Lincoln and Mitchell counties
to Osborn. Another was to branch from.
the main line in Ellsworth county, Wesu
of Salina, and run a little south of west
out into Hamilton or Stanton counties
to the west line of the state. Still
third was to run from Salina southeast
to FL Dorado by way of Marion. At
Marion another branch was to continue
southeast to Eureka.
Eureka was as far southeast as the
system extended under the old charter
and it is to extend it still further that
this amendment is filed today The
amendment provides for the Eureka
line TO extend on through Wilson, Ne
oshO and other counties to point on
the east state line near Joplin, Mo,
which seeems to be the ultimate south
eastern terminus.
This company seems to have been
kept alive for amendments have been
made from time to time to the original
charter, and in 1888 it was consolidated
with the Kansas, Nebraska & Decatur,
a projected Nebraska line which was
to run from the north line of Kansas in
Washington county northeast to Omaha
and up the Missouri river to Decatur
in northeastern Nebraska
1t is probable that the chief reason for
reviving this project is on account of
the southeastern line from Salina TO
Joplin, which fniglr5 be a really feasible
proposition, as it would connect a num-
Der of towns. incltding Salina, Marion,
Eureka. F'redonia and other towns,
which now are practically far apart be-
cause of the roundabout route which is
necessary to go from one to the other.
Some railroad may want to build this
line some time ard when it does a char
ter viii be a handy thing to have as
charters cost money nowadays.