The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-22
WILL ORGANIZE
LOCAL COMPANY
T Build Interurban Electric
Line.
lIRECTORS ARE NAMED
And Form of Charter AppIi-
cation Was Adopted.

A committee of the board of directors
Of the Chamber of Commerce yesterday
reported the following plan for the or
ganization of local stock company to
build the interurban electric line.
To the Chamber of Commerce, Wichita,
Kan.
Your committee, appointed to draft a
plan of organization, having carefully
considered the matter beg leave TO re-
port as follows:
We recommend the formation of a To-
cal railway company. with the following
directors for the first year: c. l. David
son, J. NJ. Knapp, John Diehl, L. S.
Naftzger, James Allison, E. Z. Master
man, Frank c. Wood and c. II. Smyth
Of Wichita, Kan; c. A. Seaman, Seds-
wick. Kan j. H. McNair Halsted, Kan;
w. e. Wilcox, Arkansas City, Kan; ]. T
Stewart, Wellington, Kan; w. w Spen-
Ger, Geuda Springs, Kan, and John D.
Aiillikan, Mcpherson. Kan.
1t is recommended that the capital
stock Of said company be $4,000. which
can be increased as required.
The name of said company shall be the
Wichita Interurban Railway company.
The termini Of said railway shall be
Mcpherson. Kan, and South McAlester,
1t
The headquarters and principal offices
OF said company shall be at Wichita.
Kan, and at such other points as the
board of directors may designate.
Said railway shall be of standard guage
and operated by electricity.
We further recommend that the board
Of directors named organize at once and
take steps to procure charter. elect
officers and perfect its organization.
Respectfully submitted
J. Z. HOWARD,
j. H STEWART
O. II. BENTLEY.
The committee was appointed by Chair
man Davidson at special meeting Of
the board of directors held yesterday
morning. The members of the commit
tee discussed the various plans for organ
izing the company and made out the
above report, which was submitted TO an
adjourned session Of the directors held
yesterday afternoon.
AT the morning session Judge Herrick
OF Wellington, was present and made
quite an interesting talk regarding the |
proposition. He said that the people of |
his county Were generally favorable to |
the plan of building the line and he be- |
heved that the citizens of Wellington |
would give their support if they were |
assured that the road would be built
He thought that it would be good plan |
If the Chamber of Commerce would ap-
point committee and then call a meet
fng of the Commercial clubs of Newton
Wellington, Mcpherson, Arkansas City
and other points along the line and dis
cuss the matter thoroughly and secure
the aid Of the businessmen of every one
of these towns in building the road.
On the request of the directors Judge |
Herrick stated that he would confer with
Myron Herrick of Cleveland, o., and see.
If he could not interest eastern capitalists
in the road. He stated that in order to
do this it would be necessary for a local |
company to be organized, a charter Sc
cured and everything in readiness to build
the line If the necessary capital was
forthcoming. Then if the proper statis-
tics were placed before him it is believed
Myron Herrick viii invest and will secure
other men of means in the east TO make
investments of capital This plan was
considered a good one and a committee
was appointed who reported at the after
noon session as given above.
Messrs. Ceyes. Deal and Spencer who
have been working on the right-of-way
for the interurban. were present at the
afternoon session and Mr.. Spencer stated
that he had found the farmers along the
line more than willing TO assist in build
ing the line. Most of the farmers are
willing to donate a right-of-way along
their property and some were willing TO
give money in paying for the right-of-way
where the farmers would not give the
richtof-way of their own accord.
The secretary Of the Chamber Of Com
merce was instructed to prepare all Of
the necessary data 10 be given to eastern
capitalists and Chairman Davidson called
q meeting OF the board of directors of
the Wichita Iuerurban Railway company
for next Wednesday afternoon at .
o'clock to organize and elect officers. =
charter will Be applied for immediately