The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-03
RAILROAD NEWS.
H. U. Nudge Retires from
Union Depot Directorate.
VIII Be Succeeded by Third
Vice President Kendrick.
MEETING IN CHICAGO.
Failed to Agree on Site for Kan
sas City Depot.
Outlook Said to Be Good for
Settlement.

chicago, June 3.-The board of direc-
tors of the Kansas City Union Depot
company has again met and adjourned
and still the long expected announce
ment that Kansas City was to have a.
new union passenger station is not
forthcoming. There was the usual ster-
eotyped statement today that prog
ress had been made"
The meeting did not last more than
two hours and at it's conclusion there
was not one of the directors who would
make statement except B. L. Win
chell, chairman of the board. He said
tnat the directors had examined there
port of the engineers on the South side
sue out that no conclusion had been
reached A special committee he said
was working out the details. The board
adjourned at 1 o'clock subject to the
can OF the chairman. The next meeting
Will be at Kansas City.
The engineers constituting the COM
mission were present at the meeting.
Russeu Harding, vice president and
general manager of the Missouri Pa
enc who telegraphed yesterday that
he could not attend the meeting ar
rived early in company with A A.
alien, wee president of the Missouri
Kansas & Texas railroad. They came
from St Louis. They were followed by
j. 0. Brinkerhoff SUPERINTENDENT Of
cltlc at Kansas City; H. L. Magee, gen
eral superintendent of the Wabash
with headquarters in st. Louis z. J.
Sanford, president of the Union Depot
company, was an early arrival and so
was {. Q. Ripley, secretary, both COM
ing from Kansas City. H U. Nudge
general manager of the Santa F'e, was
the last to arrive He was succeeded
ing by J. w. Kendrick, third vice
president of the system. These consti-
tuted the out of town members of the
Depot company directors.
The remaining directors present included
b L. Winchel. president Rock Island; S.
NJ. FELTON,, president Chicago and Alton;
Milwaukee and St Paul: A J. Davidson
president st. Louis and San Francisco; F.
llngton, who represented D. Willard, vice
president of the Burlington and member
of the union depot directorate.
The members of the commission of en-
gineers included G. B. Berry, chief engi-
neer of the Union Pacific and chairman
of the commission; H Rohwer. chief en-
gineer of the Missouri Pacific: w. 1. Oar
ling, chief engineer of the Rock Island,
and John F. Goodale, chief engineer of the
Burlington.
It is understood that the engineers re
port is particularly favorable to the
Grand avenue location. upon which now
stands a depot owned by the Belt Line
company and used. jointly by the Santa
have agreed that new and expensive pas
senger terminals must be constructed in
Kansas City. but for more than a year the
fight over the location has been a deter
mined one.
Months ago the Burlington gave notice
that it would not come in on the union
plan unless the present site of Union sta
ton was selected. This ultimatum has
been Withdrawn, it is stated, and there is
more prospect of an agreement than there
are trying to establish union terminals on
what is known as the north side site.
figure prominently in the matter. Inffu-
ence has been brought to bear by that
company to induce the railroads to select
that site