Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-06-15
RAILROAD ASKS, AID.
The Great Bend Southern Railroad
Company Ask Medicine Lodge
For Assistance.

"a CltlZenS IneellnS was neld IN
the parlor of the Grand Hotel last
Thursday afternoon to discuss with
and receive propositions from the
builders of the Great Bend South
ern-north and South-Rdilroad,
the preliminary survey for which
had just been completed.
The purpose of the meeting was
to bring the citizens and officers of
the company together with a view
to learn how much assistance the
people can give the company to
build the road through Medicine
Lodge. The prop osition which
Messrs. Patterson and Clifford, two
of the principal members of the
company, submitted was that the
company be granted free right of
way through the township and city
and an additional bonus of SIS 1000.
To get the matter into working
form a committee on ways and
meansiwas appointed consisting of
the following persons: Samuel
Stewart, c. 9. Chandler, VIM. Pal
mer, A. B. Purdy, Geo. w. Hend-
rickson and J. N. Tincher. At the
first meeting of the committee
on Thursday night it was enlarged
by the addition of the following
persons: F. B. Chapin, J.Pr.>1,S.
|, Field,Otis Lorton and U.C. Herr.
On Friday call was issued for
a meeting to be held at the court
house on Saturday afternoon and
all citizens whom the proposed line
Affects in the city and township
were notified to be present. The
meeting was very largely attended
and numerous talks were made bv
different citizens, all enthusiast
cally favoring the road, and ex-
pressing desire to assist in every
way possible. Samuel Stewart was
chosen chairman and S. |. Field
secretary of the meeting.
President Patterson of the com
pany was present and explained
the plans Of the company and the
advantages to be derived by Medi>
cine Lodge and Barber county peo-
pie. He said.it is the intention of
the company to extend this line
from Great Bend to MedicineL Lodge.
thence to Alva, thence to Arrapa-
hoe, Oklahoma, where connection
IS made with the Gulf line. From
Great Bend there is also good COM
nection north and west. He show
ed the vast benefits to be derived
by our people through such road
by way OF reduced freight rates,
and better routes and lirstclass SER
vice. He also stated that to come
by way of Medicine Lodge required
the company to build about 16 ex.
ira miles of road. From Great
Bend to Pratt it is a straight line
without single curve, but to come
from Pratt to Medicine Lodge re-
quires an angle southeast while if
it went direct fronrPratt to Alva
1t would be'almost a straight line
and a little shorter route. This
fact is the principal reason why
they ask Medicine Lodge to help
them.
Following these talks a motion
was offered by j. B. Gano that it
was the sentiment Of the meeting
that the road be encouraged. 1t
was adopted by a rising vote. On
ly about six in the house did not
vote in favor it and none voted
against it.
Following this action the follow
ing resolution was presented by G.
= Q. Chandler and it was unani-
mously adopted:
Resolved, That we, the citizens of Medicine
Lodge township, in public meeting assembled.
express our desire to secure the Great Bend
Southern Railway by promising them thai we
VIII immediately proceed 10 secure for them
the right OF way from the north side of Medi-
cine Lodge township to the Medicine river:
that we viii as soon as il can possibly be done
call an election to vote fifteen thousand dol
lars Ia township bonds as aid for such road.
II y our belief that we can and viii carry