The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-08
THAT TROLLEY LINE.
Kansas City Paper Gives De-
tails of Plans.

The Kansas City J0drnal.says of the
proposed new Kansas City-Topeka
trolley line:
The directors state that work on the
line will be rushed as fast as men and
money can push it. 1t is hoped to have
cars running between the two cities
by fall. A full interurban service will
be given; high speed will be made and
the equipment will be of the most
modern.
Entrance to Kansas City will be Sc
cured through Rosedale, where the
Kansas City & Olathe line is now
building and the tracks of that line
viii lbe used part of the way From
RosedaIe, the line will enter Kansas
City via the Southwestern boulevard
line under the peace agreement with
the METROPOLITAN, Just as the Olathe
cars will. Surveying parties are now
in the field. running the levels for the
Topeka end of the road, and building
operations on the Kansas CITY d
OIathe line are now going on.
Entrance to Topeka will be secured
by the use of the Topeka electric line
tracks, as men interested in that line
are also interested in the interurban
system. The road will be of standard
gauge. The three engineering parties
now in the field say that the entrance
to Kansas City through Rosedale IS
the only practical one from the west,as
the topography of the country makes
others too difficult and expensive.
The directors named in the charter
issued yesterday are: ]. R. MulVane, =.
J. Devlin, and Charles S. Gleed, of To-
peka; James Van Osdel' OF Andetsoli'
Ind; H. L. Turner, z. B. Overshine'
A b Nettleton. G. A. Wull1Op and A
v. Overshine, all. of Chicago Mr. Mul-
vane is president of the Bank OF To-
peka, and is largely interested IN en-
terpriseS in both Kansas and Kansas
City. Mr.. Devlin is lessee of the santa
Fe's coal industries, one of the wealth.
lest men in Kansas, and principal own
er of two Topeka banks. Mr. Gleed IS
of the ToDeka law firm of Gleed, Ware
& Gleed, is also heavily interested III
Kansas City, is a director OF the santa
FTe road and, with the other two, IS a
director of the Topeka electro ros1s-
Mr.. Van OsdeI is president of the new
company and is general attorney OF
the Indiana Union Traction company,
which has 30 miles of 1nterurban cleo
trio lines in that state, radlating from
Indianapolis. 1t is understood thaI lie
represents in the new company heavy
interest which the Indiana company
has as holdings. Mr.. Turner IS head
of the Chicago banking nr1n OF f1eiiry
L. Turner & Co. Mr.. E. B. OVeTShlne
is first vice president of the Swedish
American Telephone Manufacturing
company, whose equipment went into
the Home system here General Net-
tletOn second vice president, IS also
vice president and treasurer Of the
Federal Stock and Bond exchange, OF
Chicago, and was formerly assistant
secretary of the United states Treas
llrv department Messrs. Wulkop ana
A. V. Overshine are heavy capitalists
and business men of Chicago. Gleed
Ware & Gleed are general counsel Tor
the new road.
I'VE expect" said one OF the directors
yesterday, TO begin at once the build
ing of a standard electric line between
Topeka and Kansas City, and it viii be
as fine as men and material can make
it. It will run via Lawrence and Olathe,
and cars win penetrate the heart OF
both termini We will come into Kan
sas City via the Kansas City & Olathe
line, now nearly built. and the Metro
politan through Rosedale and the
Southwest boulevard, with whom we
have arrangements. and will enter To-
peka over the electric street railway,
having made such arrangements with
its president. H. A. Holmes We have
the route, the money and the expert
ence. ard we know that this time the
road will be built and will be a sue
cess. It is something that Kansas City
has needed for many a year, and win
be Of immense benefit not only to the
city, but to the country through which
it runs"