The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-15
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President Holiday Says City Holds
Fate of Council Grove Line.

President c. K. Holiday of the
Commercial club, has decided to pre-
sent the proposition to vote $4,000
of bonds for terminal facilities for
the Topeka, Eskridge and Council
Grove Interurban railroad, at the
regular election in April.
In that way we will get prac-
tically all of the voters in Topeka to
give US their sentiment in regard to
the matter" said Mr.. Holiday. ut
will have expense to do that, and will
will save expense to do that. and will
chance to render a decision.
I'VE must have the road by all
means" he continued. Topeka will
gain immensely by helping it out.
Just think of the trade we will get.
To come to Topeka, for many of the
people living up in the country. is
practically the same as for them to
go to Chicago. The cattle, grain,
milk and produce business of that ter
ritory is tremendous and annually
runs up to big figures. Topeka can
get lot Of 1t, if it has some direct
line of transportation, such as the
1nteruran railroad would be. The
town must simply get together and
make up its mind to vote the bonds.
We have no natural resources 1t is
necessary for US to fall back upon
pure trade, and to increase this we
must bring in people and increase our
number of buyers and customers.
the following statement pertaining to
the road. I'D. i'Fsstt
1.-The most important proposition
before the people of Topeka at this
time is the building of the Topeka,
Eskridge and Council Grove Interur-
ban railroad. Bonds have voted TO
the company to the amount Of 81 1000
per mile in the following townships:
Auburn township, Shawnee county. q. 600
Dover township ........-.....-....... 1900
Mission Creek township. Wabaunsee
Wilmington township ......... Is o00
Rock Creek township ..-....--........ 1000
Warren township, Morris county,. u 600
Council Grove township ......-....... 1880
4otal ..+......s.-...--- .$ll4, 500
1t is fairly up TO the city of Topeka
10 say II the road shall he built. The
assessed valuation in 1904 of all the
townships in which bonds have been
voted was $2.140-97 The law authorizes
cities of the first class to vote aid for
right of way, terminal facilities and de-
pot grounds in the sum of $50. OOO and
petitions are now being circulated ask
ing the city council to submit the pro-
position to the voters. If the PROPOSE
ton carries and the road built the city
OF Topeka viii get for $4,000 on a val
uation of 81 224 ,912 what will cost the
balance of the territory through which
the road runs S114,5O0 on a valuation Of
S2.l4O-S4, in other words the outside
townships vote an Indebtedness equal
10 . BIO per cent on their assessed val
uatlon, while Topeka is asked to vote
an indebtedness equal to only 4 of 1
per cent Of the assessed valuation. The
benefits to be derived from the build
ing OF the road viii be vastly greater
to the city of Topeka than to any part
of the territory between here and Coun-
ell Grove The city council viii he ask
ed to submit the proposition at the
april election so as to save expense. In
order 20 do this the petition will have
to be acted upon at the meeting of the
council on March 6. 1t will take some
quick work in order to secure the .. 600
names required under the law 1t is
hoped that the petition will be signed
as soon as presented. Mr. p L. Wise
engineer Of the road will have charge of
circulating the petition.
Options are now being taken for
right of way in all OF the townships
through which the road will rum"