The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-07

leased lands owing the leases, the fee
to the land being in other parties. That
the Mount Carmel Mercantile company
owns a store building at Frontenac and
Chicopee, together with the general
stock of merchandise.
The Devlin- Miller Coal company
owns approximately 1900 acres of
coal lands in Crawford county, Kan
sas, and a we'll equipped coal shaft.
cars, ETC., at Millerton, in Crawford
county, Kansas.
The Galena, Frontenac and North
ern railroad company owns approx
mately four miles of railroad, being
a switch connected with the Devlin-
Miller mines with the Atchison, To-
peka and Santa Fe railroad, and is
an auxiliary company of said Devlin-
Miller Coal company.
Other Lands in Crawford County.
The Crawford Coal company owns
an undivided one-half interest in APP
situated in Crawford county, Kansas.
The Kansas City Coal and Coke
company owns Office furniture and fix
lures in an office at Kansas City, Mo-,
with some coal supplies on hand.
The Roanoke Coal and Mine COM
pany owns valuable and extensive
coaling interests, shafts and equip
ment at the town of Roanoke in the
state of Illinois.
The Devlin Coal company owns coal
shafts and valuable mining property.
including mining machinery and equip
ment and large interests in coal lands
and mining rights.
An Electric Light Plant.
This list of ownings detailed on the
petition shows that Toluca was fur
nished with light from plant owned
by Mr.. Devlin:
The Toluca Electric Light company
owns an electric light plant, located in
the city of Toluca, ILL.,, which COM
pany furnishes light to said city.
The Toluca Mercantaile company
| owns stock of general merchandise
and store building in the town of To-
luca, state of Illinois
The Toluca, Marquette and North
ern railroad company owns and oper-
ates approximately forty miles of rail-
road from the town of Rutland in the
state of Illinois, through the town of
Toluca, to the town of Granville, in
said state, and also all necessary roll
ing stock and locomotives used in the
operation of said railroad.
Some Extra Railroad Holdings.
| The petition displays in the fol-
lowing items, another stretch of rail-
road of which the public commonly
knew nothing:
The Marquette, Spring Valley and
Northwestern railroad company owns
approximately three miles of railroad,
running from the town of Marquette,
ILL.,, to the city of Spring Valley, Ill.
The Marceline Coal company is To-
cdIeQ at Mdrcel1no, MO-, ana owns a
coal shaft in full operation, fully
equipped with mining machinery nee
essary for said operation and also vail
liable coal lands.
The Marceline Mercantile company
owns a stock of general merchandise
and store building at the city of Mar
celine, Mo.
The Richmond and Camden Coal
company owns and operates several
mines, the number of which are at
this time to your petitioners unknown,
which mines are located near the
towns of Richmond and Camden, in
the state of Missouri, and which mines
are fully equipped and at the present
time in full operation.
Kansas Franchises.
The Crawford County Electric Light,
Heating & Power company owns valu-
able franchises granted by the city of
| Frontenac, Kan, to said company, and
which company is at the present@time
furnishing water to the citizens of said
city.
The Horse-Pen Coal & Mining COM
| pany owns valuable coal leases near
the town of Collinsville, I. T.
The Pittsburg & Midway Coal and
Mining company owns mines and
equipment which are now in full oper-
alton in the county of Crawford, state
of Kansas, and also large tracts of coal
lands.
The petition asks for the Immediate
appointment of a receiver or trustee
| because the coal mines are in active
| operation and they have active con-
| tracts, notably with the Atchison, To-
peka & Santa Fe railway, to furnish
coal daily and that the contracts are