The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-17
Missouri Pacific Decides on
Northern Extension.
Kaw to Be Bridged West of
Santa Fe Tracks.
INTO JACKSON COUNTY.
Connection VIII Be Made at
Birmingham.
Another From COTS to Falls
City, Nebraska.
A BIG DEPOT HERE.
Other Improvements Are Also
to Be Made.
. VIII Open a Direct Route to
COffeyville.
VIII Open a Direct Route to
COfeyville.

Plans have been perfected by the
Missouri Pacific Railway company TO
make Topeka one Of the most inn
purtant cities on any of its lines In this
particular part of the country For
many years Topekans have been wont
10 look on the relations Of the Missouri
Pacinc to the city as 4 sort of a joke
Its liae from Fort Scott, which ends
here. has seemed TO be the jumping
Off place for the road and few persons
have had any idea that it would be
anything more than that for long
time to come.
But before long the Missouri Pacific
win begin active work on the construc-
ton of a north and south line from
Omaha to the gulf ports and Topeka
viii be the central point on this line In
Kansas, or in fact between Omaha and
Cofrevville 1t will probably be made
a division operating point where a
round house and perhaps repair shops
will be built. and this will mean a con
sidera BILE increase in the population OF
the town It Will also mean that To-
ueka viii be the one big city in the
state to first get on the line Of real
north and south road in this section
OF the country and the advantages that
the city Will gain thereby are hard to
calculate
Ii has been known for some time
that the Missouri Pacine, was planning
to build a new and modern passenger
and freight depot here and that land
had been bought for this purpose ana
when the announcement of these plans
had been made a good many people
wondered why such station Woulo
he necessary. But with the knowledge
OF the fact that the plans for the north
and south line have been decided upon
with Topeka as its central point the
necessity for these facilities is seen at
a glance
To get this north and south line into
the city ii will be necessary to con-
struct a bridge across the kaW ana
uIans for this bridge have already
been drawn 1t will cross the river to
the west Of the Santa Fe bridge. one
of the engineers Of the Missouri Pa
cific was in the city for Two or tnree
DAYS last week and looked over for
second or third time the situation in
North Topeka and made his plans for
the route through that locality to the
north.
that the Missouri Pacific has in the
state great amount Of new construc-
tion work will not be necessary to
make this north and south line a
reality 1t is going to be built for the
purpose Of giving the road a more di-
rect line than II now has to the gulf
ports which, it is recognized, will in
the near future become the gram eX-
port ports of this country. All of the
east and west lines have their plans
making now to get straight lines from
the wheat and grain centers to the
gulf and the Missouri Pacihc's plans
are complete This proposed north
and south line will furnish a direct
outlet to the gulf for all the traffic in
grain and live stock which the COM
pany handles over its Central Branch
and other OF its lines in Kansas and
Nebraska.
Under the present condition all Of
the gulf traffic of the company from
Omaha and from western Kansas has
to be hauled around through AtchisOn
and Kansas City and then down in a
circuitous way to Coneyville where
the company has a main line down to
the gulf.
When this north and south line is
kuilt, not only will the Missouri Pa
cific have practically a new line
through a prosperous and fertile coun-
try from which it can draw all kinds
Of traffic but it Will also save more
than a hundred mile haul on its pres
ent traffic to the gulf.
AS the road now runs the outlet from
the traffic secured at Omaha and over
the Central Branch and other branches
runs into Kansas City via Atchison 1t
is proposed that the north and south
line and its route has been surveyed
already will run from Omaha along the
present line to Falls City, Neb From
Falls City a new line will be built
about thirty-five miles long. to Cor in
Nemaha county From Czoff there is al
ready a branch which runs down
through HoltOn and on into Kansas
City via Leavenworth- This line will be
left at Birmingham Jackson county
and a new piece Of road will be built
directly south to Topeka From Topeka
the present line to Fort Scott will be
used as far as Waverly in Corey coun-
ty. Another new piece of road will b.
built directly south from Waverly to
Leroy and Moody where connection viii
be made with a present line that runs
directly south to Coffeyville.
with the work Of constructing the
new pieces Of railroad necessary for this
line is going on the company pro-
poses to practically rebuild the ex-
listing lines which will be a part
OF the route and fix them up in
the best possible shape for the heavy
traffic they will have to bear.
Senate Agrees to Holiday Adjournment.
washington, Dec. 1.-THE senate to-
day agreed to the holiday adjournment
resolution which provides that If ad-
1ournment is had next Thursday it shall
Be until January 3.