The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-24
RAILROAD NEWS.
Gulf, Plainville & Northern Will
Be Built Surely.
Work to Begin Soon on a North
and South Line.
PEOPLE ENTHUSE.
win Vote Bonds to Help the
Project Along.
Gossip and Matters of Interest
in Railroad Circles.
'EOPLE ENTHUSE.

Plainville, Kan, April 24.-About the
middle Of May the voters of Plainville
Hobart and Belmont townships, in
Rocks county, will vote for or against
the issuing of bonds for the building of
the Gulf, Plainville & Northern rail-
road. The amounts to be voted are as
follows: Plainville township So. 500;
Hobart, $17. 500; Belmont, $4,000. There
is much enthusiasm over this new rail-
road. outlet, and the feeling is quite I'M
animous that the road will be built, and
that work will commence soon as the
bonds are voted. They will be carried
beyond a doubt.
The Gull. Plainville & Northern was
chartered for one million dollars. The
fncorporators are: c. G. Cochran, who
J. Deane of Hays City, vice president
J. V. Burroughs, treasurer, and F. c.
Cochran, F. E. Slason, Daniel Kirby,
M G. Merritt, DR.. F. K. Meade J. N.
Sawyer, W. E. Anderson. w. R. Green.
A M. King, G. w. Brown, c. N. Bur-
roughs, I. F. Ordway, J. E. Colby, S.
NJ. Jeffrey, Peter Peterson, c. H. Good
man, F. E. Gardner, Hubart Bissett, F.
E Reynolds, c. A. Elliott, Henry c.
Colby N NJ Bailey J. H BurkhoIder
all of Plainville, and William H. JEFF
frey of St. Louis. The directors are:
c. G. Cochran, N. F. Shaw, p. J. Deane,
NJ. c. Merritt. ]. N. Sawyer, G. w.
Brown and J. V. Burroughs.
The projected road will be about 125
miles in length. It will be practically
a north and south road. 1t viii start
from Shafer, which is about 20 miles
west of Great Bend, and bearing lit
tie northwest to Norton, crossing the
Missouri Pacific at Bison, in Rush
county, the Union Pacific at Hays City
and Plainville, and the Missouri Pa
cific at Densmore, and striking the
Rock Island and B. & NJ. at Norton.
The country through which the new
road will run is rich in agriculture and
thickly populated. The word has been
given out that dirt will commence to
f1y inside of a week after the bond cleo
ton, and that the first work to COM
mence will beat Plainville and will be
continued from this end until Norton is
reached. Soon as this election is over
other township elections will be called
Surveyors will be at work on or before
May 1, to complete the survey through
Belmont township, and as soon as To-
Gated other elections will be called, and
grading contracts will be let. Offers of
ample financial backing have been CIV
en-. and the directors and stockholders
promise that they mean business.
From Plainville south through Ellis
county, to Hays City distance of 70
miles. another company is organizing
to care for the south extension Con-
nectiOn is expected to be made with the
Santa F'e in the southeast corner OF
Rush county, and about 40 miles from
Hays City.
It looks as though this road is sure
thing. Other roads are talked OF, IN
fact most all northwest Kansas towns
are building railroads on paper. There
never has been so much railroad talk
since the settlement Of northwest kan
sas.
The Gulf, Plainville & Northern road
Will cross the south fork of the Solo
mon at Webster, about ten miles west
Of Stockton.