The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-06
RAILS FOR LINE.
New Steel for Council Grove
Road Is Secured.
Two Thousand Tons to Be De-
IiVered in June.
STATIONS ARE NAMED
First One VIII Be at Mission
Center.
Coed Depot Will Be Built at
Dover.
STATIONS ARE NAMED

peka-Southwesteru Railway company.
has received word from H. NJ Herbert
to the effect that their construction
company had purchased over 1000
tons Of new steel to be delivered to
Topeka in June and July TO be used
for the main line track. The side
tracks and switches will probably be
laid with '-reIayers."
Mr.. Taylor says. TT would be i'm
possible to buy steel for this shipment
had they not had it contracted for
some time Lamprechts are connect
ed with the construction of several
new railroads and probably had more
of this steel purchased than they could
use and therefore diverted some Of it
. to be used on the Topeka-Southwest-
eru-"
The naming of the stations has been
left to Mr. Taylor and his associates
and the names have been selected and
sent to New York This was ueces-
Sary. as Mr.. Herbert wanted to specify
the number of buildings, the length
of passing track and side tracks at
each station Each station will be
numbered and the number will repre-
sent the miles distance from Topeka
Mission Center will be the first sta
ton southwest OF Topeka unless there
is one in the neighborhood of Sea
brook The line has not been perma-
uently located through this section
contest In getting the right Of way as
Mr.. c. 3. Merriam objects TO the road
going through his Aylsdale farm, Just
beyond Seabrook-
Mr.. Taylor says. I do not see now
we are going to get around this farm.
I hate to run the line through 1t but
if we 90 around to the north we get
into a haItthat We can not get through
and If we go around to the south we
are right into Bufnett's Mound Per
haps we could get past the foot of the
mound but the country beyond the
mound IS so low that it would neceS-
state d heavy HI and tresCIe anu
would probably cost more to construct
the line over that route than it would
To pay the damages through Mr. Mer-
Rams farm
The next station will be He'll At this
roiut there will be combination
freight and passenger depot. platform
and passing track The next station
will be Summit This will be right On
the divide between Mission Creek and
Blacksmith and the Shunganunga-
This place viii also be provided with
a depot The next station viii be
Dover: this station will be PROVIDED
with a freight and passenger depot
2ax7g feet and also train PLATFORM
one passing track 40 car lengths Win
another switch sufficient to hold ten or
twelve cars The next station will be
Keene and this station will have the
same class of buildings as He'll together
with all passings tracks and switches
The next station viii be called Heuder-
son which will have the same class OF
buildings as Summit and Mission Cen
ter Mr. Taylor named this sta ton at
fer Mr. G. B. Henderson who is d.
rector in the railroad and VINO has been
very active in the promotion OF the line
and has a large ranch near the location
az this station The next station will
be E,stridge At E-skrfdge there viii
be a nice combination freight and pas
seuger depot: there viii also be q wa
ter tank and coal station built at TINS
point. In fact Eskrfdge is considered
one Of the most important points on
the line and this railroad will add sew
eraI railroad employees to its popula-
tfo,, as there will be an agent, operator,
and a man to attend TO the water ser
vice and coal chute and it Is also plan
ned for one crew to live in Eskridge.
This crew will bring into Topeka their
early morning train which Will make
all OF the local stops and pick up cream
and other express shipments
The next station will Be Seery,
which is located five or six miles be-
vond Eskrfdge- At first Seery will
probably be a flag stop, but being 10
Gated near the large cattle ranches
they will probably maintain an agency
there during the cattle shipments
THIS statf7u was named after Mr..
Seerv of the firm of Seery & Morton,
who owns a large ranch IN that VI
efrftv. The next station which VIII De
the first station in Rock Creek town.
ship is to be called Oney- In regard to
naming this station Oney, Mr. Taylor
said. sOne time Dr. TrIvetr and a gen
tIen1an by the name of Mills and my
self we're prairie chicken hunCnS and
took dinner st a farm house near the
location of this station. At that time
+na railroad was not a certainty but IN
0avment for the dinner and the hos
nttaIfty shown the hunting party by
the lady Of this house named the sta
ton after her In fact named the
station that as soon as sat down to
the dinner table. l have kept my
promise and have named the station
0uevv This station Will be one OF
the prominent stations being loeaIed
in the center of the grazing dsOrlcc
and il is to have the same depot &C
Communications as at Keene. The next
station will be called Chalk named az
fer the present pOstoT1ce at tnaC pace
Mr. TavTOr says he expects this sta
tor to be one of the best along the
lire as over 10000 tons OF hay went
70 va SIZE there last year. because they
nad no railroad facilities TO ship it to
-1artxet', 1t will have the same class
oF depot. side tracks. etc as at Oney-
THE next station will be on the Wa
Taunsee and Morris county line and
iii be called AIburtis and viii have
w. same class Of depot as Seery. The
rext station will be Warren and VIII
be located six or seven miles rom
Council Grove
II VIII uroba bly, have the same class
og l4euot ard other accommodations as
4Tr,I1rrfs The next station will be
CoTI-cfI Grove the present terminus OF
TIE tire In spea king Of the facilities
- r--11rriI Grove Mr. Taylor stated that
m TO the present time they have not
xe+ decided upon what they viii do at
that point He expects 20 nave con
Se-erFe II the near future with Mr.
SharrIeTer. mayor OF Council Grove.
ard Learn what Council Grove IS going
TO do In the way Of voting bonds etc
re saws. we should have an elegant
5ar7or in Council Grove. a train she'd
= srztra hn1.sa- coal chute. in fact