The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-08
Topeka, Southwestern Railroad
Route Is Fixed.
Mr.. Herbert's Report Is Re-
ceiVed Today.
BIG HOLDING COMPANY
One to Build Network of Lines
Provided For.
VIII Make Connections for the
Missouri Pacific.

Coincident with receiving the re-
port on the location of the proposed
Topeka & Southwestern railway from
H. NJ. Herbert the expert engineer
sent to Topeka by Lamprect Brothers
& Co, of New York, the developments
are made public that the Topeka &
Southwestern railroad will become a
portion of a network of lines about
Topeka, the stock of which will be
centered in five million dollar hold
ing company.
To prevent an antagonistic company
building a suburban line west from
Topeka through Dover to the territory
around Alma and to Junction City,
Mr.. Herbert has recommended the
selection of the northern route for the
Topeka & South western railway ad-
vising its construction through Dover.
Then when the time is ripe an extern
sion may be made by this company
west from Dover to junction City
1t is planned to accommodate the
Auburn people, who are anxious to be
on the line of the proposed Topeka &
Southwestern railway, by the con-
struction of the line that will have its
southern terminus at Burlington.
To accommodate Auburn, train ser
vice will be out of Topeka for a dis
lance of eight miles on the rails of the
Topeka & Southwestern and thence
direct south through Auburn to Bur-
lington.
The holding company will control
both of the above mentioned lines as
we'll as the proposed line to be built
east from Topeka to Tonganoxie to
give the Missouri Pacific direct line
between Kansas City and Topeka and
which will also shorten the mileage
for transcontinent business and which
also puts Topeka on the Gould system
of roads from coast to coast.
The other line which is proposed
and which will be controlled by the
due north from Topeka to Pierce
Junction on the Missouri Pacific
This is the line that will put Topeka
on the Missouri Pacific north and
coast and which will shorten the Mis-
souri, Pacific's mileage from the grain
fields to the Gulf.
Each of these four branches will be
built by a separate corporation, the
stock of which will be in the hands of
a five million dollar holding company |
that will guarantee the fixed charges
or the interest on the bonds of the va
rious lines.
w. L. Taylor. who is promoting the |
system Will be president Of the holding
company as well as of the. Topeka and |
Southwestern railway. the first of the |
branches to be constructed.
1t is proposed to build and equip all |
of these lines for both electricity and !
steam. The suburban business will be |
done on electric cars operated by the |
nOiQlng company, ana the steam ROADS |
that want trackage rights in and out |
of the city of Topeka will lease those |
Rights from the holding company.
Arrangements have already been
made with the Missouri Pacific Rail-
road company, and the negotiations
are under way for the Missouri, Kan
sas and Texas railroad, known as the
katy to reach Topeka via the line
that will extend to Burlington, via Au-
burn.
The stockholders of the Topeka, Esk-
ridge & Council Grove railroad of which
G. K. Holiday is president, have their
annual meeting today that will elect a
new board of directors. This company
was the original company organized
two or three years ago to promote an
electric line from Topeka to Council
Grove The directors of the
Topeka Southwestern Railway company
also meet in Topeka this evening. This |
is the company that proposes to build
the line and is capitalized al 81 800 OOO |
At the directors meeting of the Tope-
ka Southwestern Railway company Mr. |
Taylor will officially notify the direc- |
tors of the decision of the route decid- |
ed upon by the consulting engineer Mr. |
H. NJ. Herbert, who was sent here by |
the financial people of New York The !
full report of Mr.. Herbert's inspection
has not yet been given out, but in this |
mornings mail Mr.. Taylor received a |
signed copy of Mr.. Herbert's report on |
the location of the route which reads i'll |
-s.s, New York. Dec. 81. 1906.
''Messrs Lamprect Bros. & Co,
rs Broad ST, New York,
gentlemen: In regard to the route |
OF the Topeka Southwestern railway. I |
would state that there have been prac- |
tically two lines located between To- |
peka and Council Grove. The first /
starting at Topeka passing through |
Auburn. Eskridge. Beman and thence |
down the Munkus Creek valley to |
Council Grove.
THE second starting at Topeka and |
passing through Dover, Eskridge |
Creek. valley to Council Grove. Each |