The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-27
Y. r. Parkhurst Will Forward
Estimates on New Railroad.
Includes All Territory Crossed
in Shawnee County.
TAYLOR GROWS TIRED
People Want to See ''The Dirt
fly.
He Thinks He Can Soon Satisfy
Them.

V R. Parkhurst. chief engineer of
the Topeka-Southweste Railway
company, today sent H. NJ. Herbert,
consulting engineer for the financial
people of the Topeka
Railway company, his estimate in de-
tail for the work of constructing the
Topeka-Southwester from the west
line OF the city limits to the west line
of Shawnee county. This report is
very lengthy showing the exact
amount of work necessary to bu1ld
each mile. His report includes only
the work of grading and the bridging.
According to this report the cheapest
mile to construct in Shawnee county
will be the mile from Boles avenue
west to Seabrook. The most expensive
miles are miles eight and nine rms
is where the line crosses the summit
between the Shrnganunga on the east
land Mission creek on the west
1t is expected that Mr.. Herbert Will
mass favorably upon this estimate and
7 If he does some of the bids that are
now in for the subcontracts VIII De
kaccepted and work will begin.
Mr. w. L. Taylor. president OF the
peka-Southwestern. said this morn
ing: 81 am getting tired of answer
dng the question from people, When
are YOU going to begin actual work.?
II there is any work that is any more
actual than the work we nave Deen
doing for the past six weeks L VIII pc
very much disappointed. People
don't seem to understand that while
this is only a sixty mile railroad we
have got just as much detail and pre-
1iminary work to do as If our line was
a thousand miles long.
The construction company which
is financing this railroad proposition
took the contract for a lump sum and
our company is paying them with
bonds and stock This contract we
entered into with the construction
company provides that our local COM
pany must furnish the right of way
and before we could acquire this right
of way it was necessary to have 1t sur
xeyed- This now has been done and
everything is in readiness for the sub
contractors to go to work as soon as
we can get a title to the right of way.
I have every reason to believe that
Mr. Herbert will pass favorably upon
Mr. Parkhurst's report on the earth
and bridge construction of the line,
but of course the construction COM
panv would not sign contract with
the subcontractorS until the estimate
received the o. K of Mr.. Herbert.
We should get this back here within a
week, then everything will be in
readiness to begin to move dirt, as
that seems to be the cry of the people
at this time. and the time that the dirt
Will begin to move rests wholly with
our local people. The construction
company cannot move the dirt until
we give them the land to move it on
and ii will be necessary Tor us to raise
$4,000 or $4,000 more money to pay
for the right of way before we can
commence work. 1t is generally un-
derstood that the people of Topeka
are to buy the right of way through
Mission township All of the other
townships are taking care of them
selves. and will be ready long before
the construction reaches their terri
tory.
"I have today notified the president
of the Topeka Commercial club that the