The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-29
f. j. Curnick and II. M. Herbert
of New York Here.
Former the Financial Backer of
Council Grove Railroad.
HAS LITTLE TO SAY.
Mr.. Herbert Says That New
Road Is Assured.
They Will Make a Trip Over
Proposed Route.

F. j. Curnick and H NJ Herbert
representatives OF Lamprecht Bros
q Co. of New York, who will build
the Topeka and Southwestern rail-
road between Topeka and Council
Grove arrived in Topeka this morn
ing after numerous delays caused by
the i'll health Of Mr.. Curnick. They
Will remain in Topeka for a week or
ten days and in the meantime make
thorough canvass of the situation
relative to the resumption of work
on the road.
Mr.. Curnick is the company" part
OF the Lamprecht firm and Mr. Her
bert is the consulting engineer and
president of the construction COM
pany which has been formed to build
| the road. Mr. Herbert has been in
Topeka on numerous occasions dur
ing the past two years and is thor
| oughly familiar with the conditions
| surrounding the building of the To-
peka and Southwestern road.
| A trip will be made over the pro-
posed route of the road commencing
tomorrow morning by Mr.. Curnick
| and Mr.. Herbert and after they have
had an opportunity to thoroughly in
vestigate the proposition a meeting of
ed. Mr.. Herbert is confident as to the
| future of the road and Mr.. Curnick
probably will be after he returns from
this trip.
I'VE want to get acquainted with
the people along the proposed route,
said Mr.. Curnick this morning, "and
make a few more Investigations on
our own account and then we will be
in shape to talk. At the present time
have nothing to say about the mat
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| with the conditions than when / left
New York"
did you bring any cars or en-
gines with you?" enquired the inter-
viewer. NO. replied Mr.. Curnick.
"but 1 have three or four miles of
track in my suit case al, the hotel and
it is possible that it will be left in
Topeka for a starter for the new
line. 1 have not been in Topeka for
eighteen years and ! want to look
around and get acquainted before ]
do any indiscriminate talking.
'"There has already been plenty of
talk as far as that goes and what we
want to do now is to get down to
business and let our actions do the
talking. I do not care at this time
to forecast anything that may result
from our trip to Topeka, though we
have made arrangements to stay in
the city long enough to reach posi-
| tive decision as to the future OF the
| road as far as we are concerned.
| Mr.. Herbert who has been in To-
peka number of times on business
in connection with the road and who
is thoroughly familiar with the situa-
ton, said: "You are perfectly safe in
saying that the road will be built and
| that work will commence within a
| short time for there are only a few
of the minor details to be arranged
and ] am sure that these will be
Strengthened out at the next meeting
| Of the directors of the road"
Two large grading outfits are now
| quartered in the vicinity of Topeka but
neither Mr.. Curnick or MIR. Herbert
| cared to discuss this phase of the pro-
| position There are over 100 teams
| in each outfit and the outlook for the
! immediate resumption of work on the
| road is better than it has ever been
| since work was discontinued when win
ter caused the grading operations to
| be suspended.
| The owners of the two grading out
| fits decline to discuss the proposition
| and contend that they are here because
| they can feed their stock here as cheap
| ly as they can in their home towns.
| The indications are that work will Inn
| mediately commence on the grading
and construction work of the line and
| that tracklaying will be commenced
early this spring.