The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-20


| w. o. Anderson. r. T. Kriepe.
| T. E. Armstrong. H. w. McAfee.
Ed Arnold Dr.. c. McClintock
| Arthur Beard. o. Mccormick
| T. A. Beck. VIM. Macferran.
]. B. Belts. j. r. Mulvane.
! w. E. Sterne. Joab Mulvane
| M. A. Blanchard. DR.. ]. H. Outland.
| Frank Blanch. Thos. Page.
! p. I. Bonebrake. B. F. Pankey
George. Brooks. H. L. Peppmeyer.
Arthur Capper. E. B. H. Remly.
F. P. MacLennan. A. A. Rodgers.
| A. c. Klingaman. DIR. l.. l.. Good win.
E M. Cockrel. DR.. L. A. Ryder.
| Fred Cole NJ. w. Saxon.
]. NJ. Wilkerson. H. w. Seery
A: L. Lucas. j. c. Sinner.
| VIM. Dreschel. j. B. Sims
Guilford Dudley. Ed Buchanan.
&. 5. Eagle. Fred Tennhart.
Willis Edison. John Killinger.
Z. 5. Elliott ]. H. Peppmeyer.
| H. E. Wentworth. E. E. Bundy.
| Z. +. Foote. Paul w. Bundy.
T. F. Carver. Nathan Brobst.
John ]. Green. Emery Brobst.
E. B. Guild, Fred Killinger.
Chas. w. Guild. Joseph Casson.
+. 3. Sims. Frank Thomas.
Peter He'll. j. M. Wallace.
Z. M Hill. DR.. H. A. Warner.
5; ): Hodgins: Harry Whiting.
II. B. Howard. Joe Wilson.
J. x. Jones. Chas. Wolff, Sr.
v. Kaczynski. NJ. l.. Zercher.
ii. II. Keith. w. A. Scof1eld.
w. H. Kemper. A B. Quinton.
w. B. Kirkpatrick. H. c. Lang.
V. b. Kistler. Otto Kuehne.
That Kansas Is just arriving at an
era of Interurban railroad building
which In the near future will exceed
the fondest dreams of the most opti-
mistic, is the opinion of New York
banking houses. They probably base
this opinion on the theory that fren-
zied finance in the way of stock deal
ings has about run its course and that
the capital will now seek investments
in the producing states, of which
Kansas is the peer of all in the way
OF agricultural products. Kansas
stands in the same position now in re-
gard to the future building of Inter
urban railroads that she did at the
time Colonel Cyrus K Holiday and
others were trying to promote the
great Atchison. Topeka and Santa Fe.
and Kansas needs these 1nterurban
roads as badly now as she did the
Santa FEE at that time.
The Interurbans are bound to come
and it behooves Topeka to get in the
field among the first. BY so doing
will give US decisive startegic ad-
vantage over other Kansas cities, as
it will undoubtedly result in a net
work of Interurban lines being built
in different directions, with Topeka
as the initial point securing a volume
of trade for Topeka that without
these additional facilities will natural
ly be diverted in other directions.
Now is the time for Topeka to wake
up and meet the emergency confront
ing US by taking advantage Of the
splendid opportunity presented in the
proposition of the building of the To-
peka-Southwestern railroad, which Is
step in the right direction toward
cd N Tntornrhar railroad
tenn for Topeka
The Interurban roads are the prin-
cipal factors to induce intensive farm
ing. Shortly after these roads are in
operation the territory through which
they run becomes thickly settled.
Large holdings are cut up into small
err ones and handled more thoroughly
and economically.
Suburban homes will be built in the
territory adjacent to Topeka, subur-
ban real estate will greatly increase
| in value and the families along this
line will then have the opportunity of
sending their children to the superb
educational institutions of Topeka
and at the same time have them
home nights, if deemed desirable.
The territory between Topeka and
Council Grove, through which this
| road is located. is rich in farm and
dairy products. contains a class of
we'll to do farmers, business men and
stock raisers who are now isolated
from the capital of the state by lack
of transportation facilities. is over SO
years old and will produce enough
| business to support an independent
railroad of this character beyond
question Is the opinion of experts who
have investigated its resources.
The road is to be built for the ham
ding of local business almost exclu-
sively, will have numerous stations
for the handling of passengers. and
all articles of commerce of which
milk and cream are among the most
| important at the present.
The train service will be 50 arrang-
ed that the people can come to To-
peka at almost all times of the day
and return late at night after the
theater is out, or church services are
| over.
It will be a valuable feeder to To-
peka not only from its own territory
but will also tap a territory west of