The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-10
southwestern Railway COndi-
lions Are Fulfilled.
Lamprecht Brothers Notified of
the Fact.
NOTHING In THE WAY.
Contractors Are Expected to
Begin Work at Once.
Teams and Outfit Already on
the Ground.

The board of managers appointed the
first day of August to raise the balance
of $4,000 necessary for the purchase of
the right of way to the west line of
Shawnee county for the Topeka &
Southwestern railway completed its
task late Saturday evening. A tele-
gram was Immediately sent to Lamp
recht Brothers & Co., of New York city,
who are to finance the proposition and
the actual work of railroad building is
to be commenced Immediately.
The matter has been permitted to
drag along for months and even the
friends of the proposition were waver-
ing In their loyalty and wondering what
the numerous delays meant. Internal
strife broke out in the directorate and
reorganization was effected and in the
! interest of harmony w. l.. Taylor, the
original promoter dropped out of the
presidency and finally severed his con-
nection with the company entirely and
disposed of his holdings in the con-
struction company.
If this change helped matters in any
way 1t was not easily noticed and the
final limit of August 1 which had been
allowed the committee in which to
raise the required cash came and the
committee was yet a number of thou
sand dollars short of the necessary
sum. Then as a last resort a commit
tee Of seven consisting of w. H. Davis.
chairman. E. H. Crosby, J. W. Robin
son. w. c. Stephenson, George w.
Crane, w. c.. Hamilton and NJ. A.
Blanchard was appointed.
This committee assumed the active
management and the old board of di-
| rectors and the officials of the road
were sheived while the new board at
| tempted to secure the necessary funds
| for the purchase of the right of way
| through Shawnee county. The commit
tee had a week in which to raise the
required sum and it failed, and
I.amprecht Brothers & Co. came to the
rescue and extended the time one week,
expiring at midnight Saturday, August
A portion of the j. D. Griffith grading
outfit consisting of over 100 mule teams
and equipment has been stationed along
the line of the proposed right of way
for over three months waiting for the
committee to raise the money necessary
for the right of way. Now that this
has been done the active work OF rail-
road building is expected to commence
as soon as men can be secured to OPP
crate the outfit. IS
This will probably be only a day or
so. or a week at the outside and IT
now appears that the Topeka & South
western railway Is an assured fact
The board of managers which has been
successful in raising the necessary sum
for the right of way is composed OF the
leading business men of the city who
appreciate the value of the line to
Topeka.
The Topeka & Southwestern railroad
proposition was given life about two
years ago by w. L. Taylor who has
spent the greater portion of his time
since then in promoting the enterprise
The road will connect Topeka and
Council Grove and it is the plan OF the
promoters in time to extend 1t to Mar
ion. 1t will traverse one of the best
favoring districts In Kansas and VIII
have mileage OF nearly on hiilss "heh
completed
steam will be used as a motive power
and an interurban service rurnlsneo
Topeka and intermediate points on the
line between this city and Council
Grove. The, road leaves the city OF
Topeka at the southeast corner of the
Washburn college campus following
the campus line to the west line OF the
college property. To the west line or
the county the line follows the Original
survey made by the Santa Fe road a
Great MANY years ago which was
abandoned so that the road could reach
the coal fields which have been so ex-
tensively worked since that time
There vet remains considerable work
TO be done before the road can be OPP
Grated as the right of way which mas
been secured through the enorts OF tne
board of managers does not include the
richt Of way for terminal facilities in
Toneka. This will cali for an additional
expenditure Of $4,000 but the board an
ticjnates no trouble in securing this
sum as city bonds will be onered as Sc
curity. no,v
h.s exnended $4,000 for terminal
nriviIeges within the limits of the
CITY. $4,000 in Topeka bonds Will pc
come available for use in building the
road According to the present plans
these terminal facilities VIII pc 10
Gated in South Topeka near the inter-
section of Fourteenth street and Kan
sas avenue, though it is possible that
the plans may be changed If property
in this locality is not available at
reasonable price
The work of raising the required
money for the right of way within
the city of Topeka will be commenced
at once by the committee when mas
heen so successful in securing FUNDS
for the purchase of the right of way
in shawnee county This work will
he nushed and the committee feels
that thew will have the required sum
long before the company Will be READY
to commence work WITHIN tne Guy
limits. The committee has until the
first day of April to secure this sum
of $4,000 and as city bonds will be
Exchanged for the bonds of the To-
neka e. Southwestern railroad the
nroDosition means the sale of $4,000
worth of city bonds before the time
limit expires.
Mr.. w. L. Taylor who was the
original promoter of the Southwest
ern project, said today:
"I have not much to say The