The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-29
Gigantic Electric Railway Com.
pany Organized.
1t Will Connect Kansas CITY
and Topeka.
PAY BIG CHARTER FEE
Charter for Ten Million Dollars
Asked For.
Means Union of All the Pre-
vi0us Projects.

H. M. Lambkin. of Kansas City. Mo-,
today paid to Secretary of State C. E.
Denton $5,077. so as a charter fee for a
new $4,000, 900 electric railway project
to connect Kansas City, Topeka and
Independence. the name Of which will
be the Kansas City and Kansas South
western.
The charter board members are at
present not in Topeka, but there is no
doubt that when they come, the char
ter will be granted
Inc new company, it is announced,
is a consolidation Of all the electric
railway projects for connecting Kansas
City and Topeka that have been made
In the past. It is, however, the direct
descendent of the Kansas City, Stranger
Valley & Western Railroad company, q
corporation which was organized two
years ago, and which made q survey
of a line between Kansas City and To-
peka. That Stranger Valley line was
considered joke, because 1t had only
100000 capital. 1t now turns out that
this company was merely organized for
the purpose of making the survey for
the line which is now to be chartered
with $40, 000, 900 capital.
The survey of the Kansas City &
Stranger Valley line is on the north
side of the river from Kansas City to
Lawrence, and then crosses to the
south side, and follows the general line
of the Santa Fe into Topeka. Traffic
arrangements are likely to be made be-
tween the new line and the Topeka City
railway.
scott for a charter fee shows that it
means business. The company will
raise the money for the construction of
the road, it Is understood in Europe.
Bonds win be issued to the amount Of
$40, 000, 900, and the funds derived from
= he La Of he will hy1s1H a
road. It is likely that two power houses
will be built, one at Lawrence, and one
on the line running south from Law
renee to Independence and other
southern Kansas points.
The names Of the directors of the
company are as follows:
j. e. Martin, Minneapolis.
w l.. Meyer. New York City
w. Laming, Tonganoxie.
E. M. Lambkin, Kansas City, Mo.
S. w. Brewster, Chanute.
Harry E. Hopper, Indianola, Kan. .
: C. s. Dudley, Minneapolis, MINI.
It is said, however that these direc-
tors are not the people who are really
backing the big project The identity
of the individuals who are really put
ting their money into 1t has not been
revealed.
who made the application for the char
ter, and who paid the $5,077 to Secre-
tary Denton, has been in Topeka sew
eral days, but the nature Of his visit
has not been generally known. He went
to Kansas City Friday, and returned
this morning. The money to pay the
charter fee was finally paid over this
morning. Mr.. Lambkin was seen at
the Copeland hotel by reporter for the
State Journal. He was not much In
cIined to talk about his plans.
Il have been in this business all
my life," he snid land I find thar It
isn't always a good plan to tell jJs-
what you are going to do. OF course
the charter papers speak for them
selves. and there is no need m trying
to keep secret waht those papers
show But 1 don't care to go any
further. This Is a bona fide business
proposition. We do not have the
least doubt that it will be financed.
We have the money in sight. This
with a legitimate enterprise of this
kind. 1t knocks out wild cat com
panies, but it helps a strictly bust
ness proposition. We anticipate that
we will begin the actual work Of oon-
structing this road within a few
I must absolutely refuse to say who
the financial hackers of this enter
prise are. You are at liberty to print
the names of the incorporators which
appear on the charter paper. This
company will take over all previous
propositions for constructing a Kan
sas City-Topeka electric line. 1t will
consolidate all these propositions.
1--WE have put UP our money for
the charter fee-$5,077. And I wish
to say right now that this charter fee
system of yours here in Kansas is
highway robbery. It isn't right to
make people pay such exorbitant fees
for the urivilege of coming in here
and spending their money in the bet
torment of the state. It's an out
rage
Mr. Lambkin returned to Kansas
City this afternoon, and stated that he
did not think it would be necessary
for him to visit Topeka again for
some time.