The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-28
BONDS MUST SELL
Fourteen Thousand Dollars
Worth Before August 1.
Fate Of Topeka-Councfl Grove
Line in Balance.
DIRECTORS CHOSEN.
Crane, Blanchard, Stephenson,
and Hamilton on Board.
Canvass of the City Will Be
Thorough.

At a meeting of the board of direct
ors of the Topeka-Southwestern Rail-
way company held at the Commercial
club rooms last night four new direct
ors were elected. After the regular
board meeting a general meeting was
held in conjunction with the board OF
directors to discuss Southwestern af-
fairs in general and devise ways and
means of raising the remainder of the
$4,000 which is necessary to pay for
right of way now condemned and I'M
der contract in Shawnee county so the
construction company can go to work
on schedule time.
Among the directors who resigned
last night was Major T. ]. Anderson,
who has been identified with the To-
peka-Southwestern proposition ever
since II has been agitated. He was
secretary. and this vacancy was not
filled at last nights meeting. Il re-
signed" said Mr.. Anderson, because
I feel that the directorate Of the road
should be made UP of themen who are
should be made up of the men who are
furnishing the funds with which 1t is
to be built
Prominent among those from out of
town were S. A. Feigley, president OF
the Council Grove commercial club; ].
NJ. Miller, congressman from the
Fourth district, and ex-Lieutenant
Governor H. E. Richter. Wabaunsee
and Shawnee counties were represent
ed by w. F. Riley, president Of the
Dover State bank; T. p. Babst, John
r. Tomson.J. w. Winter, Capt. Phil
lips, cashier of the Dover state bank;
Harry Perkins, Mr.. Snyder and A. j.
Skeene.
These gentlemen made talks regard
e.
their communities and the great bene-
fits of a road to their people and to
Topeka. These people were amazed to
find Topeka tagging on a proposition.
when small investment in the first
mortgage bonds of the railway COM
pany will start a railroad of untold
value to Topeka and Shawnee county.
Speeches we're made by the represent
atives of Council Grove to the effect
that they are now ready and have been
ever since the company was organized
to furnish the right of way in Council
Grove and Morris county in an hour,
providing construction would start at
their end of the line, making Council
Grove the initial point. These people
have had experience in railroad build
ing and know the benefits to be derived
from being the initial point, and now
that Topeka is to be the Initial point
and that the construction company Is
to expend one-half million dollars in
the building and construction Of the
road to the west line of Shawnee
county. the people of Council Grove
cannot understand why the citizens of
Topeka should allow as good a propo-
sition as this to drag. 1t as determined
to raise the necessary funds through
the sale of first mortgage bonds be-
fore August l at all hazards and every
business house and citizen of Topeka
that can be seen will be asked to make
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good work can go on.
The following resolution was offered
by Peter He'll at the board meeting and
unanimously adopted:
Whereas. The opeka-Southwestern
Railway company has agreed to fur
nish the right of way free of cost to
the Topeka Southwestern Construc-
ton company: and
Whereas. 1t is now incumbent upon
the eka-Southwestern Railway
company to fulfill It's part of said
contract SO the construction company
can go to work in Shawnee county,
Kan. by August 1, 1908; now, there
fore, be II
Resolved. That inasmuch as Tope-
ka is the initial point and that it is
necessary to raise the remainder of
the $4,000 to pay for right of way now
under contract and condemned in
Shawnee county before August 1. 1908,
that the directors living in Topeka and
SndNnee county De ana are hereby
called upon to secure subscriptions for
the sale of $500 first mortgage bond,
each. of the railway company on the
syndicate or regular plan on or be-
fore August 1. 1908"
The following new directors were
elected to fill vacancies: DIR. w. c.
Hamilton. w. c. Stephenson, M. A.
Blanchard and Geo. w. Crane.
The following Is a complete list of
the 81 directors of the Topeka South
western Railway company:
c. K. Holiday. president.
w. H. Davis, first vice president.
w. F. Shamleffer. second vice presi-
dent
E. B. Merriam, treasurer.
Chas. w. Merriam.
]. w. Robson.
w. c. Stephenson.
Geo. w. Crane.
M A. Blanchard.
DR.. w. c. Hamilton.
Peter He'll.
H. w. McAfee.
John r. Tomson.
T. P. Babst-
w. H. Melrose.
A. ]. Skeen.
John Y. Waugh.
r. c. Young.
H. z. Richter.