The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-08
LET PEOPLE KNOW
Statement of Facts About
Southwestern Project.
Will Result in Great Benefit to
Topeka.
HERBERT CONFIDENT.
Writes Lamprechts That All
Will Be Ready In Ten Days.
An Explanation Of the Bond
Issue.
HERBERT CONFIDENT.

A meeting of the members of the
Commercial club and all others inter-
ested in seeing the Topeka G. South
western railway built is called for this
evening at the Commercial club rooms.
The gathering is in reality an adjourn
ed session of the meeting held at the
National hotel roof garden Monday ev-
ening for the same purpose. The time
is short in which the road must be
built and this has created a renewed
interest in the affair and it Is hoped
that the proposition of raising the nee.
essary funds to enable construction
work to be commenced will be solved at
this meeting.
The charge has been made that the
men who are active in securing the
road for Topeka are not railroad build
ers; and this the men who are the
foremost citizens and most successful
business men of Topeka admit. They
assert that they have gone into the
enterprise for the purpose of securing
a road for Topeka which will add ma
terially to the wealth and standing of
the city.
H. M Herbert, the expert engineer
of the firm of Lamprecht Brothers &
Co. of New York city and president of
the construction company which will
build the road has given the venture
his endorsement. Before leaving FOR
Council Grove Tuesday morning he
wrote Lamprecht Brothers & Co. who
his opinion all arrangements for con-
struction work will be completed within
the next week or ten days. AS soon
as these details are arranged the ac-
tive work of railroad building will be
commenced by the construction COM
hn oil 0f
Mr.. Herbert.
The call sent out for the melting to-
| night by Vice President Pierce of the
Commercial club Is accompanied by a
| letter endorsing the proposition say
ing:
1T was made evident that the pro-
| position is made in good faith and ii
appeared to be the sense of the meet
| ing that the undertaking should have
the support of Topeka and that the
| citizens of Topeka must not permit
| default in this enterprise at this time
! On motion of Mr.. P. I. Bonebrake, the
| meeting adjourned to meet on Wednes-
| day evening at the Commercial club
| Every member of the club is personal
| ly urged to be present at this meeting
| and to pull all together for this road
| that is SO far advanced that 1t re-
| quires only the united efforts of the
| citizens of Topeka to make it an ac-
| complished fact. Every member of the
Commercial club is interested to have
| this road and the trade 1t will bring
| to Topeka; every dollar that is expend-
ed in getting it will be returned many
! times in profit to the citizens Of To-
peka. 1t is a piece of enterprise that
| is worthy the effort and should enlist
| the moral support and the cooperation
| of eevry business man in the city. In
| view of this you are requested to put
| aside other engagements and be at the
! club room Wednesday evening, July 8,
and help boost for Topeka"
The statement which follows is sign
ed by j. w. Robinson as chairman of
| the finance committee and by George
| w. Crane, E. H. Crosby. C. W. Mer-
| RAM and w. c. Stephenson, all well
| known representative business men of
| Topeka as the committee:
ITO the Commercial Club and Citizens
OF Topeka:
In accordance with a resolution
passed Monday evening, July 6, at a
meeting of the Commercial club and
the citizens of Topeka your finance
committee submits the following report
regarding the Topeka
railroad proposition:
About two years ago a local COM
pany composed of reputable and well
known men of Topeka and Council
Grove and a number of the most SUBJ
stantial men along the proposed line
organized the Topeka Southwesterr
Railway company for the express pur-
pose of planning and shaping the pro-
position and inducing financial men t.
put money into an enterprise which
will be of great value to this city and
the territory through which the road il
| to be operated. 1t was never supposed
that the officers and directors would OF
could go into their own pockets for thu
cash with which to build and operate
this line.
THE same local company with a few
necessary changes in the personnel has
devoted much time and contributed
literally of their private funds for in
cidental expenses incurred, and not one
of them ever has been paid one cen
as salary: nor have they been REIN
bursed for actual personal expenses Of
attending various meetings to promott
this enterprise.
Through the untiring efforts o.
this local railway company the prelim'
mary work of completing surveys
making prof1les, maps and charts, alst
the cost of printing and registering th'
bonds has all been completed and /:
practically all paid for.
THE banking firm of Lamprech
Bros. & Co. of Cleveland, whom oul
local bankers assure this COMMITTEES
are absolutely reliable. have sent thef
authorized representatives. Mr.. F. j
Curnick, and their own consulting en-
gipeer. Mr.. H. NJ. Herbert. to look int
the situation and these gentlemen
4 have gone over every mile of the RICH
| of way from terminal to terminal AM
upon their favorable recommendation
the Lamprecht Bros. have entered int
a written agreement with the loca
eka-SOuthwestern Railway com