The Topeka state journal., 1908-07-23
AUBURN WANTS IT
frank Stahl Invites the Topeka
Southwestern to Change Route.
Says Farmers Will Donate the
Right Of Way.
ADD TO COMMITTEE.
Six New Members Will Work on
Finances.
About $4,000 Remains TO Be
ADD TO COMMITTEE.
About $4,000 Remains TO Be
Raised for the Project.

At meeting of the financial COM
mittee of the Topeka & Southwestern
railroad held last night this commit
tee was strengthened by the addition
of six new members: D. P. Paxton, G.
P Morehouse. Judge T. F. Carver. v.
B. Kistler, Henry w. McAfee and Peter
He'll. This committee has charge of
the disposition of the Topeka & South
western bonds. Fourteen thousand
dollars was needed according to the
previous report of the committee to
secure the right of way to the west line
of Shawnee county.
The report made by the committee
last night indicates that about $4,000
of this sum has been raised through the
sale of bonds and that there yet re-
mains approximately $4,000 which
August. w. c. Stephenson presided at
the meeting in the absence of President
Charles K. Holiday who is confined
to his home by slight illness.
There were two or three new faces
in the audience at last nights meet
ing and among them was that of ex-
Chief of Police Frank Stahls who made
an appeal for Auburn township. II
left my plowing this afternoon to at
tend this meeting" said the ex-chief
of police, because believe that I
have something of Importance to tell
you"
Topeka is my town and 1 have lived
here for 81 years. but Shawnee county
is also my county and what l want TO
say to you is that we are going to have
a railroad in the portion of the county
in which Auburn is located 1t may
not be the Topeka & Southwestern but
a road will be built down the. valley Of
the Wakarusa and that within "a short
time and it seems to me that 1t would
be good business proposition for the
TnnaLQ e Southwestern to swing over
towards Auburn.
This could be done without making
any great change in the route already
surveyed. The new route could leave
the present survey five miles south OF
Auburn and strike 1t again six miles
west of that point and by so doing
traverse one of the richest valleys In
the world. From private information
which 1 have received I am sure that
the Kansas City, Mexico & Orient road
contemplates the construction OF line
up the Wakarusa valley.
by making the slight change pro-
posed we could discourage the promo
ton Of this project and tap rich ter
ritory with the Topeka and Southwest
ern. / believe that II this change is
made that the right of way for every
foot of the road through Auburn town
ship will be donated and all of the
business in this territory will come TO
Topeka over the line."
Mayor W. r. BudullchcT " NOhASAt
Grove who has taken an active interest
in the proposed Topeka and Southwest
ern railroad outlined a proposition OF
syndicating for the purpose of the sale
of $500 bonds. If this plan is carried
out it will enable investors who do
not care to purchase $500 bond to be-
come interested In the road by the pur-
chase of a portion of bond of this
denomination.
1t is probable that the enlarged COM
mittee will act along the syndicate line
and that a thorough canvass Of the
city will be made for purchasers OF
bonds who have less than $500 to in
vest. Peter He'll who has $197 due him
as an award made by the appraisers
offered to take that amount of a bond.
John Killinger, another farmer living
along the proposed route, offered to ac-
cept 5000 bond in lieu of the award
for that amount made by the board of
appraisers. w. c. Stephenson and j.
w. Robinson spoke of the plans and