The Globe-republican., 1909-07-15
TWO RAILROAD PROJECTS
ARE IN "A HEAD ON
COLLISION.
THEY SHOULD GET TOGETHER
They Have a Week Now to
Decide on What They
Want to Do.

will be hanging in the balance for the
next two weeks. To the people Of the
great commonwealth comprised Of
the several counties through which it
was proposed to build this road, the
next six days may be looked upon as
a crises. 1t matters little to these
people whether one man or another
builds the road, so that it is built. II
the road is built the country owned
by these people will becYme a great
territory, and will be known as one Of
the finest districts OF Kansas. II it is
not built now, it may be several years
before the proposition is taken up
again.
The way the matter stands now,
two different crowds want to build the
road. Mr.. Brown heads u crowd
that proposes portion Of the land
along the route shall secure the
money for The building. His plan
will build the road providing the
people get together and back it. No
,ne would lose a cent by doing SO.
On the other hand, they would double
their wealth, and more.
Mr.. Weller, OF Denver, heads the
other crowd, and proposes to take OPP
tiops for buying a portion Of the land
Of the different counties through
which the road is to run. His plan
would build the road, if the heavy
land owners W ere united and would
give the options, providing, OF course
that Mr.. Weller can secure the back
ing which he says he can secure.
This paper does not know whether he
Can or can not, aud it is unprei-
iudiced., The sensible thing for peo-
Die who are interested to do is to in
vestigate and find out about him.
The trouble is that the people along
the proposed route should stand to-
gether on one propt sition or the
other. Everybody along the line
knows Mr.. Brown. HeE one Of their
number and they all believe in him
personally, but some Of them prefer
the Weller's plan to the Brown plan
Il is claimed that some of the Haskell
county men bave investigated Mr..
Weller's standing, and are satisfied
with what they have learned.
At Sante Fe next Wednesday
meeting is to be held to decide up
on which plan to follow. This would
be all right il the people would get
together. But the probability is that
they will not get together. Instead
Of doing SO they are likely to get fur
ther apart. Haskell county is the
key to the situation. II that county
stood solid together for some one
plan, it could combine with two ofthe
other counties west from there and
the road could be built. II the peo-
pie Of Haskell county refuse to get
together, they can do much to dis
courage the building of the road,
possibly prevent it.
The road is Of Importance to Dodge
City, and the people here would like
to see it built. They would be glad
to work with the people Of the coun-.
ties southwest on any plan that will
insure it. The business men here are
somewhat like the people Of Haskell
county. Some OF them favor the
Brown plan and others favor the
Weller plan. But the people here
will all favor the plan that the south
west counties unite on. Mr.. Brown
has a lot Of warm personal friends in
Dodge City who have faith in hun,
but he himself has said that il any
one has a better plan than his for
building the road, it is alright with
him for it to be built that way.
There should to be heavy lot OF
thinking and investigating in Haskell
county between now and next We'd
nesday. The people should decide
what will be best, and all act together.
The road is possible now il the people
who want II. by disagreeing among
themselves, do not prevent it being
buit.