The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-10
RAILROAD NEWS.
Big Year for Railroad COnstruc-
ton in Kansas.
Seven Roads Have Actually
Been Placed in Order.
MANY ARE PROTECTED.
Twenty-One IncOrpOratiOnsDur-
ing Last Big Year.
Other Items of General Interest
=, ROiIrood CirploS
MANY ARE PROTECTED
Other Items of General Interest
in Railroad Circles.

During the last year two railroads
were incorporated in Kansas and II
the promoters really do build the lines
as projected Kansas will be as well
supplied with railroads as any section
of any eastern state. Out of the Il
lines projected seven are actually being
constructed or the work has progress
ed far enough that actual construction
work will begin in the spring.
Most of the roads are in the western
part of the state except those which
will be operated by electricity or gaso-
line motor cars These are interurban
Ines in the eastern and more thickly
populated sections.
The Garden City, Gulf & Northern
built 40 miles of its line during the
gear and has opened that much for
regular traffic. 1t taps the center of
the sugar beet country in western
Kansas. The Kansas, Nebraska d
Southern also has some of its line COM
pleted but has not opened 1t TO trainc
yet. The Kiowa, Hardtner & PACING
viii soon have about 20 miles OF line
completed and ready for regular trains.
The Wamego & Rock Creek Valley line
will be built during the coming spring.
This road probably will never be more
than 80 miles long. 1t is all in Potta-
Watomie county. A line nine miles long,
runs from the northern part of the
county to the county seat, Westmore-
land but there is no railroad connect
ing the county seat with the Soutn
part of the county and 1t requires d ~
mile drive or a two days railroad trip
Il. get to the county seat from Wa
nnego. The citizens of Wamego and
Westmoreland and the farmers living
along the right of way are building the
line. The farmers took stock and
mil
Help build 1t for more stocks and BONDS.
The Wichita Terminal railway and
the Kansas City Junction railway are
both belt lines partially completed.
None of the interurban lines are do
ing any construction work at present
except to make the surveys. The wy
andotte & Lawrence, Kansas City,
Lawrence & Topeka and the Kansas
CITY. Kaw Valley & Western are all
interurban lines intended to be built
along the Kaw river from Kansas City
to topeka. The surveys are compile
ted. but the Kansas City & Olathe in
terurban line, now in operation is act
ualIy at work building an interurban
to Topeka and should reach Lawrence
before next June.
The following is the list of railroads
Incorporated in Kansas last year, the
capital stock and length Of the pro-
posed lines:
Nebraska. Kansas & Southern, CAPT
tai. 81 SOC, 900; $50 miles.
Wyandotte & Lawrence, $4,000; 60
miles.
Hutchinson, Huntsville & Western,
s25OOOO; rs miles.
Garden City, Gulf & Northern, $1,000
600; 400 miles.
Topeka Southwestern, $1,5OO,oOO; 100
miles.
Gulf & Northwestern s1,5OOOOO; 45o
miles.
Kansas Northwestern, 100000; 300
miles.
Farmers & Stockgrowers railroad,
100000; 200 miles.
independence North & South railroad.
100000; 200 miles.
kansas, Lamar & Denver, 100000;
so miles.
Wichita. Kinsley, Scott City & Den
yer Air Line, 100000; 100 miles.
Kansas City Junction railroad, $780,
600; belt line.
Dakota, Kansas & Gulf. 100000; So
miles.
F<iowa, Hardtner & Pacific, 100000;
$50 miles.
Kansas City & Kansas Southwestern,
$4,000 600; $50 miles.
Motor Grand Railway company, ST.
100000; 200 miles.
Gulf & Northwestern. $1,5OO,OOO; $50
miles.
Kansas City Lawrence s. Topeka,
81 100000; 70 miles.
Kansas City, Kaw Valley & West
ern, 81, 500, 900; 70 miles.
Wamego & Rock Creek Valley, $780,
900; 20 miles.
wichita Terminal Railway company.
100000