The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-01
Highlands From Eskridge to
Herington Will Be Taken.
OUT OVER THE ROUTE.
Railway Officials Travel Out OF
Central Kansas Metropolis.
Other Items of General Interest
in Railroad World.

eAO opP1 OI ACTIVE CO1-
struction work on the Topeka & South
western railway comes the announce
ment from Harrington, that this road
will be built over the proposed route as
far as Eskridge, Kan, when it will fol-
low out new right of way over the
high lands to Harrington. To prove this
new route to the central Kansas rail-
road center, comes the news that all If
Tuesday of this week was spent on the
new line from Eskridge to Harrington
by H Leon Miller, head of the revived
Topeka & Southwestern. and party of
business men from Harrington.
According to the dope which has been
following the movements of the Her.
ington boosters and the head of the To-
peka & Southwestern, it is practically
assured that the road will be built at
once from Topeka southwest through
Dover, Eskridge, thence west and a lit
tie south over the high lands through
Parkerville and into Harrington.
By taking this route the new road
will tap the rich territory just south
and west of Topeka along Mission creek
and then after touching the country
around Eskridge it will take the level
as far as Herington.
AT Harrington the Topeka-Southwest
ern strikes a territory that would be of
great benefit from a railroad stand
point. Into the city of Harrington rurs
five lines of the Rock Island and all of
the heavy earning lines of this great
system Here are the terminals of the
Ell PaSo and Kansas divisions, the re-
pair shops, the timber and bridge ter
minals, and the extensive freight AMI
stock yards of the Rock Island. Not
only this but Harrington is a thriving
town Of 5000 energetic people.
But this is not all-the Missouri Pa
cif1c also looks upon Harrington with
favor The main line to Colorado runs
through this town and from the pres
| ent rlans of the heads of the Missouri
Pacific there is a division point and a
repair shop destined for Harrington
From the visible plans of the Topeka
Southwestern the Missouri Pacific
seems to be a leading feature on the
programmed to run the proposed line
from Eskridge over the highlands gives
| the T. &, S. W. the easiest and most
direct line to the main line of the
Goulds
After the trip over the route yester-
day the promoters were very favorably
| impressed with the scheme recently
suggested. They not only touch a ter
ritory that is devoid of direct service
from Topeka, the capital city, but they
have hit upon a grade and route that
will mean less cost in construction and
| very I1uCH less III OpGIdllOl.
"Herington Terminal" Says HawIey.
1.-The officials of the Topeka & South
western seem well pleased with the
route from Eskridge to Herington.'
said W. n. Hawley, a leader in the
| Harrington movement, today. Although
! they have given out no definite infor-
nation that their line will come direct
to Herington, we feel that after look
ing over this territory they are inclined
| to commence preliminaries at once to
| make Harrington the terminus of the
new road. From here it can be built
easily to Salina, where they meet the
north and south line, from Canada &c
| the Gulf"
| From the present outlook it would
seem that the Winnipeg, Salina & Gull
road is building this Harrington
| road as a connecting link with Their
| entrance into Kansas City. To build
| the road from Topeka to Herington at
once, connect up Harrington and Salirs
| later and build east of Topeka to Ton
| ganoxie and then over the Missouri Pa
cific tracks to Kansas City, is the di-
rect route as given out by the heads oi
| the north and south line
| Meanwhile there is a sentiment il
| Topeka to the effect that in allowing
the Topeka & Southwestern to use 1T:
| tracks, tap its territory and meet its
terminals, the Missouri Pacific is secur-
| ing very neatly more direct line from
Kansas City to Denver.
If, when the line is built between To-
peka and Harrington and Topeka ant
! TonganoXie, the Missouri Pacift
reaches track agreements with the To
peka road, it will be possible for then
to make a straight fly from Kansa:
City through Tonganoxie. into Topeka
and out to Harrington where they viii
meet their main line and whisk away
| to Denver.
This will give them a most direct line
| across Kansas to the west. Not only
| this but it will give Topeka anothel
| trunk line. The Missouri Pacific is 10
Gated in Topeka with a branch line
but with a route from this city to Her
| ington it would necessitate terminal!
and many improvements here.
Meanwhile the a-Southwesterr
people are hurrying teams and APP
/ paratus from the northwest. TheI
work will begin out from WashburI
college to the west through Dover
thus out to Harrington. As soon a:
enough track is laid to accommodate
work trains the road will rush in goo(
shape to the metropolis of central Kan