The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1911-11-10
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pie of this section of the country
is really being occupied with the
Wichita Falls & Northwestern,
there comes rumor that there
will be another road invading this
section of the state, if the neces-
sary money can be produced. This
time, it is a road from Amarillo
to Garden City, and while no very
definite information on the subject
has been given out by the men in
charge, it is said to be revival OF
the Nebraska, Kansas & Southern,
which has several miles of grade
northeast of Garden City. In
fact, the Garden City Telegram
says that a party of Amarillo peo-
pie is expected to drive to the
Sugar Beet city for the purpose OF
promoting the road this fall.
THE SANTA FE
The hope of the five railroadless
counties of Kansas now seems to
be lost one. Last week, the SUR
veyors of the extension from
Dodge City, completed their sur
Vey to the east line of Haskell
county and then turned back, to
complete the drainage survey
An unofficial report aays that the
people of Haskell and Stevens
counties failed to exhibit the prop
er amount of enthusiasm for the
the road, and that it will not be
built through those counties for at
least another year. Haskell cornty
is said to have failed to produce
the right of way through that
county, which fact is given as the
reason of the abandonment of the
of the further extension this year.
While the general opinion here
seems to be that the Santa Fe will
build at once, it is more than pos
slble that the extension to Colmor
is merely another bluff to keep
out other roads. If this is the
case, the people of the counties
southwest of Dodge City will take
their time to closing any contracts
and give the first road there the
bonus and right of way.
THE WICHITA FALLS & NORTH
WESTERN
The grading on the w. F. 6 N.
is now completed to Supply, and
the laying of steel commenced the
first of the week, and it is said
that the steel will be laid to that
point by the 18th of this month
Judge Loufburrow of Beaver,
who was here the lst of the week /,
says that the Beaver people still
have hopes of getting the road.
He advises US that the grades on
the south side of the river are
about .06 of percent, while on
the north side of the river, the
route now surveyed by way of
Gate and Knowles, the grades will
be about percent. The Judge is
a strong booster for Beaver, aud
says the road will be built into
Beaver county next year.
The contracts for the grading oi
the w. F. 6 N. have been let as
far as LaVerne, and work is pro-
crossing rapidly. Mr.. Kell, the
president of the road. is expected
in Beaver within the next two
weeks to confer with the people
concerning routing the e road
through Beaver. From general
appearances, it would seem as
though the road would build up
the north side of the river from
Gate to Liberal.
The surveying party is now re-
ported as being ten miles west Of
Knowles, working from that poini
east. Judge Loufburrow is of thu
opinion that if the road goes to
Beaver, it will cross the Rock Is
land west of Liberal. He says
however, that if the present sur
yey by way of Gate is followed
the road will come to Liberal