The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-06-13
new DEPOT HERE.
Missouri Pacific to Build One
Soon.
President Bush and Party Oh
Officials in Topeka.
GIVE THIS ASSURANCE.
Era of Improvement Tor the
Road to begin.
Obtain Permission to Issue 80
Million in Bonds.
GIVE THIS ASSURANCE

President Bush, the newly electeu
executive of the Missouri Paclnc' anu
his staff of general officers were !"
TopelSa this morning. Tney came u
Iool, over the conditions and the rela-
tions between Topeka and the missouri
Pacific They came also to ask OF the
state hoard of railroad commissioners
,arrission to issue $10,00O,0OO in
mortgage bonds and $2O,OO0,0O0 IN
gold notes. The state granted them
this request.
After their meeting with the state
hoard the president and his staff met
with a committee from the IopeKd
(,omrne ercfal club. AS a result OF TINS
meeting Topeka soon will have a new
passenger station. President BUSH
practically promised 1t.
II have been travelling over the MIS-
souri, Pacific in an attempt to hnd out
Just what we need most said the
president this noon just before ms sFe-
ciaI train left the city. IN Iopeka l
was surprised to find that passenger
station was among the worst needs on
the entire system. This matter Will
be taken up at once. 80
In relation to the request for $3O,-
600 600 in bonds, President Bush sald
that a large part Of this money Will
be spent in Kansas
"Our lines touch the garden spots OF
this state" he said. I'VE will make
every effort to make these patrons
patrons of a road that Will set the
standard for other roads in this coun-
try. have said many times before
that We would try to make the MIS-
souri, Pacific the Pennsylvania OF the
west-and with the proper support
from the people we will be able to
do it."
In speaking of the relation of To-
E.tpifiP PreSl-
dent Bush said:
.'Of course, Topeka isn't on cur main
line, but, nevertheless, we have good
trade from and to this city and we
appreciate it. We have just spent con-
siderable money in ballaSting this line
between Topeka and Fort Scott and
we now have a coed solid roadbed be-
tween the two cities.
"And since I have seen what kind
of station we have in this beautiful
capital city, I am sure that improve
ments will be made along passenger
lines at once"
The president wasn't able to say
Just what the S3O,OO0,000 would be
spent for. He admitted a large part
of it would go for general improve
ments in the lines in Kansas.
President Bush is not very optimls-
tic about the crop conditions in the
state. He wouldn't say that they were
discouraging and he wouldn't say
lney were lldlleIlllS. DuI lIc il6W
Missouri Pacific head is an optimist
and he doesn't spread bad news about
his rich territory.
The president was met at the train
by members of the Topeka CONNER
Cial club in automobiles The party
was taken for ride around the city.
In the course of this ride President
Kelley of the Commercial club OK
tracted from President Bush a prom
ise to come to Topeka within the next
fifty days for a big dinner to be CIV
en- in his honor.
HE said he was making a hurried
trip over the lines at this time" said
Mr.. Kelley land he wouldn't be able
to stop today. But within the next two
months he will be here with his staff
for dinner to be given in his honor by
the Commercial club"
The new head of the Missouri Pa
cific was greatly impressed with the
beauty of Topeka-and the signs of
quently expressed himself in surprise
at the wide streets, and the general lay
out of the city.
With the president today were the
following officials:
J. w. Higgins, assistant general
manager. st. Louis.
J. w. Mckee, general superinten-
dent, Kansas City.
j. W. Johnson, vice president in
charge of traffic, st. Louis.
X. NJ. Wharry. general freight
agent. Kansas City.
c. L. stone, passenger traffic man.
ager.
NJ. L. Clardy, general solicitor, st.
Louis.
Bale Waggener, general attorney,
Atchison.
VIII Be Banqueted.
President Bush of the Missouri Pa
cific railroad and his staff will be the
guests of the Commercial club at a
banquet some time Within the next
thirty or forty days The officials of
the Santa Fe and Rock Island systems
have been the guests of honor at Com
mercial club functions and it is fitting
that a similar occasion should be ar
ranged to give the business men an op-
portunity to- get acquainted with the
officials of another one of the railway
lines running into Topeka.