The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-28
LAWRENCE AWAKE
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Of the methods used by them will be
practiced in this section of the state.
The people of the association, west OF
Emporia, have designated a marker
Railroad company. These signs are
placed at frequent intervals to mark
the course of the trail. The telegraph
and telephone ploes are also mark ed
with a white stripe so as to indicate
turns in the roads and the direction
of such turns. BY adopting this meth
cd, cross continental travellers do not
need the assistance Of a touring map
but will be properly guided by these
markers
Topeka Route the Best.
The people of Topeka and Lawrence
! believe that many cross continental
travellers would use the route from
Kansas City to Topeka and then to
| Usage City in preference to the route
| through Paola and Ottawa, for the
! reason that the route is more scenic,
| Topeka is the capital of the state.
Historic Places on Topeka Route.
J Eudora. Lawrence, Lecompton and
/ Topeka alone are scenes of incidents
of early days which has made as much
| history for the state as in all other
places combined. The Quantrel raids
of the civil war alone attract large
amount of attention of the fasteners
and the people of even the far west
Leeompton and Tecumseh are both
ancient capitals of the state and many
civil war anecdotes were perpetrated
at these places which will keep them
forever on the map and in the memory
of the people of the entire country.
Realizing this. the people along the
route are alive to the occasion and will
insist on being placed on the map of
the ocean to ocean highway that the
cross continental travellers. who are
seeking such historical places, might
be reward ed.
Topeka. if it can secure recognition
and be placed on the great map and
designated in the cross country blue
book, Will be on the route of three
great roads, namely, the Santa Fe
Trail, the Golden Belt road and the
government highway between Fort
Leavenworth and Fort Riley, which
is believed Will be realized within the
next two years. Lawrence would be
on two and probable the three of these
roads also.
The Golden Belt road is proposed to
be run along the north bank of the
river from Kansas City to Denver.
Through this agency, the people of
Lawrence and Topeka desire that the
Santa F'e Trail road be run along the
south bank of the river. tn hereby max
ing two distinct roads between To-
peka and the Missouri river.
The Government Road.
The surveys of the proposed govern
ment road between the two forts of Kan
sas has been made. The most popular
run extends from Leavenworth through
Tonganoxie to Lawrence and then west
along the north bank of the Kansas river
to Fort Riley. In the event that this
route is adopted by the government, and
with the aid of the people and the boost
ers of the Golden Belt road. that section
Of the highway between Lawrence and
Fort Riley would reduce the cost to a
minimum and it would be split up into
three parts.
This would leave the Santa Fe trail
boosters on the south side to improve the
highway with any aid that could be Sc
hoard
sioners through the counties which are
traversed The condition of the soil and
climate are such that this cost would not
even be burdensome and the necessary
work of grading, dragging such other
as might be necessary could be accom-
pHshed within short time. The boosters
believe that, once having shown the
farmer that they working for his in
terests as well as their own by improv-
ing the highway that the farmer would
be ENCOURAGED to assist in keeping this
road in good condition and that the main
tenance, after having been once i'm
proved would be reduced to a minimum
The county commissioners of Franklin
county. after making an investigation,
have discovered that they cannot make
an appropriation of county funds for inn
proving the Santa Fe trail road through
the county but have devised some method
by which they can assist. Donations are
now being collected for making these i'm
provements and the people of the county
aver that the road through that section
will be improved and be equally &C
ceptable as along any other portion of
the trail.
The Lawrence Meeting.
Olin Bell. president of the Merchants |
association Of Lawrence, presided at the
meeting last night and c. o. Bowman (
was secretary. w. w Webb Of Topeka (
was the first speaker and urged the Law
renee men to get into the game with all
vigoT He explained the action of the To- (
peka business men, the action of Mar
shall's celebrated band, whose members |
have volunteered their services on the /
Usage interest
route He reviewed the action of the |
organization west from Emporia and the I
work that has been done along the line of /
road building The trail through Mis- |
souri, is practically completed. Only |
stretch through the state remains unim- |
proved but work toward improving this |
has been mapped out and this will be /
completed within the next year. He also |
explained the plans of others in building |
the north and south road which begins in |
the vicinity of FIiawatha.
II is the desire of Mr.. Webb that To- |
peka and Lawrence, be placed on the map |
OF the automobile blue book and if this |
is accomplished, both cities are assured |
a part of the patronage of the overland |
travellers.
II is not so much of this but the con-
venience to the farmers within the re-
spective counties who will be enabled to |
haul larger loads a greater distance and /
with less time and wear and tear on their |
wagons and horses. In addition to that, /
interest them so they will join in the good /
roads campaign and continue to increase |
the workers mill every persou in tba
state is interested This will result in
LEGISLATION which will enable the collec-
ton of a fund for building roads which t
will be Of such benefit to the state that
cannot be realized at this time and also
bring the state on an equal with the +
eastern states which have built many /
miles of rock road and some have even /
built brick paved roads such we have |
in cities at the present time.
He contended that the improved roads, |
and the inconvenience to the farmer with |
produce for the city markets. alone are /