The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-13


business houses and homes on the
big moving outfits and move eight
miles TO the railroad.
This entire region OF Southwestern
Kansas is as level as a floor. and for
more than 100 miles the new cutoff
will be as straight rs an arrow. II
Will DO the main line for all through
business between Chicago and the
Pacific coast, and will shorten the
present route nearly ninety miles.
1T won't be much of a job to do
the moving once the buildings arc
lacked up and on wheels" Governor
Fitzgerald said. The real problem
will be how to take care of county
ing.
You know there arc lot of things
which the law says must be done at
the county seat. Lawyers contend that
there is doubt about tho legality
OF business which would be transacted
in the courthouse whilo II is on wheels
and moving.
And when the town Is moved to
the new town site. though It is the
same old town. with the Same old build
ings, the same old name and the samo
old people. 1t won't be the same tows
site. and don't know whether 1t can BIO
a legal county seat until the people
take vote on It."
outstanding these possible legal
complications the people OF Sante Fc
are going to move bag and baggage to
the new railroad on the first Monday
in May. and tho three other county
seat towns Will follow In their turn
one month later. Sante Fe Intends TO
make Its moving day great holi-
day.
There will be assembled enough
traction engines to pull the buildings
OF the town all at the same time
Editor ]. f. Pierce. of the Sante Fe
Republican will print special edition
of his newspaper on his old Washing
ton handpress on the way over to
tho new location. A special plat
form VIII be constructed on wheels
on which will be installed his entire
printing plant.
SANTA Re has courthouse, town
hall. two newspapers. schoolhouse. a
church, bank md a dozen business
houses and probably thirty or more
cottage homes. 1t Is the plan to have
every building on wheels Ready for
moving and then to take the whole
town over at the same time In one,
long spectacular procession headed by
the town church, a Methodist ediace,
with the Rev. W. II. Stanley, the pas
tor. riding In front.
The two printing offices, tho bank,
the town drug store. the other bust.
ness houses and the blacksmith shop.
and last but not least the garage, will
come In order. Trailing along ut the
end of the procession would be Sheriff
Bill Lucas with his empty jail. The
sheriff says he Is not worrying about
the removal OF this old building. 1t
Is so long since there was prisoner
confined within Its walls that he does
not know where to find tho keys.
The moving problem Is not disturb
ing New Ulysses, In Grant county. for
that town Is ready with It's slsds and
rollers and can start the procession
for the new site twenty-five miles
away on twenty-four hours notice.
Five years ago Ulysses stood on site
that was heavily mortgaged to New
York and Philadelphia bondhoiders.
There was less than 1000 people Nv
Ing In the county and the debt OF more
than 100000 was burden the set
tiers could not pay.
One night an outnt for moving
houses was landed In Ulysses from
Garden city and the next morning tho
town. New Ulysses. occupied new
site upon which there was no debt
-FOUR FileS away. Iney quietly put
their courthouse. church. hotel. school
house. business houses and homes on
wheels and moved over to the new To-
cation.
1t was an Interesting trip across
the pralries by moonlight made Joyous
with songs and hymns sung by some
OF the church people who rode in the
moving church edihce alons with tho
minister. Tho second move TO be made
by this town, In June OF next year.
Will require two days. but the people
look forward to 1t as great outing
Religious and song services will be
held on the prairies tho first night ont
Thirty years ago Colonel Sam Wood
and n dozen other citizens of Stevens
county lost their lives In county seat
troubles when Hugoton and Woodsdale
contended for the honor OF being tho
county seat. IIuGoton won and
Woodsdaie became waste. Now the
irony OF fate has decreed that the now
railroad Is to cross tho old abandonen
site OF Woodsdnlo. and that there "A
new town Is TO be built, to which
Hugoton Is to move bag and baggage.
R!chheld. county seat of Morton
county, too has n problem. It has a
$4,000 stone courthouse. WHOSE assem-
bly, room and corridors could easily
house every inhabitant OF the county.
1t Will be pulled down stone by stone
and rebuilt at the new site, where are
to be established division terminals,
shops and houndhouse. An artesian
well, flowing 1000 gallons a minute.
Will remain to mark the site OF the
old town.