The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-30
English Capitalists Satisfied
With Orient Inspection.
Now Ready to Spend Millions
on Improvements.
STILWELL NOW IS OUT OF IT
Syndicate viii Not support
Former President, Ills Said.
Other Items of Interest in the
Traffic World.

Kansas City. Mo-. Oct. 30--Sutlclen
English money to complete the Kansas
civ Mexico & Orient railway rum
Kansas City to TopOlObaEpo Is praC-
tically assured All that feliii I9r4 Of
cording to Cecil Braithwaite, head ol
tbe COMMITTEES representing the Eng
fish stockholders, is to arrange 'n-
details in London a few weeks heIlcc'
Mr.. Braithwaite, who is the actlN (
mariner of Foster & BraithWalte' tile
largest brokerage firm in t ,1llrI1l4
Frederick Hurdle and Philip u 1uche''
London capitalists, have returned from
a weeks inspection of he Orient routt
IT am surprised and delighted at the
prospects for business in the terrltoIS
traversed by the Orient" sald Nj
Braithwaite. The business Is oiIS
waiting to be developed. There VIII De
no dificuIty in financing the road. All
that remains is to arrange the details
which must wait until we return 10
London There Is no doubt that WIN
the courts permission we can arrange
to relieve the receivers of their re
liabilities within short time.
IT had been told that a large part
of the Orient mileage was through an
arid country. I had in my mind the
picture of q country like the Soudan.
perhaps, where nothing can be raised
without irrigation. Knowing the pos
sfbilities of irrigation, I was favora Oily
Orient, even with that picture in mind
But the conditions that 1 found
were far different. There is an anaz-
ing amount of corn, cotton and al
falfa piled up along the line between
Wichita and Fort Stockton waiting
for cars. I found a land that would
produce almost anything and was as
tonished to learn that you brand as
arid a country with a rainfall ranging
from 10 inches to % inches year
There are not five consecutive miles
of really arid land between Wichita
and Fort Stockton. A little supple
mental irrigation viii convert thv
whole stretch into a garden spot. And
I find that the water is to be had.
Il must say that I am greatly sur
prised to find that such lands are call
ed arid in America
It is understood in a general way
that 100000 or more will be provided
by the English syndicate. The fact
that the road has been making money
under a receivership is regarded as an
encouraging factor. So strongly are
the Londoners convinced of the fu-
ture of the railway that they will pro-
baby not depend upon another railway
1or Kansas City connection, as would
have been necessary under q continued
receivership but build the line from
Wichita to Kansas City and construct
the Kansas City outer belt.
Still another encouraging feature is
the completion of the line into Fort
Stockton and the establishment of
through service to Wichita last Satur-
day night. 1t is intimated that tire
committee is pleased with the manner
IN which the receivers have operated
the road and that the demonstration
of its dividend earning capacity is
convincing.
With the rehnancing funds assured, |
speculation is being INDUCED in as to |
who will be president of the reorgan- !
lied road. Upon this subject the Eng /
fish interests have been mute exceDt !
to say that it will not be A f. Still
well, the former president The name l
OF Edward Dickinson, vice president |
and one of the receivers, has been sug-
gested and there would be no surprise |
IN some circles if he should be select |
ed.