The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-01
HUTCHINsON's NEW ROAD.
Operate Trains HIonday-Plans to
Build Extensions North.

Hutchinson, Kan. Aug. 1.-Efective
next Monday. Hutchinson will be once
more the general operating headquar-
tiers of a railway system, for the nrst
time since the Hutchinson & Southern
offices moved away.
The first train over the Anthony q
Northern railway. with general head
quarters in Hutchinson, will be run
next Monday morning, when regular
train service will go into effect.
The last spike on the first section
of the new railroad was driven at
Pratt today, completing the first sec
ton of six miles between 1uka and
Pratt. At Iuka a junction is had
with the Missouri Pacifcs Olcott
branch, and train service will be OPP
Grated between Pratt and Olcott as a
Joint proposition between the new rail-
way company and the Missouri Pa
cifc.
The Anthony & Northern Railway
company is a Hutchinson corporation
in every sense. All but one of the
general officials of the company reside
in Hutchinson, the general officers are
located here, and the majority of the
stock in the company, the controlling
interest is owned here
The general officers are o. P. Byers,
president; A c. Malloy, Wee president;
H. ]. DuvaH, secretary; w. P. Stor-
mont auditor and treasurer; G. L.
McLane, chief engineer; c. c. East
ham. resident engineer, and j. G.
Chamberlain, roadmaster.
Mr.. Chamberlain, the roadmaster is
the only official who does not reside in
Hutchinson. His home is in Pratt.
Although a joint track agreement
has been entered into between the
new company and the Missouri Pacific,
the Missouri Pacific has absolutely no
jurisdiction over the new road from
Iuka to Pratt. The company is wholly |
a home concern and the stockholders
nearly all reside in Hutchinson.
The company is not bonded, and |
President Byers says there is no in |
tention of bonding it.
THE proposition was conceived and |
constructed as a business investment" |
said President Byers, and not with |
any thought of selling the line Not |
share of stock has been sold or offered |
for sale outside of our little company"
Beginning next Monday there will |
be daily train service between Pratt |
and Olcott. The train equipment be-
longs to the Missouri Pacific but the
train will be operated wholly under
Anthony & Southern jurisdiction be-
tween Pratt and Iuka.
The station at Iuka is a joint agency.
At Pratt the Anthony & Northern will
have it's own depot, north of the Rock
Island station. and its own terminals.
1t is the intention of the new COM
pany to build on northwest from Iuka
Stafford county.
We already have begun the pre-
liminary work for the extension north
from Iu1a,' said President Byers. 1T
has not been. definitely settled whether
we build to Great Bend or Larned. If
We build to Great Bend it will be
st. John.
Bond elections will be held in Iuka.
and Moran townships. north
west of Iuka in Semptember."
The work done on the new road has
been in earnest The company was
formed and charter applied for on De-
cember 6: work began on getting the
right of way the first of May; grade
contracts were let May 10 and the
grade completed July I. The tracklay-
ng started June IS and was completed 4
today on this first six mile stretch