The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-27
LINES IN KANSAS
katy" Built Originally With
Terminals in State.
EmpOria and Junction City Fig
ured in Constructions.

st. Louis. Mo, Sept 27.-The NJ. K
& T., for which a receiver was APP
pointed today. is to a great extent a
Kansas road.
| A glance at the map of the Katy
| system will show its peculiar form. Its
northern terminus is Hannibal, Mo-,
| it's northwestern terminal Junction
City. Kan, an important point on the
present Union Pacific. A branch line
connects the main lines running from
st. Louis and Kansas City to Parsons,
Kan, the connecting link running a
short distance south of the Missouri
river from Kansas City, Junction, near
Sedalia, Mo-, to Paola, Kan, near KAN
sas City.
| The first part of the road to be
Chetopa, Kansas line. Chetopa is on
the Kansas-Oklahoma line, a few
miles south of Parsons, Kan.
The Junction City Chetopa line was
projected in 1865 as THE Union Pa
cific Railway Company" (Southern
As Far as Emporia.
This road was built as far as En-
poria, Kan, and then passed into the
hands of the Missouri, Kansas and
Texas company, which was organized
in 1870. The new company absorbed
three other small railway companies
the Neosho Valley and Holden, the
Labette and Sedalia, and the Tebo and
| NeOSnO.
were built-Sedalia, Mo-, to Parsons,
Kan; Holden, Mo, TO Paola.
Later the line was extended from
Holden to Kansas City, Junction, CIV
ing a through line from Sedalia to
Kansas City The original line also
to Parsons, and then to the Kansas
Oklahoma line. The Missouri, Kansas
& Texas was the first road to reach
the Kansas klahoma-then the In
dian territory line and pushed con-
struction through the Indian country
railway of Texas, was built separately
and connected up with the NJ. K. &
T. at DeniSon.
Tried to Buy NJ. p.
An attempt was made in 1872 by
the Missouri, Kansas & Texas to buy
the Missouri Pacific. This would
have given entrance into st Louis.
The attempt failed and in 1874 the
Katy bought the Hannibal & Central
Missouri which then ran from Hanni-
bal to Moberly, Mo.
The Hannibal line had been built
as an Independent line, making its
Mississippi river terminus at Hanni-
bal, instead of ST. Louis. With the
acquisition of this line the Katy
main line ran from Hannibal to Deni-
son, Texas.
The road had no St Louis line, and
| in 1880 the Missouri Pacific leased it.
This lease continued a few years and
the Missouri, Kansas & Texas under
the Gould management acquired
trackage rights into ST. Louis.
After the lease was dissolved, the
Katy built its own line into ST Louis
practically paralleling the Missouri
| Pacific from Sedalia to st. Louis, but
going along the north side of the Mis-
souri, river, while the Missouri Pacific
went along the south bank.
Involving Millions.
| The building of the Katy through
Indian territory now Oklahoma gave
rise to a lawsuit in the federal court,
suit involving millions of dollars
In 1866 congress offered alternate
| sections of land to the railway that
first should build from the eastern
termination of the Union Pacific on the
Kansas Missouri line to the southern
| line of Indian territory. The Katy
won the race. The land under the
act of congress was to be turned over
to the winning railroad after the In
dian titles were cleared.
The land never was turned over to the
| railroad, however. it never became
part of the public domain. The M X
| e T. then filed a claim for $40 an
acre for each alternate section along
its right of way through Oklahoma
The total amount claimed was S61-
| 100000. The suit went to the federal
| supreme court, which dismissed the
case.
| An antitrust suit involving maxi
mum penalties of $1OO,0OO,OO0 was
filed against the road in Texas on the
allegation that the Katy sought to
merge several of it's Texas lines under
one mana cement.
The case finally was settled out of
| court, the Missouri, Kansas and Texas
| railway of Texas agreeing to separate
| from the Missouri, Kansas and Texas
of Kansas and to spend 100000 for
Improvement in Texas. This settle
| ment was reached in February, 1914.
For Speedy Action.
| Dallas, Sept. 27.-The legal pro-
plant, the petitioner declaring it is
| his information and belief that the
defendant company has failed to meet
! interest payment due. Hussey alleges
the company has been operating on a
| deficit for several months that the
| deficit for the twelve months ending
June 80. 1915 was 100000, and that
the roads deficit for July, 1915 was
$4,000. Petitioner recited his belief
| that the monthly deficit is now more
| than that of last July.
The NJ. K. and T. railway of Texas
| through its general attorney, c. c.
Huff, acknowledged the petitioners
! allegation in court and Joined with
Hussey's counsel for speedy action.
Judge Meek Immediately appointed
| Mr.. Schaff receiver and c. c. Huff as
general attorney.
Appoint Master in Chancery.
Dallas. Sept. 27.-Judge Meek late
today appointed A. B. Flannery of
Dallas as master in chancery of the
Texas lines of the NJ. K. and T. rail-
| road.
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