The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-27
CALL HELMS HAND
Report Topeka Railway Com
pany viii Build Interurban.
Route: Topeka, Through Deer
Greek Valley, to Lawrence.
VOTE INCREASE CAPITAL STOCK
Raise From s1,21O,00O to
$2,25O,OOO Is Voted.
Plan to Build After Helm Re-
fuses South Side Route.

On the heels of rumors the Helm
interests have decided to build their
1nterurban line into Topeka on the
north side of the Kaw river. from
Lawrence, come reports that the To-
peka Railway company will enter the
1nterurban field in this territory and
build into Lawrence through territory
south of the Kaw. These reports were
given considera bic impetus this morn
ing when it was announced directors
of the comp pany in a meeting held
Monday afternoon voted to increase
the authorized capital stock of the
company from s1.210,0OO to $2,250,-
000..
While officials of the company re-
fuse to confirm the report that the
line will be built from Topeka to Law
renee, they officially admit the in
creased stock will be used for i'm
provements and extension of lines
The application for increase in capt.
talization proba bly, will be made to the
state charter board this afternoon.
That the construction of a line be-
tween Lawrence and Topeka through
Deer creek valley has long been urged
by cal merchants and that they have
pI .)n.iseG every possible means of as
sistance in making a road through
the territory a paying proposition is
well kr own here.
Until reports the Helm line had
decided to build north of the river
age, local merchants understood that
TIE Helm interurban which already
operates between Kansas City and
Lawrence would reach Topeka over
the southern route Following unnf-
ficia1 announcement the Helms had
abandoned the idea of building south
of the Kaw, local merchants attempt
ed to obtain a conference with Off
Gals OF the company with view OF
u1 ging the route south of the river.
DRnetfAteS
territory through Deer Greek valley,
! the country is rich and can support an
electric railway local merchants de-
clare. In the event the Topeka rail-
way builds the line to Lawrence the
Vinewood park tracks. abandoned
some time ago, will be used as far as
they extend
In addition to authorizing the in
creased capital stock election of Off
GERS was held.
! Mckinley, president; George NJ. Mat
! tis, vice president and treasurer; z. A
! McNutt, secretary T. F. Doran. as
! sistant secretary: and w. H. Carna-
( han, assistant treasurer The direc-
/ tors for the following year are these:
| NJ. A Low, C. S. Gleed, w. B. McKin-
{ ley, H E Chubbuck. A NJ. Patten,
! c. w Kouns. Thomas Page, George
NJ. Maths. A. H. Purdy. E. A. McNutt
and Joab Mulvane.
The annual meeting or the topeka
Edison company stockholders was also
held H. E. Chubbuck. of Peoria, was
+ elected vice president executive OF
/ both compan MES The officers elected
are: W. B. Mckinley. president; C.
NJ Maths. vice president and treas
+ urer; E A. MacNutt. secretary: T. F.
Doran, assistant secretary: w. H
! Carnahan, assistant treasurer A NJ
Patten was elected assistant general
ma anager of both companies, A H,
| Purdy. general superintendent of the
Edison company and H. w. Patten su-
/ perintendent of the Topeka Railwa
company. The board of directors who
elected the above mentioned officials
were named by the stockholders. They
are.
w N Hall. NJ A Low, w B Nc
/ Kinley, A. NJ. Patten, w A. l. Thomp-
son. c.. w. Kouns, H E. Chubbuck, A
H. Purdy and George NJ. Maths.