The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-19
UP TO topeka!
One Big Push Will Put Over the
L. g. T. Purchase.
Santa Fe Is Ready To Help
Make Road Pay.

In expressing optimism over the
outlook for the purchase of the Leav-
enworth & Topeka railroad, Charles
H. Trap, director of the organization.
says that the only thing necessary to
insure the completion of the project
is for Topeka to get busy and do her
Part. He announces that the Santa
Fe, as it always does when Topeka's
interests are at stake, has agreed to
assist in making the road more GER
tain OF revenue by taking up the
matter of making connection with
the Atchison branch at Meriden.
In summing up the situation as it
stands today. Trap gave out the fol-
lowing statement:
Tie Leavenworth & Topeka rail-
road is within the grasp of the citi-
zens along the line and of Topeka. 1t
Is only necessary to tighten the grip
and this feeder to the commerce of
the city will resume operations. F.
c. Fox, general manager of the Santa
Fe, has said that just as soon as a
company was formed the Santa Fe
will be ready to enter into negotia-
| tons for connection of the Atchison
branch with the L. & T. at Meriden.
The Santa Fee has never failed to
come to the front when the interests
of Topeka were at stake.
Meeting at Ozawkie.
At Ozawkie there will be a jollifi-
cation this evening over the raising
CT tie full quota of $4,000. This
roney has all been raised in a week
and the OZawkie citizens feel justly
proud of the achievement. A scout
| was sent OUT by the committee and
! he made Valley Falls and Meriden
! Monday. While the citizens of Meri-
| den were neutral last week they have
| awakened to the necessity of the
| road and Meriden is alive to the
situation. Valley Falls, from an at
titude of indifference, has awakened
| to the fact that there is danger of
Jefferson county being without rail-
roads at all except for the line run
ming from east to west in the north
end of Jefferson, and Oskaloosa is
re pidly making good.
! At McLouth the feeling that Nc
Louth had a railroad in any event,
has given away to alarm that it is
easily possible that the junking of the
l.. x T. may prove contagious and
| that the Northwestern may follow
suit that road being now in the
| hands of a receiver and the roadbed
and rolling stock in just as bad shape
| as the l.. & T. Ackerland, Boiling
and Jarbalo are on their tip-toes for
| the retention of the road and will
| easily raise their part. At Leaven-
worth Congressman Anthony tele-
pnoned that twenty men will give
! $500 each and that there is no doubt
/ put tnat the quota of the city will
/ be raised
| 1t Is Up to Topeka.
That brings it up to Topeka In
4 Red Cross. in Y. NJ. c. A, and in Sal
| walton Army and the numerouj drives
Topeka has always made more than
| good In this vital matter to the
| commerce of the city thu re is every
| evidence that the town will come thru
| and save the feeder. The matter is in
| the hands of men who GO things and
| do them we'll. 1t is only necessary
| when the committee finally announces
| that it has started the final drive, that
| every citizen realizes that the L. & T.
| is a business investment. That ii
| promises good thing for the man
| who puts his money in and a bigger
| thing for the city, for the county and
| for the neighbor countic, on the east
Every business and professional
man will reap daily dividend. The
shares are only ten dollars. A good
| financier from out of town has sub
| scribed for fifty shares A coiored
| porter in a barber shop has bought
| two. E. H. Crosby and L. NJ. Pen
well have purchased stock. 1t only
remains for one final pull-together
| and the road is saved.
| Now heave-ho! Let's go. Tights n
your grip and we've got 'er.
| CHAS. H. TRAP.
| of Orrra III