The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-14
Save K. C. 6 N. ",
Patrons Make Effort to Revive
Business on Railroad.
Conference Being Held Today
in Governors Office.

Efforts to save the Kansas City
Northwestern railroad are being made
at a conference this afternoon in the
hearing room of the public utilities
commission. Many bankers, business
men and farmers from counties served
by the road are here for the confer
ence.
Consider Bond Issue.
Proposals for bond issues to aid the
road are under consideration at the
conference which began at 2 o'clock
this afternoon. If the law permits a
number of towns may seek to issue
bonds for aid of the defanct railroad
operating capital The road serves a
number of towns in northern and
northeastern Kansas in one of the
wealthy farming and stock raising sec
tions of the state. 1t covers a distance
of IT'S miles between Kansas City and
Virginia. Neb. Many of the towns hf-
fected relied on the road exclusively
for transportation facilities.
No Trains Operated.
Trains have not been operated over
the road since December /, 1919. J.
M. Lee, appointed by the federal court
as receiver for the road, has consid-
appealed to the governor and the pub
lie utilities commission to aid in saving
the road and restoring service. A
committee will doubtless be appointed
at today's meeting to work out a
definite program to be presented to
the receiver and the federal court
Practically every town affected by
service of the road sent delegations to
attend the meeting here today.
Form Permanent. Organization.
A permanent organization. 1.-The
Kansas City Northwestern Railway as
sociation,' was formed at the city
auditorium today before the group OF
men interested in resuming service on
the Kansas City Northwestern, pre-
sented their case to the members OF
the public utilities commission and the
governor. asking their assistance in
getting the road into operation again.
w. NJ. Pennington, of McLouth, was
elected president of the organization
E. c. Sleeper. also of McLouth. was
elected secretary, and ]. P. Murray, OF
Summerfield. treasurer.
: An executive committee consisting
of G. E. Bond and Joel Dobbs, of Nc
Louth George A. Shaul and Ira K
Wells. of Seneca, and NJ. NJ. Schmidt
of Summerfield, was appointed, in the
/ hands of which the greater part OF
the management of the affairs of the
association were placed. The commit
tee will have charge of the appoint
: ment of subcommittee representative
of the different localities along the
line, and other features.
Resolutions Are Passed.
The following resolution was passed
by the meeting, and was pre-
sented to the public utilities commits
sion this afternoon:
"Resolved, That it is the sense of thii
meeting, composed of representatives from
! the cities and towns along the Kansas
! City Northwestern railroad. who hav'
formed themselves into an association
] known as the Kansas City Northwestern
/ Railroad association, for the purpose o
securing the early operation OF the rail
road property known as the Kansas Cit
3 Northwestern railroad, running from Kan
City, Kansas. to Virginia, Neb.: tina
I the governor and board of public utilitie
of the state of Kansas be asked to reques
a loan of the interstate commerce com
mission sufficient to secure the operation
l Of such railroad property and that suci
request be masle when. and to what part.
or parties and upon the recommenda tioi
of the executive committee Of said asso
1 citation after a feasible plan for sucl
operation has been worked out