The Cordova daily times., 1923-03-27

object to abandonment of historic
 old L Road" writes Kenneth
 Harris.
 KANSAS CITY, March 27.-Aban- 1 donment of the "L" road-a vital ar ] tery of transportation between the
 twin" cities of Kansas City, Missouri,
 and Kansas City, Kansas, has precipi-
 tated torrent of indignation from
 citizens of both cities. A steady flow
 of mail has been pouring into the
 Mayors office in each city, the tenor
 of which, it is said, demands that the
 executives take some drastic action | | immediately toward remedying the un- tenable situation.
 The "L" road, pioneer structure of it's type in the United States, and a landmark of the Middle West, was built as a part of this city's early commercial undertakings. At the time of discontinuance of street-car service over the elevated structure it was the property of the Kansas City Railways Company. The structure was recently condemned as being unsafe for fur ther traffic" by a trio of prominent engineers.
 In the early sos the Interstate Rapid Transit Company obtained per mission to build steam railway which was to operate over an elevat- ed structure which would link the high-standing bluffs on the Kansas jacent Missouri city. It was believed at that time that the time was propi tious for the development of a great CT Kansas City. In May, 1886, the first train operated over the system. From that time and on up until 1903 the huge structure took care of it's daily allotment of traffic. Then the disastrous flood of that year, which wrought irreparable havoc throughout the west bottom land, wiped out near ly a mile, or one half of the "L" road. Within the following year the portion which was destroyed was rebuilt at a tremendous cost
 For the last 20 years the old "L" road has lowered above the seething industrial center of the two cities Within this valley is located approxi- mately 80 per cent of the factories of Greater" Kansas City, It is the men and women who toll in these giant manufacturing plants daily who are the chief sufferers as a result of the abandonment of the viaduct. The intercity viaduct-the only other elevated structure now being used by the street car company be- tween the two cities-traverse an area which lies far to the north of | these numerous factories. Since this I is the case many of these factory
 workers, large portion of whom are
 women, are now compelled to "hoof
 it" distance of a mile or better from the nearest tram" lines to their work, or else pay an excessive" bus fare.
 This the majority refuse to do. l When city officials and representa-
 tives of various civic organizations
 consulted Fred w. Fleming, one of the
 receivers of the Kansas City Railways
 Company, as to whether or not there
 was any likelihoodSthat the "L" road
 would be rebuilt he gave them slight
 encouragement.
 | "The company has no money either for rehabilitation or rebuilding of the
 T. structure" Fleming explained. However, if citizens of the two cities will cooperate with the creditors and bondholders of the railways company I am sure the necessary capital can be raised. But I don't see much hope for the consummation of this. The TX. U. Quacks," an organiza- tion of Kansas University coed swim mers, divers and life-savers, recently demonstrated their prowess in water "stunts" in the pool of the local Y. w. c. A. The show was staged as feature of the instruction program for the life-saving class of 150 pupils of the association.
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