Deseret Evening News | 1909-12-31 | Page 1 | Kansas Man Building His Own Railroad

t I I I KANSAS MAN BUILDING HIS OWN RAILROAD I Kan Kaii Dec 31 In Hodgman county coun this state one ono man is building u a railroad by himself unless one counts tho the four foU mules and the scraper craper used In making the grade grade This man Is Rudolph Myers a native nate of Jefferson county count Kan He Is about 30 years year old ol Myers has sought no bond Issues and andI the tho right of or way wa he lie has hns thus far he tie e bought with his lila own money mone For IS 18 months he has been working quietly quiet on oil his road rod bed and in those IS 18 months everyone one who has ha asked him questions has received only a nod of ol the time head for fOI his pains Myers will 1 say nothing 1 I ns This railroad Is planned to extend from Jetmore to 10 Garden City 54 4 miles mies It I will wi afford a connection with wih tho the Jet bore boro branch of o tho the Santa le Fe lI Myers r has completed c nearly nearl two miles mies of oC his roadbed radbod two of oC tine the tle rough roughest est cat miles mies of the proposed route