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of wood or cement along the trolley track which contained an open platform,
two back to back benches, and a small canopy overhead to protect the passengers
from any inclement weather. Tickets were sold before boarding the cars only in
the regular stations, and it was the conductor's duty to collect and punch the
tickets as the passengers boarded the cars. The full list of scheduled or flac
stops along the route included Kansas City, Kansas (City Park Limit), Mattoon,
Sirridge, Francis, Flag Stop No. 8, Ferry Road, De Freese, Muncie, Riverside,
Grinter, Vera, Flag Stop No. 13, Setts Creek, Flag Stop No. 14, Edwardsville,
Forest Lake, Cement, Eonner Springs, Philo, Flag Stop ho, 20, Little Kaw, ahon,
Flag Stop No, 25, Jewett, riley Springs, Sarcoxie, Harbaugh, Cisco, Linwood,
Flag Stop No. 30, Harris, Quinlan, Denzer, Delaware, Lansdown, Kent, Flag Stop
no. 3€, Lawson, Bismark, and Lawrence. The schedules of. various years on the aw
Valley can be seen in the following timetables from the Railway Guide that appear
after this report.

Passenger travel was greatly diversifjed on the Kaw Valley line. Hesidents
all along the line used it as a means of transportation to and from the larger'
cities of Kansas City and Lawrence. Bonner Springs and Lawrence women found it
convenient to use the line for extensive shopping trips in Kansas City. Many riders
used the line as transportation to and fron their various jobs along the line and
in the cities, Lawrence, home of the University of Kansas, supplied many riders
as students, faculty, friends, and relatives used the line to go to the univer-
sity. During the fall and football season the demand for transportation vrew
as alumni and football fans flocked to see their teams in action. fhe K.C.,n.V.
« W. cars usually terminated their runs at the interurdan depot in Lawrence, a
good two miles from the campus and football stadium. Fermission was granted
the interurban line to operate Kaw Valley cars on the street car tracks south
to int. Gread, the hilt on which Kansas University is located, in southern Lawrence.
Afternoon football games on Thanksgiving Day would draw such heavy crowds that

the Kaw Valley would run two double car trains and also some extra cars to the