Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1857-09-24
From the Jefferson Inquirer.
The Jefferson City and Southern Kansas
Railroad. .


Railroad. t.F
We publish to-day the proceedings ofthe
Railroad Convention, assembled for the
purpose Of securing the construction Of a
railroad from this city into southern Kansas,
in the direction Of the great Santa Fe Trail
and New Mexico, to which we invite the
careful attention Of our readers.
This road will be more than two hundred
miles long, and will pass over one of the
best watered, and finest agricultural and
stock growing regions Of the West 1t
will penetrate the richest portion Of Kan
sas, pointing directly from the great south
bend Of the Missouri to New Mexico and
the Pacific coast. The citizens Of south
ern Kansas claim that the first railroad
which crosses the Rocky Mountains will
go through New Mexico, and should start
from jefferson City, and pas, through
Moneka in southern Kansas. Public indi-
cations in favor Of New Mexico as the
route, for the Central trunk line of the
Continental railroad, show that their claim
is far from being visionary. That the
Continental railroad will leave the Missou-
ri river at Jefferson City, we have no
doubt; and the contest for the trunk line will
evidently be between the Pacific and south
ern Kansas railroads.
The movement in favor Of the southern
Kansas railroad, the Central cross road,
and one about 10 be inaugurated in favor of
the Jefferson City and St. Joseph railroad,
through the rich counties of Boone, How
ard, Charlton, Carroll, Ray, Clay and
Platte, plainly indicate that Jefferson City
will be the largest railroad center west of
st. Louis. In this great center, midway on
the Manageable waters Of the Missouri, in
the heart of the great iron, coal and lead
region Of the west, without rival city in
central Missouri, we do not wonder at the
now general concession that it will be the
largest city between St. Louis and the
Mountains. 1t is manifest destiny, indica.
ted by all the tendencies Of the times. In.
attention alone can fail to read them,
The southern Kansas railroad will &C.
commodate the vast region between the
South Branch and Pacific railroads. 1t i.
idle to say that this great region will long
remain without railroad accommodation
The progress Of railroads plainly show.
that no considerable country will long b,
without them.
Tie Central Cross Road will connect thu
North Missouri and South Branch railroads
BY way Of the Capital. 1t should star
from Mexico, pass through Fulton, and thu
Capital, and strike the South Branch in th'
\ direction of Wsynesville. This road will
do more to complete the railroad system o
the State than any road that can now b.
projected. 1t is, in fact, a State necessity
essential TO let northern and southern
Missouri into the Capital by railway, ant
will be built by the time the great trunl
lines Of the State are finished
The Jefferson City and St. Joseph rail
= road will pass through Columbia, Fayette
Glasgow, Brunswick, and the central por
tions of the counties obove, to st. Joseph
meanderingso as to reach the largest trad
= and travel ofythis rich region. This roa
will be more than two hundred miles long
and will run through eight of the riches
counties in Missouri. No railroad can b
found on the continent running its Who'll
length through so rich country. 1t in
cludes eight of the richest counties in tn
State, and seven Of them utterly without
:, RAILROAD. The trade and travel on this roa
: could not fail to be immense next perhap
> to the trade and travel of the Pacific Raj
- road, the last monthly earnings of whic
reached $4,000, and only yet complete
to Jefferson City.
10 Projects are on foot in some of the couI
Of ties mentioned to run little short-arm, tril
!, utary roads from the Missouri river TO Il
$, Hannibal and St. Joseph road. Never d
TT a more wretched policy possess the minc
h Of any people, If it is carried out, eight
II the richest counties in the State will ha,
If to bsild each their own railroad. In 9th,
IS words, they must have e1ght roads instel
" of one, and all pointing il the wrong dire
=. ton. The natural outlet of the north. we
o. is through St. Louis. 1t is the neare
re great commercial point to it, and its neare
great market. The cost of eight roads W
s. be much more than one, and it will &C
,v much more TO run them. All railroad G.
h perience shows that short, tributary roa
ho do not pay. The long line road we ha
on mentioned would not only cost less to bui
ks and 10 run it, and point in the right
e. wards the government center of the Sta
he where large manufactures must in f.
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