The Kanzas news., 1858-06-12
Railroad Meetings

at the railroad meeting held at hyatt on
the 26th nit. full Board of Directors and
officers for the jefferson City and Neosho
Valley Railroad Company was chosen; and
the organization of the Company completed,
and measures taken for an immediate pre-
lirninary survey of the road, so as to secure
the right of way. The following are the
officers and Directors for the ensuing year:
W. F. II. Army, President; E P. Bancroft.
Vice President; Jno. T. Cox, Secretary ::
Jno o. Wattles. Treasurer; Augustus Wat
ties, J. Lamb, R. Gilpatrick, W. L. Web
ster. W 8. Ella, Moses E. Grimes. ]. W.
Denver, II. j. Parrott and G. W. Brown.
A corps of experienced engineers was i'm
mediately employed to survey the route.
and arrangements made for securing the
right of way through all pre-empted lands.
and securing the subscription of the requi-
site amount of stock-6ve hundred dollars
for each mile of road On Tuesday, the
engineers, accompanied by the President
and Treasurer. arrived in Emporia, having
completed their survey to this point. and
secured the right of way through the land
along the route. A meeting was held in
this place in the afternoon of the same day,
which was addressed By Messrs. Army,
Wattles. and Bancroft. The attendance
was small. owing in part to the short notice
given, but the interest manifested was strong
and almost every person present showed his
''faith by his works" by subscribing to the
stock of the Company.
The report of the engineers in regard to
the character of the route is very favorable.
There viii be but little cutting, filling, or
bridging to do. comparatively. The engi-
neers pronounce it the most favorable loca-
ton for railroad they have ever seen. Mr..
Parrott, writes from Washington under late
date, that the prospects for obtaining grant
of land to aid in the construction of this
road are good, and the bill almost certain to
pass. If the grant should be obtained, the
early construction of the road is certain
At any rate, the organization of the Com
pany'is completed, the points are designa-
ted, the amount of stock required by law
has been taken, and when the State of Kan
zas obtains from Congress the amounts of
land granted to all new States for Railroad
purposes, this road will be entitled to, and
receive its full share thereof. The Kanzas
and Missouri companies will consolidate in
short time, forming one company for the
construction of the whole length of road
from Jefferson City to this place. Southern
Missouri is awake to the importance of this
road, and viii construct her portion of it at
an early day.
The Jefferson City and Neosho Valley
Railroad will run in the right direction. 1t
is parallel to the great thoroughfares leading
to the Pacific, and following the flow of en-
igration. Such a road is demanded. and
will be. built; and viii probably be the first
Railroad built in Kanzas. Certainly the
present prospects of no other road are so
good. The construction oii the Jefferson
City and Neosho Valley Railroad may be
regarded as "fxed.'' 1t will be built be-
the geographical and agricultural center of
Kanzas-the future center of wealth and
population. Missouri is interested-St.
Louis is interested; and we shall receive
aid from these quarters if necessary.
The construction of Railroads is not now
as it once was, the work of lifetime. The
interests of country demand a railroad,
and it is built; it is but work of months.
The roads themselves after they are coli
structed. may not pay dividends to the COM
pany, but they pay dividends to the eoun-
try, Notwithstanding, and the country wiz
support them. Kanzas demands railroads
she will support them and they will be built,
and that too spec lily.
Meeting at Superior.