The Kanzas news., 1858-10-02

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A meeting of the Directors of the Dosage
Valley and Southern Kansas Railroad Com
pany'' was held at Clinton, Henry county,
Benton county, President, and J. A. Smith.
of Butler. Mo-, Secretary. The following
resolutions were adopted: @ e..v
1st. A resolution appointing certain per-
sons to open books and obtain subscriptions
of stock to the road.
Cd. Resolved, That the Usage Valley and
Southern Kansas Railroad Company hereby
extends to the Jefferson City and Neosho
Valley r. r. Co., in Kansas, our hearty
cooperation in all matters pertaining to the
construction of said J. G. Il n V. R. R. in
Kansas. and advancing its interests gener-
ally, realizing as We do the mutual benefits
to be derived from such construction; the
interests of our two Companies feing the
same. ~ -.--...-.r. ,r..-.-. ..-.--lf +.
Sd. Resolred, That committee of three
be appointed to confer with the Pacific R.
r.. Co, With reference to a cooperation with
them, and to consult upon the point where
our Road shall make junction with theirs;
and also upon all other matter pertaining to
the interests of the Roads.
Whereupon W. F. M. Army, A. H. W.
Cook and A. NJ. Tut were appointed.
4th RESOLVED, That it is the design of
the Usage Valley and Southern Kansas
Railroad Co., to construct their Road from
''some point upon the Pacific Railroad be-
tween Jefferson City and Round Hill"
through Cole Camp, in Benton county,
Clinton, in Henry county, Butler, in Bates
County, to the point on the State line where
the Kansas portion of the Road makes its
commencement, sat or near where the Ma
rails des Cygnes river crosses the State line.''
9th. Rssolved, That the several gentle
men of the Board. with the several gentle
men appointed to procure subscriptions to
the capital stock of the Company, be re-
quested to use every exertion to get the
County Courts of their several Counties on
the Usage Valley and Southern Kansas
Railroad line to take stock in said Road, and
that they be requested to report their pro-
ceedings at the next meeting of the Board,
at Butler, Bates Co., on the 24th day of
November next.
9Th. That the President of the Board of
Directors be empowered to call meeting.
if necessary, by published notice of the
same in some suitable journal at least ten
days previous TO the time of said meeting.
7M. Resolped, That this meeting adjourn
to meet at Butler, the 94th of November,
1853.
In the afternoon Mass Convention was
held, which was addressed by Col Davis,
Col. Tut and A. H w. Cook, of Missouri,
and w. F. NJ. Army and John o. Wattles,
of Kansas. Much enthusiasm was mani
tested, and it was evident that liberal sub
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under contract at an early day. The 'sscull-
duggery" used last winter, by which it was
attempted by an Act of the Legislature of
Kansas to take the control of the road out
of the hands of its projectors, and to change
the route, rendered it necessary, when the
organization was effected in Kansas, under
the General Railroad Law of the Territory,
to fix the points; and Moneka, Hyatt and
Hampden were made the points on the route
from the Missouri State line to Emporia.-
A survey has been made, and plat filed in
the General Land Office at Washington, and
an order under the Act of Congress obtain
ed to reserve the right of way through the
Government lands. A bill granting lands
| for the construction of the road is before
the Land Committees, and has met with
their approval, and will no doubt become a
law next session. The right of way will be
given through Missouri, and large appro-
priations of land made by the land holders
in that State, and with the right of way Sc
cured through the Territory which the Kan
sas road has, and the grant of land secured
from Congress, the speedy construction of
the road from Jefferson City to ihe Neosho
river will be certain. At any rate. the
roads are now in such position that no
'.jay hawks can divert it from the route
fixed upon by the two Companies.
You viii Apereeiye that this road viii not
only benen Southwestern Missouri aud
Southern Kansas, but also. by the construc-
ton of one division of the L. & T. G.. R.
R., it will furnish direct communication
from St. Louis by railroad to Lawrence and
all the Kaw Valley. a. NJ. F.