Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1858-11-04
From the Salins. County Herald.
Railroad Meetings. ~


The.citizens of Bo6nville, deeply inter
eied in having connection with the Pa
ciffc rail road az Olterville; orSsome sui,a.
bic point, East OF it, have tried variou:
projects "a. raise the means 10 effect such ;
connection.
The first plan, we believe, was 10 get ;
subscription of stock by tine county. At.
forwards an attempt was made 10 raise b,
subscription one hundred thousand dolFnr.
ia offer as a bonus 10 any company, thai
would undertook and complete a railroad
from Boonville 10 the Pacific railroad In
this effort they likewise failed. not being
able to raise on this plan more than about
filly-ihousand dollars. --r---- ------a
The city OF Bonneville with commenda-
bic liberality, subscribed in its corporate
capacity one hundred and fifty thousand
dollars, to,be paid in three annual install
inents, This sum is one half the conlem-
plated cost of the road. The committee
Of a meeting in BoGnvile offered resnIti.
lion, making application TO the county court
as IFS next session, 10 pass an order, IL
open a poll in Cooper county at some, suIta-
Die time, when ihe sense of the qualified
voters Of the county may be taken, on q
proposition TO raise one hundred and fifty
thousand dollars 10y county tax, TO be col
iected in three annual instruments. This
seems TO be the last hope Of the advocates
OF the road. But il Is doubtful whether q
sufficient interest will be taken in the road
10 obtain the subscription.
With the prospect ST an early extension
of the road from Boonville 10 Arrow Rock,
an interest would be created in behalf OF
fhe success Of The road in Lamine town
ship, that would materially aid in getting
the Subscription. The permanent prosper
lily OF Boonvil'e depends upon the iconnec.
ton with the Pacific railroad, and the peo-
pie Of Saline will ere long see the necessity
Of forming connection by Arrow Rock and
Boonville, if the people of BoonviHe sue
coed, and if not, then with some point near
Georgetown. The Pacific Railroad Com
papy could not be Indifferent 10 the success
Of any scheme that would give 10 it large
portion of the freight, &c, of 50 produc-
tive county as Saline
Another meeting is advertised 10 be held
in Fayette, on Monday, the first of Noyem-
Der, the object of which is TO organize a
company 10 construct road in which Sa-
line is deeply interested. Ills the Central
air line railroad. The company was incor-
porated by the last Legislature-to have a
capital of fen million dollars. The first
Boord of Directors consists of Thomas L.
Anderson, L, S. Dryden, Of Marion coun-
y;Dabney c. Garth, Clark Fl. Green,
Thomas j. Bartholow, of Howard county;
c. C. Sullivan, w. H. Anderson, of John
son county; w. A. Wilson and VIM. H.
Letcher, of Saline county.
The seventh section OF the act Of incorpo-
ration is in these words:
Said company shall have full power TO
survey, mark, locate, and construct rail-
road from the town of Palmyra, in Marion
county, 10 cross the Missouri river at GIas-
gov, in Howard county, and intersect the
Pacific railroad at WarreQsburg, in John
ston county; and for that purpose may hold
a strip of land not exceeding one hundred
feet wide, and may also hold sufficient Ian1
for the construction of depots, ware houses,
and water-stations, and may select such
route as may be deemed most advantageous.
1t will be perceived that such a road,
with Palmyra, Glasgow and Warrensburg,
as points would pass directly through the
county from N. E. TO S. w., and will be of
inculable benefit to it. This may not be the
time for the agitation of such a scheme;
certainly not for the commencement of it
But the time designated for the commence
ment of the work, five years, should not be
permitted to pass, without united and Wig
orous effort being made 10 raise the means
for the construction of the road.
The citizens of Glasgow, see the impor-
lance of railroad connection with the |
North Missouri road or with the Hannibal
and st. Joseph railroad, and they will use
their means literally, 10 make il.