The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1859-09-10
From the Warsaw Democrat
Usage Valley and Southern Kansas
Railroad


Railroad. =
The above enterprise seems to be moving
on to the entire satisfaction of those who
are so vitality interested in its completion.
A series of public meetings have been held
along the road, commencing at Butler, thence
at Johnstown, Clinton, Warsaw Cole Camp,
Versailles, Upton, and last, at Boonville.-
These meetings have been attended by Mes
srs. Wattles, Army and Ella, whose whole
energies, time and labor. are being devoted
to the work, and the result of the several
meetings has been very satisfactory, The
public mind is being still more awakened to
- great necessity fer chs read and addi-
tional stock is being taken, The meeting.
on last Saturday, at Warsaw, though not
Hnumerously attended from the country. was
a very interesting one. 1t enabled our cit
liens to hear more full exposition of the
prospects of this work than they had hith-
erto had. Messrs. Wattles. Army and Ella
gave full exposition of their plans and
prospects for the building of the road which
had a very salutary effect, by infusing more
confidence into the minds of onr citizens as
to ultimate success. In fact, these men,
above named who have the principal man
agement of this enterprise, seem to know
no such word as fail They have been
authorized by the late meeting of the stock
holders at Clinton to put part of the road
under contract, and they are going to do so.
The Western end of the road from the Ma
rails Des CygDes, to the State line, it is in
tended.to put under contract in October.
we believe, and the eastern section from
Upton to Versailles, will be put under con-
tract the latter part of September. just
think of this ye croakers ! ye who think that
railroads can only be built by Estate aid!''
Just think of it we say: that in few
weeks, or months at most, this enterprise
that has been sneered at by some, will be
under way of construction, and we predict
will be completed in advance Of some other
works that depend entirely upon State
bonds.
We make the following extract from a let
ter to us, on the subject of the road, from
Mr. Ella, the Chief Engineer:
81 have no information to give you, in
my official capacity, at this time, of impor-
lance to the public. ] have been authorized
by the Executive Committee TO locate that
portion of the Usage Valley and Southern
Kansas Railroad, from Upton to Versail
les, and to let the same In September. Al
80 to locate the west end of the road from
the crossing Ct the Marais Des Cygnes to
the State line, distance of about seven
miles, in connection with the first division
of the Jefer son City and Neosho Valley
Railroad, which division is to be put under
contract Immediately. Offers have been
made to grade the same and to take it in
stock.
I have also received propositions for. the
grading. bridging and preparing the entire
bed of the road for the sleepers, for the
sum of nine thousand four hundred anc
seventy dollars per mile, THAT being my
estimate for the same, and take one-third
of it in stock.
I have also had an offer from single in
dividual, that, if necessary, he would grade
bridge and prepare the bed for one mile in
Henry county at his own expense--(o one
thirty third part the entire distance in thai
county.)
My proposition to Benton county is, to
raise fund for the purpose of bridging the
river at Warsaw and making a turnpike to
the nearest point on the Railroad, and fol
grading ard bridging the Railroad through
the county-all of which would cost about
two hundred and fifty thousand dollars.