The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1859-08-27
Our Railroad in Missouri
The People Wide-aWaka.

our NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. IN missouri
The People Wide-awake.
Railroad Conventions have lately been
held all along the line of the Usage Valley
and Southern Kansas Railroad in Missouri.
By the following letter from Mr.. John o.
Wattles it will be seen that the people in
Missouri are wide-awake, and are In favor
of the immediate construction of this road.
Old fogies may laugh. but the progressive
men along this route must keep the ball
rolling until the road is completed. Once
get the road built to the Missouri State line
and we have no fears as TO the Kansas por-
ton of it. If our Missouri friends will
only do their share, and We firmly believe
they will, the road viii be built to Emporia,
it's terminating point. Immediately. Here
is what Mr.. W. writes of the interest the
Missouri people take in this matter:
Warsaw, No., August 9th, 1889.
FRIEND STorLER.-You say what about
those Railroad Conventions Well we are
on the way, and great interest Is now ava
kening all through the country along the
line.
At Johnstown we held the NEE ting il
the great temple. The citizens and the
people around come together with earnest,
and inquiring feelings. They listened with
interest and acted with determination. Land
was pledged and the assessment On former
stock paid up-and Bates county viii see
that the road is built to the State line as
soon as it shall be built to her eastern border.
I'll III. mil hnh oiI Io
sixth of October, at Harmonic, when land
will be broken on both portions of the Road
Able speakers will be there, and general
jubilee is expected. Be sure and be there,
and bring out the people. At Clinton we
had quiet intelligent audience in the Court
House. The strength of Henry county
was there, and the evidences are gathering
that the Road is not to remain long at Yer
sailles.
One man in this county has offered to
grade and bridge and prepare the bed fol-
the ties, for one mile Of road, at his own
expense or, he will be one of thirty three
the number of miles across the county
who will obligate themselves to compile te
the road-bed through Henry county.
This is the age of Railroads. At this place
we have had one of the most interesting
meetings on the route. Though Warsaw
is 12 miles from the line of Road, yet the
citizens feel the true spirit of improvement
Major Means, one of the best of her citi-
zens, Mr.. Alkisson, one of the most en-
terprising of her merchants, Major Nor.
vim one of the worthiest of her population
Mr.. Murray the gentlemanly editor of the
Democrat, are four to advocate the grea
work. And though the subject has beer
but little agitated here, it was thought thai
Benton county would ultimately subscribe
to the amount of 100000 dollars to the in
terest of the Road. e
The editor of the Democrat, although he
writes deterrent editorials about Horace
Greeley, from what should, nevertheless:
has written some able articles IN favor o
our Road, in reply to the unmanly attacks
of the Georgetown Press.
We expect to "break ground" at Tiptor
on the 91st of September, aud commence
the work of the Road to Emporia. The
people of Cooper, Moniteau and Morgan
are all alive to the great work, and the thing
mast be done.
AS ever, for Progression,
JOHN o. WATTLES.