The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1863-10-03
THE TOPEKA RAILROAD MEET.
ING.

c. K Holiday and N S. Wood have had
another railroad meeting at Topeka, SAC
cording to previous notice" Il was
meeting of the stockholders of the Aiohi
son, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad. The
previous notice" part of it is joke. They
had a meeting of the same kind last spring,
and gave notice of it, but the crowd didn't
suit the Council Grove champion, because
Emporia was too we'll represented, and this
time he and Holiday thought they would
have it all their own way, so they did MT
give any previous notice. Holiday was
President and Wood Secretary, and We pre-
sumo Holiday and Wood own nearly all
the stock, as there are but two other names
mentioned in the proceedings.
Mr.. Ingalls,, of Atchison, offered the fol-
lowing resolution, which was adopted:
RESOLVED, That the Directors Of the At
Gibson, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Com
pany be requested to call meeting of the
stockholders and Directors al Topeka on
Tuesday the Gath day of November next.
S. N Wood offered the following resolu-
tions, which were adopted:
ResOlved. That said Directors be re-
quested TO Immediately fill al vacancies in
their Board, and proceed at once to make
arrangement for preliminary survey of the
road from ALchison via Topeka to Council
Grove
RESOLVED. That books for subscription OF
stock of said Company be Immediately
opened at Atchisor, Grasshopper Falls. To-
peka, Council Grove. Emporia, Santa Fe.
N. NJ, and such other places as the Board
may determine.
RESOLVED, That the Board Of Directors
be requested to prepare Circular, giving
the probable expense of building the road
also the trade that must pass over it, the
amount of land that can be made available
in building the road from Topeka to Coun-
Gil Grove, and report the same to the No
vember meeting.
The road will perhaps be built as faI
as Topeka, but the idea Of building il
across the barren hills be tween the capita
and Council Grove, is not really entertained
except by few moon struck individuals al
the latter place. III all the distance from
the Grove to Topeka, there is but one little
strip Of habitable country-if we are right
ly informed-known as Mission Greek. We
advise the people of the Grove TO read Johr
Phenix's account of the survey Of the rail
road from San Francisco TO the Mission
! Dolores. Dr. Dunshunner would undoubt
eddy be great moral hero in their estima
! ton.
We are to have the privilege of subscrib
ing 10 the capital stock of side track for
the Grove. Bully! We know our people viii
rejoice at that. Sam, do MT you and Holli
day want an agent at this place and at Bur
lingame?
Seriously, if the company desire to rur
their road in the direction of Santa Fe, they
can run 1t through a good country and ge
plenty Of help. By running it in this di
rection, they traverse the entire length 0
Shawnee county, pass through the best por
ton of Usage, and run through the yer,
heart of Lyon. By this route they would
pass through a country that will give som,
support to a railroad in the future, as vel
as obtain FIVE times the amount in subscrip
tons to the stock now, as they will by TAX
ing the other route through he corners o
Shawnee and Wabaunsee counties.