The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1867-01-19
WIN HARRISON.
LAWRENCE AND EMPORIA ROAD
Important Communication.

LAWRENCE. Kansas Jan. 1867.
Hon. c. V. E-KR1DGE-.Si In reply
10 your favor Of the 31st ult. / would
respectfully state as follows: The
Directory Of the Leavenworth, Lawrence
IL Galveston Rail Road Company have
never for an instant relinquished their
determination to provide at the earliest
possible moment for the building of the
Emporia Branch; but realizing most
keenly the difficulty of beginning in Kan
sas the construction Of any rail road not
having eDdoWments equally liberal with
those posse ssed by the Uaion Pacific
Rail Road difficulty augmented by the
very liberality of that endowment they
have deemed 1t more prudent to concen-
| trate their efforts on one road at a time,
and thus secure its construction, than TO
Jeopardiza both in endeav oring to carry
two roads at once. They believed that
by so doing they would sooner secure tb e
success of both--that by building the
one, the attention of capital and enterprise
would be attracted in this direction, and
the Directory would be able to un.
dertake the other with increased assur-
ance ofsuccess. In determining which
to push FIRST, two considerations were
mainly instrumental. FIRST, the denser
settlements of the country to be travers.d
by the main line. tie greater unaninaity
of tie people interested. and the conse-
quent greater ability to furnish imme-
date material aid; and secondly, the fac,
that the Branch was a short line connect
ing.at Its western terminus with The great
through route to the Southwest, and
depending In great measure for
its success and value upon the
speedy commencement and rapid pro.
gress of that work; of which there was no
sufficient evidence.
The Board have acted upon this theory
during the greater part of the past wear.
In we" OF the results of this policy, il
VIII hardly be necessary to defend their
actions By il they have enlisted the CO
operation OF gentlemen of the requisite
wealth and energy to place the cons,rue
ton OF the main line beyond peradven
ture. 1t the reasonable assurances give
them by the Directors aud prominent
citizens shall be carried out And ON tbs
hrst visit of the new President of the
company. Mr.. Siurges. to New York af.
ter his election. overtures were made hav-
ing in visw the construction of this
Branch
Then, as the safest basis for the final
accomplishment Of the work in view. IL +,
Us make good our present hold on III !
capital and enterprise already enlisted in
our work. and carry on to ,mpIetiou the |
measures already initiated But the time
has arrived when this Branch and It's
westward extension should engage the
ilVelIesI attenli on of lie friends. 10 view
OF this, The Board o: Directors, az its
last m eiIng. appointed committee con.
sisting OF Gov. Robinson, Gen. Deiizler
and Gov: Carney to CO operate with those
Interested along the line of the Branch in
such measures as will best promote the
end 10 view observe that a similar
committee has since been appointed By
your citizens. No doubt they will be
Aoie to mature and recommend such '
measures as will meet the appreciation of
Inc irIends OF the enterprises.
Yours respectfully, JnHE B. VLlEr.