The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1867-05-17


of Ouumws, the nearest point in the Neo-
shO Valley. By leaving the Valley at
Ottumwa and uniting with the Topeka
and Buringams road, distance of about
sixty miles can be saved the Southern
Branch road in building. This change
can be made without effecting the Com
pauy's right to the Government fran
chisss."
"Coffey county would have less miles
of road to build 10 reach the Topeka and
Burliugame road than would Lyon. A
railroad can be easily built from Ouum-
wa to Onion creek. Our people would
have no hesitation in subscribing two hun
dred thousand dollars in bonds for stock
in the road, if the rest of the Valley
south would secure the building of the
Southern Branch road to Ottumwa, If
Labette, Neosho, Allen and Woodson
counties will get tie road built to Ouum-
wa, Coffey county will be responsible for
the expense OF continuing it to Topeka
This Southern Branch Railroad must
be built. It's interests are too important
to be sacrificed by the sel6sbness of any
one town or locality. Where there's a
will there's way and down this way the
people have will"
Suppose the people of Lsroy, Ottum wa
and the balance of Cofey county should
take up with Prouty's proposition, and
run the road from Humboldt up the north
east side of the river to Q;tumwa. We
like Burlington and its people, and would
hate to see it "scooped" by the PROPOSE
ton of its own devoted editor.
We suppose the proposition of the Pa
triOt is inten ded to scare Emporia little
That's all.
We cannot. for the life of US, see why
the Patriot should make these charges
against Lyon county when there is no
thought of sacrificing the Southern
Branch road here. The road to Topeka
is not rival of this Valley enterprise.
1t is true the town of Emporia has not
done her full duy toward the Valley road,
but that can be very easily and naturally
accounted for, were it necessary now.
The Patriot is getting alarmed entirely
without cause. We wish TO make the as
sertion that Lyon county will be ready ID
take her two hundred thousand dollars
stock in the Valley road whenever asked
to DO so, and sufficient guarantees given
that the work will be commenced, and
proecuted TO completion. It is rather pre-
sumPtuous in the Patriot to suppose it is
the only friend this measure has.
We do not see why the Patriot should
jump onto the people of Lyon so pugua-
ciuosly when they begin talking about a
Northern and Eastern connection. We do
not see as this is any of the Patriots bust,
ness. If the Patriot wants to build a
railroad to Onion creek let it rip away.
We shall not object. But we are not 90
ing to let it ego back" on the Neosho
Valley if we can help it, just now.
10 the same article we End the follow
ing:
Taking into consid Grafton the pro.
ceedings of the late railroad meeting at
Emporis, the sentiments of the Emporia
News, and the fact that Messrs. Plumb
and Maxson, directors of aud the only di
rectors that Lyon county has in our
Southern Branch Company, We may
safely infer that the Emporia portion of
Lyon county has concluded to forsake the
Branch road nterprise."
If there lives two men that have been
faithful to the Southern Branch enter.
prise, those two men are Messrs. Plumb
and Maxson. They have used their best
exer6ous to forward it, and the latter
named gentleman, We believe, had the
honor of iuauguartiDg the movement.
This insinuation, that because they had
spoken friendly word for the Topeka
road, they were about to sell out the in
terest With which their whole souls are
identified, is gratuitous and witho ut
foundation.
Prouty. our op iniOn is you had bet
ter dry up. You are making yourself
simply idiculOus. People up this way
begin to wonder if there amt single
off the top of your head.
The fact that Gems. Sherman and Han
cock are en-rouss to Fort Harker to bold
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