White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1868-10-15
The Rallroad.

The S0llf0Ad.
We ere pleased to be able to state that
our Railroad prospects again look favor.
abie. The capitalists Of 81. Lonis bsve
become interested in the question OF d.
rect railroad connection on the west side
Of the Missouri River. uniting them with
.ll the Pacific and Western lines. from
Kansas City to Omsha. They have been
looking over various routes. and give
this one the preference. St. Joseph
strovs hird to have them adopt route
froa St. Louis to thst city. then crossing
The river. and running northwest over
the country. missing oil the river towns
10 Kansas and Nebraska giving her all
the advantages Of the rose. instead Of St.
Louis. aud tending to draw trade East
instead of to St. Louis. The St. Louis men
could not sss The bean. les Of route. for
the benefit Of somebody else, involving
the building Of two bridges across the
Missouri, at . cost Sufficient. when added
to the present sssets Of the Company on
the west side Of tho river. to build the
road from Atchison to Nsbraska City.
We copy The following article from the
Atbison Champion of the 10th. together
with the action Of The Atchison and
Lesvenwo orh Railroad Directors. showing
tha, they are up and doing on The qnes-
tion. and that the prospect is favorable:
Oun ST. LOUIS RAnRoAD ere
able. to-day. to present to our readers 8
copy Of the official action Of the Direc-
tors Of the Atchison end Lesvenworth
R. r. Co.. at their meeting yesterday.
This certainly mems business, and We
feel sore that the liberal and enterprising
spirit exhibited by this Company will
meet with the cordial endorsement Of the
citizens Of this Country. The Missouri
Pacific R. R. Co. have recently relieved
their road from all embsrrsssments. and
are BOW in condition 10 extend it north
into Nebraska with ell possible dispatch
Our citizens genrslly. and the A,chison
and Nebraska r. r. Co. have. for . long
time. favored placing the costrol OF the
entire road, from St. Louis North. in
the hands of the Missouri Pacific Co.,
bot the trouble seems to have been that
some gentlemen st Leavenwor,h claim te
have some sort Of Q Rsilroad organ
izstion for building road between hsrt
. and Lesvenworth. which. it is thought
BY some parties. can be used TO- secnre 81
extension Of the G. B. q. P. R. R.. t,
Lssvenworth. The Atchison sut
Leavenwo orth r. r. Co. is composed o
citizens of A'cbison. who will only. q
the end Of Law snit. consent that sec
ton of twenty miles Of road shall be dove
tailed in between the Mo. Pacific and on
Atchisou and Nrhrssks Road. . Com
pauy W which has $3.50 600 of first clss
County bonds with which to huild from
this city to the Nebraska line. Nsitbe
our Il. r. Co. or the Lesvenworth gen
. .lsmeu have any bonds to use between
here and Leavenworth without the con
sent Of the A. d N. R. R Co.. and thi
Co. are understood to be ready to furnisl
their means to aid in the building Of
Road which shall be Q benefit to on
County. and at the same time are Just .
ready to oppose any movement whicl
will alone result 10 benefits to Lesveu
worth. 1.-THE Mo. Pacific are permitts'
to extend their road North to Nebraska
It will be alike benefcisl to Leavsnworth
: Atchison and Doniphsn Counties. Tn
action OF the A. & N. R. r. Co and tn
A. & L. r. R Co. would seem to pot tn
success Of this project beyond any doubt
OrfIcs OF THE ArcHIsoN & LEAvEs- J
WORTH RAILROAD COMPANY,
ATcHIsoN. KANSAS. }
At . called meeting of the Directors o
the Atchison and IIsavenworth R,ilroa'
} Company. held on the 9th. and sdjonrnst
to the 9th Of Ocbtober. 1868. and follow
ing resolution was unanimously adopted
Resolved. That we are grati6ed to know
of the earnest desire of the Missouri Pac
ific R R. Co. to extend their railrost
connection into Nebrasks and that to aid
in this enterprise We will cooperate wit
the said company in every rsssonabl
effort to that end. believing that the roa'
from St. Louis to Nebraska can be oper
ated. when built. to better advantage b.
said company, than to bsvs the sam
, controlled in part by different com
psnies: and ibst We will use every effort t
secure the active CO. operation Of the Atch
icon and Nebraska r. r. Co. with Us i
this tdstter.
, w. W. COCHRAN. Chairman.
j. T. HEREFoRD. Sec'y A. & L. R. r