White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1868-12-31


Missrs. Click and Absll, Of the Atchi-
son and Nebraska Rsilrosd Company.
visited our place. on Tuesday. on mat.
tsrs concerning the road. The contract
for building tbs road to the Nsbrasks
line hss been let. and the route partly To-
e,tsd. The Company have obligated
thsmssl,ss to pay the eontrsctors csr-
t.ip supunt Of msusy a. the work pro.
gfssses, before the bonds voted 10 aid Of
the road can be made svsilsbls. To
raise this money. the Directors have
pledged their individual credit. There
are other funds needed to pay for epgin.
seripg. right Of way. and other incidental
expenses. which will require from sl. 500
10 o.. 600 per month. sOd must be- paid
CASH down. ss the work procssds. The
'Dirsetors. having pledged their own Gre
'dirto i,i fullest extent. now sst the pso-
pie Interested along the route to raise
from s2o. 900 to s25. 900 in money. to
meet incidental expenss. As White
Cloud is more deeply interested than any
other town sbovs Atchison. they think
that our citizens should raise consider.
sblS portion Of this amount.
1.-THE road is built on this route. White
Cloud will be the terminus OF tbs Kansas
tsction of the road, aud will remain the
terminus Of the entire road. until the
people of Nebraska perfec. their arrange.
msnts to carry along their section. which
may require some months. giving US
great advantages during oil that time.
But while the best route is via White
Cloud. and the prospects for the location
of tbs road here are good, the thing is
not a axsd fact. by any means. Rival
interests are at work to secure tho loca-
tion. and are Offering liberal aid; and oil
ibsss interests seem to be working against
The rosd touching White Cloud. Our
bsst show 10 to strengthen our natural
advantages BY subscribing IS literally q
rival interests. Tbs Company propose.
II the road runs to this place, to build q
depot and round hosss to cost no. lss,
than $4,000.
+ II ID now proposed that the City sub.
scribs $50. 900 in bonds. to run for . Sc.
riss Of years. ons.hslf to be issued and
delivered when the road is graded and
tied to White Cloud the other half,
when ths cars commence running here
IN case the road does not come here, no
honda to be issued. A petition is now
IN circulation. asking the Council to SUBJ
NIT the proposition, and it will doubtless
be done st the meating on next Monday
night. We think it is the best thing
that can be done. 1t may be. ss some
1rgs, that the road will come this way
anyhow; but thsrs is . much stronger
probability that if We refuse to subscribe.
and other routes do subscribe. We shall
clip up on it. Our safest policy lies in
vsting ths bonds. We do not anticipate
ehst the City will make any great spseu-
lstion in the way of returns on the bonds;
bat the benefit will come back to every
citizen. in the way of increased business
and trsds. population and wealth, and
rise in the value Of property. The rail
rosd would add so rapidly to the popu-
lation and weslth Of our town. thst our
present population would feel the press
ure of the debt bot short time, when
thsre would be SO many others to share
4. that it would be light. A great deal
b said about swindling and stealing in
the bond business but as We look ct it,
II voting bonds would insure rs the rail-
road, it would be to onr advantage to
vote them. il We knew they would be s,o
len outright. This is our last chance for
Q railroad. II we miss it. and it runs
from Eve to fifteen miles west Of us. where
will We be? Let us vote the bonds: and
lei those who have the money. subscribe
what they can OF that.
The location Of the road is not yet de.
cided with reference to other points be-
tween hsrs and Atchison, and the people
Of several towns are devising means to
secure it. Some threaten the Company
with trouble and annoyance il they do
nuesuccssd. The true policy Of the cit
isens Of White Cloud. is to devote their
whole attention to the interests of White
Cloud. 30 that We get the road. it is
net our business to pitch in and help that
placs to get it. or to prevent the other
place from getting it. In oil the pro-
cssdipgs Of railroad meetings at other
points, We fail to 6nd where any BODY
else has asked that the road be located
10 White Cloud. That is an example
Tor us to follow. Our opportunity is
now. and our only wise plan is to keep
On eye single to Number Oos. All pull
together, and pull with will.
r. A Railroad mesting is to be beld
ss Hiawatbs. on Monday, January 4.h,