The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1869-08-06
THR HOLDEN am ENPORTA ROAD.

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We take the following in regard to
this road, from the Paola RepEHfcQ: a
The prospects of this road are Issost
cheering. Every day iRforinafioh Is
received which go to show that the road
will be built, and that speedily The
Building of the road is only q question
of time any how, but by some assistance
rendered the enterprise by those living
along the line, and who will be benefited
by its construction, the work can be
facilitated and the end accomplished
muclE sooner Already we hearsofsev-
eral companies, abHHdaHtly able, who
are anxious and willing to assist i'm its
construction, and vice President w. B.
Nichols, Esq.s of the Missouri end of the
line, has received a proposition from
reliable parties, who agree to take the
bonds voted in Missouri, and gsGtte, tie
aad bridge tie road from Holden to
State Line. We have no doubt but
that the Company have accepted this
proposition at least we believe it
would be'a good Investment to do so.
The enterprise is attracting the attention
of those to the north of us, aud espec-
tally Kansas City, which looks upon
this ''cut off in not over friendly
view. The Iader, a real estate paper
of that city, contains the following.
which is encouraging to the friends of
the road, and being written by an enc
my of the road, is not likely to over
estimate its prospects.
The writer discusses the action of St.
Louis men with regard to the Pleasant
Hill and Lawrence Road. and then, still
speaking of st. Louis says:
'"And she is now about entering in
earnest upon an enterprise that will af-
feet us most seriously. We refer TO the
building of railroad from Holden, via
Paola to Emporia, and thence to Santa
Fe. This is cmphatically st. Louis
enterprise, and one from which Kansas
City can derive no good. Nay, it is
urged as tlle very life of the project.
that it will inJure us by placing st. Louis
IN direct communication with the fertile
regions to the, south and southwest of
US, for which Kansas City is the COM
inercis.l eatfepot Speaking of this
route the St Louis Dem0cP0t says: /.
This road, which win give st. Louis
nearly an air line rUttte TO Empolia, is
now sure TO be constructed as t.lr rs
Paola, but IT ought TO be pushed west
ward with all possible energy. = 'i1
The prospect OF this road being built
Is, we must confess. rather promising.
Enough bonds have already been voted
to complete it from Holden west to the
State. lire, and the counties in Kansas
tIirouglI which Il, will pass are expected
to Go as welt franklin county, Kan
sas, which voted $1,000 to our Santa
Fe road, is now proposing TO transfer
their bonds to the Holder road. 1t is
also stated that New York capitalists,
Jay Cooke, August Belmont and others,
propose becoming interested in this en-
terprise. And so withai II is being got
ten in good shape by thOse Interested
in its completion. s'' att2 $3.50 POI p"
The Cass county Herald, published at
Harrisohville, Mo-, publishes the fol-
lowing communication which shows
that other companies are anxious to
form CONNECTIONS with our road, which
would no doubt prove of great advan-
tage to both. and which would not
leave us entirely dependent upon one
Company for the construction of our
road. The following is the communi-
cation: hi'' ti ~ -%5' ii's.4 $50
LEES SUMMIT, Mo-, July 2, 1863.
EDIToR CAss County HERALD :-DeGr
SIT. have just returiIed from trip
on a proposed line OF the BoOnviile,
Blackwater and Warrensburg Railroad,
and having promised the Company q.
ID. Tucker, Esq, to drop You few lines
regarding the same, do SO according
The road, as you W ould naturally in-
fer from the corporate name of the
company, makes Warrensbug and Boom
Vile its teymtTi, tire line Ofsthe road
being along the course of the Black
water, q large stream running nearly
due east from Warrensblrg and Boom
vile. The ultimate object of tile COM
,pany is to make arrangements, If not to
with the Holden, Harrison
vile and Paola road, to form close
connection herewith, as both have in
view the same destination, Santa Fe
and the Pacific coast. Tire movement
is being pushed along the line with
strong prospects of success. We held
a meeting at Brownsville, Saline county,
OH the 10Th ult., for the purpose of Sc
curing petitions to the County Court,
to submit proposition TO the voters of
Salt Pond Township, Saline county, to.
take SIS, GOO stock in the road. The Pc
tition was signed by nearly every one
present. Private stock has been taken
to considerable amount, and the list
of subscribers is being increased every
day. | do not believe any road ever
met with more general favor: |
= The advantages of this road to yours, |
are too apparent TO need enumeration. |
will only mention that at Boonviile |
you make connection with two roads !
one leading to Chicago, the other to st. |
Louis, by as direct q line as you now
have or are likely to possess. There |
in two years-a large amount having |
been already subscribed to the capital |
stock of the company, and enough |
guaranteed to complete it.
Yours Truly, Y.
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