White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1870-01-06
Badly Worked I'm.

OlOsy "VGAc4 SRs
The last Rulo Register is terribly ex.
cited over the movements OF the citizens
Of White Cloud and Forest City to Sc
cure a railroad connection with the Mem
ahs Valley. and especially over the efforts
of M.jor Loree in th,t behalf. Itrsvss
over the attempt to bnild up CONNER.
cisl metropolis 10 Ksnsss at the expense
Of Rulo. threatens that the Commission
ers of Richardson County shall play par.
ticular smash. and finally warns Lorss to
look out for breskers!
We enirest of the Register man to take
it cool while the weather is favorable.
Railroad men will build roads on the
best routes. regardless of ons-horss towns,
either 10 Nebrssks or Kansas; and it is
simply moonshios to sspposs that oil
railroads in Nebraska will be built with
an eye single to the we'll being of Rnlo.
It is too early in the day to talk about
commercial metropolis, and attempt to
control the railroad interests of four
States on the strength of it. Especially
would it be better not 10 kick so terribly
against the railroad aspirations of White
Cloud. while begging the loan OF White
Clouds ferry boat to ship over the iron
for the little patch of road already graded
for you by somebody else. Aud pray
tell US whether the grand failure to bnild
enough of the Trunk Road to secure its
proportion Of the State lands. was done
purpossly because that road was to con-
meet with one running through White
Cloud?
The truth about the Forest City project
is. that if the St. Joseph and Council
Bluffs Railroad Company builds road
from Forest City to white Cloud. or fur
nishes the iron for it, there will be just
FIVE miles OF road to furnish, over one Of
the very best of routes. If they build it
from Bigelow to Rulo. they will have
eight or nine mile to build, over Q worse
route. The same distance from Forest
City. via White Cloud, would take Q
road several miles into Nebraska, in the
direction Of the Nem,hs Valley, shorten
ing the distance from that Valley from
seven to ten miles. 1t is that valley. and
not the commercial metropolis of Rulo,
that they desire to reach. Msjor Loree.
in making contract with the parties
who are building the road west from
Rulo. stipulated that road running from
this direction up the Nemshs Valley
should have the privilege Of using the
same track. This is the extent of bis
perfdy, and the cause which renders it
necessary to keep his eye skinned for
! breakers.
Another advantage ofihs White Cloud
route. is the facilities for transfer across
the river. The banks on both sides are
permanent. ard q barge with three cars
could be run across in ten minutes time.
At Rulo. the banks are chaneeable. with
bars in the river. making it necessary at
times to 60 for several miles around in
crossing the river. and requiring from
one to three and four hours in making
the transfer. Frequently a train could
run from the Nemaha Valley to St. Jo-
seph. making the transfer at White Cloud,
during the time that the transfer would
be making at Rulo.
The persons who are attempting to
build . road from this direction, design
running up the Nemahs Valley. through
Richardson County, in the direction Of
Lincoln City. The parties calling them
selves the Burlington and Southwestern
Railroad Company. propose to run the
road through portion Of the southern
part Of Richardson County, then cut of
in the direction Of Topeks. Kansas.
Which Of the two projects is more favor
able to the interests of Richardson Coun-
~. that the power of the County Com
missioners should be invoked to strangle
the one for the benefit of the other?
The truth is. the miserable policy of
last Winters Nebraska Legislature. in
giving only one years time to build roads
to entitle them 10 State lands, when two
years would have been too short time.
has resulted in placing the State lands at
the mercy of outside sharpers. and the
State will reap but little benefit from the
lands. Gov. Buffers refusal to convene
the Legislature at once. lest it might rec.
tify the evil. makes it look as if he were
playing into the hands Of the sharpers.
Major Loree has spent his time and
money for ths past year in running around
trying to persuade some Company that
was able. to build the road and take the
lands, bot be tried in vain, until be fin.
ally made the arrangement with the Bur-
lington Company. 1t is said that this
Burlington and South W estern Company
really has no organisation in Iowa, Mis-
souri,. nor Nebrasks. bat that . few mon.
eyed men. so styling themselves. have
undertaken to build ten miles of rosd.
when they will gobble the lsnds. and let