The Van Buren press., 1870-07-05
again. Meantime. I'll the things definitely
| settled. he'll rent his large buildings and fields

again. Meantime. I'll the things definitely
settled. he'll rent his large buildings and fields
| to any enterprising body or bodies. II one
wants to start large Boarding School. here
are the very best buildings. etc. Or Church,
Wagon shop. Boot Shoe. or Harness. Or II
] nothing better offers here's a splendid place
/ for a Billiard saloon Plenty OF room Tor all
! sorts of business. You'd better branch out
! like Forney. Fine rooms for presses. paper,
job work. sancttlm, devil and ALI. Plenty OF
water and grass no Sulphur But speak soon.
soon he last chance. soon be no chance at all.
| For JOY. on his way down TO the Arkansas
river nj Van Burcn, wants these houses and
fields for one OF his Dcpots. And he'll have
| to have 'em But more on this notion that
| have no doubt JOY has in his brain, and for
that I'll have to adjourn to another chapter.
Jupiter Another long paragraph. And
back to the eternal railroad again. Hes writ
enough now to load ear Patience. reader
and printer who knows but what may say
here may put money in your pockets y
Then you'll read?
You with your readers know that a debate
by attornics was lately held before the Secre-
taay of Interior In regard to which of the
Road, nov seeking passage through the indi-
an Country South should be the Trunk, as
only one could pass through by law. ANA that.
rs one of the results ofthat debate the PreSi-
denl had appointed the Superirtendents of
this and the Central Superintendencies a
commission to examine the Roads and facts
and report to the secretary for his decision.
! These officers have been dOwn in the Neosho
| Valley, have made their examinations and
are now in Washington to report. The de-
cision made upon TINS report viii undouoted-
| ly gINe the Trunk to the Ntosllo valley Road.
And according to law, and by the decision
OF the Secretary. confirmed by the President,
/ at the Roads running south towards the In
dian Countr, must unite in the Neosho VAL
| ley, where southern boundary of Kansas
crosses the Neo,ho river, there joining the ore
| trunk So JOY, who to give value equally to
! his Neutral lands ran his Road through the
! longtudenial centre OF these lands Spang up
on the Seneca. Quapaw and shawnee Re>erya-
| lion. ~ ith whom there l. no agreement for
transit nor by treaty. nor act or tongress.lii's
his Road most etiectHally blocked Certain
". he can run TO the point In the NeoslIo Val
ley indicated hy law. and he will probably do
80. il being but short distance. But there
his Road will merge into the Trunk. | he-
lieyc that joy desires and will run further
than that. but not in that direction. but that
he will run South to the Arkansas river at
Van Barcn. On that way he will cross the
Atlantic and Pacific. and on the Al kansas
river intCrsect it again AT Van Buren he
viii tap the Little Rock and Fort smith. On
this way he will be tapped. perhaps crossed.
by the Great Eastern. From Van Buren he
can run To keu river, tap tHe NdlTo anu L ul-
ton. or. mayhap get privilege from the Choc-
taws and Chickasaws and reach Red river at
Preston These are the prospective adran-
tagcs. The immediate advantages are that
hc " i'll tap the Little Rock and Fort Smith at
Van Buren, and so possess direct connection
at once with Memphis, Nicksburg and \ew
Orleans. and liz way OF taif0iiiti ftit0n "its
Western Louisiana and Eastern Texas. The
Western Arkansas is very important link as
every one now knows, and great efforts are
being made to build 1t, The Kansas City and
Memphis, down White river. is another inn
portant Road and very great efforts for its
building are going on. Joy can divide the
advantages with both these Roads. with not Il
foot farther to build than the Western Arkan-
saS, about one hundred miles He first can
secure these great advantages for he can build
and equip his Road to Van Buren, before any
other can, can easily. indeed. reach Van Buren,
before the Little Rock and Fort Smith in
tends To do so. These are some of the reasons.
roughly thrown out. why | think JOY Will
run to Van Buren. Then will be 10y there,
of course, for the Road will be of great value
to you. But enough Of Roads for this time.
My letters long, but write very seldom
People can take contractt to read ii i'll sections.
they can be week ut il. or they can let 1t
take ears for Halifax. Let us pause.
j. W. W,
DELAwAnE, c. n. June 20, 20.