White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1870-07-21

parties who proposed to IRON tne road.
and to have the immense amount OF six
miles Of track laid by thcfrst Of January.
were St. Joseph capitalists. Ta'isnpens
up the case in . new aspect. A move
ment is on loot. advocated with much
sigor. to buiiI roal from Watheus 70
Doniphsn. there connecting with the
Atchison and Nsbrsska Rad; and Presi- |
dent Hall, Of the St. Joseph AMI Denver
Road. has offered to iron the road as soon
as graded. The distance is twelve miles.
and the route over q bottom. easy to
grade, end the work could be completed
bv ccla weather. Six miles Of iron wonlj
iust lay the track from Atchison to Don
iphan, with the necessary side-tracks and
switches. Those liberal St. Joseph esp
italists. BY this move. would make St.
Joseph the terminus Of the road from St
Louis for tho Winter. when White Cloud
was so confidently expecting i'll
We see. by the Troy Republican. th.t
Jadge Maynsrd informs that paper that
he learns the contrac. has been conc!uded
with the St. Joseph men. and that they
are to lay the track to Troy BY the first
of January. and to White Cloui BY the
first of next July. We have no doubt
the Jadgs has been informed so. The
managers always have a plausible story
10 tell the Doniphan County Directors.
and then the latter know Just as much
about it ss the man 10 the moon. They
are told anything to pacify them. and are
seldom told the truth.
The people Of Doniph,n voted $780,.
600 to build road through the County
cas-. and west. and 5000. 900 for road
through the County north and South.
The former has been completed through
two Counties. while the latter has been
fooled with. anil scratched over. and
shystcred over. The grading already
done has all been psii for by Doniphsu
County bonds, snl' there is no honest
reason why the grading should not have
been completed year ago. Most col
emn assurances were given that the con-
tractors were bound 10 complete it by the
first Of June ult.. yet at that time they
had scarcely commenced their Summer 3
work. Then we were assured. in like
positive m amer. that the contract for iron
had been perfected with the agent Of an
English Company and would no doubt
be ratified by the Company. and the
road completed at once. That was the
last of it-snd we are Of the opinion that
no such contract was ever arranged.
1t is claimed that portion Of the Di-
rectors have formed 'ring" to delay the
building of the road. Why delay it?
Is it in order to stea. all they can? Why
are such Directors chosen and retained in
office: We supposed Directors were
chosen for the purpose Of building the
road ss speedily as possible. and had token
an oath to do their duty faithfully; yet
here is confession that portion Of them
are fighting the road, end doing what
they can 10 swindle the people! Is there
no way to expose such men. and kick
them ont?
And at last comes the story that par
ties have contracted to put on the iron
and rolling stock. but agree only to put
il on to Troy By the first of J ,nuary. and
to White Cloud in year! Now. there
is skullduggery in that business. II these
capitalists have not the means or credit
with iron men to procure thirty miles Of
iron. they have not for six or fifteen.
They can just IS easily procure it for
the thirty miles as for one half or one
fourth that distance. Then, the idea of
capitalists requiring from now till cold
weather to lay fifteen miles of track. and
six months longer to lay another twenty
miles. is too silly to contemplate! Ifthey
do not lay the whole. there is premedi-
tsted design and intention in it. for some
object withheld from the public.
This people of White Cloud were fat
tering themselves with the belief. that BY
the time river navigation failed them,
they would have ample means Of COM
municsting with the balance of the world:
but that hope is deferred for one year
and ss much longer as the truthful man
ayers Of the road see ct to put them of
with nice little stories. If the Company
are not able to build the road any faster,
when the peopis Of Doniphan County are
paying the expenses. Why do they not
honestly say so. instead of concocting
Q fresh excuse every week or two?' And
il they are able but unwilling. it is time
they were letting somebody do it who
is willing. They have bled three or four
Thousand dollars 10 cash ont Of onr CHI.
zens on the strength OF their promises. .
year ego; bat the City Bonds are yet 60.
cure, aud We opine they will remsin go.
until there is something more tangible than
promises to draw them ont. About one
third Of the County subscription yet re.
mains intact. and is worth saving to tho