White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1870-02-24
Favorable Settlemeaf Of the Rail.
rOnA OuestfOn.

Favorable Settleme0t Oh tnc 1Anils
road Question.
Mr.. A. Caldwell snd L. T. Smith.
Who LIT here on Friday last for ST. Louis.
to adjust our railroad m after. arrived home
yesterday. They we're accompanied by
d. r. Garrison and Mr.. John G Priest.
Of St. Louis. who came here To inrs-ti- +,
gate the condi,iass nf the Missouri River
R,ilrosd Cogpsay. r1A io.nsksan ,x-
animation sfihs> onfiiios Of lths rpsd
before Occupying ,hsi sane. sr'er the |
new lease. q 81 81 ST
We undt.t.ia ,ha cd Sat Flag last,
the lease. or oenirae, dfssu BY yAsCsMS
well in ST. Lani.. WAS submitte,i first to
= committee Of fonr consisting OF Messrs
axi-AnAHalxisan.an and
sqhs: quen,ly to the whole board Of di
@tctsrs OF the Pacific Road. AMI ait.r
foil discussion. ~as- adopted With hnt one
disseniipg ve,s-Nr, HUDSON E. Brllge
alone setingis ,ht Akaiiya; Il
1t is said. however. that ercn Mr.
Bridge was fsvoistisTfo 70 the lease. bnf he
has been voting no 20 long on the Pacific
Rosd ,hst, be i.s made up. his mind to
do so for all time to come, to the end that
be may be consistent.
Tn. new 3snse has beep Submitted to
the stockholders Of the Missouri River
Railroad and unanimously adopted.
By the terms Of the contract the Pa
ciic road accepts the Missouri. RIVER
Rasd in its present condition for the tenn
Of twenty wears from the 1T day Of jan
nary, 1870. at an annual rental Of Sixty
Seven Thousand fre hundrei ,dailar-.
(67 .500). The Pacific road agreeing to
haul and transport overfher Missouri
River Road. from anI TO Lesveay orth,
without sny breek or delay. at the State
Line, snrh cars loaded or unloaded. o. the
Missouri River. Fart Scott l. Calf Road
as may be consigned to Lsavenwortb, al
through, freigh,s from other roads. and
in fixing the rates aud charges for such
services no discrimination Whatever shall
be made against any point oi the Mis-
souri River Railroad. r.,..,..y
We regard this as a good contract foI
7 Leavenwo,th.f' o.. '.7' .'.'a az :. '-''
We regain an unbroksh connection
with St. Louis. (our nstnral outlet. ant
at the same time provide for the Border
, Tier or Foit Scott trade and 'secur'
, through freight from all other .road'
; without unnecessary delay si atbs Stat
!, Line. And in the management of th'
road the interests Of Leitenwoith ar
carefully guarded. - -,
. 1t is gspd thing for the P,cific Roa'
, and for the city of ST Louis. rs it at enc
a gives the merchants OF st. L9ui, an cd
vantage in compeiing Ior the nov i'm
a portsnt AMI .the, Immediate fntura vasti
more impor,antirale Of Kansas. lh
trade Of Lesvenworth alone with her fort,
Thousand people .was DO, to te despiss'
or overlooked by even a great city k
St, Louis, ,raaroa., an - q.-nr -,
: il is slso : gool thins.for the owner
|. Of the roai, O. by The new Arrangsnsn
g they will receive a fair compensation f.
8 the use Of t.,rir road. This we do NJ
Il regret, for 10 helping themselves 10 thi
It matter. Leavenwnrth has been ben"fi i;ie'l
v And to the uu.itipg energy OF Messr'
s Cald vel! Il Smith are we mainly indebte
!, for the railroad connections we hox enjoy
r We hope that the same energy wi
!, speedily ex'end the L.. A. IL N. w. Il. h
r to White Cloud and Omsbs,. and bnil'
!. the rosd to Topeka : And then, with III
- extension Of the Central Branch TO Fl
b Kesrny.' Laavenworth will be on tn
e shortest air lima to Cafifoinia, and in th
}, most central position for tLs trade Q
n k.usss aud Southern. Nsbrask .. s.,-.
h r Mr.. Jobn,G .Pssi.t. Chairman Of tn
!; committee. and Mr.. D R Garrison. Presi
Q dent of the Pacific Rad. have been nn
T. 'tiring in their efforts 10 arrange the diff
II cul.ies between ths two roads. and 1
o their Efforts are the mercbsn's Of ST. Loui
:. especially indebted for the advantage
n they will enjoy by the restoration Of th
!. Kansas roads. u .,s- -:s.I
II We understand the axamin aions o
l. Mess 8. Garrison and Pret as TO tb
b condition Of the roads were entirely SO,
n i>factory. and Msssrs. Caljweil an,
n Smith have arranged to turn over tn
l. Lesveaworth and Atrbison snd the II
R. Rii!ros'is to the Pacific Road Oh to
morrow morning. - .:re - .f-7. ..-
u Thus end+th the railroad war - Learen
i ,corM C0nserrGtise ra7
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