The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1871-08-10


,6i.e, I trust the psaisg day will make i
.v.nescent and forgotten" do MT saw I
e.ve without unpleasant reo,liecsioos Of thee
Cenea But l do nv while there have hen
'oms Ting unplsasant not only in he nj
Veek but in the pad month, that time and
ins alcue, thasthe proof and the proof alone.
m remedy, change, make. alter, eat.blish or
'eesfabll.h personal relations But tn each
ND al OF you, gentlemen, and to each and
u Of the people tender n coriial greeting
u ~ parting from You IN this occasion.
A word more: l hope nobody will nis-
'epsesk ne. hope nobody viii say pat
nth you otherwise than in sorrow. 1 hope
nobody will say l threaten you. say our
1essany u away from you. IL there man in
Leayenworth Cnoney who will dare say in
he future that the agent, the representative
of yohn r. Tracy, and his interesie, has been
70 bs interests in tying To loeate
h,s road through this county 10 the Capital
Of the State. j rely upon your honor, Mr..
chairman, Who have pre.ided over thee de-
to ~ that l have been faithful
70 my CHIEF and tried 70 establish his great
line through tins cDonty. II l thought there
was man Who would ~ threaten You. l
would not say 1t But the day ID lost, and
We are taking Of the past l say 10 yon
snat our ine, whether, Il be long or short,
vheaher = extend to San Diego or Topeka.
q .af Alo3n AVE- O. " ocean, feeling
taAs .nov ~; Afscye vevsI say hn des-
,lny me eswne1e. u nafaefs not .here,
ne WI nos, re canr1s So9s through Leav.
e9vonn Co@Y. Rledes Jon my life, !
Piedee you my hooor, give you my brother
as noesage ne aay y ovef, and the line be
sougns % eka1nsn throogh ths home Of that
orotner goes elsewhere. Dol threaten you?
NO sur 'ofe..en NO, nue - The agent OF an
3he,, do.ng nn WORK and not mine, have
'ousnt h's nsht ana noe mine, and tell you
!, %ofe IN So!ios Than IN anger, that your
noPe We with oilers and not With ". We
nave t1e9 tne experiment nom here to Cam
e'on, and We have settled the question thai
the cameron road u not worth the Interest
on the money invested IN the road. A roa.i
from mere % Topeka VII not pay. Eat if a
through me from Ch,cag0 70 Topeka hal
controi oi The stock In the X. +. road, which
tnis Gay others have obtained, then and then
only conn We hring to LeavenwOrth the
clslnes. o. me n. r. road to which Leavsn-
coald We say TO the X +. rad Al To
Heka, give 10 Leavenworth and this through
.ne ,i.e business 10 which they are justly en-
H H.. o. otnerw'se We may have trouble.
ina' n DtlHnes; without that power You dis
arm U.s. ! thought We could scarcely ac.
1 sw that Object with all the stock, Mr..
winston Thought 20. MI. Tracy Thought ~;
out under the influence cf the
arguments Oh the distinguished COM
COMMITTEES from the Citizens Association We
came 20 uhe CONCLUSION we could accomplish
the oclect Win hall u 1t, not because Of it,
monied value, but because yOu were arming
US with weapon We could Use Tor your and
our Dement,, Now then, having given you
our 2 reasons, - almost unnecessary to Say
.ea.en.ortn county could not give u slff-
Gent 70 justly us IN building ihis road. You
ouer VA SloO,OO: With all due respect,
We decline II: Ii 1t were SzoO, OOO We would
decline IL Oner us $SOO,OOO We would de-
-, ~,o',iT ~. a.. ~ ~" Sp
VIC oA"n Cus uOWu ue iOruiy pTlue VI the
enemy VINO would destroy LeavenWOrth YOU
have river, to another That Ia all
49,. a. 4 =.
u,S... ..e t'oh y. ~ nean Oh neanss IN
ia nnarrei l,atxoun ma or ba,-.o,, ~, -
- Ie Az"
'ne PeoIe. My dniy n discnar&ed; l seek
MOI 70 innoence you. Ibis night return " my
home. and ass,,,re von in goo.l ,;,h Tho, q,
" 49, ''' .,'"A -
,aI as sn cohCefneti, ana no lar ~ the T..
d 5. w railroad il Concerned. We can do
nothing for von thank Won q, Won.
yo w yVAl
ta1Nc< al AInuneaA 10 you MI. Ch1lr-
man, and to each OF you gentlemen and TO
."o PSore w Jy~ I" 'eSese NY nearly
congratulations ana my earnest, honest God
bless you! Good bve.
The second cI.,,.e nj tho ro.olu,;,,, w,,
."1 iV'"ti0n was
lnen put 10 vote ana Idist by the following
vote:
Ayes-Hicks, Miller, McWhirt.
Noes-EaIOn, Harmon, Hines, HarbisOn,
Hiatt, Jewett. MurDhy. McM.nus Snencer
49, 1o,r
JULY 4, 1911.
Inc BOARD met pursuant to adjournment.
Mr. Sherry prp,ente,l tho C,llow;no nroa,,
I,lo .nJ,o,oi,,.: .-,.:L
~. "'"A 1e'o'"'Is' WHICH. on naouoh oi NaT.
Eaton. were received
MhEHEH, Inc Asnsas central izilroad Com
IAN! aPPne' 10 ,ne Suunty board SoI the stock 81
Gunty IN the KANSAS Pacific Com
pany ior and 10 build . road to Denver; and,
rNn hEsEHs, Inc Chieaso. south .estern 4 Pacific
lsaiiroed company applied to the County Board for
the 0me stock and,
WHEREAS, Ihe Citizens Association through .
'ommi,tes presented t: the Bo.Id eoc,P.omise
r,UpiIy between ss .e s.oe M ,s., ,s
rounty appropriate to each Of said ec.npanies
si0 w IN county bonds; and,
,hor.ed agent. al public %e.ss Of tse G, rs
Association consented to said compromise psos.i-
,,on' and accepted The same upon the condition that
would aocso, the sa%s and l..,r nc them sSr 1s,
through the city q !e.venxor.h BY way Of Five
Nile Greek, High Prairie and Alexandra Town
'n Wnspkos AGs FIJI r.. aeon, ,,s or ali, commas,
misc proportion BY both u ..id comp.nies the R.S
.as Genital openly and aasr.nty. disrey.rdins its
~ the C.en. Aa.s % %eps , "r red
Iaaaiy Hoard. and lobbysd through . vo,. hy