The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-08-25
THE RAILRoAD QUESTION.

THE RAILROAD QUESTION.
The great want of Lyon county at
the present time is direct east and
west road. There has never been q
question before the people, upon which
such unanimity of sentiment is expressy
ed as, upon this. The first railroad pros
ject ever entertained by the people
here, was for an east and west road, and
well do we remember the time, labor
and money spent in those early days to
secure it. i't 4vas al&
A variety of circumstances not nee
essary to mention conspired to prevent
the accomplishment of our desires, and
other schemes, which promised more
immediate fulfillment, superseded it.
Now, however, we have a PROPOSE
ton presented to us which is eminently
practical, and which meets with the APP
proval of the people generally, and alsb
of the principal railroad men of the
west. Our readers all know that "a
company has been duly organized, cali
ed the Usage, Neosho 81 Walnt Valley
railroad company, for the purpose ofcon-
struchng a road from Getaway, Frank
lin cauLty, by way of Neosho Rapids,
Emporia, Chelsea, EIdorado, Augusta,
Douglass, Winfield and Arkansas City
to the southern line of the State, thus
connecting the waters of the Usage.
Neosho, Walnut and Arkansas rivers,
by great through route, which will be
the best outlet to the east, for one of
the most extensive and thickly settled
regions of the State. Several OF
the great railroad builders of the
country have been consulted, and they
express the unanimous opinion that t'it
is the most practicable route to the
great southwest, and the one promising
the largest return for capital invested
now offering in this country" The
company is composed of some of the
best men of the counties through which
the line passes, and it is believed thai
they can make better terms with rail-
road builders than for each county to
act independently. The proposition to
aid this road, submitted to a vote oil
the people of this county. will be found
in our advertising columns, and we
recommend each voter to study il
carefully. 1t will be seen that it is
iudiciousfy worded and the interests Of
the county carefully guarded. We are
not asked to increase the Indebtedness
of the county by voting more bonds
but simply to transfer the stock now
owned by the county in the other roadi
to be used to aid in building q third
road, which in the opinion of our mos
sagacious men, will be of as much val,
We to the people of the county as both
the others.
There is a provision for ascertaining
the marke ct value of the stock, and if il
is found to- exceed Sl50,000 only SC
much of it is to be used as will realize
that amount. None of the stock is to
be delivered uutil the road is completed
and cars running to Emporia, when one
half is TO be delivered, and the Other
half when the road is completed and
cars running thereon to the west line Of
the county in the direction of Chelsea
Butler county.
We can see no possible objection Ia
this proposition, and shall expect to see
| IL adopted unanimously on the 18th OF
September. 1t gives TO Lyon county al
least thirty miles moro railroad for tax.
alton. 1t gives us a direct competing
route to st. Louis and Chicago, thus
reducing freights and fares.
1t will 'opensup to our use the great
coal fields lying few miles east of us
but now practically valueless. 1t will
hiring to our very doors the finest stone
quarries in the State, now lying useless
in the southwestern part of our county.
1t secures to this city for all time to
come the great bulk of trade of the
great Southwest which we have spent
so much time and labor to secure II
will build up manufactures in our
midst which il will require wears OF
time and thousands of dollars to secure
without It. 1t will add thousands to
the population, and millions TO the cap
ital OF the county, thus increasing our
valuation, and decreasing our taxation.
we OcAoNSAk - traNc sAAioA w" va tnc4Cn
tire county to build up great railroad
center within our borders, and to this
end every vote in the county should be
cast "for the transfer of Railroad
Stock"
e. We shall allude hereafter to the great
value of this road to the State at large,
believing as we do that it is the best,
shortest and most practicable route to
Santa Fe, New Mexico, Arizona and
Southern ealifornis. s#g.U1