Nebraska advertiser., 1871-02-02
THE ST. LOUIS d SEBRASKA
TRUNK RAILROAD.

Mr.. EDITOR I'm compliance with
your request | furnish you the follow
ing information FOR publication, rela-
tive 10 the st. Louis and Nebraska
! Trunk Railroad"
Desiring 10 avo the expense and
trouble Of special election, did no,
present the matter to our County
COMMISSIONER at their last session
at which they were pleased to submit
the question 10 the River Precincts
those most interested in the construc-
ton of the road. Feeling quite sure
that an election would be held early
in the sping to elect Delegates to the
Constitutional Convention, thought
The mltter could then be submitted
to the people without any extra ex'
pense.
The st Louis & Nebraska Trunk
Railroad Company" is corporation
organized under the laws of this State
having Tor its object the construction
Of railroad, as near as practicable
along the west bank of the Missouri
river. from connection with the At
Crimson and Nebraska Railroad at the
Kansas aud Nebraska State line, ia
an intersection with the Union Pa
cific Railroad, at Omaha, and ulti-
mately, in connection with other sim
liar en- erprises, continuing along the
Missouri river TO the northern bOun-
dary of the State. The importance
and magnitude Of this enterprise. and
the fact that il is but short link in a
chain OF railroads leading from ST.
Louis north and west Of us, as well
rs giving 3 direct line OF rail 70
the Gulf of Mexico, has long been
seen and appreciated by observing
men, and great anxiety felt for the
construction of the road. The friends
of the enterprise, and especially those
having it in charge, have spent no
ordinary amount of time, labor and
individual means TO work up, and
make it success. a mbin alton oi
uncomfortable circumstances. howev-
er. has prevented the completion OF
the work before this. Recently,
when il was known that the Hon.
James +. Joy, of the Michigan Cen
pasl oh
and WAS completing the Atchinson
and Nebraska Railload up to our
Southern State line, the Board of Di-
rectOrs of the Trunk road solicited
him TO make proposition on which
he would build the road to q connec.
ton with the Omaha and Southwest
srn Railroad. either at Nebraska City
or the Platte river Mr.. Joy has
made a proposition, which the Trunk
Board has accepted, so far as it has
power 10 do so. That proposition IL
as follows:
That aid shall be given by the diff
ferent counties, in either county or
precinct bonds, in the following
amounts:
Richardson COUNTY 500 900
Nemaha County $50 90
OiOe County ..... l50oo0
NASs AOuul9 l1U,buJ
The bonds 10 bear per cent. inter-
est, TO run not more than twenty
years, and to be placed in the hands
of third party 10 be turned over to
Mr.. Joy when the road is completed
and cars running through the locali-
" issuing the bonds, and that at the
time Of turning over the bonds 10 Mr..
Joy all interest coupons then due
shall be returned to the county or pre-
cinct issuing the same. The road TO
be completed, equipped and running
as n first-class railroad by the Slst day
of December, 1871" These terms be-
ing complied with Mr.. Joy stands pre-
pared to enter into q contract to build
the road.
While before the public in explain
oAiOli Va tIliE
prise, desire 10 say further, that
whatever may be the opinions enter.
tanned by individuals or localities as
to the liberality or illiberslity of this
proposition, IL is the only one before,
or known 10 the Boa, d, whereby this
much needed roSd can, or will be con-
strrcted. The proposition comes
from man well known TO the peo-
pie of the West as the most reliable
and successful railroad builder in the
United States. The people have con-
ddspce in him, that be will do just
what he says. aud that If he takes
bold Of this enterprise he will build
the road, and that speedily.
RoBT. W. FURNAs,
Acting Pres't Trunk Road.
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