The Lincoln County herald., 1871-10-19
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posted in public afaiss. The sgitatiou {
Of .he railsoa& ssbjeot fos the last fe~
,,opth: has been q fruitful source Of cor.
respo NJ ndsuoe, and in che main ths articles
have been we'll written. When We take
into considerations the fact that there is
aos a railroad equipped end 10 operation
Nithie six miles Of the limits of the
and then read some Of these
leavned dissertations, the conclusion is
irresistible that Lincoln has among her
citizens lho germs that constitute
rsilroad managers Ia larger proportions
than ve ever dreamed.
The article in your last issue, from one
who styles himself monroe" from the
classic and enchanted shades Of Chan
,illy, is particularly brilliant. After
few preliminary remarks about his c'h-
zsnship, his taxes &c he launches forth
upon the false assumption that the assets
of the St. Louis and Kookuk railraod are
insufficient to build the road. he speaks
as on oracle, and IA rs familiar with rail-
road building as the most experienced
euniucer. know not from what source
he gets his facts as basis for his conclu'
siops, but since reading his article have
taken some pains to Investigate the sub
;ect and have obtained some facts from
the proper source, namely, the President
of tho road, who is mau OF integrity
and one who will not falsify his word
The St. Louis and keokuk railroad is
Graded and tied and bridged through
Rails county, commencing at the Hann''
bal and St Joe railroad, and ending at
: the southern line Of Rails county.
The company will have surplus OF
$40 900 remaining, when the contract Is
complied with, Of the Rails county appro
priation. The means to grade, bridge
I and tie the road through Pike county Ii
a sufficient, and if he will take tho trout le
to 20 to Bowling Green, Monday, l6tl
' inst, he can have the privilege oil wit
Messing the letting Of IA miles OF th'
y Pike county Short Line, between the lin
It coin county line aud Bowling Green ant
G as soon as that road is located throug|
y Pike county, the remaining portions o
the road bed iu that county will be Lei
:, and the shovellng Of earth commence
through the entire county. When tn
road bed OF the Pike county Short Lin
IS is completed it will be consolidated wit
II the St. Louis and Keokuk railroad. Th
v principal part Of the grading, &C.,
y. Pike county will 10 done before the 2ot
n. day Of December, next. When Lou''
v iaua furnishes the means to build II
10 road to Buffalo Knob, the company WI
build and equip it for them, connctl'
r with the Quincy road. All the grad''
re in Lincoln county has been contracts
III to be flushed against the lst day Of d
,w cembcr, 1871, and without the interve
H. ton of unusually bad weather, it
VS. coufdentially believed by those who
he competen: to judge, these contracts "
~ be fully complied with. From the b'
,us information l could obtain from
President and chief engineer there "
we be surplus Of several thousand dol''
ad after grading, bridging and tieing
road through this county.
With the surplus of this county
other available resources Of the compa
, they will certainly build tho road eit'
us NV. by way Of Wentzville, or obtain the me
Dis. from the city Of St. Charles. Tie comps
has resources, and will use them to nj
his the connections with St. Charles or
at North Missouai railroad. The letting
,hy. the general Offices and the machine she
will or tho issuing of few more Of
DR.. 6rst mortgage bonds than will ba ns'
sary to furnish iron, &C., are some Of
n. means by which the North Misst
el, can belrsachsd.. A fnsished road bed,
and bridged for so miles through RI
Pike and Lincoln countess would
sufficient guarantee to insure the com
orn' ton of the road. This idea is obtai
CO of from persons l have converscd with
Mr.. will, in o short time, make an etior
and build this road and operate 1t.
s The company have had several Of
'o' to purchase the first mortgage bond
heir sufficient quantities to build the del
side tracks, water tanks, iron and
uish rolling stock. These offers
neeu been made by first class contract
me Now if Monroe" will take the tro
and to Investigate this subject as | have
and to do, these questions concerning
,,ss, ability Of the st. Louis and Keokuk
~ road will be answered frankly by
'goh, deficient managers" that he undsrt