The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1871-10-12

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pany equals in importance, in all respects
either of the Others, if it does not demane
our special attention. Itisa proposition
that bears greatly upon our prosperity
Immediately upon its building. We arr
anxious for the three measures TO meet
the sanction of the people, but if it is
destined that only one shall be carried
we believe it wise that it shall be the
Kansas and Northwestern Railway prop
osition.
This company was chartered some three
weeks ago by citizens in Morris, this and
Ottawa counties and is uncquivocally a
home company. twas desired that the
Land Grant and Trust Company of New
York city, the company owning and
building the NJ, X. & +. Railroad, should
itself charter the company but directors
of that company being absent OH recent
visitof Mr.. J. II. Prescott and others, OF
Salina, to Hon. r. S. Stevens, the general
manager, and not likely to meet for some
time, our home men, deeming this to be
the suspicious moment for submitting to
the people the question of aiding the pro-
posed road, as the Kansas Central Rail-
way Company had made proposition
to the county for aiding its road, which
was about to be acted upon, obtained from
Mr.. Stevens a proposition nearly rs at
present being published in the advertis-
ing columns of THE JOURNAL, which the
New York company would accept and
build the road The road is designed to
he continuation of the Holden branch
and, as the charter reads, will "com-
mence mt or near Council Grove" pass
ing through Saline and Ottawa counties
to the northwestern line of the State.
The organization is vested in home com.
pany and while the company will assign
all its interests to the New York com
pany on guaranty to build the road i,
has the power to transfer its stock where
ever it may choose. SO, it will be seen
that we possess double assurance in Sc
curing the building of the road, but no
trouble need be anticipated if the coun-
ties along the line do their part. This,
then, is the status of the Kansas and
Northwestern Railway Company and as
sures us that it is no paper road.
The building of this road would open
up to us manifold advantages to warrant
us in extending the aid asked Of the conn
ty. First of all, it will furnish us an cast
ern competing line, which will affoad us
rates on freight and passenger
travel; it will secure a line torty-two
miles shorter TO st. Louis than by the
Kansas Pacific and direct route to Chi
cago; by connection with the ", X. 4 I.
r. r. it will place us in easy access with
the coal fields of Southern Kansas and
by the A., r. &. s. Fc r. r. with the coal
fields of Usage county and by the con-
tinuation of the line west we will have
another railroad to Colorado. An i'm
partial critic can not view the road than
in the light of main and important
1t will the means of de-
veloping this country in untold magni-
tudc. Coursing through the county from
east to west there will be but very few
portions but what will be contiguous to it.
And all portions will be benefited by the
increase of population, the influx Of cap
ital and the additional avenues Of trans
portation furnished.
The sum proposed to be subscribed by
Saline county to the Kansas and North
western Railway Company is two hun
dred thousand dollars, or fifty thousand
more than to either of the other pro-
posed roads. While the amount is more
it is not disproportionate. The road
has some arguments in its favor, we
opine, that equals the difference. But
we wish it distinctly understood that we
favor all the propositions now before the
people of this county. We believe in
because they are a great civil
izer. Either of the propositions will be
a good investment for this county and
the people never will have cause tor re-
greet if they vote them all up.
10 the VOTERS OF TIE THIRD COMMISSIONER
DISTRICT.
Having been nominated at the Peoples
Mass Convention, rs candidate for the
Office of County Commissioner, take
this occasion to render to my friends of
that Convention my sincere thanks for
the honor thus showed me- Since nv
nomination., | find it would be impossi-
bic for me 10 give to the Office that at
tcation it requires, should be elected.
l must, therefore, decline the nominal
ton, and request that my name be with
drawn from the ticket rs candidate for