The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-05-24

purpose of ascertaining what can be
done and secuted towards the organic
alton OF a company, and the building
OF this important link in eur railroad
connections, and that said Committee
shall report to the Board their action
in the premises.
Respectfully, &C.,
j. E. MARSH,
j. CHAFFEE,
j. A. DEwAR,
w. III. POWELL,
Z. L. TRELKELD.
Committee On Internal Improvement.
Mr.. Dewar suggested that there
were other points between the two
places mentioned, which it would
be well to visit st the same time.
The report was then, on motion
of Mr.. CrOwell, received and adopt
ed, whereupon Mr.. Threlkeld NOM
mated hessrs. Geo. IL. Toby, r. w.
Quade, N. English, E. A. Phillips,
Judge VIM. Holmes. He also sug-
gested that the Committee should
go as soon as convenient, and be-
sides learning all possible concern
ing the matter at the points speci-
fed, that they should confer with
the managers of the Atchison, To-
peka il Santa Fe road, who strongly
favor this connection with Kansas
City. lie expressed hope that the
Committee would succeed in organ
iZing a company TO prosecute the
work
Mr.. L. A. Feineman was added TO
the Committee.
Mr.. Thelkeld said he had expect
ed to present some report of the
Committee OH Internal Improve
ments, in regard to the Kansas City,
WYandOtte & Northern railroad,
but owing to the absence from the
city of MIR. Eames, one of the prin-
cipa' movers in the project. he was
unable to do so at present.
A letter 10 a prominent citizen,
from Gen. A. Anderson, Vice Pres
ident OF the Toledo, Wabash &
Western railway, the purpOrt OF
which Is that 4 committee of rail-
road men are examining the pro-
posed route from Moberly to
Kansas City, to ascertain what
material aid may be offered by the
people, towns and counties, to ex-
Tend the road through from Mober-
iy TO Kansas City. Ii enough is Of
fcred TO make it an object, the road
will be pushed through without de-
lay"
The President announced that he
had since received information that
General Anderson will be here to-
morrow (Friday) and he desired to
have full meeting of the Board to
hear what he may have to say.
On motion of Mr.. Threlkeld the
citizens generally were invited TO be
present at the meeting.
Mr.. English felt a pride that he
was one of the originators of the
road, and one of its first stockhold.
ers. He was we'll satisfied that il
would be very important road tc
Kansas City.
President Anderson understood
that it would give US through line
to Toledo, 100 miles shorter thar
any we now have. He had heard
the amount of subsidy that Genera
Anderson would ask for this road
but as he would be here to explain
for himself, he would not now speaE
of his figure. He would state, how
| ever, that it is so low that if any
thing will waken the people o
Kansas City to helping the road, ,h'
sum Gen. Anderson asked would
Mr.. English spoke of the commi,
tee appointed by the Council to &C
with similar committee of tn
Board of Trade, to wait on tn
County Court i'll the interests of tn
new Shawnee road. A considerable
sum had been spent on this road
but a small appropriation would b
asked from the court to complete it
This road would bring a large trad
TO this city that now finds it cutie
at Wyandotte, on account of tn
lack of facilities for reaching Kan
sas City. Farmers and other
would prefer coming here if Their
was any means by which it coul
be accomplished. He moved tn
appointment of a committee on III
part of the Board. Carried, an
Messrs. G. w. Branham and E.. #
Threlkeld appointed.
Adjourned.