Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-04-10
TIE I'll Hi.,NGT0A AND sGGTN-HEs-
TERN ia !LROiE.

1t is we'll known that the l.. l.. Il
G.. II. II. has been leased to the com
panv cuiitroliIn" the above road. This
company nol only proni scs an carly
completion of the Gulf road. but the
building of Il branch lirr from Lex
in-,-r ~ E."-.-- C,t:. .sp.e~i.l.I al
waN>. the l,r"rlr give the money
~cvrra. articles have appeared i'll tho
kul-a> City and other papers favor
iug Thu Branch road.
Recently Il writer i'll 1iic N. 4.
Times made statements 10 this effect:
'Thc burlington and Southwestern
railroad aud lis cXtentiniGs. backed
bv the Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy railroad, enter the State at
l~nI"nyiIlr. i'll Putnam county: tli,ncc
runs iv ~I.imuGu> and CarrOiltor Ia
Lexington: there, bridging the riV II,
il rlll.s on to Kansas City, and. by
lca-inr the L"Ni i"ton. Lake and
Gu!fr"al. which l. graded to Butler.
in Bates county. il runs on to Nera-
ia. there taking the Missouri. Kansas
and TrAa, railroad. running to La
mar. there connecting with the Rich
arr,>on road to Springfield: and by
'lii> road and the Kansas City, Mem
ll.i- an.l Mobile road. we are t" do
W~undcG-.
The Times :.ftrr exposing the CT
rorS. comments on the above As fol-
low:
This i all i""ii>hn"s>. In thciir>t
place. from the best information pos
-ihl.. to obtain. tine burlington and
Louisiana extension j. Il speculation
on til par: of the Mississippi and
Missouri Construction Company.
WHO grl all subscriptions. and all
that j. left of the $4,000 per mile Of
mortgage bonds when the road is
irunrd. ami also Il majority of all pre-
fcrrrrl -toc. in the road. We learn
from the parties well acquainted
with Tia" affairs Of the Chicago. Bur-
lin-tou and Quincy road, that that
road has not endorsed their mort
gage bonds for $4,000 per mile, that
their subscriptions through the corn-
ties o! Putnam. sullivan, Linn, Car
roll and Ray will no, trade and tie
the rnni to the Missouri river: that
il will cost not less than $500. 600 to
build 81 bridge at Lexington, and from
that place to Kansas City they have
not. and never had, the least chance
Of getting a dollar.
From Lexington. their lease of the
Lexington, Lake ard Gulf railroad
p%,nutnt, to This: II will cost, to
make il Il first-cla-s road. not less
rlrau 5000 per mile. ~ it WAS never
half bull. in the beginning. From
Butler to Nevada CITY. in Vernon
county. they have only $4,000 in
bonds. and no further prospect I'M
She proposed subscription of $l25,-
UEi,on condition at the consolidation
at the l.. l.. 4 &. road. and the old
kam-as City and Mcunpl.i. railroad:
otherwise they lave 10 prospect
" ~iIaiclrr of getting 10 Lamar. in
Barton county, To- roIIlcct with Rich
ar,L>ou', road. cTru il Richardson
could build to that place. They have
no aid iSou Ncvada TO the Barton
county line. nor from the line To La
mar. ~, that county, by two-tllirds
owm-hip vote, has mtlc snbS"rip-
tit-. - another road. SO much for
'hi- ,rnpo-iiion.
i. North GERMANY has at her disposal
| al army e l,VO,r0 men, France
will soon Iia.c 600, Do. Austria has
/: NOR" '''"' soo,ry0, and % q few years,
Russia win have 500. 900. The en-
tire Tors of Germany IN tl.c reccn,
campaign is stated ,o,,ay. been lsO,.
Ddtt men.
Tie municipal election ~ J.rcrso,
;; City was closely rou'cscd Ian,
Bodina, CDcmocra.,) wa. ~clectes he ~
majority.