The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-07-12
RAILROAD CONVENTION.
Kansas City, EmpOria & Walnut Valley
Railroad.

Delegates from the. several con-
ventions along the line or the Kan
sas City, Emporia Sc Walnut Valley
railroad, and from Kansas City, met
at the court house in this city yes
terday, July 11th, to consider the
matter OF raising the money, and |
apportioning to each locality along
the line its equitable share to build |
the road. Prof. H. b. Norton, of |
Arkansas City, was made chairman,
and Prof. Warner Craig, of Usage
county, secretary.
A committee on credentials, con-
sisting of Mr.. Latshaw, of Kansas
City, c. ". Eskridge, of Emporia
and T. B. Murdoch, of Eldorado,
was appointed, who reported the
following as entitled to seats in the
convention:
Cowley county-H. B. Norton,
L. B. Kellogg, c. A. Bliss and D. A.
Millington.
Butler county-W. NJ. Sparks,
A. L. Redden and T. D. Murdoch.
Lyon county-P. d. Plumb, Chas.
Wheelock, c. v. Eskridge, F. r.
Page and Alfred Roberts.
Usage county-A. Wiley, War
ner Craig, A. Blake, Chas. Coch-
rane, A. Smith, Mr.. Whitaker and
A. =. Sprague.
Franklin county,. III. Whet-
stone, John Parkinson and Sanford
Topping.
Kansas City-H. j. Latshaw and
w. III. Powell.
Gov. Eskridge then explained the
object of the convention and the
condition of affairs relative 10 the
contemplated railroad. After
speeches by Maj. w Hey, Gen. Pow
ell, Mr.. Riggs, and others, a COM
mittee was appointed of one from
each delegation to consider and ar
range a definite plan of action. The
gentlemen appointed were Mr.. Lat
shaw, Mr.. Milestone, Maj. Wiley,
Col. Plumb, Mr.. Murdoch and Mr..
Bliss.
The convention adjourned till 2
p. m.
The convention again met at 3 p.
m, when the report of the commit
] tee was received and committee dis
charged.
The committee reported with re-
/ concentrations as follows:
l. That company be organized
embracing the entire line of road.
2. That aid, amounting in the
, aggregate to S975,o0O, be raised by
| the counties and localities along the
line apportioned to each as follows
Kansas City, $4,000; Franklin
county, $4,000; Usage county, SIZE
600; Lyon county, 100000; Butler
T county, S250,OOO; Cowley county
S225,OOO.
3. The directors to consist Of
1 thirteen persons, from the counties
and localities along the ling as fol
lows: Kansas City, 1; Franklin
county, l; Usage county, 2; Igor
county, 3; Butler county, 3; Cow
ley 3.
4. That the delegates present Sc.
D lect the directors for their respec
tive counties and localities.
Report received and adopted.
Directors were selected as fol
lows: Kansas City-Gen. W. II
Powell; Franklin county,. II
Milestone, of Ottawa; Usage coun.
3 ty-A. Wiley, of Quenemo, and S
Springer, of Aryonia; Lyon county
&c. v. Eskridge and S. B. Riggs
of Emporia, and +. r. Page, of Ne
osho Rapids; Butler county-Wm
Sparks, of Chelsea, Il. B. Murdoch
of Eldorado, and Neil Wilkie, o.
: Douglass; Cowley county-C. A
Bliss, and Thomas Blanchard, o.
Winfield, and A. d. Keith, of Ar
> kansas City.
Col. Plumb recommended and sci
forth the advantages of united &C
ton at this time.
A motion to reconsider the vote
on the adoption of the committee
in order to reduce the apportion
;, ment in one case, was strenuously
opposed, and the motion was with
: drawn.
In a few remarks Mr.. Eskridgt
: urged the committee not to be il
such great haste for the road Us tc
restrict the time for building i
through the several localities sc
that it would embarrass the loca
j. company in putting it under con
= tract. He also advised that tho
bonds all bear a uniform rate of in
. terest.
On motion it was ordered that tho
Secrctarv's report be published in
all the papers along the line of this