The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-05-31

We published last week the pro-
eeedings of the Kansas City Board of
Trade in relation to the project of eX-
tending to Emporia the railroad from
Kansas City to Emporia. On Monday
the news came that the committee ap-
pointG d by said Board of Trad would
DO here on Tuesday to confer with our
citizens, and a preliminary meeting
was had in the council chamber. A
committee was appointed, composed
of Van r. Holmes, Esq, Z. BOrton,
Gov. c. V. Eskridge, Col. p. u. Plumb,
L. I. Heritage, Col. L. N. Robinson
and Z. w. Holderman, with instruc-
ton to make all necessary arrange
ments to receive the committee from
Kansas City, to provide at the expense
of the city necessary conveyance and
accompany them to Kansas City over
the route of the proposed read, find
what amount of aid can be had for the
road along the line thereof, and take
such steps in conjunction with the
committee of the Board of Trade afore-
said, as shall be necessary to secure
the speedy construction of the road.
On Tuesday the committee of the
Board Of Trade arrived, composed of
Judge VIM. Holmes, Henry j. Lat
shaw, c. ii. Toby, Z. a. Phillips and
Jerome Smith. \ large number of
our citizens met the gentlemen named
in the parlors of the Robinson house
the same evening. Gov. Eskridge, on
motion, was made the chairman, who
stated briefly the object of the meet
ing. ii. w. McCune was made Sec
rotary.
Judge uolmes,of the Kansas City
committee, thereupon addressed the
meeting, telling of the interest ielt in
their city in the project this meeting
was called to consider, and set forth in
words as forcible and conclusive as
they were appropriate and terse, the
reasons why Emporia and Kansas City
should be united by this line of road.
The peculiar relations sustained by
Kansas City to the State of Kansas,
and to this part of Kansas particular
ly, socially and commercially, If not
politically, woHld make this road one
OF greater mutual advantage to the
two cities than any other one now
| built or that could be built. He said
he settled in Kansas ii years ago,
when the townsite of Emporia was
marked only by stakes driven down in
the prairie, and he was not prepared,
1 upon his arrival, to see such Il beauti-
full town. He referred to the great
beauty of its location, the fertility OF
the surrounding country, the advan-
tages it possessed naturally and by
reason OF the fact that it had no rival
to contend with within twenty miles
1t could not help but be, in few years
the greatest inland town of the State
Mr.. Phillips followed Judge Holmes
saying he had passed through Empori;
some weeks ago, and was astonished Al
the great development of the country
and he wondered that the Importance
of this section had been so little re-
garded by his neighbors. He wen
home to find that everybody was of thu
same opinion, and ready to take RICH
hold OF the matter of building this roaG
the moment it was proposed. They
were here as committee of investi
CATION, to know what can lie done
what aid secured, what had been dom
here, to find out the cost of building
the road, &C., and said that Empori
r could depend on Kansas City to do al
she conld to further the enterprise,
E Col. Plumb being called, said tina
/ Emporia feels equally as much interes
: in this enterprise rs Kansas City; tina
: We want to go where we can get on
y goods the cheapcst5 that we want
through line-if to Kansas City, sti1
J, through line. Believed this feasibl
n project, and that the road would pa
d from the beginning. Ii Kansas City
}, prepared to work with Emporia i
K this matter, then we want connectio
: with Kansas City. We want this roa
4: to promote the growth of the country
and Kansas City wants it for our ayr
q cultural wealth. Being mutually il
:, t0rested We can make the proposition
s success. This road has always bee
y wanted, was the first choice of Empo
: ia, but once we were in a copdition
:, take anything we could get. Now "
rs are able to build this road. We do M
simply want connection with Otsaw;
p we want the benefit of the Kansas CT
IN railroad connections, and its bar,
as transportation. Whenever probe
Is presented TO the people here I'll