Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-07-31
CONVENTION.
Representatives Of the Different
Railroad Enterprises Meet
in Kansas City.

The Claims of the Burlington and
Southwestern Presented By
Lexington Dele
cation.
Kansas City. ever alive to every enterprise
that Will increase her population aud extend
her trade, invited delegates representing all
the railroad enterprises that center IL that
city to meet there on Wednesday. the oath
inst. At the meeting OH that day all the diff
erent roads We're represented except the Bur-
lingtOn AMI Southwestern, the officers Of
the latter not receiving information in time
to be present. But that the claims of tlli. road
might not be lost sight Ofby that city among
the mIny entcrpri.., to which she l. lend
ing i helping, lian'i. = number Of oar leading
citizens went up on Thursday. The delega-
ton consisted of Col. JOHN Reid. chairman Of
the comlmittc: John W. Waldrll. benjamin
Marshall, Edward Win>nr. Henry W. Botr-
Ter, Robert Taylor. William A.. CiIanslo r.
Thos. ii. ~i,lyli,s an John f. I.llnr, Cl.:ei
Engineer OF the Burlington anl Southwest
erm Railway Company.
All the member ol the delegation ex-
press the highest qualification At the respect
and courtesy shown them in business AMI
financial circles. \, >o"n Il the object of
their visit was mtic Known. the Board Of
Trad. was proInp:y called together to hear
statements in regard to the condition, pros
poets e., Jf their road. I'll. John Reid. in
behalf OF the delegation. presented the claims
Of the road in u clear and >uccinct manner.
The following with the exception. OF Il few
errors corrccte,I, i L report IRON the Kansas
City Times Of
COL. EEID'S REMARKS.
Col. Reid said that he was President of
the Lexington. Lake and Gulf Railroad
Company, and Director OF the Kansas City
and Lexington division of the Burlington
aud southwestern Railroad. On account oi
his continued absence from Lexington lie
had failed TO learn "f the meeting Of the cit
liens ut the county 10 DISCUSS the different
railroad projects held yesterday AFTERNOON.
tie wished 1t IL he understood that his alb
Scncc was unintenti"nal on his part. A.
soon IL his attention had been called to the
tact that Il IN citing WIS being held he trlc-
graplicd I" General John W. Reid to inquire
in regard To the meeting. lie hIi now com"
with 4 delegation who represented the intel
tigcn"r. influence and capital Of LAFAYETTE,
county to endorse what h. might say. H..
had drought with him i proof sheet of the
burlington n >oujliw r>tcru railroad line and
its connections. 1t had been struck OIL in
New York about ten or fifteen days ago.
and Grncral Shelby had gwen it to Mr..
Marshall. Il director i'll his ROAD.
The map was here submitted for the i'll
>prrtiuu of the members of the ~lirar,i.l
After the map hal been examined Col.
Reid Resumed his remarks. lie said that
the status of the i. " :. W. r. X. 20. was
anonymous with that of the G. Is. Il q. X.
r.. Co.. and as such waS worthy Uf rccUgni-
ton among Il commercial people. The road
was cnl>trictcdto Moultom. aii,i was in course.
"f construction To Unionviillr. and from
CnionNi!ir to l.irledr. The track was hrin"
laid, eighty miles of iron having been pir-
chased for that purpose. This road i ON
in" toward You at the rat, of Il mill. u ,lav.
1t will be completed t" Larlr,r 10y The 10Th
of September. where 1t strikes 4 road in ron
~ncction with Your city. lie hail hoped that
the President and Fit1 Henry Warren
would have been here TODAY. but the latter
had been led of by Il political ENTERPRISE.
Mr.. Putnam. Mr.. Warren ami the Engineer
hal assured him that IL soon a. the road
was located through Carroll an,i !, lit
tie corner of Ray county that they would
work hard I" have it completed quick
~. There WAS Il small force ut work
south of the river. lie hoped ti,a,
wv ''t'' "''a'' ~ ''lisli'N''i W
10y the 1T of January. I'm application for
charter for Il bridcr oyer the river III Lex
lh"'on had becn sent on I" Washington. and
within sixty days after the charter MIS- re-
criNcl work would he commenced. II WAS
very easy to linl ont whether his statements
We're True. The rtnd was virtually compile
ted Ia Lexington. Some four or live millions
If dollars w"ulJhc expended in reaching
that point. They did not eNpcc. to make
Lexington th,,Icrminus of the road. They
had Il high opinion of their town, but they
did not expect her Ia he the rival of kan.a>
City. II" wi> satisfied that that Time had
passed. They felt inadequate to compete
with YOU. They expected I" be Il PROSPER
otis environ. They wish u connection with
YOU. DO YOU wish 10 purchase cheap iliclby
having access toto the coal fields "i Lafayette:
Co. He had been pleased with the remarks
which Mr.. thri>,nnn had made AT the meet
Ing yesterday. expressing himself i'll regard
10 the coal tictu> OF Lafayette county. |
speak IL one OF the executive committee. uf
the Kansas City and Lexington division of
u. II ;. ". K. X. TO-. /" appreciate tn. i'm
imp"rianc" of Il connection with this road.
which hi>rrt- 4 very rich country up to the
Iowa line. look Al thu. country. which j. we'll
populated. AMI for fertility WIS equal t"any
in the w"rih. You are Ia" rrc"" niErJ EN-
porium of the Missouri Valley. You have
the largest city west of Chicago AMI Saint
Louis. The following table of distances
between Kansas City and Chicl-" will show
" t.I' ~ VI AT lIltS VI
road
BY way of Missouri PLciiicic+ and Chi
cage Alton SOC. it, miles.
BY way of Kansas City X Northern
/ and Chicago Alton .D1 mile.
by way "f chicago \ southwestern
| anil Chicago, Rock Island ~ Pacific rs miles
by way oil Burlington Il southwestern
Hv way "f Toledo, Wabash 4 Western. ~; miir-.
The last ~'li>tanre is taken approximately
from the map. The actual survey will show
u longer llur. Tile Toledo. Wabash N Yves.
tern Railway Is one of dignity AMI power,
aud should they 'lr>ir" to ,o 81. they can cx-
tend their road I" your city without assist
ancc. SO possibly could the burlington Il
Southwestern Railroad Company. You du
not wish to enjoy the benefits of Il road with
ont paying something for them. The qur>-
ton l. what are You willing to do to bring il
here: Are you wiling to bridge. grade AMI
tie: IL 80 the iron will he furnished. Should
YOU guarantee" to bridge. grade and tie 10y
the l>t of JANUARY next the coal fields OF La
iayettc county will he oprurritn YOU. The only
doubt of receiving" assistance in I.atavrttr
county. which has been taxed more heavily
for r;tilr"a'i purposes than any other county.
AMI received less benefit tiirrrirom. Tirv
w"ul'. Il" unwilling t" ask the county Tor
assistance. Clay township. which was the
next ririIcstto lexington. might probably
give some assistance. II YOU wish this con.
%nrrti"n. You can have II in the shortest pos.
>ihlc time. He wished To ask that their roa,
have i representation on the mmit m,
pointed at tn" meeting licl'i on Wrdn.s,la,
+" consider the different railroad Projects.
NARROW EsCAPE.-The Missouri
has been oil the rampage for five or 81,
weeks. and is still above ordinary hi-t
water. The current is constantly cuttinr
INTO the banks on one side or the other. an,
in some places very material changes hav,
taken place. just above Missouri CITY. |,
Clay county. the river has so encroachet
upon the bottom lanIs on the nortl, side
that on last Saturday night about fifty varl
ofihc 81. L"ms. Kansas City ana Sorthcr,
railway track fell into the water, and hn
for the fact that tho fla:mcn nj the tuuuc
above happened to walk down That war. tn,
western bound passenger train would in
cvitnhly lav" run into the river. II was on,
Of those fortunate" escapes whore the hrinl
IF destruction l. reached. hut avoided almos
mirarulnu>ly. while those most in peril ar,
unconscious of danger. The track wa
speedily repaired. and trains arc running Il
usual.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. - The L. :
.nag boat. DcRn$>ey. passed up the river ol
Monday. removing such ohstruction> to nav