, 1873-03-07

TfX88 Central. 17V
Austin Brancn.-
NGro Branch. ~
Galrzs.on Houston. 5o
G.,H. san Antonio: o.
Texas Pacific. 70
Gun, Western Texas Pacific. 40
Tcas, LOGS
It the roads are all built as rapidly as prom
scd, the total, b5 the close Of the year, will be
2.ooo mi1es. With this preface, let us present
the details Of this r..
MISSOURI, KANBAs TEXAS RAILROAD,
which connects with the Texas Central at
Denison, In Grayson County, as shown in the
man, near the Red River, for the first time open
ing tho Westen Gull. region to tue railway sys-
ten Of tbs West. >As before stated, as shown on
the map. the direct connection Of the H., Z. l. T.
With Chicago is made with the Chicago; Burlug-
ton 4 Quincy at Mo5erly, on the Hannibal d st.
joseph Railroad Of Missouri, with the Chicago
+ Alton G1issouri Diyieion2 at Fayette, and "1eh
The latter road aud the Illinois Central at st.
Louis. This 1astnamcd place must always be 8
station of some importance on the great route
between Chicago and the Southwest, and when
it has finished the great bridge, IN 1890, VII be
convenient place Of transfer, and eligible Tor
through trains Until then it must epfer the
ferry disabilities OF au small river towns
TIE SEosBo DTvIsroS
was originally organized in 1865, by local Diree-
tory consisting OF twenty-three citizens repre-
sentinr DAVIS. Norris, Lyon, Co1faI, and Wood
son counties, Kansas, and was the frst OF the
Grand network put unaer construction by the
Present management. The road was begun N
1857, at Junction City, Kan, IN the Fauey OF the
SMOKY Hill, and runs in s0utheesterly d-
rection to Parsons, Kansas, thence to ghetopa,
on tho border OF the Indian Territory, distance
Of 1s2 miles, which wes in running orderin june,
1870. .......-.
! This line through the State Of Missouri Nas
Il originally chartered In 1860, under the name OF
The Tebo l. Neosho Railroad, and helino located
TO Clinton, a distance Of. 40 miles, but nothing
vss done during the continuance Of the War. st
the close OF the war an effort was made to con-
xtruct the road, bntresulted in failure until 1870,
whom the charter passed into the hands OF tho u,
&. ct. B. B., and in May Of the same year work
~as commenced on this division. and On ths To-
lowing December it Was fniahed to Fort Scott,
10 miles. and shortly after 'was completed to
Parsons. Kansas, making 159 miles from Sedalia.
THE os4GE Drv1s1oN
commences at Holden, on the missouri racine
Railway. IS miles west OF sedalis, and terrni-
nates at Paola, Miami County, Kansas, making
81 Miles It il to be extended to Emporle-
TIE CHEROKEE AND CHocrAT D1v1sIoHs
extend from the southern border OF Kansas to
Ped River, the boundary line between the Indian
TERRITORY and Texas, 242 miles, where tho road
il now in successful operation. luis hne
passes through the Cherokee, Greek. Choctaw.
and Chickasaw Indians lands, tho railroad
Y tTes ne and
the lands being thrown into market the railroad
ia to receive each alternate section for 10 mllos
on either side Of their road, the whole length OF
the line, And when it is understood that the
iaud Is finely watered and timbered as any in the
country, and Of equal fertility with Illinois SOL,
some idea can be formed Of the value Of the 1and
grant and also Of the Importance that some de-
cided and immediate action should be taken oy
tho General Government with reference to the
question Of allowing 80. 600 Indians to Eeep such
:ast lot OF magnificent land entirely ont Of tho
market, and rendered as useless to the white
people at present as II it wore the most barren
1and in tho world. -
are Levi Parsons, Of New York, President !;
George Denison; First :Tice-Presideut; r.
S. Stevens, General Manager; Frank 8. Bond,
Second Vlee-Presideut; David Crawford, JI.,
?. Gunn, Of Lawrence, Kan, chief Engineer !;
". r. Woodland, Of Eedalia, General superin..
tendcnt; Il. D. Miricb, of SedaIa, General
Freight Agent; Thomas Dorwin, st. Louis, GEN
s:al Passenger Agent; 9ss. ?. B5oyn, Of seaalis,
Auditor of sedalia Mo-; md Francis skiddy, /.
r Morton, J. P. Morgan, Ezeztus Corning,
Sheppard Candy, Heron A. johnson, ). 3. Dick
inson, OF New York, 3. 8. Stevens, md J. B.
Barrett. OF sedalia, and 3, F. Mcdonald, Of Fort
Scott, Kansas, Directors.
TIE COUNTRY
slong tho line OF the Missouri, Kansas, l. Tex
rs Railway from SedAN8. NO.. 10 Denson5 Wlu
surpass any in the country Of equal distance.
From Sedalia to Carson's there is fully rs much
p7airie similar in looks to that on the Chicago
J. st. Louis Railwsy. At Fort Scott extensive
:oal fields are worked and superfne article Of
this important fuel found, which is shipped as
sar north as Sedalia. The Chief Engineer, Maj:
Q. B. Gum, has purchased 2, 200 acres. OF coal
lands at McAlister, lin the Indian Territory,
which is worked and used by the company for
.Asir locomotives al through that country:
Isaac T. Goodnow, the Land Commissioner OF
The Company, located at Noosho Falls, Kansas,
1,3000 600 acres Of the best lands IN Kansas, aud
Is the soil raises superior corn, wheat, oats,
2a1 kinds Of frnit that flourish in that lat
itude, Of course it is being rapidly
settled, snd vhsn tho Indian Territory is opened
!cr settlement, there will be s1ch ruah for
homes along the line of the H., Z. & z. Railway
- was never known before in the history OF
r1:lroals. =.
THE COMPANY s...
Is now operating 700 miles Of railroad, 423 OF
nhich is between Bed River and EedaIia The
cost Of the road up to March 81, 1879. was 424,-
705, 100. The receipts for tho year ending LIT
last april Was 1,35S, ,913. Operating expenses
same time, s974,079; earnings, a38AB1B. The
equipment OF ths road consists OF 81 passenger
coaches, 46 locomotives, is baggage ez1a, 200
Iu1 ca1e, 800 fiat aers, 100 coal cazs, 250
cattle cars, cah3ose cars, and 50 Other CARS,
and > egu& 70 any Western zosd- Ihs
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