The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-11-12

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charged by our broad gauge roads, viii
pay 10 per cent on its stock. That is bet
ter than government bonds, better-than
great deal OF bank stock, better than Loan
Association stock. He believed the plan
was to make the narrow gauge railroad
the popular road. have the shares OF
stock at low amount, so that there can
be lots OF stockholders. Don't let the
road get into the hands Of an outside or
foreign corporation. The people Of this
section can build and operate the railroad.
The law now hampers any aid being vot-
ed by Lyon county, bu 81, 900 TO $4,000
can be and ought to be promptly sub
scribed in Emporia and vicinity. Let the
company take pay for share Of stock in
work on the road bed, in ties, in anything
that it needs to pay money for. Besides,
the entire amount of money is not neces-
sary at once. AS soon as the narrow
gauge reaches Eureka or Eldorado ii
would pay its operating expenses and
make money to aid III building itself fur
ther. The A. Il. i S. r. as it has done be-
fore, thr atens to bull a branch road
down the Walnut Valley. But we need
not regard this. a broad gauge cannot
compete with narrow gauge. No broad
gauge road ever built can do business and
pay expenses at The rates that narrow
gauges can. Narrow gauge rates would
ruin broad gauge road. The estimates
Of business which n narrow gauge from
EmporIa TO Arkansas City would have,
had been based on the statistics of the
grain crop furnished by the county clerks.
When the road reached Arkansas City it
would become the leading cattle shipping
route. The idea that ca tie could not be
shipped in narrow gauge cars was an en-
tire mistake. These ears carry 10 cattle
where the broad gauge carry %. The
narrow gauge carry 10000 pounds of
freight and the broad gauge 10000.
The narrow gauge cars were shorter, but
it simply took few more OF them. This
Is the lassopportunity TO secure the South
western railroad We do not look to see
the narrow g ruge from Arkansas City
from Elnpoiia to Kansas City, TO con-
meet there with The narrow gauge being
extended from thar place to ST. Louis.
Eventually the narrow gauge line is GO
ing TO be extended from st. Louis to New
York City. There are now three long,
trunk line, narrow gauge roads being
built in Texas. In Indiana there are
seven marrow gauge roads being built.
The proposed road between Emporia and
Arkansas City is but link in general
narrow gauge system that is bound to
come into operation all over this country.
EmPoria may be the best railEoad center
IN kansas, if her citizens will but unite
their energies aud resources, and improve
this, their most suspicious opportunity.
United and harmonious action now is all
that is necessary to inaugurate a narrow
gauge railroad system that will make EN- !
poria the best commercial center in the
entire State.
Messrs. G. V. Eskridge and II, c. Cross,
responded to calls for them, and the. lat
ter gentleman moved the appointment by
the chair of committee Of three delegates
to attend the Eldorado convention, and
endorsed the narrow gauge railroad en-
terprise. Upon the suggestion of Mr..
Stotler. the committee was increased to
five, and was instructed to report plan
for raising funds.
On motion of Col. Plumb, the meeting
adjourned to Monday evening, the sth,
for the purpose of subscribing for stock.
in Monday evening DIR. Hib5en called
the meeting to order, and announced that
he had appointed rs delegates, Col. =. 3.
Plumb, e. V. Eskridge, f. L. Bancroft,
l.. b. Kellogg and VIM. A. Randolph
Speeches were made by Messrs. Bancroft,
Eskridge and Plumb, and the meeting
adjourned, witho t any one taking action
to subscribe for stock, until Wednesday
evening.
WEDNESDAY EVENING.
DIR. Hibben not having arrived, Geo. w.
Frederick was called to the chair. Mr.
Bancroft, from the committee of delegates,
reported plan for the raising of funds to
build the proposed narrow gauge road.
In the absence of the copy, we may state
that it was in effect that u company be or
ganized with a cash capital stock of $780,
900, and that the counties along the line
from EmpOria TO Arkansas CITY vote their
hands n fha aSytanf IF &-nn nln