The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1876-01-13
THiT NEW RAILROAD.
alma. Kansas.

Inl1 MN NttblsVADs
Last Thursday evening large and
enthusiastic meeting was held at Marion
Center for the purpose of taking action
Ia regard 10 the proposed railroad from
Florence via Marion Center to SaIina,
and the following persons were chosen
TO meet the Salina committee at Topeka,
on the 18th inst, to confer with the Off
GERS of the A. L. & S. f. r. r. Co. re-
alive 10 the building of the road: Hon.
Frank Doster Hon. S. r. Peters Hon.
Levi Billings Messrs. +. W. Frazer,
A. E. Case, c. NJ. Rouse and j. IL.
Costels. Salinas committee is com
poscd of The following persons: G.. Il.
Stockwcl, Oscar Seilz, l.. o. Wight,
w. r. Geis, u. j. f. Hanna. The
secretary of tic meeting mentioned
writes that bis people are ready and
willing to do all they can TO assist The
enterprise. The Marion county Record
of the 7th inst. contains the following !:
The railroad fever has broken out
with renewed vigor IN this section. TO
use an ugly but expressive phrase, il is
"red hot and still heating" We can not
say that our people are "wild with ex-
element" and are glad that we can't.
Our people have bad their fingers burn
CT once, aud they don't propose 10 go
crazy any more, nor unguardcdiy poke
their fingers into any more railroad fires.
But while they are not "Ti!d" Oh this
present project, they arc none the less
interested in the matter. They are
unit in opinion as 10 the necessity OF Il
railroad through this section. They
may be SAID 10 be enthusiastic on the
subject.
Many weeks ago we called attention
10 the project which is now the theme
of constant and earnest talk. Last wccl;
we published an important article on the
subicct, with some facts showing the
interest the people OF Marion Center
and florence are taking in this matter.
At a special meeting of the City Coun-
Gil of Florence, held for the purpose last
Wednesday evening, the following
resolutions were unauim ously passed:
RcSoIred, That tins Council are in ia
vor of a railroad from Florence 10 Sa
lima, ria Marion Centre and Durham
Park.
Rceolred, That we, each Of as, pledge
ourselves TO do all ia our power and use
our influence to secure the same.
ReSoiCcd, That these resolutions be
published in the Marion County Record.
Bills haze been posted calling grand
rally of the citizcus OF Doyle township
at Florence next Monday night.
A mass meeting was held at the Court
House in Marion Centre last Thursday
night. A large aud enthusiastic crowd
was present, at which s. L. Howe pre-
iiicd and e.. NJ. Knox acted rs secre
tary, and in the deliberations Of which
most of the leading men Of the com
munity participated. Judge S. Z. Pc
tiers made a timely speech. A committee
was appointed to attend the meeting in
Topeka on the l2ih inst, Of which we
made mention last week.
We shall await the result of the To-
peka conference with a great deal OF in.
tcrest. But bear in mind, all the time,
that whatever may be the result of this
present project, this section is detcrmin-
cd to have railroad.
We certainly hope that the Topeka
conference may result in influencing
the A. 4. & S. +. railroad men TO take
hold of this matter, and that they may
propose such terms that Saline and
Marion counties will find il to their in
tcrest to accept them. "Compcting line"
is the cry Of this section of the country,
and rad in this direction may be jast
what we want.