Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1877-06-02
The Extension ofthe Narrow Gauge

A, will he seen by the letter printed below,
the meeting held al Waverly on II. 18th
inst. iIas been productive of practical results.
We are glad that from Its promises the
comp any ierI Justified IN going To the en-
peu,r and trouble Ut surveying the route.
and We hope that Hon. +. Vi. Edward , pre-
diction, that the nausg rInent vii! he a>t"n-
I,hed at the ai4crity with which the people
Will respond. will he mole than verined.
Th. proposition which W think the people
vii favor is tue subscription uistoch-honhs
with COUPONS good for freight o. passage 10
be issued To them therefor. Let Us Sc no"
this viii work, sni consider lis feasibility.
From Lexington TO Marshall, 10y the route
which Will ne selected, is about ioIty-two
miles. tut 10 make our calcuittI"n sure let
II, add one mite and cali 1t tory three This
al 81, % per mite will amount 10 sll" ,luU,
the san Which the road asks. II Iii, amount
wt- 10 hr subscribed To the sturA oil The
Road. with interest coupons attached 10 ten.
tit.en u twenty Ne.us bonds, We should
thluk thrt il wOuti be very difficult 10 obtain
the subscription. As lew men would be
Wiling 10 invest their means IA Il manuel
that Would ioch them up ivr ~ long, wen
though they might secure other benefits
tnereby bu. Us III proposition Is made, 10
man viii hNc 10 he uul ni Tue u>e Of hl-
money more Than Two years At the :urthe-t,
and nav b. not longer than eIghtrn
months. For distance the restrictions,
placed hy the company ON the payment for
frrlSh, ana pass sc IN coupon. are these
First. oue-iaI! The amount OF any freight
bill Will be received III coupon, AMI the
Sala ce IN cash. Ssconl. ouly the Poison
hoiiiu. the b"nd VIII be permitted TO use
the coupons III payment for passage. These
limitations are absolutely necessary A. the
cOmpany must receive some cash to pay lis
curren! expenses. W. are not prepared
VIII! statistics 10 illustrate What "" are
about To >av automatically. but think that
We can make II tolerAhly clear nevertheless.
WI,cvly sknowu to b. one OF the best ship
ping points on the Missouri river. A coIu-
try surrounds it unsurpassed on earth for its
fertility. and The Ianis are very nearly all
under cultivation. Every winter mmcn
amounts OF produce accumulate there In the
warehouses. aui OF course there l. con-
siderable loss ~ wa.ttse. beside the CA
p,n>C nf stollSr a"i insurance.. With the
completion OF the Narrow Gauge thi> pro-
ducc VIII seek "a marhet ~ fast A. til. farm
Ell, mad title IL htui it 70 the road. being
shipped either 10 Kansas city, or, hy trans
Ter At Lexington, 10 -. Louis. or the east.
49, tue vlrt"H, cities happen Al til" time to
be the BEST marhets. Wa tmuk that We are
-ate IN saylu. that these winter aud early
spring shipments from WaScrly. III gram
alone. VIII foot up in freight bills some
thin. like 50 200. Ihc freight bills on live
stock that VIII be shipped during the same
time viii probably amount TO somn six OF
eight thousand dollars. The shipments FOR
the oslance OF the year should al least equal
Une-iourth OF thee amounts, 30 We have
from Naverly, Al III ,Ltraic estimates, All
annu.l freight bill Of S3l .v0o. Berlin. which
i ais" L very good shipping point. but Al
footed 20 tar as tni> road /. concerned hy the
proximity of the Lexington 4 -. LOUIS
rHir"ad, should At any rate have IA lmnuIi
freight bin 70 the Narrow ,nge of tight or
tn thousand Il ,iIIrs Malt. Bend, which IL
in the midst ut The rici.e Il portion of Saline
county, should pay ~ fre'ght~ al least
twenty-five thUustul dJ.iIr~. anu Vi .r>lnil.
which though il mas no shipping now Will,
- t = cOIuty sett aud tIe point at winch
much VI the capital ot Saline county
i concentrated. and wh,ch will be ton
! TINE the terminus OF III. rua.!. nr-
ONE one OF tie u 81. a. not t"r Oe-t snip
pil- station on t'te road, AL ~ may
>Ifrly -sgImIte her runuli freight Dtii
Al the same SUN - that ~ Town TOR WIy-
-giy We hIvr. rhe,-iur-.l total from Tia
four PLACES .! 50 upb IN freight hIii- per
nntUIn. AMI the i~eH-rrt- At iutrrtu-dIAtc
Pului- would run the -I,n II. to mUrr than
the amount Of the subscriptions the nr,t
VEN. If W. have uysr--s imatrI the freight
! bll'- u any Of the>c town. Nc have !si, -
mtuE other SOURCE. Of lrN-uu- "ut Of the
cOtuputlttaH, riIt wv e!lr,e we hive made
a -4it ltl-uritluu. Hen y" Sc that the
n4turli 10" OF freight, uIeI t;I- road.
I~N u tbs passenger rt-iur-- ,nIrrty out
at consideration, VIII. iuTing lt= iIr-r s-ar
paw n.cM one half Ut the subscription.
2L"id united "f1fts be mtie 10 turu the
'thIAieF lrtiSh'9 owe! thr road 8. wei As
'l">r i"I winter, II could, piobAhtt 30 even
better Than th'>. ~ ti!' article j. already
sufficiently long, VIZ snail not here c"n>i't.
"Ar @r~ht henrht~ Tat VIII mar to He
- tie OF The eastern portion ut this coun-
" an al 9tiih-. L! The comp "!ion Of tiI>
road. which are generally understood any
now. We do not see SHY the amount asked
b! thu company "amn"t hr obtalEr J, >ecur-
ell ~ II VIII be under a law "f The STATE
which cannot he sci aside ny any oil those
"S'' i"i'o'eo !" ""7"> Si'"-'> '""''
-"'p' winch nave ch''a'''''|Ff '"e "haha-F'
hirif OF railroads during th- past decade A.
huge machines for the fictimIEing and
>wIuding OF stockholders. II wIil he a
home ENTERPRISE, Welding :. good dividend
t. every contiguous, farm. and eyerybnty
-h,,Lt a., Srr,.,n,n, -o,Y,r.; tho work If.
,.,n. ,, ,.i.o I'm. -. L,,urro, .t,u.r-
arce, a. in the AGGREGATION Of many .m.I
road. Very many men on the me VIII be