Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1877-02-17
LEXINGTON IN DANGER.
4 Railroad Movement that may He
suIt Ina her Ruin.

80 - N'''r' - a.
81. Louis railroad 10 advertised for sale hr the
assign,- in bankruptcy on the first ,iay OF March
neat, and 1t 1. y Question Ok vial Importance. TO
Lexington who Will be the purchaser. 1t may
TALL into the hands OF men who viii not "onsr:-r
the Il interests Of Le1IngiOn, bui WI" Wal Use amt
cuutr"! II for the luri ose oil making The most
money possible. II WAS built rs II branch 10 the
Mo Pacific. and that road IS Its natural and
brot Connection. and certainly Ton The interest OF
Lexington uni Lafayette county. II - the uni,
road with which 1t should be- CONNECTED. kut
there ar. Other roads that may ind it to their ~
lcrest 10 buy or lease thu. brunch. aud handle II
frr their own purposes, &rsa'iy 70 the injUIy
aud '!aiDns" OF Lexington and Lafayette county
Let us see how HAT can b." brought about.
There mr., on the Lexington & II Louis road.
81 {. 900 OF first mortgage bonds. which are held
principally in Germany, the annual intcrest On
which is $50 900. In the l-ase Ini'te to The cd
M. Pacific. She assumed the pawn nj Of ihIs
Interest annually AS ~ part OF the Consideration
Tor the l.a.r. II has not been paiL tor several
years. The rosl has been iut INTO bankruptcy,
and IL nDw advertised for aLi" DI course !
VIII not bring nov under the genera! oppression
"i til" times. pn"-half "I III" amount "i the first
mortgage bonds; therefore, these boudhoI!eIs
Will get al tn" money for which III. roh,i 1yil..
alter paving the eA p-r.s-s. Ihey vii therefore,,
=" Il IbnliI'h 10 give - 'hc i'-'' tIaiil
any ether parties. and VIII most hkrIy Income
tn. purchasers. Now what VIII they de- w:in
the road alter they have purchased NJ ct c"lr7~
they ii" m"t want to run II, inrs could hot mak.
any money thereby. But They Will "n"r 1t for
lease {" any other railroad company that viii
sirc them t!e most annual rental. And! Tiny
Will hot be IA i hurry IN maxim = lea-c. Lac,
may icorSIniEr the coIh,anE. elect i p"ar'l u!
tlreclrr, and inanAg"l,, and undertake T., ran
the road Oh then vNu account uLi!i they rnm
make u favorable aud lr"iitaiIc le4s,. TO spur
oIn.r IUaI NOW what roILs would l,he to h,t.
1t. anu would mort Likely ~ afrru Well,
tIeIe are the Mo. Fl,IGr, st l., IA t.A N.tnt
the Al X. At. II w"uI. Ice i grand l-rt,r to
any uf these road, 1t would 4rym. To- q casual
ohsei Yer. that the No. Pacific cut.l.. onrI D,ll,r
terms aud XIV more I,nIA! than uuy other road
ami 1 heLi"'" THAI 1" he thu ilr look tn ,
moment WHAT the advantage would ir it tL-
ST. l.. IL a y. RI \. pir-rui uc.gnl-
are brought {" Lexington On -Itl-r OLE cd Iu..,
ro"ds, as low h. 70 cehIs per hEuIicd pounds,
and tins viii ~rtuhaL.y b. the 90 a7 lou H.
tn. competition" = kept up h.JNc,r I!..n. lie
freight iI MarahaiI AU,i saline county. winch g
very great, almost, II not y At" equal, 10 tn,
amount trough; t.. LeAlr.l.a, T. delivered at
Brownsville by tie No. T. W. are iutnrmcd.
at about - cents per h|dnIr.t luun.t-,
"'' a. i'ii'' "S '"' - LOUIS h''Hh~ ~ x
Northern al the -nIr. Iricr. SOW. -upyp-,
20 ''""|" "'7 '''-''' 90 ''' D. -
h { 4 y Il L company, Where ""ulI ae
tn@ c"npelttIom /" btu- town the l,r4c.s u" 20
cruts II " uuIt not eAi-t. aud our merchants
would Ea'r 1" LAY 50 t. . cent, pen nuUirrG
pounds lr their goods. and t4Js mai. ;hrln Ut
able I" cope "!tn othsr place arV:su't Us. aud
~ '" s"" ~ - i''' "''' 10 u" '"'''N
10 abandon III" place Inele ~,"hiav 80 cnrn-
- -" '' - ''.' '' t'"'
A"' '"S N'"'''' Il" N'''h merchants WON'T ir
" ~ ~ '"'7e
49, "'' 49, "" mem
t""''' IL '"' "'' A' - "'''' '"'" 4
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=. w '""' va "'H' - '' '"'' ~" ''
" 81 CIV "'
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- VI" " '"' ~ ''"' ''', i'N''A'"" III" g
eN' 80 '", a.. " So
81 " '''"'
= Il "'' - ln' r"''' are
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' '"' ~ = H'"'e' N""7"7 Wy
>'''''' N"""' "'' ""'' HI """"''
u ,''r'' ,'e's""e !" N 10" '"t N"i7'"'''
90 Va d" "F " 'a'es o" ~ ''"'A an" gram
''ft'' '''t' '"''S''' '"' 0''"s '"'"''' an"
"a. ~ ''s o''i " " N rom >''iI''
TO MObCrIy. and from tI-prr i.wu Ia II Iuu4- /
on her own road. thus adj TIM, very LARGELY 20
'"c "''i' II" tt"i's on i'@f i!'A!" line. IN
der It's mana,rm-nt. the loss IN ireu.hfs in Lex
luslun nuI I.ui., el;, county wouG mot Ice ,,i,.h 1
less than sav.vn annually. and IT. .,r, |
amuinr Ia Marshall ami ~aliu. count, Inr,,
Ls-.- VIII SOM hl,Lru,, I.,rr.r.r ,.,
W" %" '"H-'"Pt A'N!"S'1h' "i'i
aLL. ,,Ir ,'' ''
year. the L.>lr~r.u ,.l r,u,,,. .r,,. ,.s
/ -iDl.p.i from, nm uI-r,. r.zry 3, rn, -. 49,,
cpaI. n,lriy aI 81 Which WAS c.n-umr,' Ly the
No + K K company, which brought 10 TIM,
ely over 500 Ok" IN 'ash, a! "i VII Oh VA
f''"'- mt !" 't ""H"t o. ia" coal i"F '"'Hl;'.
'" ''7 Wv - IL III u. Ill '"I'"'
,,. 0"f''' ''" "'''' 81 ''' -
n...niJ H.. ~" '""'
m.pr at I'M. ,onI >,,, h.w r..r' ..,I u.'
>tl,t, Il ON tine Lr>,r.,rr branch = ,yLi # ,,H
int" III" hand. OF the II L. N. Cas- 4
company Ali1n,. none; 1hl- trade would ur
entirely bio kei oil, ami Lexington VIII be g..
loser. ALREADY are The elects i,t' al our CON-
MUMMY iJJ m!hrT, are now thrown put Il 10
!i"\ In"nt. an! can lind nothing to lie. WI,
IN" N"- T. X X. Is trying 10 show the itr5-n
"'n'lh"fI'Fr tHh' u can 40 Nitlf!ti ttc LcNiIs-