Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1877-08-18
RAILROADS AND OTHER MATTERS.

this city tur CSiurimT :" much interest II
the Kansas CITY. II. Louis X thlcag,
railroad. and giving publicity /" the
meetings held Throughout the county
in lis interest These gentlemen hold
thar the bul.ding ut the road through
Lexington. and that consequently we
>huuiL give tnr scheme No encourage
ment. WeNield To II" M in oar drN"'
tiun t. the interests OF Lexington. We
have. We hope, proven it. by setting
forth her and capabilities. the
facilities offered by her merchants,
manufacturers and mechanics. and by
~drprrcatIng the foolish preclude" which
e\I-t@ IN the country against III" county
seat While We have done this. berauS,
We have deemed il i duty. we terl that
the lntclll@rICer * especially 4 county
! paper, devoted not ouly IL the welfare
| OF Lexington. bat l. that OF the entire
county. The paper WAS founded 10 de
tend the people OF the county against 4
lot ot cormurnul> who were sapplng the
! ,jir'> hoo,i from the community. and
hl~ never tullrryL in advocating >tric;
economy and the peoples interest re-
garIiug the b"uIed debt. Eori uphold
iug these ideas Il i"ui >.ludrr WAS III.
vented regarding on" nl the editors cot
! "a, r,r.,r, ~,~i',!. r.-"tr.I Is" In .I""th,,
ANA not Al hour has passed that III,
>uppnrtrr~ ii the Ambrose regime have
not made war upon IL. For this VT
leri thankful. Il no better evidence
conld hr alduccd that we wer" doing
our duty. In this new railroad project
We tret Iu-t this way: No reasonable
man III ANY part of The county would
b.ame Lexington for making an rlluIt
10 >ecrrc the road 10 further her ma
terra. interests. Neither can Lexington.
inert in the matter. object 10 the people
south ot her rudaayuring to obtain the
road To further fh.tr material interests.
! When people put their hands III their
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done through p~atIIotic, "r pliiautlropic,
bui through selfish motives. still, the
people VINO taNr hu.dot such enterprises
vigorously and give freely are Justly
| entitled To- COMMUNICATION i0r energy
and libcral.ty. Ii Lexington want this
railroad she should do Is her ncighburS
are doing work tor ii Ii She does not.
III" should not practice L dog-in-the-
manager policy 10y ohjrcting to her
II !ghbnr> getting it. and We think that.
with maybe 4 iew exceptions. her clti-
Zcns du not do -. Situated rs Lcxing-
ton i. upon the Missouri river. with
three railroads a.rcHiI compl"trd-tour
counting the Lexington X st Joseph ~
= separate rnIi-it must always he tn,
principal city in the county. 1t can
never hope To- increase it> commerce to-
any great extent, and FORTS iuturc pros
prvity must look tn manufacturing. Ihi~
tact i patent, and many "i her citizens
are puOic->pjr.l,d enough to desire t"
tlnr steps 10 encourage manufactures
but the great difficulty nihr way i that
those most Iurere~t"i-'he capitalists
are Siow L" Innlr. pgrfrrjHg I" .oan their
money At i L. l., per cent. per trnum
L. r.>hing auv at it in manufacturing
c\p-rimcut>. While tins I ste of things
= to he drp,".r,i. il j. neither an unnat-
ur,. nor unu>jal one. MANY other towns
have lost opportunities. settled int" tenn
por.rv apathy. and finally ~awakrued by
rude Necessity. have suddenly taken =
n"w east II life, aud have launched up
on + career of permanent prosperity
When the oWHcr- rt store rooms which
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