Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1877-04-14
EXTENSION OF THE MARROW GAUGE
An Interesting Letter from Presi
dent Roberts.
'Ihe Company /. Anxious toExtend
the Line Early us Possible
TO Saline County.

lHDErKSOgSCE, Mo. April IL, 1877.
EnIToE Is NrkLLIGE&cE, Yours OF the 2ud. in
relation To the " n. /. u W. Railroad
we7 duly rcce!Vei. hut owing to the accunula- a.
iVn "i hn-in's, during my absence. have Il not
been ut'le To reply until now
! ~" pleased 1" - able 10 state that the road Is
80 II pT"sr'T""- condition; the business along
'Ar Iii'r Is sr"iua!iy increasing. and its eIten-
10" {" The Mon DEPOT, grain elevators. and
stock wards IN wrst kansas, within The next fe "
days, VIII, without doubt. add materially to its
hurinrSs and usefulness. The company il
""S'""s to rTt"nd The Lane early as pos
H'b'e to Saline county, but without material
A"i from the citizens along the line, II caunot be
don" at present. No plan has ye, been ruatured
i"pki"z 10 thGt end. but am willing, ut any
time, - meet the l'rOple along the line and con-
Ter with them UHpu the subject. The advauts-
ges already received by those living on umd near
The line u: road now completed, are q sufficient
guarantee lp th" people Uf Lafayette and Saline
'"lhIi"- ol ihr benefit All extension Of the road
would secure to the people interested in such
extension, and sincerely hope that effort
may soon he mn''e To -crrrc the necessary aid
Tor III" purpose. /. is Impossible for me now TO
state, definitely. what would bc required The
people, however. may rest as -urcd that the CON-
ptny VIII do all III lis power to accomplish a re-
suit 5" desirable; and whenever 4 disposition is
mantle c,ted, by those Interested, to assist a
conference "!tn thc company Will, trust, re-
,ult III the adoption Of some plan which will
s""urr The object we have III view
l'@ri!y KNOW how 20 answer your inquiry in
I"'a'i'u t" the ar cent 'nutdle in our organIza-
'"" II VIII he sufficient, however for me 10
7'"'s 'hd' t.rtain prisons succeeds, IN puichas-
M 'O"It s''+1o o: tle stock OF the COMPANY,
9ph" "l II 's 10 a. iiv' cents Oh the dollar snd
'h"rr:lnn attempted to get control Of the road
and l" that -ni applied 10 the circuit court 70,
u ~ Ji'I'I'o" /" rrs'rain the balance OF the
,i"rL dei. irh.n voting al the election for di-
ltcl ~, an'! also 10 cancel the first mortgage
b'h'7, 'hu' virtually SlvIng tEe parties seeking
me -IH 81 thr c"iiIi ihf. control Of the road to
the exclusion "i Mr.. Wlilrts and myself who
"t our own iUdIvIGtal mrans have eypenath in
til" construction OF The ROAD over $500 OON The
lntunctInn, Huwevcr, was refused and the elac-
uun TOOK place, resulting in the present board
he "'her parties dld not phrtlciphtc but held
IA election by th'm>, !Vp-, and sc!ccird a bnarS
committed 10 the rrnl"C' they had IN view
la" present boar! nave cunt"Dl of III" road and
'ir not fear the result of any further efforts to
'll-pu-sr-- f.r' m. Judging from the nssr, how
ever. II = !inEUss jt- to state whether not any
lurfh"r Efforts will be made. what some OF
iho-" men would o. may try 20 10. Should iur-
iHtiE prepared tu Iarei them. and trust That We
snail he able III the iUtuc. we have cndcavOr-
81 Ia io IN the past, Ia operate the read in the
interests al AL the stockholders. aud the ben
q: aDd satisfaction OF the community al large
Yours truly, 7. ROBERTS, Pres't