Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1877-08-11

like TO hear from the Ecnller.cn who COM
Io>y't #.
Mir. Hopkins from the committee reported
the following Subscription which he said
werr ai good: j. NJ. Hopkins, $1,000; W.
y. is"dd, 500: James Goodwin, S1no: j. u.
Miller, 500. ii.lunor- TiIom -, SIouG: j.
W. Tucker ~ son. 500: George T.. G"ud-
win, $3.50: George W. Hall. Sl0Oj: Pau
Boob, 5000: j. b. Wood. 500: A. l.. N4w-
kin>, @lHO: K. II. Ctuthorn. 500: Z. VI.
Harris. $500: James Grant. 80: George w.
Smith, e-D1; Nathan Corder. Si0Uo; L. :.
Dinwiidir, 500: James A. Gordon. 500:
Charles {. Cooper. Slpt; 4. Tho-. Cooper
SI"o. Ih"-. J. Fletcher. 500; j. X. Thoms-,
SIUu. Henry Nye. SiJG; A. ). NanAugirn.
500; scott Thomas, 800: f.. X. Gauticr.
500; John II. Leach, 500; r.. Nj. I.iw ards,
S!o": John Walton, zoo: {. kraus. SiUu; ".
H.. Saunders sl0O: u. A. Barr, 500; l.. K
rangIe, 500; j. W. Garter, SlWb; Joseph
Fletcher, 500: VIM. Il. Palmore, a dwelling
n"n-" ana ini, estimated 10 Toe worth 5000.
John +. ,Orier, one $1,000 l.atsIeltr county
i%nniIng bond; II. {. francisco, - acre, Of
iari y mile. southeast of WaverIy. worth
siJo; DR.. Spencer Brown. 500; Mrs. Kate
iancey. 500. Total. SlJ. 100
Mr.. itpn"Tis sad that he Wa ready u carry
out tile proposition made by his ronptny
Immediately that the Arrangements had
been m,ir tor the mouey, and tnat good
time wa> being lost. a. betweeu this Tim" ans
tnr first OF January farmers could do 4 great
DID 81 work upon the road with their hands
and teams. AN" N getting out lies that this
wa, 4 good time 10 buy steel. with which the
balance of thu roa,i would he iald. He
Thought lh1l the people understood the
proposition, and that the cost OF the road
bed aud ties would be s., 200 per mile.
Mr. ocsIulnun said that meetings would be
he'd FRIDAY, August lith. at Dover. and sat
urday. August 18Th, at Marshall. He also
suggested That new committee be aplriul,.!
to further canvass Middleton township.
Mr.. ,irrI. III president OF the meeting.
said thatlf the people waited u railroad they
should not leave all the work to the comlni,
tee, bat should Al! assist a. earnestly a. It
they were members OF the committee. I!e
thought that 1t was too late III the day to re-
qUiIn proof that railroads Were needed to
develop 4 country, and that the mere salts.
faction Of knowing that al 4 given hnur in
t!r morning or evening a mnn could leavr
WaNriiy tor the outside world was worth
on" hundred dollars TO any OF her citizens
r.rH II he never Went anywhere. lie SAFE
tu,t il VIZ vel known that he hal been OF.
r"-c,i to railroad schemes OF the past bur
tia; 'h"-r men had not come with houryel
words 10 promise them thin.- never to bt
accomplished, bat with Il plan hu>inr>;
proposition. which hr thought 4 fair Que
H. urged the people II they wanted The rail
road iu Subscribe promptly and literally an,
assured item that they were legally protect
"a from any .o>. OF III If stock.
Mr.. Hopkins said that there was no Tim,
'n IH>r. He had paid 81 .0oo ieu; per unnuul
FOR houses which now rent at 500, and >IIi
men owulng property are blind 10 their owl
interest. and are DONG little toward This N
,"rpr.>e. He invited ali Who wished to -ut
scribe 10 come forward
Mi. a. /. Win>or SAID that he .atLere,
from MI. ltobrrt>, in private conversation
tuat The culirc amount necessary tn bun,
The road from Lexington 10 Waverly mus
be- raised before any work wuult be done
Tnat tn" mere subscribing hy Mj1dlctul
LOW !-il.l II --F.NtF Ht'IIfl accomplish nom
ins. - 1t would require about sGJ.u0b t
bU..i lhr road. Mr.. Robert. informed Inn
that subscriptions cOuIi be paid In tier an,
work a. well a. money. lie warned the cit
iH"u- vi Wavrriy thar If the proposed n. &.
i. l.. X {. railroad wa> built Eight mile
south of la.t place. 1t would have Il niue
more disastrous effect than when anOthe
/ r4Ii ,X,- m All. fNNtbfy iDinr- MY and tbt ~ a..
bad enough. II" hop.l to see the other roa
buIit. A. hc Wa not 20 selfish a. To wish /
deny The people on that line any po>>ibl
chances nf Prosperity. hui Ii" doubted Yer
much that ii would ever he done, for ia
reason That the very same parties had Mile
TIN Narrow Gauge before. and that was lhei
nbI".r nov. lie advised M Wavrriy frirrt
, +, bu,Iith Narrow G1ugr, II the southern
rad So nuIit they might A. We'll Ahin3"
rh..r DWH lie rouc.li !r =; tn rcInsrks Ia
III !iu- l,-r~ru- - -ih.,iihr.
Mr. >ciiulnrn -tlt that hr dld not WISH
; he mn-unirr-ln"I rr"1rilng tHr lgopo>iti"
made hy his com any. II ally county Il,
, ever i,rru g"liru away with 10y rtiir"a
prrI,rl- II WA. LAFAYETTE, As hr knew l.
~sln~ Of iIrr riiiIru> having to skip INT
ktn-a> titt for fear ri the hemp crown i
Lafayette irltN. The offer made by NJ
ErhcIj~, he sad. wa> All honest one, an
they wanted To take no advantage ui III
e. people, aui lie sad that a. al evidence ,
-, ini>. To aliay all -uNplcious cmgen,Ivrr II
past drrrplInn-, Mr.. Robert, authorized hi!
to say that the subscription papers might t
placed IN the hands ut a Ummilt ce >rlrcir
by til" subscribers, only to be delivered t
the company when II shall have compile
with il promises by completing the road.
Mr.. ROBBERS stated that no more publ
; meetings would be hid i'll Warrrly, an
that II the result from the meeting Al Dow,
,ui Marshall indicated that nothing coul
be done The attempt would be dropped.
The meeting then adjourned. Mr>>r
Roberts. ii>ur and Scammon going on
Marshall that evening, and returning
Malta Bend the EeXt morning. where a Vel
satisfactory meeting was held.