Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1877-10-13
KANSAS CITY, ST. LOUIS AND CHI
CAGO RAILROAD.
speech Made by Col. III. 4. thilcs IL (
the Meeting at VT fioPs', SHG-
urdaY, september 2tih.

runni.rr as NAV De most .triSIny and conclusive
: t. my sell. hoping 10 impress my "N" to"c'H-
/ si"u- ami convictions upon your minds with The
> DIR, ctuess and truihlhin"an hs upon my
own have no iutrr.-t III tha matter, other
( than ~ cOrumou 10 vouuii. thInk /" secure the
speedy construction ui thi5 road over li" r"UI. Of
II. prr.rnt survey. - al such 'il lhieT"at t" IL
all to require nj our hands itr use OF AL hon
orabie and just efforts IN oUI power lu 80 nring
| II. II !, undoubtedly pr"I"ct OF very :Teat m
! ter--t. nn., one "f mole m"mcnfOn- Irr"Itahc"
| TO ia" prop.e OF "ui county ihHn hHh oIl"i thht
/ ul-y have ->,r had presented 10 them before
/ iIs msrIts ami Importance demand A"nE inOHl
s-ripss AMI cantlI attention nnj consideration
/ Any pTtJudIces ,au may have heretofore sni"I-
ia!nrd against ra,lrOnis AMI rilr"nt men
sh1ulI he given Iu the 'ntul"s and tt,r hats = .
anI TIN, rrupusItiyn snouLi be Judsed upon lts
! own merits. 4ud apart irDm cS'ryth!n. else
| calculated to warp u prevent entirely correct
conclusions On you! rhIl III" present "pprriu-
nIiy ui obtaining nn improvement upon lAlr Aui
t4ultabr-IIus II very gr-.si value to 10. .'rI-
tArnly not "fl"H Afforded IT,, nmt II w. by
our tuIcliOu and indifference, permit tata me To
| ia.l. may never again iiar. SUCH nm opportunity
| offered u. The prop '-,rl"n made T. YOU j., tins
road - On" entirely reasonable aa 10 'ne,-"ne
| that ID IA your power ~ comfy with, one ui 40
r.-k 10 YOU that Is not presented on Its face tuH
there no uhscuIIty IN It- plras'Oiugl or IL AM
| "t Ii- appointments. I'm, rni-rpri.c - one i!In
comments itself to every thinking business TAR
iher. and should rpLnsiIuj his unqualified SUP
port. II pres-n;s itse!f to you IA th" iUruI of I.
business trnnnuctinI. comts.nlus within iI-rlr
aiNarlugrs nnd b-n"ht- that Uut lew Jusinr,s
enterprises present >" plainly and Untn'stAAa iy
Its advantages to !n,ividun!S. 10 nrIs burhDUd-.
10 counties and - the state are oi easy demon
sTatI"n.
IL other efforts that II ha, been privilege 10
MAX. in b"hHif OF this road, II, main ctorI WAS
I" point out is great advantages aud benefits 10
individuals in advancing the value q: then real
estate. in adding cOaNeuirmces III carving IH-!r
products To market, aud IN -uvInIa IN was"H
transportation and otn,r thing. "i MINOR lmppr-
lance. | shall nou only aim to present. this
phase OF III" subject III II brici, concise fprm.
that 1t, great importance may not he Lost sht
of whist other and perhaps newer and l-s- III
ter"slIug ieaturss oi the subject may u" brought
forward in advocacy OF thr merits aud a,ivan-
tsses "i this road. think sil cnn.i,i men admit
t1s' the successful running "i this road .ll rn-
hR &C the value of the land, all along is "ntue
i'm" N TINS county Now. my nlrnds. allow
m- to inquire what OF - much Inioriau"r 10
groa'sr demrnd tor "ur lands and The adysn-
cinG at Their yn'u. am informed, upum rrlia-
b" authority. inAi tn" inHl'iduai HcDt u! tn"
'cnrt" "t thI- county amounts al ta.- ilIu~ 10
near ythrrr millions II dollars. N.gy mU,'.-i II's
d-hl ~ sscu rsd by Iirus tue r'l estate oi TIA.
county With the present demand !"G. and
price Of our lands. who Is 30 unfortunate - e
who may be tramm@lci with mortgage UireL
his land In" situation of such an ,n!INrtUai If
III most instances simply h"p"l"--. lie MAY v"n
p suilc.-ut amount OF land to relieve LlHI II
debt All! have competency LIFT, were Here Any
i-Iuan.l for land al IN 4. iow price. H.. Ives
pn wlth ms curse 0i all cur.e.. d~bt itts Is
r.nc"rrus Ia or - per cent interest, continuous
iy eating away III" last ve,'t.;e Of valu.. To- r.u
there /, left IN 8 land Wuat /, ii, I, 10 a1I
wh.r ought you /" 10 ~ his friend LIN:
helping hant Iu maxim. thu, enterprise Il -uc-
cess Assist t. hnt!i thIs road aud You viii
cure one ui The ups' patent guxI!irrIrs III a!yar-
lux thr pro" ami demand tor our lands tuai II
5 possible {" have in ;he prr.,n CI!-Is. L. all
men thus oppressed. herr Is Al adjunct the,
greatly ncei Ia IAI-" them az aAt restore t'-nI
10 In" position ol !fsrueH a.DIu. No man can
trujulully claim 10 Il. 4. freeman who owes such
a d,ht IS he cannot control ur iIguItate At viii
He II en-iaye by the debt. and mus; act. no, a.
;tr debt OF The party WHO CONTROLS Ia deat.
Waist look s.; Ini7 immense IIly4;e u: lua,-
yliUa! hebI II lne reopIr cal Lafayette county II.
perhaps the ErrAi.-I cu1s.' hl coLlu be mi; c'oG
upon thtin. ami tir removal at =, the .i~ttr-f
Of hirssInss, irJuuot gard tf- sgttI rSI Dad
enterprise otherw,-. t't+n A. 1Irtt Iuearls vi
-"ArhinX 'h' b!"s~it'y au4 moving tlir curse.
ii affords u CAS- Of s.d, certainty greatly ON
!u,tvr To- lh.-, a"d !; helps th" "rlrr.s,.. ada
Nii"ti, i: o-Ee!ii. III, s'mguuns's and =!d-
wrs'!; {" i.." count,
Permit to cal yuur attention. to what
conceive - b" Il legitimate lam cgr''us.N" NY
sumrnt - 10 yuui Ghl.tty 10 al IN huI.dIn- lA!s
road. I! | show t. yea !nu Va can -sv.
through me InstruFucni.,.lty e.! ih!- road When
hu'!t and IN running order. 81 -uili zen; amount
Of money within 'us time Required in the ub!iEa-
ton u! yUnr notes tsay lw" y"RI-'. :nu VIII
surely aCkuuwIris" the Iruih OF my proposition.
aut viii 40 .on,er he,iia:e IN dom. your .luty
hv subscribing .ucn a.uuU"l OF nIa 10 this I"ud
Oh made able 10 d. By rra,on cI IT, heIp.
propose TO show ty -umc cstiInA;rs hnve
made from the products ol III" farms OF re or
more OF yvGI own ptop.c 20 iUily illustrate ai.G
mnhe satisfactory 10 your minds ny meaning,
and ,be force nnI relevancy "i thIs al. l.urgcnt 10
support OF tie claim. OF tbs rna! upon you
Tor all!
viii arstmake an estimate from tic Products
or some Of tile more important oith-n. from the
farm of Your worthy chairman, Col /. : Me
thesncy; and hope lac viii par. on III, pr.vI-
lcSsI Itsks with him. We will say he ow us e,p
acres UI and, divided and cultivated rs follows
33s scrt- grass. loo acres corn. and l5e
IN wheat l hs sruss land VIII Craze 100 head OF
cattle aud leo hogs each seaaun, aud the l0n
o Ill lnttur. hos after tlr nutu-
mer's gazing. And the IJU acres OF wheat Will
make 10 bushels 10 ench acre. .: an aggr. gate Of
1893 bushels. Now, propose To show that the
annual Savings upon The three Articles, cattle.
hogs snd whrst made to col. NJ. h-snrv by
reason &! h!e proximity 10 lEis road, and the
means afur!c'! by It OF piaciHs ilr artc.r- III
market, Will snAblr h. N to pa! lor FjU1 OF stock
III this rohd out Of these savings without looking
to any Utier means OF ps!m lEls road pro
poses to b., iinIse! ami ready Tor business III the
lall OF 1874 When the first insr;.llm.ut uI Ih.e
$500 Is due. amounting iu.............. SICf Ges,
Iue 2ud IA.talluent wnuld be due l.
months thereafter or ia the lI! Oi
iSs1 with II months ............... l,I E6..
IGlrrcel aiirt 1T lrI cent ......-. .-. II -
Sri lnrtu!lnrpt due III lsel ............ st6 tGS5
years interest On same III per cent u 81.
Total ...-.....-.... .............. ..... $50 ~
Now, IN order to meet these payments let Col
McCAesu'y commence IN the eptins ut ls7g b.
placing the necessary cattle ami hos upon his
pastulce Ter grazing. In the tail thereafter wh,m
the road i- fnIsnrI and r.idy ,ur n.a use, hr has
,rithoW this road. tir," pIoiucts to haul or
drive 20 miles 10 Lexington OF Hul,iel, ici;h It
~ anu half miles 10 Ito n"ar"si q, pot. | as
suDle .hAt the diEeTence ~ shrInhsge aud add.
giuuul capCn.s oi driving tarsc cattle IL b. 81
po"nio u" each steer III favor sl th,s road,