The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1879-07-01

And Committees Appointed 70 raise
the Money.
The Railroad One oftho CortaintioG
ofthe Near Future.

The Railroad One 0ftho Coreo1nt1o
OF the Near Future.
THE ORGANIZATION.
Mr.. F. Houston called the meeting
TO order and nonipated Milo Blair
Esq., Chairman Of the meeting. WIZ
WAS unanimously elected.
Mr.. Blair. in taking the chair. sait
that the object Of the meeting was T.
devise means and mise money to built
the Narrow Gauge Railroad to War
saw.
Mr.. Mat Zener Vas nominated b.
d. H. Smith, Secretary Of the meet
ing and vas elected as such.
LETTER FROM COL. PHILIPS.
The chair read the following letter
from Col. Philips:
TaaLe Otaisraa Of the Railroad COnuen
ton, Whites Hall.
DEAR SIR 1t Was my hope and
purpose 70 Be present ct your meeting
this evening, and 10 cay something
that might promote its object. but ]
returned last evening from the War
rensburg court quite III, and am una
bic to be out tonight.
am with you, however. in spirit,
and most sincerely wish / might in.
fuse my own spirit into every citizen
of this town, and that y that this road
to WaEnW must and shall be built 1t
al rational hazards, and any reasona-
bic cost. It, value and importance,
in my humble opinion. to the future
of Sedalia can not Be ovesstated. Its
loss to us 1t this juncture would be dis
astrous and irrepairsble. TheeDergy,
enterprise and indomitable will of our
citizens, which have wrought wonders
for this young city in the past decade,
have nov 40 invocation and inspiration
worthy Of our metal, q also . test
which I am confident our noble pride
will not allow it to be said We are un.
equal to.
With this branch rood reaching out
to the south of rs. our city will be 80
infested With . network Of rail roads.
rs to make secure its present prestige.
and assure beyond Ill rivalry its con-
tinued growth end permanent pros
perity.
Citizens of Sedalia, cast your bread
upon the waters, and You win in the
near future gather abundant stores of
substance and wealth.
Very truly, yours,
JNO. F. PHILIPS.
THE FIRST SPEECH.
]. II. Boutwell, was called out
and spoke ct length Of course strong
~ in favor Of baiding the projected
road to Warsaw, and substantiated his
argument BY pointing out facts po-
tent to every citizen. He detailed
the proposition Of Mcpherson & Co.,
which Vas listesed to with great
eagernsss BY the audience.
g. B. sIuoms,
Master Mechanic of the St. Louis 4
Cairo road, was called out. He spoke
in . practical way, stating that the
operating expenses Of the Marrow
Gauge Vas two-thirds less, and that
they could be built for oue-third less
than the standard sauge-said that
many narrow gauge roads were being
built IN the various parts of the
country, and ere ten years would rass,
. narrow gauge line would be running
from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
GEO. p. b. JACKSON.
spoke not upon the order Of building
the Sedalia, WarMw and Southern
road, bat that 1t must be built 1t Ill
hazards. He said that Sedalia could
not afford to stand supinely BY and
see this opportunity slip through it,
6nges-bot she, by her enterprising
citizens. must put their hands in their
pockets and push the ,oad through to
. completion ct once. His speech was
timely and one happily made, and
well received.
COL. A. d. JAYNES
Next spoke 70 The audience. Every
body, Of EQUINE. knows that Jaynes n|
Sedalia man and, Of course, b in
favor Of the Warsaw road. He
pointed out why Sedalia should have
This road. which be detailed 1t length. |
The Colonel said that there were
schemes aAoat At JeAsrson City and
other points boxing toward the CON-
pletion a . rod 10 tap Tie resources
It he great 6oathvsst, bst now Is |
The time for 6edalia % stsike. He
proposed that every man Who hsd
to double bis subscription, |
md then be proposed dat every man
Who could afford to do % to subscrihe |
l1OO.-1O0 men would make so. 600 |
it takes ooly e1s. 900 to secure The
coveted prize.
CYRUS NBWKIRK
hen gave . detailed history Of The en-
erPriae from it, 6rst inorptios and
hen tod What M necespry tosst the
Odd.
Mr.. Neuknk aovod that 4 commit.