Nebraska advertiser., 1879-03-13
More Words Of Good Cheer. for
BF0wnville.

between mere ana phelps, last week
Messfs. Carson and Broadly in behalf
OF the people OF Brownville, (accom-
panied by Mr. Lett as far as st. Joe,
Mo. } visited the cities of st. Joe and
Quincy, and conferred with the peo-
pie of the K. G. st. Joe & G. B. R. r.
Co. and the @. NJ. & P. Co. on this
railroad move. AT st. Joe the Il, G.
st. Joe & q. B. gentlemen treated the
movement with the utmost cordiality
and friendship, and indicated the
terms on which they would complete
and operate the road from Phelps to
Brownville in connection with their
own line, until such time as the Q. NJ.
e. P. r. Z. Co. desired to use the
same; and that If the Brownville
representatives would procure from
the Board of Directors of the @. M. &
P. r. R. Co. at Quincy. an agreement
to the terms so indicated, the arrange
ment would surely be consummated.
At Quincy, the Brownville repre-
sentatives were received with open
arms. They were invited to the meet
ing of the Board of Directors of the
@. NJ. & P. r, r, Co. They were So
licited to state to the Board the wish
of the people of Brownville, which
Mr.. Carson did, in straightforward
and business like way, which pro-
duced the best impression. Mr.. Car
son alluded to the rumor, found cur
rent In Quincy, that the Brownville
people had permitted the B. Fit. K. &
P. r. R. tc be surrendered up to
strangers. He said that was not true
that Brownville and all our people
had always stood true to the @. NJ. &
P. r. r. Co., and that we were now,
and bad been for three years, waging
battle, offensive and defensive, in be-
half of the projected system, and
through route of which the Q. M. &
P. r. R. are parts; and that we were
holding the latter for cooperation
with the former.
1t Is sufficient to say that the Board
of Directors of the @. M. & P. r. r.
made cheerful and prompt response to
the request of the Brownville repre-
sentatives, and to the fullest extent
asked, and expressed a desire to do
any reasonable thing at any time to
return as compensation to Brownville
for the bonds raised. Also to do any
reasonable thing to facilitate the con-
struction of their road from Brown
vile eastward through Missouri. The
agreement between the K. G. st. Joe
& G. B. r. r Co. and the @. NJ. & P.
r. r: Co., as between themselves,
has been secured, and the road will
be completed and operated between
Brownville and Phelps certainly
within sixty days by the K. G. st. Joe
& G. B., under lease contract on the
right Of way and franchise of the @.
M. & P. r. R. Co. until the latter is
so situated as to operate it themselves,
when they will do 80.
This brings to Brownville at once
the X. c. st. Joe & G. B. r. R., which
is an important, strong, and, well
managed railroad. 1t also insures
greater certainty of the @. NJ. & P. r.
r. This last named road has been in
the last year constructed thirty miles
westward from Kirksville, Missouri.
Thus far it has been constructed by
the strong men of Quincy, and is still
owned by them. 1t is so probable as
to be almost inevitable, that combi-
nation will be made that will force
that road through to Brownville with
in one year from this time. In their
attitudes to the @. NJ. & P. r. R.
there is a coincidence between Quincy
and BrownviIle. Quincy is in Illi-
nois, a different State on the east,
with a projected cooperative auxilia-
ry Illinois Railroad and Brownville
is In Nebraska, a different State on
the west. with a projected co-opera-
tive auxiliary Nebraska Railroad.
Quincy has given to the Missouri
five hundred thousand
dollars in bonds, and Brownville has
given the same corporation twenty |
thousand dollars in bonds. Quincy |
is the second city in the State of Illi-
nois, and If this railroad system is ef-
fected the coincidence will be carried
still further by Brownville's being
the second city in Nebraska.
In thus extending her hand to
Quincy finds. and al
ways will. the steady and hearty re-
sponse of welcome, welcome, thrice
welcome.