Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-03-20
THE BURLINGTON & s0UTH-WES-
TERN RAILWAY.

The following items are from the
Chillicsthe Tribune:
Mr. Sumner, chiet engineer OF the
B. t. S.-W. R. R., accompanied by Nr.
Henry Hatch, of this city, started out
Tuesday to go over the proposed line OF
that road between here and browning
The chief engineer had not Previsusly |
been over the route"
'.There was large attendance at the
railroad me citing held at the court room
Saturday night. The soliciting commit
tees OF the several wards made reports
The whole amount subscribed was $23.'
O55. The committees were costlnueu.
Several stirring speeches were mace
and the meeting adjourned to next Sat
urday night" =.
Now that Chillicothe has led OF
gracefully in subscribing for the B. &
S-W r. R., the farmers along the pro-
posed line OF the road are taking up the
matter with energy and the appearances
are that they Will do FULLY as we'll as
Chillicothe, in the way of subscribing ac-
cording to their means. And thus the
boom bosmsth.'
The Norborne, Carroll county, lnde-
pendent. says: We learn that meet
ing was held at the Carroll House in
Carrollton last Saturday to take some ac-
ton in the matter OF raising subscriptions
to secure the location OF the b. & S.-W
railroad through that place: b. b.
Hudson was chosen president of the
meeting and j. j. Farley. secretary.
Alter several addresses by pronlnent
citizens Of that place committee com.
pssed OF E. j. Rea,J. M. Wllcoxson ard
J. B. Hale were appointed to solicit
subscriptions and the committee are no"
Mt werk. and we learn are receiving lib
eral subscriptions. This IS a move IL
the right direction. 1t is about time
that Norborne was waking up on the
subject. A meeting should be called a
once, and committee appointed to so
licit subscriptions. and let US see wha
we can do to secure the Is. q S.-W
through Nerborne. Let the meeting b'
called at ence.
| ICarrollton Democrat. March:S
\ "No one seems to know anythIn:
concerning the proposed rallroa'
through the country; and yet ever
body seems to know something. kah
sas City gentlemen, who stated tina
they spoke understandIngly, declare
few days ago that we were pursuin
the proper course not to get it. MI
Smith, they said, had affirmed that th
company did net propose to make an
, overtures to this place, and that the AZ
tisn of the citizens here would dete1
mine the matter SO lar as this count
was concerned. In other words h
theory was, that if we wanted the roa
: the proper course to pursue would be
raise subscription, ,pledgins the anou,
:. we propose to give, and submit IL
same to the company. And this hs
, been cur theory. Alter the subsciptio
t is made, if the company do not accel
). OF it no one is hurt. In the absence of thi
j., of course the company have nothing b
fore them upon which to base their a
g ton, SO tar as Carrollton is concerae
n Mere verbal promises go for nethir
= with railroad company; they want
in black and white. As we have befo
said, in our judgment the citizens
g Carrollton, should secure immediate
upon paper, pledges to the amount
$4,000, and transmit the same to Il
company as representing what we W
give, conditioned that the road be bu
+ ON this route.