Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-01-31
THE BURLINGTON SOUTHWESTERN
RAILROAD.
Oa Il Kansas City-The Extension
Located, and Work to be Com.
menced this Spring..

From the Unionville Republican,
The long talked of extension OF the
Burlington & Southwestern railroad to
Kansas City, has at last assumed a tan
gible form, and there is now little doubt
that inside of the ensuing twelve months
Unicnvllle will be in direct communion
ton with Kansas City, the most promis-
ing city in the west. During the past
summer the receiver of the southwes-
tern has had a corps of engineers at
work running lines from Browning and
Laclede to Kansas City. There were
five lines run aud it has been decided
to take the route via Cunningham.
Carrollton and Lexington. On this
route the road bed is graded for several
miles. and but little remains to be done
except to put in the bridges and lay the
iron. The Missouri will be bridged 1T
Lexington, from which point the route
will follow the river to Independence
and Kansas City. On Thursday last
Sup't. j. w. Smith and Hon. L L.
fairfield, OF Milan, passed through this
city Ell route to Laclede. at which point
they were met by Elijah Smith, reeeiver
Of the B. & S. w, w. r. Woodward,
Sup't., and T. l.. Dunn, Chief Engineer
of the Hannibal Il St. Joe road. and
arrangements were consummated fer
crossing the II. & S. j. at that point.
The importance of direct connections
with Kansas City can be readily seer by
all who are familiar with the vast
railroad system which centers at
that point. The work will be oemmen.
ced early next spring and pushed for
ward as rapidly as possible.
BURLINGTON s. SOUTHWESTERN l.. r.
From the Pleasant Hill Review.l
Mr.. Putnam, of the above road was in
our town this week and gave us q call,
He informs US that it Is the intention OF
his company to Immediately build a
road on the old road bed of the l.. l.. &
&. from here to Nevada. Mo. A corps OF
engineers is on the southern end of the
route in tho vicinity OF Butler, and an.
other corps on the north end In the vi
entity OF Odessa. They will bridge the
Missouri river at Lexington. Work will
begin at this point and extend south first
MIR. Putnam was here tor the purpose oil
asceitaining the status of the right oil
way, and what arrangements, if any had
been made by the rormer company il
relation to depot grounds at this point.
lie says that il these things were settled
he is ready to go to work In five days.
We hope he may find no difficulty in 40.
eomplIshing his purposes. and that nc
aid our people can extend to him will
be Withheld. 1t is Just the road GU,
people want. and have been wanting iol
years. Let the good work 60 on.
From the Bates County Democrat. January &c j
To-day the representatives of the Bur-
lington & Southwestern II. II. will sub
mis Il proposition to the people OF Butler
and Bates county. looking toward the
building OF u road on the old grade be
ginning at Lexington and running south
through Pleasant Hill. Harrlsonville
Butler and Nevada. The building OF
this road would give us two competing
parallel lines from Butler to PIeasan,
Hill-granting, of course, the successful
completion OF theLexington & Southern
1t is a matter OF little consequence, WI
presume, to the people, how many rail
roads come to Butler, or run paral
lei with each other. The question
tor them to consider and determine, i
which ofthese projects, or how many ART
to receive support. Upward of 5000,
900 have been subscribed to the Lex
ington & Southern on conditions and!o
course that subscription must stand I'm
ii! the time allowed the company to com
ply with the conditions OF the contrac
has expired, which will not be till Jan
nary LIST, 1881. 1t would perhaps b
an idle thought to assume that the Bur
lington and Southwestern could be in
duced TO construct and operate a road
even on the old grade. without SOM
financial aid from the citizens along tn
route. The question her resolves i
self into this problem-will the citizen
OF Butler and Bates county increase an
possibly double their subscriptions. i
order to ecu botb?We will deal iul
ther with this matter at a subsequent pc
riod, believing that developments in tn
mean time will throw additional light Q
the subject.
Jesse Rathbun was unluckily cut In Ii