Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-10-01
Railroad Projects.
from the Rich Hill Mining Revie,

From the Rich Hill Mining Review.]
At a meeting OF the stockholders OF the
Fort Scott division of the Lexington, Lake
and Gulf II. K. Company, held Friday last, at
Fort Scott, the following board Of directors
was elected: Is. j. Waters. A. A. Harris
T. F.. Kobley, ID. f. Pritchsrd, w. C.. hick-
man and j. u. Baylers. The board AFTER
ward organized by rejoicing l.. D.. wat
ers president; T. f. Robley, Vice.presldent;
j. 3. Baylers, secretary ; ID. e. Pritchard.
treasurer, aud A ): A. Harris. attorney. This
road is to run from Fort Scott via Butler
Mo. !; thence to q point on the Chicago ana
Alton railroad. The same parties after
ward organized o company with the same
officers, called the Chicago, Fort Scott and
Oklahoma Il. Il. Co., to run from Fort Scout
through the counties of Alien, Wilson,
Chatauqua, Cowley and Sumner, to the
Indian territory line.
From the preceding action, 1t will be seen
that the old rosd-9ed OF the Burlington
and Southwestern road Lexington, Lake
and GULF constructed In 1928, and running
through Lafayette, Cass AMI Bates counties,
after lying dormant for SO many years Is, at
last, to be Utilized. The original route OF
the b. s. S. company extended from Bur-
lington, Iowa, TO Nevada, Mo-, and had the
road been built in 1854, as was contemplat-
ed in the programme laid down at that time,
1t would have been the first and leading
southwestern railroad, cutting through the
coal fields of Bates county and reaching to
the Indian territory. But 1t never was built
and equipped beyond Laclede, Linn county,
where a halt occurred, half q dozen years
ago. Recently, however, the charter, fran
chises, and general assets of the Burlington
and Southwestern company were absorbed
by the Chicago. Burlington and Quincy
company, who have resumed work on q
| part Of the old line, and are now about COM
| plsting the six miles of road Between La
clede and Stanley City, in the northwest cor
ner OF Charlton county. According to the
articles lately filed at Jefferson City, the
road will be run through Carroll county, via
Carrollton to Lexington, In Lafayette coun-
ty Original route). From thai. point Kansas
City is to be Its destination. When the road
reaches Kansas City. the company will de-
eide the question of moving south, I'm this
direction or not. Last winter 1t was cur
rently reported that the Chicago and Alton
company had obtained possession OF the old
road-bed of the Burlington and Southwest
ern company south OF the Missouri river,
and lying In the counties Of Lafsy cite, Gsss
and Bates. Believing twas the true policy
OF this Chicago and Akon to strike for this
point, With Oklahoma as y terminus, the
Review by letter and editorial persistently
pointed out this course to the company In
November and December last. The reply Of
the officials was that the matter had beer
submitted to the director of the company
that it had been discussed that the company
decided It was not eXpedient at that time Il
make the movement recommended ,butthert
was no doubt eventually OF such movement
Angus, 4 last the Review announced to III
readers the statement then current OF
, ! movement on the part OF the Chicago ant
Alton company to get a ioothoid In the south
west, in the following words: = Il
rumor is worth anything, the time is at han
to make the extension Indicated. The r0ut
proposed is from Blackburn, Saline county
to . Warrensourg, johnson cOun
ty thence to Rich Hill, Bate
county, with Fort Scott, Kansas as the oil
d ~jective, thus covering and training a iarg
n area of territory lanked by the Missouri
n Pacific and Missouri, Kansas and Texa
roads," 1t Is Of little account to US her
. whether the Chicago and Alton road Is ir
= tersected by the route here laid down or b
= the old Burlington and Southwestern roa,
II bed Lexington, Lake and Gulf(; nor is 1t
so much Importance to us as to who the pa
ties are who are pushing this road, for v
will get It all the same.