The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-05-03
RAIL ROAD RUMORS.
Late News Concerning the
r. [. & s. w.
Securing the Right of WAY
Through this County.

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Some time ago. Judge Thompson of Chi
cago, President of the Rock Island 81
Southwestern railroad company, Col. jaw
EFT, a director of the same organization. and
G. E. Taft, chief engineer, visited this
city, for the purpose of giving an exposi-
ton of the plans and aims of the new as
ISOLATION
A public meeting was held at the Har
per House, and local committee was APP
pointed to look after the interest of the
new enterprise.
The contemplated road will run from
this city via Milan and Andalusia to New
Boston. At the latter place bridge is to
be constructed across the Mississippi riv-
en- After reaching the Iowa shore the
route proceeds from Mt. Pleasant via
Keosauqua to Kansas City. 1t is claimed
for the new line that it will be so miles
shorter than any road now in operation,
the distance fran Rock Island to Kansas
City being but 22S miles.
THE SURVEY
was commenced from this city, and the
engineers made a route down as far as
Andalusia. The surveying party COM
pleted their labors and returned some
three weeks ago, and the necessary office
work in mapping ont the proposed line is
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1t was stated by those having the affair
in charge, that the members of the local
committee would be informed as soon as
the office work had been completed. So
far no such information has been forward
ed, although sufficient time has elapsed to
allow the completion of the mapping pro-
cess
1t was also understood that as soon as
the survey of the branch between Rock
Island and New Boston was finished, the
engineers would be started on the terri
tory between Mt. Pleasant and Kansas
City There has been no information to
has been commenced.
RIGHT OF WAY.
Reports from Andalusia and the lower
end of the county are that Col. Javett is
now making a personal canvass of that To-
cality, with view of securing the right of
way over private lands.
The same authority states that the land
owners have expressed themselves as favor
able to the project. as they all seem to
think that road through the southern
portion of the county would prove of great
benefit to them.
Col Javett is combining himself solely to
the right of way, and SO far as heard from
has made no overtures or advances towards
asking for financial assistance, either from
the county or the different townships trav-
ersed by the proposed line.
He is expected to visit Andalusia within
the present week, as he has completed his
work between that place and New Boston.
RUMoRs.
A certain gentleman who resides in the
lower end of the county, and who is great
~ interested in the new road, has lately
made visit to Pennsylvania. While there
he took it upon himself to consult some
railroad authorities on the subject of the
proposed road from. this city to Kansas
City.
The impression in that state was that
the Pennsylvania Central, the Baltimore &
Ohio, and the Chicago, Milwaukee & ST.
Paul were backing the new enterprise for
the purpose of securing western outlet
from Chicago to Kansas City.
The talk indicated that the roads above
mentioned proposed to construct line
from Chicago to Rock Island, and from
this place TO Kansas City.
II will be remembered in connection
with the statement, that the representatives
of the new line, while in Rock Island,
stated that they proposed to continue the
road east from Rock Island to Chicago; in
fact they stated that such a continuation
had been decided upon. The representa-
tives refused to make known their finan-
cial backing, claiming that it was net
necessary, and therefore would not be
given.