The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1883-05-02
IT Is COMING.
The It. Scott, St. Louis & Chicago a
Sure 60 This Time.
'tuoortant n ettng-N-w Office 8
and Directors Elected.
WORK SOON TO COMMENCE.

| For the past Hioilth of SIX weeks
here has been . silence in the
movement Of the proposed Fl. Scott,
st. Louis & Chicago railroad to be
bsiIt through Butler, that caused
much comment and we might as
well add the truth, some uneasiness.
But the situation has suddenly chan
bed, and things begin to look much
brighter. In fact whatever doubt
kas heretofore existed in the minds
IF the people, may now be removed,
br every indication points to the
tarly beginning and prosecution
sf the road as rapidly as money ana
men can do it.
For some days past 1t was rumorde
hat the directors of the road were
nspecting the route. Upon investI-
.atlon the Tines cleaned the facts
"a the matter and give them here for
,he benefit ct its readers.
The Lexington Mtellfgeneer of
he 18th of April, contains TIE fol-
owing:
I"On vesterday morning there arriv-
DIN this city Gsv. J. NJ. Rush, F.
". Oakley and r. L. Spooner, j.,
lll Of Wisconsin; Thomas Temple
lad James Mitchell, Of Maine, capi-
hl.ts and b. J Waters, president
\ the above named road. The OBJ
kct OF the visit was to examine the
,ituation OF the affairs regarding the
joad in order to see If work would
be immediately commenced upon it.
rne party was shown the town, the
D mes, manufactures, &c, and ,nves-
lsated the legal status of the SUBJ
to the road. They stated
hat they intended to go over the line
Y the road from this place to Fort
Scott, and if everything was as rep
rsented and favorable, that the road
would be begun right away, and that
he portion between Lexington and
Odessa would be completed within
hirty days. The part, seems to be
cry agreeably disappointed with the |
ituation here. They lett in the
evening to go south, and will be able
o report decisively within : week.
There is no doubt about the ability
II the gentleman to build the road.
Ind from their conversation here, and
he mere fact OF their visit. there
Gems to be none that they desire to
10 so.''
The above named parties in COM
,any with several others interested |
. the building of the road, passed |
trough Butler on Saturday morning |
n route to Ft. Scott, where a meet
hg was held and new officers and !
directors we're elected. The follow
ng is clipped from the Ft. Scott
Monitors report of the meeting.
AS was foreshadowed IN the yes
erdav mornings Monitor, an inn
lsrtant naeeting was held hers yes !
sruay of the stockholders of the St.
Lauls, Ft. Scott and Chicago rail- |
Dad at which 4 board of new directors
md sfficerS were elected and other |
Ups taken to push the enterprise on
sard as rapidly as possible. Work
nii begin soon and the first section |
Z the read from Odessa. eighteen
niles out along the line, will be com
Itted within two moaths. The |
Wisconsin gentlemen were accom- |
(ained by Gov. J. NJ. Rusk, Of that |
Eate, whose ripe judgement was of
esomable value to then, in discus
e the projected enterprise.
Dnring the afternoon meeting
- held at which the following
Peard of directors was elected.
{. K. burpee, Jas. Mitchell, W.
! Webb, John Cassidy, of Name (;
tasmas Temple. New Brunswic
!. Waters, Kansas; Phil Spoon
!. :. w. Oakley, Wisconsin; J. L.
sace, Missouri, Thomas n. Nickol,
Esew ferk; D. b. Fuller, ID. E.
nchard, E. &. N,ckols of Kan
lne bord Of directors then ergan-
sea ev elect,ng the fsllsw,ng off,
Maine.
sice-presIdent-B. 7. Waters of
Kansas.
Secresary-J. b. Bayles Of Kan