The Butler weekly times., 1884-04-23
rHy RAILROAD TOPIC.
,,tlsr,s Interests in Two Rail-
road Propositions.
r.. situation Clearly Defined
and Supported by Facts.
.on FOSTER INTER VIE WE'D.

which Inc Dpliti f/ub''S IT JoHt iio"
,,;etIy but ear nestly discussing. are
ri recent origin and not fully under
stood by the people. The ZINES is
N possession of all the facts, or at
isae, a.near As close investigation
r,n clean them. and will here give
the correct information TO It's read
ers.
Tuesday night week ago there
was mass meeting OF the citizens of
Rutler assembled at the court house
to hear proposed proposition to
build a railroad through Bates coun-
tv by Gov. Foster and his associates.
The room was crowded with anxious,
interested citizens ready to subscribe
to the scheme should it turn out to
be as the TINES had toreshadowed.
Mayor Brown was made chair
man, and after few preliminary re-
marks by way of stating the object of
the meeting, looked about for rep
resentative of the company, but to
his chagrin was told none were pres
ent. The chair, however, was hand
ed the following letter which was
dignifed by the name of "proposi-
tom"
To the citizens OF Butler:
In reply to YOUR communications to
Gov. Chas. Foster and his associates
in regard to the building of rail-
road to Your city, | am authorized
by HIM and his associates to submit
to the people OF Bates county the
following proposition, to-wit:
If the people OF Bates county will
subscribe to said road the sum OF
forty thousand dollars, to be paid in
one day after the completion of said
road from some point on the Fort
Scott and Gulf Railroad through the
town of Walnut to the city OF Butler
and the location and maintenance of
depot within the corporate limi,s of
said citv. as the same existed Janua-
ry 1881, the said railroad compa-
nv agrees to build said road within
one wear from the 18th day of Nav,
1854, provided also that the citizens
OF said county will also furnish the
right of way through sad county to
the east line, free of charge, to SAID
company and provided further that
L i IL
shall he subscribed, or guaranteed to
the satisfaction of SAID company, on
Or before the 18th dav of May, 1854,
and sand right of way provided or
guaranteed to the satisfaction of said
company, on or before the 18th dav
ot June, 1854. Yours.
w. E.. LEMERT.
Butler, Mo-, April 9th. 1884"
Shrewd men present detected at
once lame point III this proposal
that, the road began 10 where and
ended at the same place. The sense
OF the meeting was favorable to a
sound proposition, and therefore de
clared for more light on the subject
something in tangible shape that did
not have about it the semblance of
fraud, and to that end appointed
VIM. Page, A. L. Betz and 7. T.
Smith committee to investigate
matters in accordance with the fol-
lowing resolution:
''ResoIved: That the committee
be instructed to inform Gov. Foster
and his associates that the citizens of
Bates county stand ready ana willing
TO subscribe $780, 900 to the capital |
stock, and give the right-o of-way from |
butler TO the east line OF the county |
ior railroad to run east and west |
through Bates county and thr ough |
butter, with St. Louis and Emporia
as terminal points.
Gov. Foster was at once written to
and responded in person Saturday
last.
THE NEW GULF LINE.
Fending the few days succeeding
'he adjournment OF this meeting.
MI. X. q. Hartwell received a prl-
sste letter from Mr.. Nettleton, Pres
'aent of the Kansas CITY. Gulf &
Memphis road. TO the effect that he
vas about to submit q scheme to his
company to construct new line of
road from some point on the Cult
soad, near Kansas CITY. and to run
70 Springfield. MIR. Nettleton init
Mated that Butler n,iobt h.. ,,,a.la g,