The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-03-31
THAT NEW DEPOT.
Where and When Shall it be Built
the Question.

The most absorbing topic Yesterday. bar
ring the city election, as the building O
a new depot and speculation as 10 its fina
Ice alton. On this point the city seems tC
be divided against itself and a mighty ef
tort is being put forth by the east end in
habitants to secure It's location there, und.l
the belief that ii will prove of great valu,
IN developing that portion of the city anc
enhancing The value of real estate. WHY
1t should be thought so is not very clear
but The Iact that the west end is Just a,
anxious to keep it down town shows the
matter is generally considered as an impor.
tant one. From all that could be
gathered, however, the arguments
pro and con are about as follows:
EAST sEDALIA
wants IL for the reasons above stated. and
Claims it because they are, they say, will
Ing 10 donate to the railroad by subscrip-
ton, sum equal TO The cost of its erection.
They profess TO believe they will get il be-
cause the company has already laid the
foundation for 1T near The site of the old
freight depot, and because, il is claimed, it
will enable the company TO concentrate its
local Offices, and arrange its meeting and
crossing lines SO as to avoid delay and fur
nish speedy communication and transit
which are disidersIums the company is
bound 10 recognize.
WEST sEDALIA
wants it because ii will prove more econom-
&c TO her business interests here than there.
She claims IL because she has always had
ii. because she is willing TO contribute lib
orally TO IFS erection snd proft sses to believe
they will &c; because they represent the
wealth and the permsnent institutions of
the city, comprising It's city Offices, its
court house, Its Jail, It's opera house, its no.
tells, lis postOthce, Its park and fair grounds
and Its large commercial houses, within
easy reach of the location. They claim,
further, that railroad hotel situated in
r Isl Sedalis could Lot get patronage to sup
Ort II /; that the public would BE- dissat-
Istled at the trouble and expense q tending
the getting down town to a degree that
would discourage visits TO the city except |
when absolutely indispensable, and thus an |
injury would be wrought both TO the city |
aud the company, while il would neressi. |
tate The erection of another depot down |
town to accommodate traffic here and supply |
proper transportation TO the fairs and other |
y
necessary for transfer of passengers TO |
a west bound train and its stoppage here TO !
disembark them would more than offset
any advantage real or imaginary, sccruing
from The East Sedalia concentration ides.
They also urge that Mr.. Peck's representa-
lions IN order TO secure permission for the
erection OF temporary depot is in honor
binding.
WHAT WEIGHT
4 any these contentious representations
will have with the company remains to be
'een; But the fact is that if the company
iscides to build on either or both sides of
Usage street, leaving that thoroughfare
open they will not only have sS beautiful
/ location but as convenient one as il is
possible to imagine or strange, in so far as
anding their passengers in the heart OF the
lily, equi distant from all main
'oints and the easy and
spid handling and distribu-
ion OF mail baggage and express is con- :
erned and as for concentrating official ]
headquarters it can as easily be done there
IS In East Sedslia. While it is equally
rue that the East Sedalia location will fur.
fish them as much and perhaps little
more space and possess the advantage of
yer looking all
THE DIFFERENT LINES,
he inconvenience being to the public in |,
eaching the heart OF town and the bust
ess resorts, and to the company in the de-
az in transferring baggage, mail and ex-
ress down town.
As to its effeciing the removal of any 4
reat portion of the business center west 3
Tard, that is all sheer nonsense, as Seds-
"a has gone beyond the time
nd size when the mere loca-
on of depot could cut any figure in
nat way. Her center is too strongly es. Z
her buildings too costly and her \
,terests and affairs too important for that.
edslis represents the mountain and the r,
.ilroad must play the part of Mohammet, L
Iherwise more roads can and will be built L
= the city, and it is time her citizens T,
m, north, east, south and west recognize Il
lie fact q