The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-06-16
THB RAILROAD BOOM.
What Our Neighbors are Saying
and Doing.

" AdL OuT N0lRuOOTS bT6 Sdylu8
and Doing.
In oder that Se1alians may know Just
what their neig! bors are doing in the way
of aidirg CT frustrating her in her railroad
scheme, the BAzOo gives the following
clippings without CONNECT:
OFF FOR CHICAGO.
Lat 81 advices from Sedalia wee that
prep cations on an ellbora scale / al b en-
made for the reception of Springfeld's
Chi ago IL Alton railroad committee, and
that s.ntinels had en- posted on the watch
towers to auneunce tfeIr comirg OF the
full and able COMMITTEES selected, Col. III.
F. Flows and F. 5. Heffrraan, esq left
on Sa urday direct for Chicago, Tor the
purpose of filing the sppo.n ment made
with he board OF trade OF that ty, and
" IN a view of staining, rs far as In their
power lay, the representations authorized
by tie verious public meetings held in this
city IN the interest If the enterprise. II
is to be regr tied that an unscccuntable
iukewarmres' and lack Of that vim which
has been the char 4cteristic of this city, pro-
hibited the carrying out of the original
prog, amms, bu; We trust that our delega-
Iion-atle. slough limit. as to numbers
will send the bl1o1 coursing through the
arteries of Sp ing6eld's enterprise anu pave
the immediate way for The Chicago Sc
Alton. In the me antime Sedalia is noti-
tie that we are not in tie habit OF doing
things IN the way this business has gone
| Herald.
THE CHICAGO AND ALTON TALK.
Whtn springfield ia ks it means some
n. I.lx
place, ard knows no such word as fail.
Ttey have bad several enthusiastic meet
IL gs, o-gan eel J, aGd gone TO work. 1t is
probable they will continue at work until
T. cir object is accomplished. We propose
u offer in !ucen en,s for them to favor a
connection here, and for tlat purpose We
have p; Oin'ei a commi tie to confer with
them and all o hers who favor direct
lice from Springfield TO Higg nsviIle. Let
our committee make arrangements 10 have
Il couvs ntion at some point between here
and Springfield. Let the convention be
composed of delega es from Springfield,
Bo war. Osceolt, Clinton, Warrensburg
AM Higginsville. Let them organize a
C. mpany, and then We will be
fairly IN working order. If the
CHI farming lands along the line the
celebrated sandstone quarries of Warreus-
burg and the coal mines of Higginsv!lle,
toge her with liberal gifts of right of way,
subscriptions in money by citizeCs, ETC., sre
net enough inducem nts for a railroad
company, then we give 1t up.-Higg insville
Advance
The Free Press be artily endorses all that
the advance urges in regard to this enter.
p!ise, and II the t,wDs mentioned would
u axe a unit d effort it would probably re-
suit in some hing. But we thiuk the Ad-
vance is mistaken In It's estimate of the
enterprise Of cur ne'ghbOriDg city CT
Springfield, upon whose act on the other
towns are waiting. IL talked business for
while, but just nov appears TO be in an ex-
trenely quiescent stae.-Bolivar Free
Press.
JEFFERSON CITY BRIEFS.
-Almos: a Thousand dollars have been
subscribed BY Jefferson City business men
to paw the expense of the survry OF the
contemplated road to Csbool The capital
city seems to be waking up from its pro-
tracted lettargy. 1t is veil that she is doing
So, and we are glad to see it. The compile
ton OF the Lebanon Branch is Just as i'm
uortant matter TO Jefferson City as the
building of the Cabool road, and she should
not lose sight of this fact in her erds avors
to secure the latter obi ct.-Aurora Springs
Autogram.
Chief Engineer Dubois and his assist
ants are in the neighborhood Of the Usage
river, a. are making rapid pr gress with
The survey of the proposed railroad.-Rolla
Herald.
The people of Jeffer.on City raised
$1,000 to pay the expenses OF the surrey of
the prop sed railroad from thst city to the
Gasconade river. Tie rosd Is now being
surveyed from this place to the GasconaGe.
r liza Herald.