The Red Cloud chief., 1885-07-17

The following letten we're received
from prominent gentlemen connected
with the Chicago. Nebraska, Kansss /
Southwestern T. r., and explsin them
selves:
KyRwIS, KAN. July -. 1855.
N. B. MeNiN. Dear Sir Hon. J. c.
t,iiham. vice-Presiden, Of the c. n. K
K Z, and Hon A L Stone, both
of Eureka, Kan, we're here TO-DAY on
their way TO your city, and on account
Of the heavy rain storm and bad roads
we're forced to return 10 HAYES City.
They hold . meeting Tomorrow night
NJ PiainviIie. IN Rocks county. and nj
Stockton the next day They will hold
their meeting here on the 10th; next
meeting Will be At smith Center. and
then Red Cloud. The engineer. are
now ., work establishing the lire Of
road from Dodge City 90 Hayes. and !
am instructed 10 Say to you that the
work OF surveying xill be pushed Wig
orousiy until stakes are driven TO your
city. The enterprisIng men % kirwin
feel very enth usiastic. aud will be
pleased to work In harmony with Red
Cloud and smith Center. Very re-
s%pectfuily, J. z. BARNARD,
For the proposed Railway Company.
HAYES CRY. KAN, 1856
A C. Hosmer. Red Cloud. Neb.,
Dear Sir: Yours Of the 2nd inst TO J y
Hin ~ Fl. Scott, together with copy of
his reply TO you. reached me At this
point ON my arrival from Dodge City
yesterday p NJ. i find here such q
mass of correspondence which requires
immediate attention that | Am com
PEELED to be quite brief in reply 10 your
request for points. The corporation is
formed under Kansas laws and COM
posed Of Kansas men, some Of whom
(notably so ] y Hill are thorough bus
ness meE and practical railroad men
of great experience in the construction
If Kansas railroads. The purpose Of
the corporation is 70 connect by .
short and direct line the railway sys-
tenn Of Nebraska with that of Texas by
. line Of road from somewhere about
your point in Nebraska IN q south
westerly direction through Kansas,
crossing the Arkansas river at Dodge
C,ty ShoD~o IN Uooor,I
ours 10 south state line west OF the
Tooth meridian. across the IS mile
strip Of the Indian Territory, and into
and through the Texas Pan Handle
10 connections with the Texas roads
that are already pointing northward
with their extensions. For the last
week / have, together with our chief
engineer, been investigating the COun-
try lying..between here and Dodge City
and find an entirely practicable
route, and the sentiment OF the people
entirely in its favor. and the character
Of the country all that could he desired
only that 1t is undeveloped by q rail-
road. ! have had papers giving no
tice of our actions SO far sent TO your
mayor and postmaster. ] will be here
till sometime next week, probably
about the middle. and then will go
north through Rocks and Smith cOun-
ties, Kansas. and to your town. l sent
the engineer back to Dodge City yester-
cay to join his corps, and he will com.
mence tO lay in the line from Dodge
north, probably about lex Monday.
I would like very much to know what.
interest your people feel IN this enter
prise and what assistance l might
reasonably expect from them in aiding
them in the preliminary work. Would
be glad to hear from you or any OF
your citizens, or I would smuch prefer
to meet some of you personally l am
here. Letters.and telegraph will reach
me till further notice. addressed Hayes
City, Kansas, care Of John Schuyler.
John NJ. GALLOWAY,