The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-01-20
THE NORTH LINE.
Report Of the Railroad Meet
ing at Marshal Tuesday
Night.
An Organization Effected and
Subscription Started.

The BAzoo has time and again urged up
or the people OF 5 dalia the importance Of
securing connection with the rich coal
fields north OF this city by cooperation with
Marshall. A few days since a notice was
published concerning the call for meeting
at that place on Tuesday the 18Th. AS to
the truth Of the earnest determination of
Marshall to get to the front, the following
report of the meeting taken from the Mar
shall News, is the best evidence:
In response TO a petition, circulated in
our city few days since, a very good aud
fence assembled at the circuit court room
last night, 10 discuss and hear discussed
the question of building a railrosd from
this place to the immense coal field, 10
miles south Of this city on Blackwaler.
The meeting was called to order by VIM.
ID. Bush, and &. Withers placed In the
chair, with Harvey Alexander as secretary.
Col. Bush was called on to explain the OBJ
iect oil the meeting, which be did in
lain and appropriate talk. He stated that
the me ting WIS called for the purpose of
sscertainipg the views of the citizens of
Marshall, I'D regard 10 the proposed rail-
road south to the coal mines, and TO deter
mine conclusiyrly what would be done
in the matter. He named numerous
ways by which Marshall and the county
would be bens 6te by the road, cheap coai,
wood, rock for building PURPOSES, aud
bringing trade 10 this city from that por-
ton of Petiis which is considered the most
wealthy, and which SedalIa is now enjoy
ing. la closing his remarks, Mr.. Bush
stated that in order TO secure a charter, by
law, $4,000 of capital stock would have TO
oe subscribed, after which, an organization
would be effected and five diIeciofs ap
pointed, one of whom should act rs presi-
dent of the company. Col. Gist was then
called to the floor and in few well timed
n marks favored the project, and in con-
clusion called on Mr.. Bush for NOR
Light Oh the subj. ct, as to how, when and
In Whist manner they should proceed In
raising the amount necessary to secure a
charter. Mr.. Bush then read the propo
s,tion, which was as follows:
We, whose pames a'e hereto subscribed,
promise to pay to the Marshall and Coal
Mountain Coal and Mining R,ilw.y COM
pany, 500 for each share Of stock set OPP
pOsits our names, i've per cent. Of which
we agree to Fay to the directors OF said
company wheu elected, ut and prior to the
signing of articles OF asso iation, for the
inc ,rporation of said company. and the
balance to be due and payable when tn
cars run ON such road from Marshall to
Blsckwater, of which fact the directors
of said compsny are to cause notice to be
given in some paper printed in the county
of Saline.
Chairman Withers, after inviting those
10 the audience to express their views on
the subj CT under consideration, tOok the
floor himself, and in a very pointed and
witty speech, stated the advantages Mar
shall and this section would derive from
the road. He was frequently spplsuded
during his sps ech. Mr.. Withers concluded
by saying that some people might think il
was wild Cat" scheme, bat that he
wosld take one share and give Eve dollars
to see which way the cat would Jump.
Thomss Bo,Iright moved that a COM
mitiee OF two be selected TO canvass the
citizens present for shares which was
amended by Ed. c. Obesr, that committee
of five be appointed to canvass the audi
ence and citiz Ms of Marshall in geaersl
for the required number, 100 shares.
There was a second 10 the motion and the
question was put to the house and was
carried. The following committee was
appointed /. c. Withers, Thos. Boatright,
A. A. Newman, p. II. Franklin and r. Fl.
Willis. Shares were then solicited from
thoee present, and In fifteen minutes time
twenty were obtained. The committee
were then instructed to canvass the city.
and the meeting adjourned subject to the
chairman,
Col. Bush informed News reporter that
just as soon as the amount was subscribed
engineer Dobois, of Chicago, would ccmr
with his instruments and survey Ihe route
snd early in the spring the work of bnild-
ing the road would be commenced. East
ern capitalists will furnish enough money
to build the road, and receive first class
mortgage leips on the road, rolling stock
and coal mines.
Following is a list of those who have
thus far taken: