The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-05-19
OUR NORTHERN BOOM.
A Loud Call Coming up all
Along the Line.
Sedalia Being Looked to From
Every Quarter.
Let Her People be up and Doing
While Opportunity Offers.

south, grows daily more and more evident
and the fact becomes more and more GER
tain that they will not much longer delay
In reaching the accomplish ment OF the &C.
terprise. Heretofore il has been Sedal!a
that has led in these enterprises vi h the
able guidance of her board of trade at tie
helm. Aud her rapid gro .Ih, her We 18th and
prosperity are due to her gallant push and
her courage In overcoming every obstacle.
Under these circumstances 1t Is not at a |
strange that her neighbcrs should look 10
her to again grasp ter standard and eai
them on to certain victory as OF yoe
when great enterprises demanded
by the rapid growth and importance Of her
surrounding country are to be accomplish
ed. But inspired by her Success it is but
natural tia she should find powerful COM
petiiors ready to take her place should she
falter, and such is the stu alton to-day.
But as the BAzoo has before stated, her
allies are not prepared 10 displace Sedalia
nor to forego their allegiance to her so
long as she shows Willingness To Ie id on.
That she has In a measure delay ed reg ard
ing this northern extension, however, none
can deny. But voice is coming up from
the great west and south and portn that
should cause her 10 don her srmor, reor.
game her forces aud march forward to
greater achievem= nts in the near future
than have ever been dreamed of in the past,
and if she would hold her proud name of
Queen City of the west she must do il,
and do SO speedily, because the times de-
mand it, the people demand it, and her
own welfare demand it. Enterprise upon
enterprise is accommodating on her hands.
She has to-day no less than dozen r, guis
ties that invite The safe and profitable in
vestment of millions of capital, and Soda
LAS people should unite and use all their
available means and invite in the wealth
from abroad to enable her 10 carry out
these grand schemes. But the first and
mot pre- ssing duty is move our
north and south extension. Springfield
has taken hold of it strongly and wIth a
will, and is meeting with hearty response
all along the line, as will be en- from the
following reports of proceedings at the
various lie ding points
ATwARsAw.
Pursuant to a notice in the missouri
Enterprise" of the 9Th inst. quite isrge
number of our lead ng citizens and bust
ness men met at the court room of l. q.
Morgan, when the following proceedings
were had:
DIR. b. K. Crawford was chosen chair
man and Captain E. ii. Richs rdson secre-
tary.
The obiec, of the meeting being explained
by Captain Richardson the following com.
mittees were then appointed to act In haI-
mony with The committee already appoint
ed by our city council:
ON RECEPTION.
DIR. s. K. Crawford, E. FL. Richardson,
Major r. III. Milton, Captain S. w. Smith,
Jas. Spencer, Captain n. b. Pets and ii.
Boeschen.
ON FINANCE AND ARRANGEMENTS.
A. s. MCGOWAN, T. B. White, james FL.
Lay, p. ID. Hastain and L. s. Naftzger.
On motion E. Fl. Richardson was ap-
pointed corresponding secretary with re-
quest that he report the proceedings of this
meeting TO the Springfield and other dele
gates and ascertain as near as possible the
time of their intended visit to WARSAW, etc
The following gentlemen were then elect
ed a permanent or standing committee TO
be known as the Benton County Railroad
committee:
Major r, Fl. Milton, DR.. s. K. Crawford
and Captain Richardson.
The following preamble and resolution |
we're then presented and adopted unani- |
mously:
WHEREAS, The citizens of Springfield |
and intermediate points are fully slive to
he importance of securing an outlet by |
Jail, via Warsaw and Sedalia, and to this
end the citizens of Springfield have lately |
appointed committee, who will visit War
aw at an early DAY in said interest. There
ore,
Resolved, That a hearty welcome to
Warsaw be extended by the committee, on
he part of this meeting to the visiting
committees or delegates from Springfld
md other points, with the a ,surance of the
hearty sympathy and cooperation of our
itizens in the object of their visit.
The meeting then adjourned TO meet.
ubject to the call of the committee OF ar
angements.
5. K. CRAWFORD, Chairman,
l.. II. RICHARDSON, Secretary
AT BOLIVAR.
The members of the citizens committed
ppointed at the recent railroad meeting
ave gone about the important M after con-
lgned to their charge in business like !
ray. At meeting Friday night the com.
1i,tee organized FIR active work by elect :
~ Chas II. Heer chsirmau, +. S. Heffer- .
an secretary and III. F. Fellows treasurer.
.ctive correspondence has been entered into T
'ith towns and cities along what is deemed q
ne most feasible outlet north that will 1
ford direct connection with the Chicago y
Alton road, and az soon as arrangements .
re sufficiently advanced the committee {
ill proceed in body to Bolivar, Wheat 5
ind, Warsaw, Sedalis, and from thence to L
Upton and Marshall. Having canvassed
he territory and made personal inspec. r
on OF the advantages offered by the routes c
la Upton and Marshall, respectively, the q
,mmittee will visit Chicsgo and secure the L
,-operation of the board of trade of that 1;
~. Il
The original proposition of endeavoring G.
secure an extension OF the Chicago &
lton from Jefferson CITY has been prac-