The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-02-03

She Sits In Solemn Session and
Swears to Secure the State
Seat.
She Sends Salute TO Saline and
Says Her Railroad Shall be
Built.

meeting of citizens last night the city hall
was densely thronged with an eager and
enthusiastic throng composed of Sedslis's
eading citiz"ns and most substantial cspi-
talists, while in the hall way ard about the
front of the building were hundreds unable
TO gain sccess.
On calling the meeting to order John n.
Daily was elected chairman and L. c.
Glessner secretary.
MR.. BUSH, OF SALINE
county being called for stated he had been
delegated by the people Of Saline
county to confer with the people
OF Sedalia as 10 The building
of railroad from Marshall to Sedalia,
through the rich coal regions of Saline and
North Pettis counties. His people had or
ganized and would build road under any
circumstances ten miles In the direction of
Sedalia in order for them to bring into
market some of their coal. They had
made arrangements by which the money
Tor this purpose was secure and the
CHICAGO ALTON ROAD
was sufficiently interested TO lend them the
aid of cars for transportation as financial
advantage to that road. But the people of
Saline county had friendly feeling for
their neighbors in Pettis county and es-
pecially in Sedalia. They took almost as
much pride in the pluck, energy and rapid
advancement of the Queen City of
the west as its own people did
and felt that unity of action and hearty CO.
operation between the rich soil and mines
of Saline and the vast resources and indom-
liable pluck of Pettis, was the surest and
most solid basis for mutual advantage and
progress.
To this end they had so framed their or
gsnization and so laid their plans as not
only to meet Pettis county half way, but 10
give them the controlling voice if they
should be willing to unite with them and
push this enterprise to
LINK OF UNITY
by extending the road from Marshall to
Sedalia. Mr.. Bush's address was received
with great applause and enthusiasm, and
general discussion ensued, in which he was
questioned as to every point, Typographical,
geographical, practical and otherwise, con.
corning the scheme, all of which he an
swered In satisfactory manner.
Mr.. WILKINSON
then addressed the meeting favoring strong
ly the building of the road, and winding
up by declaring its construction an indis.
pensible necessity TO the welfare of Sedalia.
and that it must be built.
MR. GEO. P. B JACKSON
said Sed ALA had more than realized her
utmost expectations on every past enter
prise, but she had reached point in her
history when she must 90 forward to new
enterprises that would lead her to further
development, and the establishment of
manufactures and the largest metropolitan
Importance or she must retrograde, and this
road was one of the most vital needs al the
present time. Sedalisns could not afford
TO overlook il and it must be built.
That it ought TO be built by
private enterprise and independ-
eat capital and rendered secure from
becoming absorbed by the great monopolies
was q patent fact and one which should be
we'll considered, but if it was not, then 1t
would undoubtedly be built BY other
means. BE was in favor of immediate
Notion and could assure the people Its con-
struction would be but the entering wedge
to enterprises, of prosperity and profit, and
Abe inauguration OF new system, of whose
importsnce but few had any adequate con-
ception to-day.
Mr.. /. McDemuth stated that the advau-
taee to be derived from the cnal fields
alone would amount to at least $4,000
per annum.
Mr.. Barrett spoke strongly in favor of
the immediate construction of the road.
W Ia,- IL g.
said he and every one present
was in favor of the road, but they had
talked long enough, and he was in favor
of going to work.
Mr.. Bush suggested that the meeting
authorize the chair 10 appoint committee
on organization and Subscriptions
Mr.. Sampson thought that the first thing
necessary was TO submit a plan showing
that when the subscriptions were made and
the stock subscribed, that The bonds would
not fell into the hands of Mr.. Gould, the
C. & A, or some other syndicate for mon
opolistic purposes.
AT THIS POINT
q general discussion as to organizations
and the possibility of the issuance of nom
transferable stock was INDUCED in and de-
veloped decided antipathy to permitting
the road to get into the hands of any mon
opoly.
Mr.. Bush said the people of Saline |
county had no serious fault 10 find with |
either the G. & A. company or with Mr..
Gould. The former had always been very
generous and liberal toward them, and the
latter was strong
COAL SYNDICATE,
and that was certainly to their advantage.
flsughter.l But the people of Saline pre-
ferred an independent company and for
shat reason were now knocking at Sedalia's
door, and would heartily cooperate with
hhem TO that end if they should receive the
that they had good reason
no hope for. They had, as he before had
stated, organized and secured the capt. al
for the ten miles to be built, and were
ready to cooperate and pool with Sedalis
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