The Red Cloud chief., 1885-10-02
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On last Thur.day the surveyors
corps of the Chicago. Nebrssks. kansAs
and southwestern. with Chief EbgIneer
Pninney IN charge, run their lines i0to
Red Cloud. The firsi line down Walnut
creek, IN Walnut Creek pr-cint, u Ina
vale and 10 Red Cloud. on the north
side u: the nyer. and the other from
the south si.ie of the nver To q point
neal the Red Cloud Milling ca.
property, and then across The riyer
west oi the mill, and striking the frs,
survey Al the cemetery. making two
good routes from that precinct Ia Rid
Cloud. n latter route being equally a.
good As The ~ VIA InavAIe. both
routes being perfectly feasible. During
thursday morniny Nr. J. u. Hill. VI
Fort Scott, president of the company.
and DIR. W~-sam, u Eureka. Kansas,
general manager, arrived IN the city,
and were driven over . portion OF the
surveyed line adjacent 10 Red Cloud.
aud were higniy pleased With the
prospect of entrance ~ the town and
we're very much surprised Al our beau
tiful little city. In the evening u rail-
road meeting vi. ann Juuced 10 take
place ia MIXERS oid stand, and al
though the meeting WAS not Thoroughly
Aiverti.ed. quite a large crowd VA.
, present % hear PRECEDENT Hill d,.cI-s
the merits "f,he route Of the proposed
| line into Texas irom this city. His
| remarks were atteutiy-ly listened io.
and ms statements very concise and
| pointed. without u eif,r; 10 Conceal
the difficulties and drawbacks, 20 such
| an undertaking III. /, 4 xery plea.
ant speaker AID i. confident tat tbe
| road will he hnilt, and said Ia. WAS
anxious 10 have the wur. commences
before January ! 1886. Being An Old
railroad contractor "a builder he
| understands HI, business aud knows
| what ne is taking about when he say
| ,ha, tine route from Red Cloud 10
Texa. i. one Of the most important
| railroad lines that could possibly he
buil,. aiforiIng as it does one Of the
richest agricultural localities IN the
great west. The road Will first he buil,
between Red Cloud ard Dodge City.
Kans., 4 Distance of 2l5 niles. and
thence into Texas ~ planned by the
company, entering the great cattle
districts Of that state.
During tine evening Or. Mck"eby.
Hon. james Gilham. and A. J. hen-
new male brief speeches. each ben g
in favor of the road. In order ~ build
the road the company nil want Wet
-ter county, n better 'Ie precincts
through which the road passes % vote
them bonds to the Of from
SGo.OU To $4,000 payable IN fifteen or
twenty years. This w"nld certainly
he II small enough arnrnnt. provided
; the road il built, and would certainly
benefit the precincts that 1t runs
through more than that aMount III The
raise on property. The cpnp II also
..ropuse t extend their line from Red
e. Ct 10 Omaha. taking IN the ODD
.urse a line Which the L. Z. railway
made 10 ,i,i. poin, and follow 1t mp 10
Omaha via Lincoln. making a verv
i..ir...e .-nUt- from Omaha 20 Texr.,
and q trunk line. A. soon n, !; can
be arranged A PROPOSITION VIII he pre-
,rn,rd to ths p,'opic to r"t" tue bonds
required IN various precincts IN nid ol
tins line. The CH,."f ~ assured that
the gentlemen near business and are
very anxious t. have the ron'i buiit.
and is also assured from PRESIDENT HUI
and Dr.. Wnssam. the yeEsI hmanager.
tina, II will he an i~ui-pendne. inc
operated independent Of amy Other
line, and one that will beneG. IA"
country, and especially the cry -, Il
Cloud In all productivity within IN
next twelve mnntns the trains viii he
running into Red Cloud over the new
line. We hope they viii. fer with the
adven, OF TINS road into CITY, much
may be expected III the growth ard
prosperity of ti,e Gate City of the r.
publican Valley and every citizen ~
tied Cloud should aid The enterprise If
it is worthy. and We think 1t IL. Hur
rah then. for the {. \. h. * =. " Ky.
the c ais can come too soon. for us.