The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-05-12
NORTH AND SOUTH.
Springfield Sends Greeting to
Sedalia.
Let Us to Work While the sun
Shines.

Re'oE is given tire text OF /. tor re-
Cejved yes.er ny " Mayor John Il. Rick
All fr. IN tie secretary OF the Springfield
com niliee now having IN oh rye The mas
ter Ui 4 nor hsrn OuIiet isgm MAJ cIty to
connect Nstl TIE Chicago Y Alton railroad.
The BAZcO h g 50 CONSTANTLY 10 i the
progress UI this scheme since Its Il > ilcEp-
Iiou, that leaders will meet 10 lotto
duIiIon OF IL heie IN de- all 10 understand
the purpOFt ct the letter.
That OR south IN neighbors are in earn
ct there can no longer be any doubt, and
that it indispensable 20 Sedalia's liner
esj Il se-ue this connection is
equally as patent. IL behooves her Citi-
rs then to take the matter in
hand, and as We are 10 have a Ie0rgsniza-
ton of the bpsrd of trade tomorrow, no
letter time could b. found 70; the business
men To prepare, for the great boom is
thrusting itself upon Sedalia.
Let the oommIt ee b. met not only by
Sc Iali ~ but BY our Marshall neighbors,
aud representations along the line of the
proposed northern extension, and let ibis
Spri ngfie.d Committee lie taken tO The vast
coal fielus proposes to tsp and learn what
bou0tiful onset of advantage to their rica
timber We can give them by this route.
Following is the letter.
SPRINGFIELD, Mo-, May s, 1885.
To the Mayor of Se,laIia:
DEAR SIR-As you are DOUBTLESS aware
that We h we been holding railroad meet.
ings here with view 10 sec re a cOunec
ton With the &, u y. railroad somewhere
north or nOrthess; of you, our committee
XXI ectS 10 visit your place about tEe 10Th
or I'D Of this m,n;h on It's W y % Chicago,
ami would like 10 meet YOU or any commit
tee you may lie lea Ell to app N; al that
time, 10 nsult IN this e1isrpliss and join
as la our ip. Ne hope - lie able TO SLOW
the 4. x 4 folks or any Of e. Ia!.r,. i that
NAV ant q exleIc as road Eers the great
advantages # such connection, although
We expeCt To FIRST present cur application
or wants 10 the board I trade a ChiCa 20 in
nd n inst We my secure tIeIr auCe,
bell vi3g II N 10 b. p-sse It-t.v BODY
Il Chic gO's b 5; bu ines, me-.
When sc leave lere TN our trip we ex-
pct ID hold our fut rS,l-oad me ting a.
bolivar, In Wne 4ilaud, WlTsaw and on
= your p ace, dropping down 10 TIpicu.
. ITs UNNECESSARY 20 here ment on the
g-eat advantage the come. too oI this road
NoA "a IL 'uI Il ace OItilu5 up 10 you
Qua l.Tge Lumber regions on The slut east.
where lumber is shipped to this point ard
sod by the car load (y.llow pine ut SIP
10 $3.50 per Thousand .est. 1t would give
you direct outlet to Memphis, the heat OF
winter navigation, and over the Frisco
railroad To Ark as aud Tex :, aud would
insure the solid vote Of the great south
west for the removal OF the capital to
point more accessible than Jefferson City,
which eau N wv only be reached via the Pa
cific or Kansas City, distance either way
of about 800 miles.
We mean business. what has Seds liza to
ssy Let me hear from you. Yours
truly, F. s. HEFFERNAN,
Secretary of commit ee.
The msyor has responded TO the letter in
courteous teIns and has designated the fol-
lowing committee 10 meet, consult and en-.
t.rain the Springfield visitors on their ar
rival.
&c. Thompson, John l.. Hall, ]. r.
Barrett ID. /. Holcomb, G. E. Ilg. nfr.tz. B.
G. Wilkerson, James L. l.. Coppage, Dr. III.
w. Wood and r. c. Sleed.