Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-12-26

;,+orested. "a a matter of course. We
have very naturally watched the mat
yery closely, and at an interview
with the c., b. u q. folks, held on the
1oIh of November, MIR. Potter assured
ne that the greatest obstacle was the
hr;doe. We told them that the owners
of the St. Louis 81 St. Joseph road de-
sired to take their line out OF the HANGS
of the Wabash. A meeting OF the dl-
rectors of the St. L. u st. J.K H.
took Mace December l, at New York.
/ was present, at the request OF the
citizens of Lexington. l was inform
cd at that meeting of their intention
to cut loose from the Wabash and run
The line indie pendently. Since then
stems have been taken to have the lease
cancelled. l know full we'll hat ST.
Joseph has no hostile feeling to the
Wabash, nor have we; but we think
we see an opportunity CT getting W
GOOD roads, and if we have the help
Of st. Joseph the prospects are most
excellent. The impression that the st.
Louis & st. Joseph is a weak corpora
tion il a mistake. 1t is a very strong
and anxious to operate the
road. They are ~pretectly able to do it
and build the bridge themselves, but
look at it in about the same light as do
the c., B. & O., that the larger the IN
vestment the less the net earnings. INT
directors of that company are: An-
gustus Kountz, of Kountz Bros bank-
ers, New York. Charles White, =.
Eighty first street, n. 7. francls
Gouldy, Newberg. N. =. John Il.
Lionberger, st. Louis. CD. Holmes,
Fall River, Mass. VIM. =. Nisbet'
president, &c New street, New York.
Gerard B Allen stakeholder. st. Louis.
We don't come here to ask any
money. Give us yonr moral aid and
support. 1t doesn't lie with us to say.
that the road shall not be taken out OF
the hands of the Wabash, for that is al
most an accomplished fact. We have
an opportunity of getting benefit out
of the situation. The officers OF the
c., B. s. Q. and the St. l.. % st. ..
will meet US some time next month,
when we want to see your people rep
| resented and express yourselves as to
the chance of making it a paying road:
| There are none more competent to tell
| those gentlemen what the chances on
that point are than the people of st.
Joseph. 1t will be of great benefit to
your city, and you are in a position to
know what can contribute In the
wav of making the line a paying "
| Capt. Lesueur spoke at some length ON
the benefits TO st. Joseph i'll the way OF
connections. He said that after cross
ing at Lexington but ten miles of road
would have to be built to give direct
connection with the C.. & A. for
st. Louis and Chicago. The line
would give the same old connection.
but in better shape, with the Wabash,
and give us closer connection with the
Missouri Pacific. "By these connec
tions," said Capt. Lesueur, "you will
readily see that it is a very profitable
and advantageous road to come to you,
and most of these advantages come on
ly by building the bridge. You have
many business relations that ought to
extend to Lexington and beyond, but
at present the distractions are too
great. We would like to be in close
business connection with you, and we
would be only too happy to aid IL
giving you connections further on
This project will give you direct COM
m%unication with Southwest Missouri
Southeast Kansas and the entire Texas
system, business from which sections
you now get only by going through
Kansas City. The railroad company
do not ask any financial aid, but they
do want to know that the people OF
the line OF the road are friendly t.
them and that they will have your sup
port" Capt. Lesuenr spoke of the ad'
vantages Lexington itself has to offer
Sour coal tie:ds," said he, f'are thu
most important in the state. There il
all almost inexhaustable supply easily
mined, and can be laid down cheap il
this market. 1t is coal that stands q
the very head of the market In THU
western country. Here is an oppor
unity plainly presented, and to which
Poor Richards maxim; God helps
them that help themselves dlrectl!
applies. st. Joseph has grown out o
the old rut and is helping herself.
don't thlnk she will be blind to he
own interests in this matter"
MI. Russell, of the visiting commit
tee, assured the meeting that Lexing
F ton was anxious for the connection
and he believed that it was to the inter
, est of St. Joseph to seek the trade OF
large new to, ritory that would be trib
1 utary TO this city. He said that he va
pleased to meet the people Of st
Joseph and to thank them tor thei
b generous attendance and manifest In
terest; also for the warm welcome ex
= tended to the com .nlttee. He though
t that the project was common and mu
= tual to both cities and it we put GU
= shoulders t the wheel We can accom-
plish the result desired.
MIR. Silvers also spoke on the advar
q tage of the line.
The speakers were all roundly al
plauded.
= Capt. Posegate was called upon for
y speech and he said that nothing woul
please him better than to address til
meeting, but he was physically unab.
to speak. However," said he, San
project having in view the best intel
ests of the city has my most heart
approval"
q Col. a. N. Schuster next addresse
the meeting. He said that while S
Joseph might have been called a slo
u town. he never, during his reslden'
. of twenty years In the city, had seen
u attempt made by her people to fem
J. anybody out. He thought St. JOSEF
; would do her reasonable part. 81
e has always done so in the past and
!, this instance she will do that which
right. He heartily approved tt
y project and desired to see a commit
ID ap poinied to 90 down and assist Il
Lexington citizens in the Ell
o. terprise, at the meeting next mont
\; He paid a tribute to the commit
for their interest in their own which
u of SO much mutual interest to both tn
place and this.
James McCord: "All they ask is
o. reasonable that l think it ought to
- done. There is no use for further tai
"a The committee can be appointed a.
ot the work a progress in that way
be D. NJ. Steele: The business tn
of brought the committee here is a laud
to BILE one and should be approved
i'd every citizen of St. Joseph and dout
.ul less will he. They are reasonable
oh their demands aud ask nothing we ca
er not assist them in. |, perhaps, ha
he done more business over this line tn
lid over any other road in the last
years, in connection with the Waba
A. but it strikes me the road should be
through line. The gentlemen of
ct committee have suggested wise
alf They have something St Joseph nee
of and that is cheap fuel, and this is SOL
be, thing that we demand. We do
,n- pledge you further than we a e