Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-01-29
4 Missouri Railroad fram Alton to
Kansas City, through Mexico.
From the Kansas City Times.

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Kansas City, through Mexico.
From the KANSAS City Times.
A meeting was held at the Board
Of Trade hall yesterday afternoon to
consider the proposition of Messrs.
George I. Post of New York and J.
T. K. Hayward of st. Louis, to build
the Central Missouri road between
this city and Alton and East st.
Louis, mentioa of which was made
in the Times of Saturday. MIR. E.
FL. Allen, president of the board of
trade, presided, and there were pres
ent large number of leading bust
ness men of this city, including Col
onel Kersey Coates, Mr.. S. B. Ar
mou,, Mr.. W. B. Grimes, DR.. F. B.
Nofsinger, MIR. W. A. NJ. Vaughn,
Mr.. Henry ]. Latshaw and Mr. W.
Fl. Miller.
Mr.. Post addressed the meeting
at some length, explaining the ad.
vantages of the road and exhibiting
a profile of the road bed
Colonel Coates and others made
speeches strongly indorsing the pro-
jeet, and upon motion Messrs. E. H.
Allen. 7. B. BuIlene and E. L. Mar
tin were appointed directors in the
new company, and the chairman was
authorized to appoint two other gen
tlemen to assist them in securing the
subscription of 100000 worth of
stock, the amount asked If this city
Adjournment was then taken, SUBJ
ject to call.
Mr. Post, who is largely interested
in railroads in the east, came west
last year for the purpose of locating
suitable route for railroad. TAX
ing trip across Missouri, he at once
saw the advantage of another road
through the state, and in conjunc-
ton with Colonel Hayward surveyed
the line of the Central Missouri.
They came to this city last week
and had private conferences with
leading capitalists and a meeting was
held in the secretary's office of the
board of trade, at which the secreta-
ry was instructed to issue invitations
for the meeting held yesterday. The
matter has been thoroughly canvass
ed by the gentlemen who have inter-
ested themselves in it and the st, OK
will be subscribed without difficulty.
The project is of the utmost i'm
portance to this city, as it will not
''niy open up an entirely new terrific
ry, but by connecting with the vast
system of roads centering at Alton
and East st. Louis will make this
city the center of continental traffic
obviating the necessity of transfers
at s.. Louis or Chicago. In addition
to this the proposed road will be the
c.eapest ever butt in this state, as
the route from Arrow Rock to Han
nibal and Alton is a perfect level and
will require but little grading and a
few cu.v yes.
As stated in the Times Saturday.
the line as surveyed extends from
this city through Lees Summit and
Brownsville to Arrow Rock, where a
bridge will be built over the Missou-
ri. The main line continues through
Rocheport to Alton, ILL.,, where an
other bridge will be butt. From
Alton line is to be run to East st.
Louis, connecting at these two points
with ten roads, which connect with
New York, New Orleans, all points
on the Atlantic and gulf, and St
Paul, and obviating the necessity OF
using the st. Louis bridge and tun-
mel (Which entails heavy expense
and at the same time affording con-
nection with the st. Louis roads.
Six miles east of Rocheport -
branch leaves the main line, passing
through Columbia, CentraIia Or Mex
leo to Hannibal. The entire length
of the road and branch will be 397
miles, of which twenty are in Illinois.
The enterprise is to be entirely a
Missouri one, and is to be built by
Missouri capital.
The articles of association have
been prepared and will be filed as
soon as the capital stock is subscrib-
ed. As stated, the amount asked of
this city is 100000. Hannibal has
subscribed $4,000 and Columbia
$4,000. The rest of the, S375,OOO,
the amount necessary to incorporate
the company, will be raised in Easl
st. Louis and Alton. Colonel Hay
ward is at present in East ST. Louis
securing stock and will meet Mr..
Post In Alton next week