Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-11-28
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TIE O., B. & Q. &. B.

Mr.. VIM. E. Walton, of the Butler
National Bank, having beth selected by
our citizens as one of a committee to
be present at a meeting OF the u, B..
O. road. in Chicago, on Tuesday, Nov.
10, left for that city Sunday, Nov. ..
Mi. W. met delegates from Lexington
and TT. Scott on a similar mission, and
on the following Tuesday afternoon
had q lengthy interview with the oth-
cials of the road. He says he is salts
fed that the company intend construct
ing their road through this section from
Lexington to Fl. Scott; he is satisfied
that the engineers will be on the road
within thirty days; that the c., B. "
o. own the old road bed from Lex'ng-
ton to this place, and further, should
thew run on another line, all they will
ask of the people will be the right OF
way and depot grounds. Such in brief
are believed to be facts, and as this is
one of the richest railroad corporations
IN the country, there is no doubt OF
their ability to perform what they
promise. We feel confident that our
people will fully comply with the terms
supeested. as all believe that this road
Will be Of incalculable benefit to our
oOuntry.-Bates County Record:
No man, outside of the principal
owners, can tell where a new branch
railroad or an extension OF the trunk
line will 60. 1t is certain that the T.,
B. & q. road will bridge the Missouri
at Lexington, and it will be extended
to the great southwest. but whether it
will strike Warrensburg, Holden or
Pleasant Hill remains a secret. o
sidering the fact that the O., b. q z.
company own the old bed from
Lexington to this place, and new and
rich coal fields are in process of devel-
opment there, the probabilities are
strongly in favor of q route through
this place.-Pleasant Hill Review.
From q letter from Capt. A. A.
Lessueur, of Lexington, we learn that
the prospect of getting the Chicago
and Southwestern Railroad to that
place is good. We are confident that
the company will bridge the river at
Lexington, take the old road bed to this
place, and pass on south through Aus
tin. 1t behooves our citizens to be up
and doing, AID we have every conf
dence that they will not be slow IN this
matter. With our coal prospects,, our
splendid county, and our energetic
business men, We can accomplish won
ders.-Pleasant Hill Review, Novem-
Der FL. va.
Vice-President T. J. Potter, of the
Burlington, has returned from a trip to
the Missouri river, where he has been
looking over the ground and consider
lug the advisability of building an extern
siOns of the Burlington system from
Csrrollton, on the Missouri river, to
Fort Scott,in Kansas The Burlington
now controls the Chicago, Burlington
and Kansas City, which terminates at
Bogard, and is 179 miles in length.
From this point to Carrollton, snd
thence to Fort Scott, would require
less than 40 miles of road. and would
give the Burlington direct entrance into
southern Kansas and all of the rich and
profitable cattle trade of that section.
Local all has been prOffered the Bur-
lington, if it will construct the road, but
no decision has been made IN the mat
ter as yet.-St. Louis GlObe-D Democrat,
Nov, p.