The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-06-16
SPRINGFIELD'S SAY.
What the Southern Extension
Committee did.

In order that Ssdal;ans may know jus,
how the Springfield commi'tee are acting
IN regard 10 the southern extension, the fol-
lowing statement from the Springfield
hera is reproduced. Ii may De rews to
SedalIals b hear that the committee claim
10 have yi-i-ed SeOali'.
"MesSrs. Frank Heff rnan, j. s. Ambrose
and Col. Fellows who W Re sent 10y the cItI-
z. ms OF Springfield TO Chicago 10 consult
with the board OF trade TO secure their In
huerce snd cooperation in Ie'ervnce Ia
securing the ex ension of the Chicago &
Al Oh 10 Sprin field, have returned. Mr..
hefiernan was met last evening by Herald
reporter and asked to give some account Of
his stewardship for the benefit OF our
resders.
Eve have very little to say at pr, sent
which would be of any particular interest
To the public. By next week We will be
prepared ID give your readers in deiail a
fun accoDn; OF what We have accom- plish-
ed. We left SprinGfi- I'D aud went Iirst u
Seda!is, thence We went 10 TiptOa where
We held consultation with Judge Co e
and Mr.. Pev.s, piOmicenI banker and
r, pceseutaiive citizen. Thence We went
to Columbia. From there we went
Centraiia, where al e.thusias ic
business meeting WIS held We found
all along the cites Of the proposed r,uIe
the greatest interest aud even e1citem, mt.
AT Chicago We had discussions with ex-
ecu i've COMMITTEES OF the LumbermeD,
live stock and merchants exchanges, end
tn. board OF trade They all tske u e
liveliest interest in he tnIeIp lie and pro-
pose to thoroughly investigate is iessi-
bility. We fUuud al these get tlemen desiI-
Gus OF procuring the extension TO Spring
ne d first, and then 10 Gal: esiop, Texas, 81
as TO provide more dieect commune L On
wi h Mex co. Tier, Is little fear but that
our purpose Wi / be ultimately accom-
ii shed. We have yroulCs Tor feeling the
gIe ,te.t enoour z m.nt. We will by NIX
Wednesday be in a condition 20 give YOU
further particulars. OF ccurs', such a =
ganiic undertaking C -nno: BEST Oh foot in
an hour"
The Jefferson City Tribuue extracts the
following from the Springfield Leader and
comments Oh II a. gwen below:
The railroad commute Me>srs. Eel
.oRs, Ambrose and Hefiernan-reIurned
home this morning. They ale not par
ed to make formal rspcri, bul EXPIRE 5
satisfaction with their rip. They pro-
oeeded TO Sedali' thence to Upton, Boon
vile, Columbia and Chic go Along the
route tbey were greeted with manlr s.s-
lions of approval. In Chicago they con-
sult d with a numb-r Of repr Q NATIVE
meu and business OIganiza ions, and ell
were anXi, It's 10 sssi-t in the pro-
jet of bringing Springfield md Chi
cage in o more direct ,mmunicatiou.
They met the officers Of the Z. Il 4 but
Mr.. Blackstone, the chief of the road, vas
on the eve of departing fer Europe, and
could give them very little attent on, but
the other officers assured Ihsm that al the
proper time they would thoroughly inyes-
,igate the fea-ibility OF extending their
road to springfield. Tney were unable TO
meet any vi the &c erzl officers If the &. B.
q O., all of whom were abs, Mt from the
city. A meeting will be called in q few
days, to when the committee W IL rep Jrt.-
Springfield lie der
1t is no. surprising that the committee
met with little success and encouragement.
The Chicago q Alton, al present, does rot
desire road to Springfield, trunk lie
from Chicago 10 the Gulf is what is wanted,
nd il is Whist the c. q A. is striving for
now, and will build. Their chief engineer,
Col. Dubois, is al present engaged en- a sur
vey of the line from Rolla TO this civ. Ii
Springfield wants CONNIE ciion wi h Chicsgo,
the way to secure it is to agitate the ext
lion of the Jefierro on City, Lebanon d s ~ h.
ives ern road and coUn-ct al the capital
with the Chicago & Memphis.