The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-02-16

facilities. scarcely need tell you
our board promptly guaranteed thi,
to them. We had strong hopes that
this conference and visit would result
in substantial good to US, at one time
but like some others, if built at all
and everything now points in hal
direction, it will take one more slice
and very important one too, off oul
already severely clipped territory, BY
running in west of US, down through
the fertile counties of johnson, Cass
Bates and Vernon, all of which con.
tribute something to our circumscribed
trade. We also made efforts to get q
line southeast of us. through to the
Mississippi river, which, if secured,
would bring us new and valuable ter
ritory to distribute our goods through.
Besides these, several propositions
have been suggested and enquired
about and made, none of which have
taken definite shape, but o e
remarkable feature was very
prominent in all of them, all want
ing large donations with full power to
bond for every dollar they would
carry; hence they failed to receive the
serious consideration of your board.
Gentlemen and members of the board
of trade, while our eff1rts have not re-
suited in the substantial good. to our
city during the p st year we had
hope,l, yet We feel that there has be u
so much to contend with entirely he
yond our control. First, the general
financial and commercial depress ON
has been too great, aud we are not
alone in this, 1t has been much the
same throughout our whole land.
Secondly, the board has not recei, ed
the aid, both financial and otherwise,
that they should, in our judgment,
from our citizens While we are not
disposed to take gloomy view of our
situation it certainly does not APPEAR
to be as discouraging as when / ST we
met. The clouds seem to me to be
breaking away and We firmly believe
the year 1885 will prove to be tn.
most remarkable one in the history of
our country in railroad building.
Shall we then couple our cars to the
train of progress and 60 also, and by
so doing regain that respect and re-
ceive that consideration that we once
did, and prove to tie world tina; we
again have assumed the role of the
live. energetic, wide-awake queen city
of the prairies, the future capital of
Missouri? We can do this; WI / we do
this? 1t remains with you; the way
i. clear and free if you will only re-
member that old saying: "In union
there is strength"
Let us, the efore, unite as one, and
every citizen do bis whole duty and
make a strong, long pull, and pull
altogether We feel confident by so
doing we will not only make the out
side world respect US and treat us
with consideration, but We will have
respect for ourselves and achieve ma
terial prosperity that we have hardly
dreamed of as yet.
To this end we recommend the Sc
lection of a good board and regular
monthly NEE ings to exchange views,
discuss ways and means, and general
ly promote the material interes of
our city and country.
The Railroad Rate Case.
The case of j. G. McGrew, COM
plainant, against the Missouri Pacific
railway, regarding the reduction of
freight rates on coal from Lexington
to Kansas City, was. continued on
Friday before the railroad commits
sioners at Lexington.
The testimony introduced by the
complainant was about like that
heard on Thursday, only accumula-
tive.
The only witness introduced by the
railway compa y was James E. Bolen,
coal dealer of Kansas City, who was
on the stand until shout 5 o'clock p.
m, when the further hearing was
postponed until the fore part of next
week, at j fferson City, at which
time, probably, the case will be con-
ciuded.