The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1886-03-31
- the Atchison, Topeka 4 Santa Fe
Expects to Reach st. LOUIS.

4 Iesis Republican
Il is asserted that Mr.. A. M. Bill
-, of Chicago has secured full and
.AsoIute control of affairs and proper
! Of the St. Louis, Kansas City and
Colorado railway company, and the
.,.d will be built to Kansas City,
nth branch to Fort Scott. It Is
10 stated that the financial power
,.d railway influence behind the
nll,ues throne is none other than
= Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
uupany, although it has not as yet
rpeared in any of the transactions,
n has anyone known to be inter-
sled in the Atchison company been
neuly identified with the scheme to
= possession of the st. Louis and
Colorado property and franchise, but
Ay have got It all the same it VIII at
rems to be a well-founded rumor
hs It right. George s. Bowen,
pn6dential agent OF Mr.. Billings in
Ais transaction, has, 1t IS said, secured
I'll the stock and bond holdings of
President 1'iernan, except a few
hares OF stock which that gentleman
dose to retain, in order 10 legally
ws,ity him to continue in the presi
kncy until the time comes for the
rsI owners to make themselves
lnown. All the other members OF
he original syndicate have also been
ralei down in their holdings on a
par with their president in the matter
II ownership.
As It IS well known, Mr.. Billings
sdvanced the money 20 complete the
hst twenty miles of the line to'
which he was to be well secured anC
b that end the necessary papers
we're prepared and duly signed
Soon afterwards the rails and othc
Material began to arrive. but not man,
rails had been spiked down befor'
Ar. Bowen appeared on the seem
and demanded that the provisions o
he agreement under which the loaf
was made should be compiled witt
before anything further was done il
the way of using Mr.. Billings ma
terial, and stated at the same tim
that his understanding of the term
Of the agreement was that they EN-
braced the immediate surrender t
bis principal of the entire stock an
bond issues OF the railway compan,
ave enough stock for the preser
officials to legally mold their sever;
Offices. To this demand a stron
protest was made, but it availe
nothing, tor Mr.. Bowen insisted tn;
It the stock and bond were not iortf
coming at once he should ship Il
material back to Chicago and enjol
the proprietor from turning anoth'
shovel of dirt on the line or maxim
surveys until the courts could decio
between him and them.
So after considerable hesitation Il
transfer was agreed to and Mr.. Bo,
en- returned to Chicago bearing wi
him about g per cent. OF the votir
power of the St. Louis, Kansas CT
and Colorado railroad company.
But what Mr.. Billings want'
with the project was the one gre
mystery of the transaction, and so.
remained until yesterday when
over.enthusiastic friend of the Atcl
son company let the secret out. Tt
gentleman said the line between
Louis and Kansas City would sure
oe constructed as fast as men, mon
and mules could push the work, a
that within the next twelve or titte
months the eastern terminus OF I
Atchison, Topeka and Santa
system would be at st. LOUIS, unle
DC added, the quo warranto suit nj
before the court should end dlsast,
ouslv to- the enterprise. That, no
ever, he said, would likely sco'
the snake, for the Atchison comps
was bound to have line to I
CITY,.