Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-02-13
THE BURLINGTON REACHING OUT
FOR THE INDIAN TERRITORY.
IGlobe- Democrat. Feb. G.l

The Chicago, Burlington u Quincy
Railroad Company has acquired the
reputation of making all its moves
looking toward extensions or acquire
ments of any kind with celebrity
which defies detection of the ultimate
object or intention of the company be-
fore it has decided upon just what 10
do and fully carries The point at issue.
after which the public is let into the
secret, but not before. The extension
of the Chicago, Burlington & Kansas
City, Burlington leased line, is now
completed from Burlington, To-, 10
Carrollton, Carroll county, Mo, Il
distance of 220 miles. IL is by this
route that the Burlington will reach
out into Kansas, and when the power.
ful rivals of the Burlington have reach
ed the Indian Territory, they will find
that line there to meet them. a
preliminary survey and examination
OF three proposed routes has been con-
cluded, and volumInous report of the
advantages offered bv the three routes
named has been forwarded to General
Manager Potter. who will lay the same
before the board of directors nj their
next meeting. One OF three routes ex-
and bonuses are not TO be given consid-
Grafton, but the shortest, best and most
acceptable of the three lines mapped
out will be decided upon and the work
of extending the Chicago, Burlington
Il Kansas City from Carrollton, Mo,
to Fort Scott, Kan, and thence TO the
Indian Territory, will at once be inau-
gurated. The intention of the Burl-
ward the southwest, and the first ljue
reported upon is via Scdalia, Holden
Butler, the latter Il common point.
Sedalia is working desperately to secure
the extension via this route. That city
has subscribed over $500, 600 TO rail-
road enterprises III the vain hope of
securing competition in freight, oniy.to
see the Unsuitable Gouii system reach
out and swallow the new lines, thus
controlling aud debating terms TO that
city. Realizing that the Chicago,
Burlington II Quincy is too large
mOrse for the Missouri Pacific to walk
away with, the business men aud ship
pers of Scdaia are offering every in
ducement to the Burlington to adopt
the route outlined above-terminal
facilities right in the heart of the city,
houses, all the business, anything SO
that Sedalia may secure \ powerful
competitive llne.
The second survey was from Carroll
ton to Waveriy, thence to Higginsville,
Holden, Butler and Fort Scott. This
line would be about twenty miles
shorter than via Sedalia, and the peo-
pie along the line are not taking more
active interest simply because they are
not aware that the work has progress
ed as far as it has.
The third survey was from Carroll
ton, paralleling the Wabash, crossing
the river at LeXing ton, thence proceed
ing south by southwest through Odessa
and Butler to Fort Scott.
No matter which of the three lines is
adopted, Butler, with its 5000 resident
inhabitants and the large mining in
ierests surrounding, will be settled
upon. The Burlington is not asking
any bonus, will select the line the di-
rectOry considers best, regardless of
inducements offered by citizens along
the proposed lines, the desire being to
procure All outlet for the c., b. & X.
e., i'm order that the Burlington may
be in the field when the Indian Terri
tory is thrown open. The report has
just been forwarded to General Mana
ger Potter, and it will be some time
before the route selected can be
announced.
Thus it will be when the Burlington
gains entry 10 st. Louis, which it will
do before another year rolls around.
The company will move cautiously
until ready to act, and then move with
momentum that''can not be checked.
That the Burlington will enter St.
Louis and secure terminal facilities
here is foregOne conclusion. Two
thousand miles of its lines from the
west side of the Mississippi, and nearly
as many more upon the east side, with
st. Louis as the key to the south, makes
it as necessary for the Burlington. to
gain foothold in st. Lonis as 10 haze
to be able to handle the traffic given IL