Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1888-01-12
EASY GRADES.
Surveying Corps of the New Road
is the City-Everything
Favorable.

Chicago, Hannibal and
Springfield railroad, has been in
the city several days with his men.
For the past few days they have
been working on the survey just
north of the city, and have now
completed their work within mile
of Mexico. At this point, north
east, on the w. F. Reed farm, a |
survey has been made south to the |
locality of the round house, stop
ping north of the Chicago & Alton
bridge. TO a reporter for the LED
GER Mr.. Cunningham said this af-
ternoon that he was afraid that
part of the route from Reeds farm
to the round house could not be
traversed, as the grade is very
heavy. The idea in surveying the
line along the east of the city to
the c. & A. bridge was to bring the
new railroad into the Union Depot
by coming up on on the north of
the other lines. The gentleman
thinks it must be abandoned, how
ever, for an easier route from the
Reed farm to some point north of
the city where less trouble will be
experienced in tapping the town.
The surveyors are now at work on
the new route.
To the reporter Mr.. Cunningham
said, with refefence to the posi-
bility of the new road being built
from .-Perry to Centralia, running
north of Mexico
"We have no orders to make
survey other than the one we are at
work on, passing through Mexico.
When the line was Rrst talked of, I
heard some mention of the road
going to Centralia, but since the
people here seem to have taken
hold of the matter with so much
enthusiasm, this was the first route
ordered surveyed. If the people of
Mexico accept the offer, of course
the railroad folks will stand by the
proposition already made.p
"What course will you take upon
leaving this citya''srs.z.a
"Southwesterly; I have orders
to strike the old grade from this
point to Columbia, and will follow
it as soon as / leave this place. -
"You do not know where you will
cross the other lines ?''
s'No; but likely west of the I'm
ion Depot, as the tracks are not on
level with each other, east. [
will be several days working my
survey through the city,
elbow are the grades from Perry
to Mexico?"
every easy until we reach the
Reed farm, where the trouble COM
mences; but if we come into the
city from the north instead of the
east I think we will have little
trouble. The Jewelers. have not
made their report but [ think my
opioion in this direction will be
sustained when they do.
EASY GRADE TO MEXICO.
HANNIBAL, Mo-, Jan. 4.-The
committee having in charge the
matter of the Chicago, Hannibal and
Springfield railroad, held a meet
ing this morning. Col. J. T. K.
Hayward, OF the Missouri Central |,
addressed the meeting, stating in
effect that he had purchased the
old roadbed from New London to
a point beyond Perry; had filed the
profile and expected to hold it, as
his road would be built into the
city within two years. While his
company would not sell it, an ar
rangement might be made by
which the Chicago, Hannibal and
iSpringfeld could acquire traffic
rights. He further stated that
the route of the the road und-
er discussion was through good
country. One interesting fact
that was brought out at the
meeting was that the distance
from Hannibal to Springfield
via the projected route is only
twelve miles longer than the
distance from Springfield to St
Louis via the shortest line. viz;
The St. Louis and San Francisco
The surveyors have reached Mexi.
co and report an easy grade.