Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-03
MORE THAN A PAPER ROAD
Will Be Built From Albion via North
Platte to Denver.
LIBERAL BONDS TO BE VOTED.
Hon. William A. Paxton, of Omaha,
subscribcs $50, 900 to- tho Enter
prise, Which Has Been lnaugu-
rated on n Solid Basis.
Missouri. North Platte ~ Denver.


NORM PLATTE, Neb., June Especial TO
THE BEE. We are still paying % per cent
more from Omaha here, 29l miles, than the
same freight costs for the 500 miles between
Chicago aud Omaha.
II costs 40 cents TO send message of ter
words to Koarney, n distance of 100 miles.
From Chicago to Now York nearly thou
sand miles, the charge is % cents.
To send an express package of less than
two pounds to Omaha costs 35 cents--nore
than IL cents per pound. The same package
sent from Chicago TO New York would cost
but % cents, an eXorbitant rate at that
What ono pays for Il berth on the Pull
man, whether it he for ride TO Omaha or a
nap between this and Kcarncy, would buy
bed and breakfast ut the Paxton.
Well, some months ago the North Platte
board OF trade began to stir in tho matter Of
one or more new railroads. About the 18th
of March call was made for II meeting OF
the citizens ut the clubs rooms to agitate the
question. The call resulted in a gathering
OF live, wide.awako citizens, filled with u
determination that meant business. In tho
meantime committee had been in CORE
spondence with parties all along the line
from one end Of the state to the other, aud
reports of an encouraging nature had been
received from every source. Before tho
meeting adjourned stock to the amount of
$500, 900 was subscribed ana u committee ap-
pointed TO attend called meeting ut Grand
Island April (.
On the day appointed nearly u hundred
delegates from the counties along the line of
the proposed route were in attendance at tho
Palmer house, Grand Island The meeting
was called to order at o'clock with Loren
Clark of Albion, chairman, and j. NJ. Dyer,
of North Platte secretary. The session
lasted until 10 o'clock in the evening, and
was harmonious and enthusiastic
number OF plans and routes were sug-
gested and discussed aud it was finally do
cided that the proposed road should start at
Albion, thence through the counties of
Boone, Greeley, Valley, Sherman, Custer
on through Perkins county to
the west line of the state.
The delegates from North Plato guaranteed
s., 500 spot cash, which amount had been sub
scrlbed for the purpose by citizens OF North
Platte, for preliminary expenses and costs Of
survey. Boone county guaranteed $780,
and other counties made up the amount to
$4,000, which was held to be sufficient for the
purpose.
A committee was appointed to secure
charter, and delegates from each county
were elected to meet at Grand Island on tho
2lst of May to elect officers, and to complete
the arrangements. AT the meeting at Grand
Island, 2lst inst, Hon. Loren Clark, of AL
bion, was elected president, L. W. Sackett,
Of Albion, secretary. and II. j, Foley, of
North n6 Platte tre9sarer Ps,,ar.on B. Nnn,h HIN,
Platte, and Loren Clark executive COM
mittee. A corps of engineers have been
engaged and are now at work on the survey.
Representatives from the different coun-
ties along the proposed lire of the new Mis-
souri, River, North Platte & Denver rail-
road. just Incorporated, have given full as
surances that their counties would vote
bonds on liberal scale to aid in tho con-
struction of the road, and it is certain that
it is to be something more than "paper
road" 1t has gone too far for that, and its
projectors and supporters are also stock
holders. There is not drone nor a wrecker
connected with it; they are property holders
along the line Of the road, and know that
the resources OF the country will support the
road and pay the interest on its bonds from
the very start, and at the same time the
property will appreciate.
AS evidence that others have faith In
the new road, Hon. William A. Paxton, cap
italist, of Omaha, put his name down last
week for $50. 900, and another in the western
part OF the state has said that he will take as
much or more.
In this connection it is interesting TO notice
that now that Il start has been made and
road assured through this section Of the
country, other roads and projected roads are
waking up to the fact that All inviting terri
tory is lying before them for occupation.
Mcssrs Crocker and Hall, prospecting en-
gineers of the Sioux City & Ogden railroad,
who left Ord about ten days ago, reached
this city last evening via Broken Bow and
Galloway. They left for Ord the same even
ing, from which place they will Immediately
start out surveying parties, one of which, it
is presumed, will follow the route just tray
eled by Crocker and Hail.
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