Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-05-10
MISSOURI PACIFIC NEWS.
Convincing Evidence That the Joplin
Chet0pa Extension is 70 DO Built
Thig Yaar.

Convincing Evidence That the Joplin
ChctoPa Extension Is TO DO Built
This Year.
The Joplin Sunday Herald of May
4 says: "The Missouri Pacific COM
pany will extend it's road from Joplin
TO Chelopa this year. There Is NO
longer any doubt about the matter.
On Thursday w. II. Phelps, attorney
for the company, and Mr.. Way, its
chief engineer, arrived In Joplin and
went quietly to work to secure options
on property lying ON the south side Of
Eleventh street between Main street
and Byers avenue. The options were
easily secured and, rs the valuations
were satisfactory, the contracts were
closed Friday. The deeds will be
transferred at once. Having secured
the property 1t was announced by the
company's representatives that they
desired to secure a right OF way
through the city on Eleventh street
for the Chetopa extension of the line,
and that right OF way was desired also
for a spur track 10 the mines south
west of the city. 1t was stated that II
the council would grant the right OF
way the company would build five
thousand dollar brick railway station
on Eleventh street between Main and
Joplin, and build the road west. A
special meeting of the council was
held to consider the proposition and
the result was that gu ordinance was
passed granting the company all it
asked. All the CounCiimen were pres
ent at the meeting except Hoyt and
not a vote was cast against the ordi'
nance.
"The Chetopa extension will pass
about half a mile south of Galena.
Several citizens Of that place were In
Joplin Yesterday comforting with
Messrs. Way and Phelps with a view
TO securing a change of route so that
the line would pass directly through
the town, but no change has yet been
decided upon. II the line be built
along the route proposed the people of
Galena will be greatly Inconvenience
but they will not be cut off from the
benefits of the road. The company to
which the city granted right of way
in the ordinance is the Carthage, Jop-
lin and Short Creek railway company,
but this Of course is only another
name for the Missouri Pacific. 1t is a
Missouri Pacific enterprise. The road
from Short Creek to Chetopa will be
constructed by company organized
under the laws of Kansas. The ordi-
nance requires that the company shall
actually commence the construction OF
its tracks within ninety days and
complete them as soon as possible, the
penalty for neglect TO do this being a
forfeiture of the rights granted"
In another article the Herald says !:
"The Missouri Pacific surveyors
were in the city yesterday surveying
the right of way for the Chetopa ex-
tension ON Eleventh street aud also
the new terminal grounds purchased
for the company Friday by Mr..
Phelps. 1t is said that the work OF
building the line TO Chetopa will be
commenced very soon; in fact some
time this month. The company, 1t is
said, will build sidings to the zinc
smelters, machine shops, while lead
works and other industrial establish
men,s and to all the producing mines
along the line of the road that can be
reached easily"
The Joplin Morning Herald Of Tues
day said: "a special train arrived in
Joplin Yesterday morning bringing u
large party of lahorers with teams,
scrapers, plows, etc. Tents were
brought along and a camp was cstab-
lished near the city cemetery. II
would seem that the company is in
tending to begin grading at once, but
II may wait few days to secure right
OF way from the interested property
owners. The city council granted the
company right of way through the
city on Eleventh street, but the COM
pany will have to make peace with the
property owners along the street be-
fore work can be commenced and car
ried forward without interruption. In
other words the company will have to
pay for the property taken OF dam
aged. The company and some OF the
property owners have not yet come to
terms.
ProVram oE the John Wesley Service