Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-10-15
THAT RAILROAD.

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weeks the Kansas City, Pittsburg and
Southern railway will be completed
to the north line of Cherokee county.
1t Is the purpose of the management
10 build the road on south until the
Gulf of Mexico Is reached. 1t will
probably not be constructed farther
south than the north line OF this
county this year, but next spring
building operations will be resumed
and the road pushed on to the Gulf.
There are several routes which the
projectors have in view, either OF
which is as feasible as the others.
Some months ago it was reported that
the road would be built west Of Bax-
ter and cross the state line in Lyon
township on its way through the ter
ritory. II may he that il will.' 1t has
also been said that the road will take
soulheastcrly course from Pittsburg
and build to Galena and thence south;
or it may go to Joplin and connect
with the Splitlog which runs south
from that place. BE that as it may
the road is sure to be built south and
that at an early date. 1t lies in the
power of Baxter Springs to get the
road. 1t is hardly necessary to say
that it will he built through that Sec
ton of country which shall offer the
most substantial encouragement.
We have an outlet TO the North and
an outlet TO the East, such as it is, and
while an outlet to the West would be
a nice thing to have, still an outlet to
the South would be more desirable.
With an outlet to the South we would
be in direct communication with mar
kets which would take all our surplus
products and pay us the very highest
Southern market prices therefor. We
have right here at our door the finest
of prairie grasses which grow in
abundance and which are cut every
year and shipped to the North and
East. Our hay in the South would
command at least 30 per cent more
than in other markets. Our hay men
cannot sell hay in the Southern mar
kets because freight rates arc too high
ANY man with common sense knows
that If we had q direct outlet to the
markets of the South we could COM
pete with any point in this country,
because our hay is of the very best
quality.
Kansas this year raised over 10000
600 bushels of wheat-one-sevenih OF
the product of the United States-but
the price of wheat is low. With a
road 10 the South millions of bushels
of this wheat would be shipped there
where il would bring better prices.
The same applies 10 corn. The yield
of both was light in the South.
With direct line to the South we
could get timber of all kinds for man
uracluring purposes. Right here in
Baxter Springs we have the natural
advantages for manufacturing. wan
the almost unlimited water power we
have we could compete with the
world. This road will penetrate the
vast forests s0ull: Of us and the bene-
fit we wotld derive from that source
is at once apparent.
1t will not be many weeks unlil
Baxter Springs will be asked TO DO
something if she wants this road, and
i'm the meantime we should be finding
out what ia required of us. II the
road is built through here Baxter will
In all probability be made Il division,
and a division means the employment
of many men and large addition to
orr population. In addition large re-
pair shops would probably be built
here also. The road is not compelled
to build through here, but possibly we
can get it if we go to work and pull
for il. Will we do it? Stand up for
Baxter Springsl