Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-05-13
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operations 10 OcSin VII tho cA'o"SW"
Of the Southwest Missouri Electric
Railway to this city. The road will
be completed TO Joplin from Carter
Vile by the 10th Of June, after which
work will be begun on the extension.
A preliminary survey will be made
between Gacna and Baxter Springs
very soon in order that our. people
may goLo work securing the right OF
way Tor the road between these points.
II is thought that the right Of way can
be secured without any trouble.
a grand and glorious future is
in store for Baxter Springs when the
road shall be completed to this point.
People desiring healthy and pleasant
place to ~ side will 1lcck here by the
hundreds, residence property will
command good prices, there will be
work for all OF our mechanics and la
boring men all the time, our business
men will do largely Increased bust
ness, our city will take OIL al air of
thrift. and in fact everything will be
on the move for the better. People
who have been forced to remove from
Baxter to GaIena and Joplin in order
to attend To their business at those
places, will come back TO Baxter be-
cause they would rather live here and
because they will then have all OppOr-
tunity to 90 TO and from their business
at any hour of the day. Property
along the line of the road will double
in value, and not only will Baxter
Springs bc greatly benefited, but Low.
eli and the intervening country as
well.
To our Columbus brethren we say,
don't be jealous of Baxter. The road
will not stop here-it may for a while
but Baxter will not be the terminus
1t is the Intention of the company, we
have been told, to build from Baxter
Springs TO Columbus, Scammon, Weir
City and Pittsburg. a freight line
will be put on, and as electric roads
can he operated much cheaper than
steam roads we will get the benefit of
some very cheap freights. The rail
roads running into this section from
the coal regions charge 81 cents per
ton for CARRYING coal, while the officials
of the electric road claim they can
carry it for Ii cents. Which road will
get the coal shipping business and
who will be benefited by such cheap
rates? 1t is not necessary to answer.
1t is the purpose of the Southwest
Missouri Electric Railway company
to belt the coal regions and the lead
and zinc regions. When this Is done
there is not piece of real estate in
the districts through which the road
is built but what will he worth from
20 to 60 per cent more than II is now.
The traffic over such an accommOda-
ton line would he simply immense.
The building Of such road would not
hurt business in Baxter Springs a
particle. In fact business would be
benefited greatly in consequence there
of. The argument has been raised
that farmers would take their produce
to Galena and Joplin. Don't you be.
lievc IL word of it. When the popula-
ton uf Baxter Springs is increased
will ii not take more produce to sup
PLY the demand? People who will
move TO Baxter will have money
Wealthy people arc the ones who buy
the iarucr's produce. II the farmers
raise more produce than can be used
here, then of course they will take the
excess to some other point TO sell it,
but only the excess, for they would
rather srl ii at home than TO take il
away. We don't believe there are
three merchants in this town who,
away down in the depths of their
hearts. believe that the building of the
Southwest Missouri Electric Railway
to this city would hurt their business.
How can il? 1t would not; II could
not.
The people between Baxter Springs
and Galena, we are pleased to say, are
very friendly toward the enterprise.
The city of Baxter Springs owns the
water power at the dam and TO what
better use could it be put than to give
it to the electric railway 10 furnish
power to operate its lines. The city
cannot use il. We say give it to those
who will use it. Nothing would so
benefit the town and furnish work for
30 many men as would be furnished
by the building of the electric road to
Baxter Springs.
An effort will be made to have the
company get an extra move on itself
and build the road to this place before
the next grand Interstate reunion
shall be held.
Again. and better yet, the South
west Missouri Electric Railway will
be the longest line of the kind in the
world. The whole universe would
find it out, too, and once we get people
TO come to this section of country and
investigate our wonderful resources
and natural advantages our success is
assured.
Let everybody take hold and work