Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1894-07-21
THE aALeNA EXTENSION

Herald OF SunuHy, July io' ihS
proposed extension of the Joplin
Electric Street Railway and Motor
company's line is not off by
blamed sight. The matter is in just
this shape: In the beginning GER
tain stockholders of the company
proposed an extension of the line
to Galena. Certain Joplin gentle
men were asked to take stock.
These gentlemen made the compa-
ny a proposition TO purchase the
line, intending TO make the exten.
sion themselves, but the company
refused to accept the propo-
sition and made the Joplin gentle
men counter proposition. The
Joplin gentlemen rejected this with
scorn and in reply to the letter of
rejection the St. Louis contingent
fired telegram to Joplin with pre-
cipitous haste telling the Joplin
gentlemen TO hold fast TO the rig
ging and that they would be in Jop-
lin today to investigate the matter
look over the ground and try to
come to an understanding. George
Paxton will accompany the st. Lou
is men. II il believed that satisfa:-
tory arrangements will he made to
consummatc deal by which Joplin
capitalists will control the situa'
ton. If their terms are accepted
they will purchase the road and
build to Galena at once, but if they
are not il is reasonably sure that
the present company will itself
make the extension for the stock
holders are convinced that, under
the present circumstances that is
the only thing to do. There is no
question that the Galena extension
would he a big money maker and n
further extension to Baxter Springs
would prove a bonanza to the com.
pany. That there is little or no OPP
position to the road by Galcna peo-
pie may he seen by a few interviews
with prominent citizens of that
place in another column. Build
the road"
1t may be seen by the above that
the road will be built by somebody,
and il is rcas enable to believe that
il will be built before long, too.
Galcna does not want the road to
stop there. but wants il extended on
to Baxter Springs. Galena is not a
desirable place to live and If the
building of the road would cause
the best people to leave and live
elsewhere Galcna would rather they
would live in Baxter. That the en-
tension of the road to Galcna would
he big thing for the company
there il no doubt. and that the
building of the road on to Baxter
Springs would he bonanza for the
company is II fact; Joplin would
lose hundreds of her best people.
They would come to Baxter to l.v.,
but still do business in Joplin. The
best people of Galena would move
to Baxter. The Interstate reunion
helfhcrc every year has an average
daily attendance of 30,0Opcoplc and
at least half OF them come from the
districts which would be travcrsed
by this road. The receipts from
this source alone would be cnor-
nous. There are picnic parties
from Joplin or Galena in this city
almost every day. There would, as
Il matter of fact. he more If the road
was built; in fact there would be
one continual picnic in Baker for
about nine months in the year.
Baxter Springs parks and scenery
are the greatest attractions for par
ties of this kind in the West.
The building OF the electric line
to Baxter would result in the build
ing up of this town. Baxter Springs
would become famous as the finest
residence place in the world.
The building of the electric line
To this city would help business,
too. An increased population is
bound to make increased business
and if the company did not know
that the population of the town
would be increased it certainly
would not entertain any thought of
building here. Doesn't that look
reasonable:
Electric railway connection with
GalcnL, Joplin, Webb City and Car
terville would bring us good hotels,
good people. an opera house, water
works and, best of all, increased
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