The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1895-02-28
TO REMOVE THE CAPi7AL.
II is Said to be a Big Money
Making Scheme.

The Object Is to Remove the Capital
OF Missouri From jefferson City
to Sedalia-The Syndicate viii
Erect a Capitol in Return for
Grants the Legislature Is to Be
Asked to Make-A St. Louis Syn.
dictate.
Special to the Star.Sayings.
Jefferson City, Feb. 2.-Dovclop.
mepts for the past few days seem to
Indicate that there is considerable
more truth than fiction in the report
that a Chicago syndicate has under.
taken the work of removing the state
capital from jefferson City to Soda
liza. 1t is further. reported that
there is a decidedly bold scheme in
the movement, which IL successful
will mean Il profit, 1t is said, of sew
eral millions of dollars to the syndi.
cate.
The presence here of half .assesi
chicago people has ,xcitcd the keen
est interest. The gentlemen are
Keeping mum as to what they are
here for, but rumors of a decidedly
ugly nature are aloat. Several
members of the legislature, it is
said, have been offered shares Of
stock and in some cases whole town
lots, II they would use their inlu.
ence in putting the measure through.
1t is said also that offers have been
made to Chaunoey /. Filley and
Col. Ed Butler, Of st. Louis, with
the hope of securing their support.
The representatives of the syndicate
were informed by Mr.. Filley that he
was not in that kind of business. As
to what success the syndicate had
with Col. Butler Is not known.
From n reliable source it IS learned
that the syndicate has secured OPP
tions on u z,000-acre tract Of land
at Sedalia, and according to those
on the Inside, they mean business.
This is the same syndicate, it is
said, that securcdthe removal of the
state capital In Texas, had the state
appropriate thousands of acres of
land, In return for which they built
a capitol, hut came out, it Is said,
away ahead. They sro ,.w at
tempting, it is said, to work The .one
scheme in MlssoprE
A St. Louis syndicate, it is said,
has also got a finger in HE pie, aud
there is talk that the Two ~syndicates
are working together and have se-
cured options on ground, both in
Sedalia and st. Louis county. %
that no matter which place the CAPT
tai goes to Tie syndicate will come
out ahead.
The scheme is said TO he one where
promoters run no chance of losing
anything, while if the measure
passes they will have gained every
thing.
Mr.. Ftlley wa seen by n star
Sayings reporter 10 day, and con
frmed the story that over,ures In,
made to him in order to &c
him into he sci enc. He stated
however, that lie wouldn't have any
thing to do with the syndicat
people.
YES" said he, 81 unders'an
and have reason 10 helieve-yes
. knOw-that there Ia Il syndicate, wit
large options secured, for the pun
pose Of moving tie capital, But, n
to my being u member of or in an
way connected with any capt.,
moving, you can say for me, that
am not either IN the syndicate II,
will l he. | have never been en-
gagged in any lobby business at Jei
ferson City or elsewhere, and ther
is not money or town lots enoug
controlled hy any capital moy,n
/, syndicate 10 induce me TO be. I'll
report that | am is n lie made out {
whole cloth. Not that | have NJ
had the opportunity TO be, thougl
for | have"
The above should have proven
warning TO cur people, as the r.
port,r was OH 10 II. The intervie,
with Channeey /. Fillfy shnws thu
> the bopdlers' were after men
influence, and no doubt got theu
Filley was and is opposed TO capt.
y rcmnyal.
MI W H.