The Iola register., 1901-06-28
WILL BE At #. SCOTT
General Officers of Ft. Scott,
lola and Western.
WILL ELECT OFFICERS SOON
B. f. Mcdonald, of Ft. Scott
Probably Be Elected
President.

Ft. Scott Monitor: 1t was given out
today that the general offices OF the
Ft. Scott, lola & Western road, the
new enterprise which Is now being
built through Allen county would be
located in Fort Scott. This is not
looked upon as very gigantic enter
prise at present but it might be in time,
especially If it connects with the st.
Louis, Kansas City g. Colorado line,
but the item cannot be overlooked and
the commercial club that is to be or
ganized should see to 1t that Fort
Scott gets all there is coming to her.
Mr.. B. f. Mcdonald says he wants
the road to run to Fort Scott and the
citizens should help to land it, no mat
ter how Insignificant the scheme ap.
pears. Those who are promoting the
project have not asked for any bonus
and it probable that they will not.
This will be the eastern terminus of
the line in the event that it is extended
here and if sufficient encouragement is
given it will go long ways in consid-
ering the matter of establishing ter
minal facilities here.
a meeting of the board of directors
will be held in this city in a day or
two, probably tomorrow, or as soon
as the charter is received here. In all
likelihood II. =. Mcdonald will be
mace president. Ex-Governor Francis
who was recently made member of
the directory, is expected to be here if
pressing business matters in the east
do not prevent. He will also probably
be one of the officers. Mr.. Francis is
interested in the St. Louis, Kansas
City d Colorado, which is now push
ing this way and is also closely identi-
fed with the Frisco road. He and
John Scullin, president of the Colora-
do line, recently extended the Frisco
line to Harrison, Arkansas, in an eff
fort to reach the uudeveloped mining
districts of Arkansas, and all these
circumstances are causing consider
able speculations.
The Fort Scott lola Il Western road
will maintain temporary Offices with
c. G. Nelson ~ Co.
Chief Engineer Dunning spent Sun
day in the city, but returned to Moran
this morning. He was accompanied
by James Burton, eX-city engineer who
will work with the engineering party.
1t is now stated that the Katy road
to Joplin is delayed because of nego-
tiations with the Missouri Pacific. 1t
is claimed that the Katy has decided
to use the Missouri Pacific yards at
Joplin and report from that city
says that General Manager Russell
Harding of the Missouri Pacific, will
90 to Joplin some time this week for
the purpose of looking over the situ-
long contemplated building a road to
Galena and it is now possible that the
two roads will build jointly. BY
building this line to Joplin the Katy
road will be able to secure a large
part of the business of the mining dis
trict and as soon as the road from
Moran to Plqua, the eastern terminus
of which will probably be this city, is
completed the road will be able to
carry the zinc ore direct from the Ga
lena and Joplin district to the natural
gas smelters at lola.
b. F. Mouser, druggist at Chetopa,
Kansas, says: 81 have the best sale
on DR.. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin of any
article in my store" So has Chas
B. Spencer & Co. 1t cures Constipa-
tion, indigestion, Sick Headache and
Stomach Trouble.