The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1901-01-31
Railroad Rum0rs.

Last October, q dispatch from Cass- |
vile, Barry county, told of Col.
Edwin Wood, preaident Of tho Ten
nessee and Western railway company,
who stopped there on his way to
Harrison, Ark. At that time he
gave out a report of a road to be
built from Memphis, Tennessee to
Parsons, Kansas. The route as it
was then planned was to be from
Memphis to Bald Knob, Ark, thonce
thence to Heber, Clinton, Harrison
aud Berryville, and on across the
Missouri line to Cassville, Butter
field, Pioneer. Newtonia, CRANKY,
Diamond aud Joplin, Mo-, and
thence to Parsons, Kansas. 1t was
said they had a corps of survey ors
in the field locating the line.
About December Is, a citizen of
Carthage. who had just returned
from CRANKY, reported that Newton
county was 10 have a new railroad
known as tho "Mcmphis & Western;"
that it was to start at Memphis,
Tenn, run up through Arkansas and
cross the state line into Missouri at
Taney county; thence through New
ton county to Joplin and on to Par
sons, Kansas. The right of way for
| the road the entire distance had been
secured aud it was announced that
they would begin work Immediately.
Abon: Jan. IL, another report
came out that Colonel Woods, in a
letter to Henry Clay of near Golden,
stated that the road would be con-
structed; that it had a backing of
$40, 1000, 600, and the only thing in
the way then was a lot Of prelimi-
nary work. surveying the route and
securins tho right Of way. Some of
the right Of way had been secured,
and an engineering corps was in the
field. Meetings had been held in
Butterfeld, Pioneer, CRANKY and
diamond. He also stated that the
road was to be a trunk line and
when completed would extend on
from Memphis, Tenn. to South Port
S. c., q total length of 1,2O0 miles
Jan. 16, dispatch from Joplin
stated that surveying party had
left there on the morning Of the 18th
to commence survey for the con
struction OF the Tennessee Eastern
and Western" railroad from Joplin
to Bald Knob, Ark, where it is t.
connect with link already in opera
|: tion between Bald Knob and Mem.
1phis. When completed, according
to present plans, this will be tho ives.
tern division Of the road, which, it ID
said will be extended eastward from
Memphis via tho Tennessee Eastern
and Western" main line to Knoxville
aud then via the "Black Diamond
railway to Port Royal. S. e.
! In this report the route Of th'
western division was given about tn,
same as previously described, ex
cept that Cassville would be left t.
& the south and the line rum direct t,
{ Harrison, leaving Green Forest an,
Carrollton to one side, thence go di
8 rect to Bald Knob, Ark. 1t wa
stated that three wagons loaded witt
! eQuipage and supplies accompanies
3 the surveying party, which was il
B charge of Engineer Richard Newinl
Jr. It was said the money for tn
q entire survey was deposited in one O
3 the local banks at Joplin.
Col. e. L. Wood, who is at tn
head Of the scheme, is said to be
{ we'll known promoter Of railroad el
4 terprises and has already been ident
fed with six other railroad line
that have been completed and are i
= operation ut the present time as inds
pendent roads or as branches G
other large systems.
Whether this is merely "pape
road" remains yet TO be seen. Their
are some extravagaDt and conflictin
+ statements as regards the eastern o.
tension of the line to the coast, whic