The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1901-02-14
WHITE RIVER RAILROAD.
Revival Of fancy coanty's Prospects fos
A New Railrood from the
South.

A New Railroad from the
SoGth.
Springfield Leader-Democrat.
A telegram from Little Rock con-
tains important railroad information
for Springfield. The telegram says:
"The state board Of railroad incor-
porators has granted charter to the
White River Railroad company, the
capital stock of which is 1886, 900.
The incorporators are: George j.
Gould, G. G. Warner, F. w. Ireland,
Russell Harding and other Missouri
Pacific stockholders. The company
will build . branch line through
Isard, Independence, Baxter and Ma
rion counties, to be owned and con-
trolled by the Missouri Pacific sys-
tenn"
This no doubt means that the Mis-
souri, Pacific is to come to Springfield
at last, aud having been shut out
from the north, intends to come in
by the south. The Bagnell part of
the scheme was killed by Dallas
county's refusal to settle with the
bondholders, hut it may be that the
road will yet come to Springfield in
spite of that very serious backset.
The route Of the road through Isard
Independence, Baxter and Marion
counties In Arkansas shows that the
Batesville branch of the Iron Mount
ain road, Gould line the same a.
the Missouri Pacific, 10 to come up
this way. The original plan was for
the Missouri Pacific to meet the Iron
Mountain here and thus give the city
another trunk line.
A glance at the map Of the state
of Arkansas will show that Marion
county is almost due south of SPRING
fold, and by passing further north
through Tsney and Christian coun-
ties the road would be in Springfield.
The Incorporation of the White
River company indicates that the
road is really to. begin work at once,
as the incorporation is generally one
of the last things done ia the pre-
llminaries toward building new
road.
1t will be remembered that tho
m mysterious Little Rock & Northern
has always heen suspected of being .
Gould enterprise. 1t was also said
that the Little Rock Northern had
been bought out by the Frisco, but
as that company still has its own sur
veyors In north Arkansas it would
seem that the statement was not cor
rect.
All the preliminary work of the
Little Rock Northern has been done
and if it turns out that that scheme is
backed by Gould work no doubt
will begin by March l, just as the
promoters said would bo tue case.
All maps of the Gould system show
q proposed line from the end of the
Batesville branch to Carthage and
that route could be followed from
Marion county just the same as the
line to Springfield; but there are
many reasons for saying that the road
will come here whether it goes west
to Carthage or not.
It is known that the Missouri Pa
cifc has never given up hope of get
ting into Springfield in some way
Tho railroad situation here for the
past six months has been closely fol
lowed by the executive officers of th'
Gould lines. Other fnanciers beside,
tho Goulds are interested. Ex-Gov
ernor Lon v. Stephens, as most people
know, owns the Versailles branch
T which runs down from Boonville ant
! ia leased by tho Missouri Pacific
Since retiring from Office Governor
Stephens has taken hand in th'
matter. He wants to extend his lins
at his own expense to point /.
miles below Versailles aud then con
meet with the kagnell extension ant
come OH into Springfield on thi
Gould track. He expects to lexs