The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-06-25
SOUTHERN MISSOURI
CROSSES At GRADE.
Judge Dearing Made Order Thursday
Morning Granting Grade Crossing
Effected Crossing Thursday
Afternoon.

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order was handed down by the
Judge on last Thursday morning
allowing the southern Missouri to
cross the Crawlcy switch and the
main line OF the Boune rcrre be.
low Elvins at grade.
The compromisn suggested by
Judge Dearing was not Il pcrlna
nent order, but was TO have been
made so had the Bouhc Tcrrc not
refused to accept il
On the recent trial ut iIllIsborO,
the Bonue Trrr representatives.
themselves intimatcd that II raising
of their grade would be beneficial
to their road. Judge bearing,
acting upon this suggestion. au-
nounccd that he would, on the
18th, make M order compelling
both compauirs to raise the rood.
bed of tLp Bourc Trrrr railway
unless one Of the rompanics should
object.
Frou uor,irs connected with the
Soutbern Missouri # was con.roIIv
understood thnt fine nttrr road w,s
statistical with tho din,sion aud
wouId make no obirctiou The
Ronrc Terrr rood sigp;G.d IN
Judre Dco,ipc thnt such AN order
would NOT he satisfactory and he
bond,d dnwn mn nrlnr or Thursd,v
morniug granting rrodn CROSSINGS
to fine Southern Missouri
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Much dif,iruIty wos rnrnuuterrd
at fine Crowlry switch. brrau.p if
wos necessary tn rrmovp first l3
ears of chat which had been strewn
along the right of.way.
AT the same time thot tbn cross.
ing was begun pt the Crawley
switch, a force of men and n con-
struction train had been sent down
from Esther over the Lend Belt
railway. A trmuoa,y switch from
the Lead Belt had been run over to
the Bonnr Trrrr trnrks and bv this
means the Southern Missouri Con.
structiou train WAS able TO run M
TO the intended crossing. The
work at this place was compara-
tiyelv easy, and the crossing was
finished within two or three hours
II wos IN o,oIooL hof,ro ,bo
orossiro was efrartod M fine crow
lo,. sw;tob and tho o,oor,t oe wo,l.
occom,,;sbed in u,t ,hort t;ro
,vos romorLohIo ErlIv tbous.
opd foot of tr,cl, Lol to ho Io;d ot
,h;s no;rt hos;do, ,o,,ov;,o r,or,
ohstoo,os nIoced ,Lor.bv,ho Ro,ro
To,re o,muorv Sbor,Ir oftor N
o,olook ,wo o,cires oou,lod TO-
Gather oomo dow, from Estbor aud
with their whistles wide omen
cros.od ot tho Crow,ov switch and
tbor ot the main limo Tho Ioroe
crowd of spectators at both points
Joined in with lusty cheers aud
showed that popular sympathy was
with the new road.
Judge bearings order was in
substance as follows: 1t af1irms
the majority decision of Board of
Commissioners, which allows the
Southern Missouri to cross the
Crawley Switch and main line at
grade. and to construct, maintain
and operate it's line of road over
these crossings. 1t also provides
that an interlocking device be in.
stalled at the main line, at the ex'
pense of the Southern Missouri,
and operated jointly by both roads.
This interlocker will do away with
any possibility of an accident.
The officials OF the Southern