The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1903-02-26
CONTRACTORS on THE SPOT
Work TO Begin immediately New Road
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Rapid progress II being made tow
ards beginning actual construction
from Aurora TO the state line on the
White river road. Contracts have
been let for clearing the right Of way
In Stone and Tancy counties, and men
and machinery ARE being assembled Ia
prosecute the work on the
tunnels The Republican Is reliably
informed that 200 men are now in camp
ut the Railcy-Roark tunnel site, await.
ing the arrival of machinery which
has been shipped TO OInrk.
V. G.. Todd informs us that the fancy
County Lumber and Mining Co. hns
been given contract 10 furnish 1000
fee, Of lumber to build camps at the
several tunnel sites, aud everything
indicates that things are 10 be pushed.
Some Indication of the magnitude Of
the work may be- gained from the state
ment that one piece Of apparatus 10 bc
used in boring the tunnels cost $50, 900.
The contractors, kcnnciick& Hammond,
who will build the - miles Of road from
Aurora 10 the state line, say the con
struc,ion will cost 81 ,0OO, 900 and occupy
two years Of time.
The Galcna Oracle Of Feb 10 says:
Additional interest was aroused Sun
day by the arrival In Galrna Of Messrs
KenneGck y Hammond, who have the
contract for building the White River
railroad from Aurora 10 the second
crossing of White river, u distance Of ~
miles. These gentlemen We're accOmpa-
MED to this pluce by Chief Engineer
TonnisOn, Messrs. Burns * Stuart. who
! have the contract TO make the rOadbcd
from the James river crossing at Tins
: place, 10 poin, three miles west Of Ga.
lena. Several oihcrpartics whose names
. we did not learn, were also In the party
+ that arrived Sunday, Monday Kcnuc.
tick a Hammond, Mr.. TonnisOn and
. others, drove Ia Reed Spring, Ia plat
= for work 10 begin on the tunnel nj that
place. We learn that the heavy ma
chincry 10 b. used II, .hc tunnel has al
ready been shipped To Ozark, from
which place it will be hauled 10 i,cct
y. Springs, By shipping TO Ozark bette
road /, secured TO haul on, besides the!
avoid crossing the james river. which
= ut this season Of the year Is general!
1t too high to ford. The work of sccurin,
the right Of way has commenced, With
!. 7. Moore in charge. IL is thought littl,
I, trouble will be- encountered in this work
10 as tie property owners along the lin
"a are disposed To be liberal and fair, u
ID they should be-. The survey west of In
10 head Of Pine run has not yet been def
y nitely determined but The general opir
ri ion is that it will go via Crane.
.y W. b. Langley, county treasurer, ha
!" 4 secured the contract for clearing tn
three miles rightof way west of Galeni
p, aud will PIT hands to work on II ncs
IN Monday. His contract is to be compile
s.! by the first Of April, next,
4 Messrs. Kenneilck q Hammond hay
purchased II large number Of mules 1
iii Kansas City, also other supplies whic
'" have been shipped 10 Aurora, and whi
is necded here will arrive the latt,
part Of this week or the first Of mex
Sheds for stock will be built and ten
Nv for men will be put up. Already thcl
In is demand for houses and Office room
/, far In excess OF the supply. lis said
By parties supposed to know that trains vi
a. be running to Galena by the first
a, September. The contractors will put I
'i "i n telephone between Galena and Re-
St; Springs, and probably west To Auror
ave unless the old telephone company pu
"p I"i lines in good working order.
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" A dispatch from Little Rock und
,nn re, date Of February 10, says: