The Green Forest tribune., 1908-01-10
OPEN TO JOPLIN SOON
M. & N. A. Trains into the Zinc Metropolis this Month
INTO SEARCY, ARK., BY JUNE 1
A Brief Review of the Work
 All Along on the Extension

It now seems probable that train service over the M. & N A. road will be instituted into Joplin, Mo-, before the end of the pres- ent month.
 By the first of next June it is announced by the officials of the new company the oper ations of the line will Ee sx-en led to Searcy, 8 point more than 100 southeast of Leslie.
 Within a year it is more, than probable that through service to Helena, Ark, will place Green Forest and other towns on this line of road in direct touch with Mississippi river points and that the freight rates will have a tendency to lower the railroad rates from this point.
 The company, at an expendi- ture of S150,000 during the past six months, has obtained ground for terminals in Joplin. The property secured lies west of the Kansas City Southern tracks and extends to Main street.
 The company, now has in operation 130 miles between Seligman and Leslie, Ark.
 The Line now under con struc,ion from 5ebgmap north west to Nesho has the steel laid from Seligman to Fairview and was completed to Neosho about the first of the year. Work on this branch of. the line is being pushed energetically. From Neosho to Joplin the company has trackage ar- engagement over the Kansas City Southern and as soon as con- nections are made at Neosho trains should be running into Joplin.
 The company at this time has under construction it's line be- tween Leslie and Searcy, Ark, and between Helena and Cotton Plant, and is now locating it's line between Cotton Plant and Searcy. The line between Leslie and Searcy should be opened by the first of June. When com- pleted the Missouri and North Arkansas railroad will be one of the most valuable transportation lin. operating into Joplin. From Neosho southeast to Saligman it Ipenetrates new country, well settled by thrifty farmers. The country in this vicinity is mostly high, rolling prairie land and be- tween Neosho and Seligman four new towns sites have al- ready been platted.
 The building of the new road means that little towns will spring up along the line and that d typical backwoods country will be materially improved. Civili- lization will be carried into the very heart of a land that has been the loser because of the lack of transportation facilities South of Newtonia townsite of 300 lots had been laid out, the name of the new point being Chester. Fairview is another coming settlement, this little place being in the extreme south eastern portion of Newton county, Mo. Six hundred lots have been plated at Fairview At Wheaton in Berry county, 400 lots have been plated. The opening. of a,territory that is de- stined to develop rapidly means much to the Joplin wholesalers and the volume of business transacted in that city will no doubt be increased materially.
 Fairview is already in a four ishing condition. It boasts of a national bank with a capital stock of S25, 1000. Eight business house are under course of cree : tion and 10000 bushel grain elevator has just been completed Concrete is being used and the town will probably number 1,O0O population within the next two