The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1910-05-13
ST. LIZ. C. RAILWAY.
The Railroad People Mean Business
And The Line Will be Built.
RAPID TRANSIT MEANS WEALTH
Committees Appointed to Assist In
Securing Right of Way And
Stock Subscriptions.

There need be no doubt in the
minds Of our people or the public
in general that these railroad peo-I
pie mean business in fact, their
righk OF way, with few exceptions,
have been granted and donated by
all of the counties east and west
of Montg gomery county, and the
fact that this Company has gone
OUT OF it's way five miles in order
to touch Montgomery City on their
preliminary survey should make
J each and every one of US in She
county rally to its support NOR
ally and financially.
| AS TO the financial responsible
ity of this corporation, and the
reputation of it's members, all any
one need to do is to write to the
! National Bank of the Republic in
Kansas City as TO what and who
the corporation is. The officers of
the corporation are d. c. Nevin,
formerly general attorney of the
Pacific & Idaho Northern Railway
Co, president; John H. Berkshire,
president of the Berkshire Lum-
Der Co. and vice-president OF the
National Bank OF the Republic of
Kansas City, 1st vice-president; B.
L. Dorsey of Alton, ILL.,, railroad
contractor and coal operator, I'd
vice-president; H. E. Insley, for
merly purchasing agent foc the
city of Denver, secretary and au-
ditor; Henry v. johnson, ex-may-
or of Denver and ex-U. 8. district
attorney of Colorado, treasurer.
The corporation is organized un-
der the laws of Missouri which
| laws are considered the best In
the United States.
The Company has about COM
pleted arran gaments for excellent
terminal faGiii les both in Kansas
City and st. Louis, as we'll as .
\ nearly complete righ- of way in
ESt. Louis and jackson counties.
The Company has leases on ov-
er 10000 acres of valuable coal
lands in Boone county, and their
power houses will be located near
Columbia and will not only gem
crate power fo- running their
cars, but will furnish electricity
~ tOW lio hiio NiIS
/ line for lighting and power pur-
poses. The people along the sur
vey in Jackson, Lafayette, Saline,
Howard, Boone, Galloway, War
rem, st. Charles and St. Louis coun-
ties have welcomed the advent Of
this road with open arms, and es-
pecially is this SO as regards to
Galloway county. The people of
Montgomery county west of Mont
gomery City have been very
friendly towards the line, and
Judge johnson and Mr.. Moore OF
the Company rspor: that the ma
, jority of those east of Montgom-
cry City have been very friendly,
and we believe that when all OF
: our people fully realize the i'm
portance and convenience of q
line, of this kind, there will be nc
exception between those and the
other counties mentioned as to
their ultimate support of this en-
tier, Use.
This corporation is not found
ed upon any stock jobbing basis
as the gentlemen associated with
I this enterprise have all been re
spected business men in their re
n spective localities and are putin;
!, their money and brains in.o thi
project, and they have the back
ing CT financiers in st. Louis, Kan
sas City and Columbia who hav,
subscribed to their preferred stock
This road will handle heavy ant
Ii~kt fv.<st "a csr ~ or
table freigh. rates and upon al
i. express schedule. Their passen
}ger rates will be divided up int
cent zones, and a person onl
: pays for the actual distance trav
eled through these zones; in fac
the freight rates will be made o
this same basis. This eliminate
the long and shor: haul basis tina
le the saeam roads work on, and, a
Q you know, local freight trains o
h steam roads run through abor
= once day, while the electric roa
= will maintain an hourly service
" the traffic demands it.
'. Besides light and heavy freigh
q the electric road will carry an
!, distribute United States mail.
In sections OF the United State
Il where electric lines are opera
y ing peopse have become so use
TO to their convenience that the
Z would never consent to give the
N up, any more than they. woul
y give up the telephone; and in II
tn history OF electric lines 1t has bee
proven that no good legitima
electric line running through
IL rich country has ever failed
n enhance the value OF adiacel
:. lands or to make money for itse
y and the people It serves,
ThA Company contemplated ru