The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1910-04-21
NEW DEPOT.
Representative of the Mo. Pacific
Makes Estimate.

Makes Estimate.
Buffers long-hoped for new depot
will be reality in the near future il
the figures furnished the Missouri
Pacific Railway Company by John
Larson, General Building Inspector,
who was here Wednesday morning,
looking over the ground, come with
in the amount which the policy of the
company will allow them to expend
in this city.
For a long time the citizens OF
Butler and vicinity have been agitat-
ing the question of a new depot for
this city, but each time the subject
was preached to the Missouri Pacific
officials, the matter was put off and
an investigation promised. And usu-
ally an investigation developed the
fact that to do the city justice il would
require a greater outlay Of money
than the railway company cared to
make. Some time ago committee
of citizens visited st. Louis and laid
the matter before the officials of the
road, and were given to understand
that a new depot would eventually be
erected. Lately members Of the Butler
Commercial Club took the matter W
with a representative of the railway
company after conference with
these gentlemen, recognized the JUS
tice of the demand of Butler for a
suitable depot, and assured members
of the club that ii would simply be a
question of Butler awaiting her turn.
''Rube" Oglesby, member of the
State Railroad and Warehouse com,
mission, also visited Butler, inspected
the depot and promised to do his ut
most in lettering existing conditions.
1t seems that the railway company
anticipated some difficulty in getting
the deeds to the desired property up.
on which to erect the new edifice,
and Friday night, w. F. Duvall,
President of the Farmers Bank OF
this city, took matters into his own
hands and secured deeds to all the
. lots in the block adjoining the compa.
ny's right of way, between Ohio and
Pine streets. He also secured deed
to the Lamar Elevator property. I'm
mediately upon getting possession Of
these deeds Mr.. Duvall went to St.
Louis, exhibited the deeds to the of.
ficials of the company and asked them
to make good with a new depot.
Tuesday afternoon he wired Homer
and Arthur Duvall that he had closed
with the Missouri Pacific for new
depot.
Mr.. John Larson, General Building
Inspector for the railway company,
arrived in this city Wednesday morn
ing to make estimate of the work
necessary. Interviewed by a reporter
of The Times, Wednesday noon, Mr..
Larson stated that it would probably
cost between three and four thousand
dollars to move the buildings now
occupying the lots under considera-
ton and to get the ground in shape
for the building, and that the depot
would probably cost fifteen thousand
dollars to build.
( Mr.. Larson was unable to inform
us as to the probable cost of the pro-
posed site but gave as his opinion
that the total cost to the company to
purchase the lots, make necessary
track changes and erect depot
would be in the neighborhood OF
thirty-thousand dollars. Mr.. Larson
informed us that he could make no
formal recommendation, when he
submitted his figures, but that in
his opinion if any city on the right
OF way needs new depot that city
is Butler. No definite plans or speci'
| fications of the nronosed huildino