The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1910-03-03


the thought of communities to railroad
building. Already there are severa
railroads being built on paper in Mis-
souri,. Almost every county in the
state is looking anxlously ahead to 9
new road for The iron horse, and
fancy county is not going to be an
exception to the rule.
Last week w. H. Johnson called up
one of the leading citizens of Forsyth
and told him there was chance for
| the Missouri Pacific Iron Mountain
4 people building branch line from
Hollister to Forsyth. When we first
sisard of the proposition we were in
chned to give it the "hoss laugh" but
when We hear more of the why's and
wherefores We are inclined to consider
the matter seriously.
Here is the situation. On Feb. Q
as eur readers will remember reading
the call in The REPUBLICAN,,
meeting of the stockholders of the
Iron Mountain was held in St. Louis
to consider three proposition as follows
first, to purchase several small lines
of connecting railroad, second, to in
crease the capital stock 500, 900, 900,
and third, to issue bonds in the sum of
$25, 100000. All these propositions
carried at the meeting, AS we under
stood the matter. the increase in cap
ital stock was for the purchase of these
lines and the sum voted in bonds is to
be used for improvements.
These Improvements are to consist
of new track and equipment. Light
steel is to be replaced with heavy and
old cars with new. What are they
going to do with the old steel and old |
cars? Throw them away? Here is
where Fersyth's chances look good.
These cars and steel are not good
enough for main line where heavy
loads are carried or high speed is de-
sired, but they are plenty good for
feeder lines where the loads will be
light and the high speed is not nee
essary.
1ohr +I,n |
are going to use this material to build
feeder lines-just where has not been
1ecided-and if the people of Forsyth ]
can show the railroad people where
there would be any income from such :
. line it will be built. r
Can we show this? Draw a line {
rom Forsyth northwest to the Chris
ian county line, and follow White $
liver south from Forsyth to Arkansas. f
Vest of this line, the Missouri O
Pacific gets practically all the business b
nd east of it the Frisco gets prac- s.
ically all. Of course each road gets n
some business here given to the other s.
Dad but to say that the Iron Mountain "
,ets all west of the line and the Frisco
Il east of it, would give about the
ight ratio of trade the two roads A
re getting.
By building a road from Hollister
D Forsyth the Iron Mountain would
ct the business of all the county ex- al
ept possibly the towns of Bradleyville e;
nd Brown Branch in the extreme e;
ortheast corner of the county. So d
he question is, would the business of /
lat part of the county east. of the line pl
iven above, which is considerably
yer half the county, justify the build d'
lg and operation of the twelve miles . >,
railroad from Hollister to Forsyth ol
We believe it would, even if new OF
luipment had to be purhased, and nj
hen it is only a question of the cost OF
grading and laying the. material = =
icy already have, we know it would u,
ny. Such line would open up to nj
lie Iron Mountain, the fine country al
ound Taneyville, the rich Beaver
'ttom country and the cotton fields - -
ong the White below here, all of
hich is now sending its business to C.