The Marshall republican. [volume] (Marshall, Saline County, Mo.) 1899-1914, 1910-03-11
An Enthusiastic
Railway Meeting
Citizens Fully Aroused % the
Need tor Action

The circuit court room was C owl
ed Friday night to hear yudg,
Nevins, president of the ST. Lou-s
Kansas City Electric Railway, an1
others discuss the railway propo-
sition.
The meeting was called to order
by c. nj. Buckner with A. M. Kel-
Ter acting as secretary.
Mr.. Nevins explained in detail tn,
plans of the company, the btnefi' S
of an electri. road, it's profi.s, and
what is expected of our ci .izens.
He said the company is not max
ing a habit of causing tha CITIZENS
of one surveyed route to bid
against another, but in this case
the survey ani cost OF The Mar
shall ana Sweet Springs routes be-
ing equal, they would naturally
take into consideration the amount
of stock subscribed. He said the
promoters are able to bui.i the
road without the aid of subsclip-
tions, but were entitled to this
aid and they also wanted to en,ist
the assistance ana good will Of the
people along the route.
The company, he said, expects
to have 100 # right of way ana
grade it for double track but lay
only one track until the two ter
minals are connected. The m in
power house would be erected in
Boone county where they have an
option on thousands OF acres Of
valuable coal land and the engines
would be fired with slack automas-
ically fed from cars loaded at the
mine ana usually wasted. This
would give very cheap power and
will afford cheap light and power
for the cities along che route. A
five-hour sche iule would be main
tainei between st. Louis and Kan
sas City by the express trains,
which means so miles per hour.
Branch roads or spurs would ale
so be built at oace AMI would be
fee iers for the main line as we'll az
a convenience to the pubic. An
electric road will greatly enhance
land values and build up the towns
and country, as produce and sup
plies are sent to The cities on shors
notice, and it is well known that
quick schedule and cheap rates
which are promised, will raise our
farm land to values in competi lion
with the high priced suburban land:
of the cities. Our farms will be
reduced in size but our population
greatly increased.
Mr.. Nevins also said that he was
in this proposition for profit an;
judging by the history of o.hel
electric roads this one has sp,en
/, did prospect, passing as it doe
through the best section of tht
| state, having valuable coal iepo.it
to guarantee big frtigh: bushes
as well as profit OIL the op.iols.
The survey shows the jistanc
;. across Saline Saline to be 32 miles
i ana the cost of construction with
t out rolling stock about $4,000 pc
: mile. The company asks our pe O
pie to buy stock to the amount 10
Y $4,000 per mile. The following pro
r position explains in detail whs
e terms the company expects t
g make:
I. Marshall, Mo. March /, 10.
9 ave, the undersigned citizens {
9 Saline County, Missouri, in cor
IS siieration Of the 81. Louis-Kanss
,; City Electric Railway Compan
v building it's main line of road an
). locating one of its iepo:s wi.h.
the corporate limits of Marsha
ana within not to exceed one-ha
mile of the corporate limits of Il
following named towns, to-wi
Blackburn, Mt. Leonard, Sa
Springs, AMI Shackelford and
continue the line from Marsha
to come point close to AFRO
Rock, hereby subscribed for Il
ys amount of Preferrei Stock s
opposite our respective names al
agree to pay to said Company Il
par value thereof, to-wit: o.
Hundred Dollars (100) p
gs share. Sail Preferred Stock
he part of the Two Million Dc
lars, per cent cumulative Pr
ferrei Stock Issue now offer
by the company. 1t is unde
stood and agreed that said sto
NJ participates with the Comm
Stock in all dividends declared
Y, the Board of Directors of SO
~ =. Railway Company after payi
- the I per cent per annum, a
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