The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-04-25
GAINESVILLE Thinks New Railroad /:
Assured.

Fred Morck came up from Tren-
ton last week to attend meeting
of the stockholders of tho Grand
River Coal and Coke Company OF
which company he is a large stock
holder. He informed us that the
prospects for the new railroad are
growing brighter. He feels that the
right-of-way through the city or
Trenton will be secured which will
practically remove one of the great
est difficulties in the undertaking.
He thinks there will be no doubt
about the money end if the right-of-
way from GAINESVILLE to Chillicothe is
assured.
These facts were laid before the
Commercial Club at it's meeting Mon
day night and discussed from every
standpoint. Mr.. Mork through
communication to the club asked
that GAINESVILLE act at once in getting
it's part of the right-of-way and thus
practically close the gap between
GAINESVILLE and Trenton.
GAINESVILLE has only about three
miles to get but part Of that is in
the city limits and very valuable and
consequently will have to be pur-
chased. In order to save time and
yet assure Mr.. Morck that our part
of the right-of-way would be forth
coming, it was voted unanimously to
appoint a committee with power to
draw a bond or contract binding the
signers to furnish the right-of-way
through the lands to be mentioned
in the contract. The committee also
has power to employ an attorney for
counsel in the matter.
The following representative bus
mess men were appointed as such
committee: j. A. Baker, T. w. Hall
and A. D. Fransham. A. Biddison,
president of the Commercial Club
is an exotficio member of the commit
tee. These gentlemen are hustlers
and will push their part Of the work
as rapidly as circumstances will per-
nit.
Mr.. Morck stated that as soon as
all the right-of-way was secured he
would go east and close nego-
tiations for capital to build the road
He assures us that an abundance of
capital is waiting the completion of
the right-of-way and there is no rea-
son why the work on the new road
| should not begin this year.
AS has been stated before the pro-
| posed road from GAINESVILLE to Chill
| licothe would pierce the Grand River
valley north and south and give
GAINESVILLE direct connection with
Kansas City and the southwest, and
st. Louis and the east and southeast
| 1f VII o1 ;r%o
citizen of the town. Our merchants
| do the greater part of their whole
sale buying at St. Louis, Kansas City
and St. Joseph, and we believe would
do more business with these great
celters if we had direct railroad con-
nections with them. This connec-
ticn would be boon, too, to the
| travelling public to say nothing in
the improvement in receiving and
diGpatching mail matter.
We understand that monster
meeting at Trenton was held Tues
day at which the Trenton CONNER
ci;-l Club entertained the Chillicothe
Commercial Club. The joint meet
ing was held for the purpose of clos
ing up all gaps in the line and COM
pleting plans for the location of the
road. Governor Hadley was invited
to make an address and the occasion
was one of the epoch making kind
We regret that we have no particu-
lars of the meeting. Messrs. a. Bid
Olson, President of our Commercial
Club, Mayor C. c. Ross and Chas
Girdner, cashier Of the FIRST Nationa.
Bank went to Trenton Tuesday
morning to represent GAINESVILLE ir
the joint meeting.-Cainsvill News