Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-02-15
The M. 0. G. Road.
A Story Of Several Chapters, the
Last One Of Which is Not
Yet Written.


promotes a railroad and begins
work on it. The line is now in
operation from Wagner, Okla,
to Sherman, Texas. He announ-
ces that he is going to run into
Kansas City, but does not know
whether he will touch Joplin or
Pittsburg first, on his way, but
in any event will use the Kansas
City Southern tracks into the
city at the mouth of the kaw on
the Missouri river.
CHAPTER miami hears the
road 10 to run about four or five
miles east of that town, and see
ing visions of losing the county
seat of Ottawa county, gets busy
and asks Mr.. Kenegck how much
he wants to run the road through
that town. He tells them that
if they will put up twenty five
thousand dollars, furnish free
water for FIVE years and furnish
the right of way through Otta-
wa county he will put a corps OF
surveyors in the field and see
what can be done. But Miami
wants Baxter Springs on the
line, so the road will not run
east from Miami, still fearing
the establishment of another
town in Ottawa county, so they
come to Baxter Springs and state
that if Baxter Springs will fur
nish FIVE thousand dollars for de-
pot purposes, and the right of
way from q point one mile north
of Miami to a point II miles
north of Baxter Springs we can
get the road. In two and a half
hours more than the percentage
of taxpayers required by law
signed petitions to the mayor
and council asking that an elec-
tion be called to vote SIS, 900 for
the road. At a mass meeting to
discuss the proposition there was
not one dissenting voice, and
Geo. E. Rucker and Chas. L.
Smith were asked to 60 to Mus
kogee and acqualnt Mr.. Kenefck
with the action of this city.
While Rucker and Smith were at
Muskogee they received a tele-
gram from Mayor Jones that
more than a majority of the vot-
ers had signed pledge to vote for
the bonds; and not all the voters
had been seen; that only ten of
those seen had refused.
CHAPTER 3.-Miami phones to
Mr.. Keneick that his conditions
so far as they apply to Miami
are complied with, and to send on
his attorney with the contract.
Miami sends to Baxter Springs
for a committee to come to that
town and agree with Miami as
to where the two towns can get
together on right of way. Bax'
ter Springs is ready to sign uE
for $4,000, one-third of which
is for depot purposes, balance
for right of way, but will moi
begin getting right of way one
mile from Miami for the reason
that that is part of Miami's load,
according to Mr.. Kenefck's prop
osition, and which is so statet
by one of the newspapers of Mi
ami. Miami tells Baxter SHIT
is not feeling very we'll and ha'
no idea of buying Baxter a rail
road; neither does Baxter fee
like buying Miami a county seat
but does not say so.
CHAPTER $50 far the fgh
is a draw, and both sides ar
resting on their arms, Miam
] being badly winded. 1t is ou
guess that Miami will have t.
furnish right of way to the Kan
sas line, south of Baxter.
CHAPTER 5.-Mr. Walters
representing Mr.. Keuefick, arriv
ed in this city Tuesday night an,
as we 60 to press he is in consult
] alton with the committee, trying
D to adjust matters so they will b
E entirely satisfactory to his com
pany and to the people of BaE
ter Springs. There is every in
e dication that Mr.. Walters an
' the committee will get together
, Mr.. Walters said Tuesday nigh
that if everything is ironed ou
that work will begin on coustru'
T tiou within ten or fifteen days.