Morgan County republican., 1914-02-12
BARKER TO BRING R. R. SUITS
Cases Against Two Railroads Are 70
De Pressed for Trial In the
Near Future.

JEFFERSON City.-Attorney General
Barker said that the first two suits for
overcharges against the railroads
would come up for hearing next week.
The first road to have q hearing
will be the Chicago, Milwaukee & st.
Paul railroad. before Judge Frank p.
Divilbiiss. Of the Ray county circuit
court, at Richmond.
motion to transfer the case to the
United States court at Kansas City
has been fled at Richmond by the
legal department of the Milwaukee.
This motion Is based on the allegation
that the suit grew out Of federal ques.
| tions.
The second case-that of the Kan
sas City Southern-will come up for
hearing before Judge c. c. Calvird in
the Bates county circuit court at But
| Ter.
There also Is q motion to transfer
this case to the United States court
at Kansas City on the same grounds
on which the motion in the Milwaukee
case is based.
1t is estimated now that there are
no less than 100000 individual
claims to be filed against the IL roads
that are defendants in the $24,000,000
suits.
The largest claimant is the state of
Missouri, with excess freight and pas
senger bills that will not aggregate
less than 100000, and which may go
as high as $350,000.
Missouri Building Has Beautiful Site.
Jefferson City, Mo.-The Missouri
Panama.Pacific exposition commits
sion is at present in San Francisco
looking after the details OF the con-
structiOn of the Missouri pavilion.
The following letter from Norman NJ.
Vaughn, secretary of the commission,
shows the progress of the work:
The Panama.Pacific international
exposition will be all its management
promises for it, which means that it
will be an appropriate universal cele-
bration OF the greatest human achieve
ment of all times, the completion of
the Panama canal.
On my trip over the grounds with
exposition officials l was particularly
impressed and elated with the site
chosen for the Missouri pavilion. 1t is
directly on the shore of the beautiful
San Francisco bay, commanding q
wonderful view of the broad expanse
of waters and the panorama of trans.
bay counties.
A more beautiful site could not have
been found, | am sure. From their
building Missourians will be able to
look directly over the bay, seeing
ships from all parts of the world Gid.
ing in and out of the famed Golden
Gate.
All the scenic attractions of the ex.
position site will be visible from the
Missouri building. There are more
than $4,000 Missourians in California
My trip over the exposition grounds
revealed series Of marvels. First
was impressed with the wonderful To-
cation of the site; then was amazed
by the rapidity of the construction
work; only to find myself enraptured
soon after with the exqusiteness of
the decorative scheme.
Back Of the exposition site the seen
cry is as beautiful, but of different
type, There rise the famous hills of
San Francisco on which are built
palatial residences.
1t Is astonishing to note the visible
progress Of the exposition builders.
The grounds have been laid out, roads
have been built and great areas OF
bright green turf are scattered here
and there. The enormous palace of
machinery, the largest wooden build
ing ever erected. is practically COM
pleted. All of the other 10 main ex-
hibit palaces are under construction.
The activity of the workmen and
the daily progress in building con-
struction assures the fulfillment Of the
promise OF the exposition manage
ment that all of the main exhibit pal.
aces will be completed and ready to
receive exhibits by July /, 1914. This
will leave eight months for the in
stallation OF exhibits. as the exposi.
tion will open Feb. 20, 1915.
One of the striking features OF the
arrangement of exposition buildings
which first attracted my attention is
the proximity of eight Of the main ex-
hibit palaces to each other These
magnificent buildings are grouped to.
gether over 43 acres In the central
portion OF the grounds. The distance
between buildings is only about $50
feet, thus sparing visitors the discom.
fort and fatigue resulting from scat.
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