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The Railroads of Henry County
Newspaper Notes from 1884
The only newspaper now available for 1884 is a short run of the Clinton Daily Advocate in January of 1884. This is unfortunate, as 1884 was a year involving a great deal of railroad projecting, if not so much actual building. The only actual construction was the extension of the Kansas City & Southern line south to Lowry City during the year, but the ground-work was laid in 1884 for the construction in 1885 of the Kansas City Clinton & Springfield ("Leaky Roof") line and extension of the Kansas City & Southern northwards out of Clinton.
January 7, 1884 Daily Advocate:
We are under obligation to Mr. Wm. Bailey, through the hdands of Gen. Superintendent F. M. Green, for an annual pass over their road. The following: Kansas City and Southern Railroad formed by consolidation of Iron Mountain & Helena & Kansas City & Southern Railways, is neatly grouped in the upper left hand corner, and in the upper right hand corner a vignette of a railway passenger train, at night, with head light lighted and moon shining through a break in the clouds. Below these is a scroll on which is written the name of the party to which it is given, and for what purpose, duly signed by Wm. Bailey, Pres. & General Manager. On the reverse side is a map of Missouri and Arkansas with the lines of the different roads outlined with the principal stations.
MK&T RY
passengers giing south
No 152, mail 6:39 am
No 154, mail 8:44 pm
Passebngers goiing north
No 153, Mail 6:39 am
No 151, mail 8:07 pm
January 11, 1884 Daily Advocate:
Rich Hill Review:
Hon. Levi Moler was in the city Sunday and was met by a Review reporter. Mr. Moler was on his way to Emporia to attend a meeting of the managers of the St. louis and Emporia project, and stated that he has every confidence that this road would be built into Bates county the coming season, at least as far as the Prairie City and Hudson coal fields. That the franchise in some of the Kansas townships had been revoked and and work was being pushed as fast as the weather would permit. When capital is found to construct the St. Louis Emporia & Western, then we are satisfied these two enterprises will be united and one trunk road cover the ground. We hope it may thus turn out, and that all parties interested nmay be satisfied, and even more than satisfied.
The Rich Hill Review
The East and West RAilroad
As the darkest time of night is just before the dawning, so it would seem that the darkness of night in the matter of our east and west rail road is just before the dawning. Mr. J. D. Scott who has done the grading between this city and Appleton, returned from St. Louis Saturday and was interviewed by a Review reporter; and reports the situation bright abnd the possibility of the work being renewed with money to back it to the completion thereof. Arrangements are almost consumated to dispose of the bonds - $25,000 per mile of the entire line - at a sufficient per cent below par as will justify their being disposed of. Mr. Scott saw the letters from English capitalists, making the offer, the president of the road said the offer would be accepted unless a better proposition presented itself within a few days, which was under negotiation. When new lines are to be built - trunk lines like the St. Louis Emporia & Western, which will prove competing lines to other trunk roads there is no end to the obstacles that are thrown in the way by other corporations. Since the first mooting of this line of road and even before it was projected, we had faith in such a road being built. It is a practical one and one that would pay from the start. The line covered by the recent survey on Egnineer Emerson is almost identical with one mapped out by the Review in 1880. We hope it now grows speedily into something of substance. We had our doubts about the financial backing when Mr. Fox first camne to the front. We gave it all the aid that laid in our power, hoping to get it on a footing where capitlists would see the inmportance of the construction. Even if it is not now placed on a sure footing, the time is not far distant when another railroad will be built, giving this city another outlet to St. Louis and west. It is to be hoped that the present enterprise will be made to move right along as Mr. Scott is advised it will be.
January 12, 1889 Daily Advocate
The Rich Hill Coal and Mining Co. shipped during the month of December 2,340 cars averaging 400 bushels to the car and aggregating 936,000 bushels. The company's business for the months of November and December was the largest ever done by it,
January 19, 1884 Daily Advocate:
Sedalia Democrat
A Small Wreck
There was a freight train wreck at Windsor Thursday night, in which some nine cars loaded with dead freight were thrown off the track. Just as the second section of Four was about to pass the depot a cow crossed the track towards the platform and attempted to cross back, but was caught by the cars and the number above stated broke loose and plunged off on the ground,running seventy five yards. The wrecking train was sent out from this place and soon repaired the damage, which was not very great. No delay was caused to trains as the switch was used for train to pass. Not long after this irregularity a train broke in two parts near by and ibe section running back stove up eight drawheads.