The Sedalia Weekly Bazoo

THE COLORADO ROAD.

Nine Hundred Miles in Contemplation by the Santa Fe.

The question of the Colorado road coming to Sedalia, for sometime has been mooted, but of late nothing particularly definite has been learned. In a dispatch from Topeka published yesterday in the Globe-Democrat, there are some statements which will be of interest to Bazoo readers, hence it will be found below.

Topeka; August 26.—The amended charter of the St. Louis, Kansas City and Colorado Railroad Company was filed in the office of the Secretary of State yesterday. The charter relates that at a meeting of the Board of Directors, held in Fort Scott, August 25, the amendment of the charter was authorized. The name of the corporation will continue as heretofore— St. Louis, Kansas City and Colorado Railroad Company. The purpose for which the corporation is framed and the charter amended is to construct and operate a standard gauge railroad, and, in connection therewith, lines of telegraph and telephone. Route No. 1—Beginning at a point at or near the city of St. Louis, in the State of Missouri, thence in a westerly direction through the counties of St. Louis, Franklin, Gasconade, Osage, Maries, Miller, Cole, Morgan, Pettis, Lafayette and Johnson, to a point at or near the City of Kansas, in the county of Jackson, of Missouri.

Also route No. 2: Commencing at the most practical point en route No. 1, between Versailles, in Morgan county, and Cole Camp, in Benton county, thence in a southerly direction through the counties of Morgan, Benton, Henry, Bates and Vernon in the state of Missouri: thence westerly through the county of Bourbon to a point at or near the city of Fort Scott, in said county of Bourbon.

Also route No. 3, commencing at the most practical point on route No. 2 in Benton county, Mo.; thence northwesterly by the most practical route through the counties of Benton, Pettis, Henry, Johnson and Lafayette, to a connection with route No. 1 at the most practical point in Lafayette county.

Also route No. 4, commencing at the most practical point of connection with route No. 2, in Henry county, Mo.; thence running westerly through the counties of Henry, Bates and Cass, in the State of Missouri; thence westerly through the counties of Miami and Franklin, in the State of Kansas, to a point at or near the city of Ottawa, in Franklin county.

Also route No. 5, commencing at the most practical point of connection with route No. 1, in Johnson county, Mo., to a point at or near the city of Warrensburg, in Johnson county, Mo.

Also route No. 6, commencing at the most practical point of connection with route No. 1, in Johnson County, Mo.; thence northerly through the counties of Johnson, Lafayette and Ray, in the State of Missouri, to a point near Lexington Junction in Ray county.

Also route No. 7, commencing at the most practical point of connection with route No. 2, in Benton county, Mo.; thence through the counties of Benton, Pettis and Saline, in the State of Missouri; thence northerly through Carrol and Chariton counties to the most practical point on the northern boundary of Chariton county.

Also route No. 8, commencing at the most practical point of connection with route No. 2, in Miller county, Mo.; thence southwesterly through the counties of Miller, Morgan, Camden, Benton. Hickory, Polk, Cedar Dade and Barton, in the State of Missouri; thence westerly through the county of Crawford, in the State of Kansas, to the City of Girard, in Crawford county.

The estimated length of railroad, telegraph and telephone lines is 900 miles. The principal places of business are to be at Fort Scott and Topeka, Kas. Term of existence, ninety-nine years. The number of directors will be nine, and the names and addresses of those now elected who shall hold over until their successors have been chosen and qualified are: D. L. Gallup, Boston; John Gallup, jr., St. Louis; S. T. Emerson, Hamilton, Ill.; C. H. Osborn, Fort Scott, Kas.; I. H. Sturgeon, St. Louis; Jno. C. Carpenter, Chanute, Kas.; George W. Kimball, St. Louis; T. C. Jones, Chanute, and A. A. Hurd, Topeka, Kas.

The Santa Fe thus publicly acknowledges that it proposes to enter St. Louis by this route, and it will go right into some of the best Missouri territory traversed by the Gould lines. It is further stated from an authoritative quarter that the bulk of the $10,000,000 new stock recently issued will be applied to the early completion of this line and the Santa Fe trains will be running into St. Louis at about the same time that they enter Chicago.