The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, July 4, 1883, Page 4

nt + aed 7 hole BUTLER WEEKLY TIMES a oe yy. Mek arlaud., | Siton AND PROPRIETOR, i | TERMS OF SUPSCRIPTION: Chas BUTLER MISSOURI. WEDNESDAY, JULY 4, 1833. a ens ‘ THE RAILROAD CERTAIN. On Mon d announcing that Gov. Foster, a dispatch was recely- d Keiter, of New York, Amos Townsend and © with them in building the road trom Odessa to Ft. scott, will leave Col- umbus. Ono, on Saturday night. | This will enable them to reach this place on Monday. We regard this | as settling the question of the road’s being built. These men can not af- inany child’s play. ford to eng Besides, they have paid out over $50,000 for coal land. Everything begins to take shape that removes all reasonable doubt, so we chink. Par- | 1g the right of way and work will tres are now tak this side the rive pushed along with all possible speed. of cour erounds for doudt among those who understood the workings, but to out- siders, who were not posted, there was roomtor doubt, Enou made public to ¢ assurance of | ybe re- success and the C. & A. mi garded as a fixed fact. The party ot distinguished gentle- | men will go over the route from here | to Walnut and thence to Ft. Scott. | They will then return and probably | look over the balance of the line ich Hill tendered them the freedom | ot the city but their Gme is too much | vccupied to take in all minor towns cent to the road. in the country adj Allis well that ends well. | A BOOMING COUNTY. A vast amount of effort was re quired to get public attention attract- ed to this county and its unbounded resources, but now itis fairly boom i Wondertul deposits of coal at | h Hill and Walnut created con- | siderable excitement but it 1s nothing | in comparison with what we now witness as the outgrowth of the cdis- covery of coal oi! at Rich Hill and ‘tar tor Butler to the taith inspired in its existence ia other parts of the county. The signs are too many. There can be no doubt of rt. Bates is on the eve of un era of excitement and speculation equal to the palmiest days ot Penn- sylvamia. Fabulous tortunes will , down to busiaess be made and lost, towns spring up | fight. Butler will prove equal to this into cities ina day, men will be poor one day and rich the next and Vice versa, railroads will cor . cap-) it lists will come, hills and vallevs will be decorated with imposing oil dericks, the sun be dark ory sinoke, twenty thousand men willbe employed m the mines, the whole surtace wiil be a net-work of railroads. and below the surface will be honeycombed with mines and pierced by oil wells. = Muchhas al- ready been done b searcely a gining is yet made. Instead of two mining towns, there will ‘ Tmagnite elve of eq ce ol well there will thous- om) Rock cattered ) West Po int and from Walnut to ervone can do somethi: g. Mingo. 1, Stead of wo will he eart coal mines, v Se h of hundreds of trated to a dep. * ‘ ndreds « icie found. and a superior an what has been accox “PESHE ears, candidly view the Prospects sad every logical conc, US!0" points to Bates as the leading com "Y ° state within a very tew years. may scem like the merest buncs buttime will prove it correct an! fulfill the predictions m: The past wondertul ives been accomplished to demonstrate sary to estal the wonderful resources and the rush tor of capitalists and speculators w 1 essed semble what is wi Western teritories when ab ismade. It is already begun a gathers torce as i coal mines will be found an most promising oil reg yet been tested. E tothe interes i this part o Everyone c of real es: us if coal always brings recognized fitrich and prosperous dly, supported by the | * {looms up gr achievem There is noth attend us AH ABSOLUTE NEUESSITY. absolute ne Manufactures are sity to Butler’s future welfare. 2 Alm We say this v there is much to war there never was any | to render bot can be until the iron we make the as- } age sertion in erder ch is now | | onwhich to base an arguement but be- | i cause actually convinced ot Butler will The situation manufacturing center or settle back | 1d, lifeless place of will be progressive county of 1 ftende proves this. Rich Hill and Walnut | = will cut of all the Adrian alr lizes the north part of and, when the roads mentioned | completed, Altona be built in the east part of Bates will en up this question, comp'ete the circle which 1s amply | ; sufficient to just about ruin retail trade unless extensive developed. To make matters still worse, the de- velopment of coal and oil awake towns at Burdett and south- east of us. Matters have march even if so disposed. All there and go to work with a determination that knows no such a thing as failure. Tadeed, the alternative i sented and our town must either emergency as she has in the past. increased parts of the country and abundance uel and water, ed by fac- esndition Goods can shipped in all directions, most powerful railroad corporations in the West will ersect here. Pacific. San ta own here as cheap arrangements tr being measu to put their shoulders to the whe question of revenue tariff 2 tive tariff will con make up their r eat hope for the tuture. Enough has ten fald g | of jefferson City, irrespective of | ty, on Thursday ; Vest with a hi cane in recognition of his ser | United States Senator. He fi intl V | deserves a recognition from the ass of investments inthe West that ; es a recognition tro advances. New c Ital. ven- ; faulting treasurer progre dure burdens ¢ tax t evenue No « procecds were eded, and rater bi fit tavore sition 1s Rot con Detroit WING Ure and demand tt duced just as fast) as) circumstances will permit. f only sufficient t necessary revenue, but Republicans favor a tariff to protect certain dustries from forergn competition. Itas rapidly narrowing down to trade or revenue tariff on the other. side and protection on the This 1s « question which affects the h that web everything that we sell. Spain. retaliation for h vies levied f on provisions, es to Cuba has to be } h ground ther an article ectly to the pocke I and hence the lively tested in its scussion, It is gt tics, Recent dicisions of serous interfer with the ri ably id voters intend to take. Sedaha Democrai: dsome gold The tri rof Te Ss ot Tean = 3 j covery. c political parties have tak- of literals there was consid vere Kansas The ere Ww Be r Foote f © < some previous ac IiANCe ery of oil isthe result. If driamites had net been tance ot working a few inen can accomplish if they are determin- ed to wan. t cost most wonds to follow as the to endeavor. Of course discoy- ery might have been made some time but possib would ] have elapsed ce directon. Wh IS WALNUT A SWINDLE? This au stion is usked every day and every hourof the day, with none able to give answers which will satis- }fy all parties. We believe Walnut will be a booming town and that the provic and nearly »ped to and sent British Oth- | the new town. let | those, who have best opportunities | to kno le great quesiion in American 3 j throw a straw in the way of the ederal courts indicate that the dan- ats of 1¢ St. Louis Aep plattorms, esented Senator C. & A. isto be built. Mr. Pace’s interests in Butler are so great that he will do his utmost to secure the road. He can not afford to be z party to any such swindle as selling lots un- der promise ot building the road and then construct nething but a switch. Another thing, Rich Hill is taking too much trouble to prove it isonly a switch. Our neighbors don’t believe it themscives or th y would make less fuss about it. Rich ° Hill isa fine, prosperous place. and, as a citizen ot the county, we feel proud of it but the envy manitestedagainst * to the Infant = Walnut ts not anythi Wonde ed generaliy. We hope to see Wal- and it is so rear *scredh nut equatly osperous. If Butler i }or Rich Hili can’t he 1 her own with take a back seat and have pect it We don’t ean fail to m to keep s think Wal: good town and our reason is because a nost taith. Don’t y, have the new town or the new railroad. Let them by ali ahead. of “Ger atox, Court 53 Wri Sheridan. Review t the inside ot Was said and doae. resent, and a i 7 es ot loc loose things break Prairie, Rockville, asant Gap. Light- some of these irtinent | i i f i