The struggling Shady Rest Hotel is further jeopardized when a no-nonsense vice president of the C & FW Railroad is dispatched to investigate the apparently forgotten spur line that connects the towns of Hooterville and Pixley.

Kate uses a combination of charm, subterfuge, and wiles to prevent Homer Bedloe from catching the Hooterville Cannonball and getting to Pixley in order to initiate proceedings that would permanently terminate the train's operation.

Hard-hitting railroad president Norman Curtis travels to Hooterville with the intention of unceremoniously terminating the Cannonball's service, but he has a change of heart when he experiences Kate's hospitality and kindness.

Curtis breaks the throttle of the Cannonball and blocks the way to Kate's jamboree.

Kate intenta restaurar la confianza en sí mismo de Floyd Smoot después de que a este lo abandone su novia por correo. Con tal propósito, finge estar enamorada de él.

Uncle Joe decides to go into the cologne business.