Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1853-07-28

in This county is now 80 cents per bush
ell, and you can s,oop bushels of corn
for one dollars worth Of some kind o..
trade; when. instead, you might sell the
5 bushels for 50 in cash, if we had the
benefits of the Rail Road. AT the pres
eni prices of corn here, and in Chicago,
without the road, the farmer, selling 500
bushels would get S75, aud with the
road he would get S200--mark the dir.
ference, $l25 more on the sale Of 500
bushels. At such rates who could not
afford TO pay two or three mills on the
dollar of tax. Facts and examples of
this kind without number might be nam.
ed 10 prove the utility Of Railroads and
10 prove tha, our future property and
wealth depends upon having one thro'
Henry county. Let this subject be talk
cd about until fairly understood, when
all objections will vanish, the people
will vote for the road, and then we will
soon see The Iron Steam Horse IN our
county.
Wheua prudent man is about TO buy
land, house and LOT, merchandise. or
evsa horse, especially if he buys on a
credit, he wishes To feel satisfied that the
article bought will sell well and pay well.
jus, so, in voting for this Railroad sub
scriptlon. The prudent man ought 10
| ask. does ask and will ask the question,
Twill ii pay well!"
In reply we can say, that in the opin.
ion Of candid and judicious men who
are well informed on the subject. i, will
be without doubt both safe and prof /.
able investment; that as soon as the Road
is completed the profits of Henry coun
ty IN the road will more than pay the in.
terest, and that we can sell out our stock
at any time at cost and probably a, pre-.
MUM. Thus the interest will be paid
without taxation, the debt paid off and
the full benefits of the Road secured TO
our county. That il is safe and profi,a-
BILE may also be inferred from the vas,
amount of money the company expend
10 building it. They must know that il
will pay well. Delaware co., Ohio took
$3.50, 600 stock in Railroad and have
lately sold and cleared over $40, 900. -
The stock ia q number vt Western Rail
Roads is cow worth from SIS to S45
more than original cost.
The assertion that Illinois and other
States involved themselves in debt by
taking stock IN Railroads many years
ago, we consider TO argument ut this
time. They acted too soon; The trade
OF tile country did not demand it: those
roads, projected by politicians and dem
agogues, commencing ut no place and
ending al no place, either east or west,
could not be otherwise than q failure. -
But now look at the result in Illinois aud
Indiana since lae people have built roads
TO gel 10 the eastern markets. Now we
only propose to take stock 20 build a
road that will unite ne with another road
extending from all the eastern cities, AMI
which will ultimately connect California
with New York.
A few words more and We ar done.
Ii is proposed To have this road pass
/ through the central part of Henry coun
Ity. This is The only route that would
be Of equal and exact justice 10 the cit.
liens OF all sections OF the county
The north and The south will be alike
benefited. The greatest good to the
greatest number" is our motto. II The
road pass through the south part of our
county, injustice would be done 10 the
people in the North. or. If the II al go
north, injustice would be done to the
people of the South The central route
is the only union route where there can
be no sectional objections.
Citizens of North, South and Centre,
road. Lei us all work together for the
common good, and finally secure the
Road by voting for it on the lst Monday
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