The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-06-08

e the county, who all feel SO deep anin,erest il
J the result
y TO the Tax Payers Of Dubuqe County
c THE DUBUQUE ANB PACIFIC Ra. ROAD.
i In few days from now, the peple Of thi.
County will be called upon TO vote on ques-
/ ton of the most vital importance em presented
{ TO them for the exercise of their vots a ques-
. ton iraught with interests Of the giatest mag
n;tude, but at the same time, surrouded by cir.
cumstances of very grave charac.r.
A great deal has been said throus the hily
press of this city for and against the,ropriey Of
this county taking 100000 stock il this Rad,
kind of basis on which to s,arti.
! The object Of the writer is to g W his views,
calm and unprejudiced, upon this subject lo,k-
ing neither to the right nor to the left, but keep.
ing in view the interests Of the whole Counv,
and the individual interests of which its corr :
rate capacity is formed.
That railroad, in any direction west from
Dubuque, would be of the greatest possible al
vantage, to the people of this City and in cel
tain ratio to the people of the entire county,
very few will deny. But the true question is
is it of such nature as TO induce the tax payer,
of Dubuque county [who will ultimately have to
foot the billy to give 1t their sanction, After
looking at the subject from different points Of
view, and giving it all the reflection my humble
capacity permits, am constrained 10 say it is
not.
regret to be obliged to say this, for il is in
direct conflict with my private interests, but ex.
pediency, in matters of this kind, must give
place to principle.
The advantages of this county (or rather the
people of the county, as stock holder, as far as
the profits arising from the earnings of the
road are concerned, would be equal bu,
the equality ends here. Would the ac-
commodation afforded be equal BY no
means. a few people living contiguous
TO the line Of read or some of is depots would
no doubt be vastly benefited, as would also those
living in the immediate neighborhood in such
adjoining county, as it may touch; but what ac-
commodation, would it be to the farmer living
% miles or ten Or even five-who would have
to haul his produce, as he has now, over impass
able roads and swoolen crceks' None. That
the contemplated Railroad would advance the
value of real estate, in given ratio, over all
this county is admitted, and that there are cir
cnmsf,nceS upder which county n,;rbt nro6t
ably take stock and be an individual benefit, is
also admitted. Such for instance as an inte rior
inland county wanting channel of trade, like
those in the State of Ohio, which have been re-
ferred to by some writer discussing the subject
in one of the papers. That argument, however,
does not apply here. Dubuque is to all inten,s
and purposes maratime county; her centre of
(Dubuque) will in the course of few
months be in an nnbroken connection by railroad
with most Of the Eastern markets, giving the
people of Dubuque county all the facilities they
could expect from railroad enterprise, IsDIvIp-
UALLY.
If you wish to pay taxes, tomeet ten per cent
interest on $4,000 for the chance of making
it profitable as an investment, fear it is very
littleof it will find its way back into your pock-
cts again.
Most people are pretty we'll able to take care
OF their own affairs but when it comes to public
matters (such as what is every mans business
is nobody's business) )-,hey can't see things in
the same light
will not here speak Of the constitutional
discussion connected with this subject. AS far
as that goes the proposition to submit it to the
Supreme court is satisfactory and is no longer,
on that account, any objection with me.
In the examination of this subject have asked
myself the question how could the county of
Dubuque be most benefited by a loan Of $780,
900.
The conclusion forced itself upon me Build
with it, 0ogether with 100000 to be borrowed
by the City, three grand Plank or Macadamized
Roads to the verge Of the county
say one West-another North West and the
other South West. Bridge the various creeks
which are SO dangerous to the safety Of the cit-
izens in times of high water, and frequently
prevent people from attending to their town
business in even ordinary stages of water Let
each township be organized for the construction
of Township Roads to intersect the trunk Roads,
and you will have made the county of Dubuque
one Of the happiest and most comfortable, if not
the wealthest, in the Mississippi Valley. You
will also have the advantage of the argument,
used in favor of the railroad, Of having the
money all expended back again amongst you
with this other advantage of yourselves being
its recipients. :
Such loan as the above purposes indicate,
would come clearly within the power of the
County Judge, and | believe would be cor
daily responded to--at least by me. In
the mean time, Dubuque is bound to have
Western Rail Road. If that highly respecta-
bic and wealthy Company phe Illinois Central)
don't find it TO be their interest to build Rail
Road Yves, as feeder for their Eastern and
Southern, the Southern Wisconsin Rail Road
Company, in which Dubuque is already interes-
ed, will, trust, by the time their Road reaches
the Eastern bank of the father of waters, oppo-
site to Dnbuque--have attained strength and
po'cer and means enough to construct Du
buque and Pacific Rail Road.
With these views, hurredy thrown together,
subscribe myself,
Your fellow citizen,
b. J. OHALLORAN.
Dubuque, May 3lsi 1883
Is 1T So o!-Mr Brace, in his "lIome Lice
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