Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1858-06-24

is vitality important that we should secure
the market which the Railroad will give
us, at the earliest practicable moment
BY reference to another column, it will
be seen that thousands of bushels of
wheat are now daily being bought all
along the line Of the road, giving the
farmers of Dubuque and Delaware coun-
ties paying cash market just at the
time when its deprivation would involve
them, as it has us, in great sacrifice and
loss. They are reaping benefits now,
which, given to us. every man of us
could afford to pay double the amount of
the proposed tax for, and rather than
have it delayed another year, we could
afford to give six times the amount. And
we fully believe that, unless, by voting
this tax, we encourage the company to
prosecute the road energetically through
our county, that we shall suffer this loss.
We have no doubt that the voting ofthis
tax will accelerate the roads construc-
ton, while its defeat will retard it. We
believe that rather than the latter, the
people of this county could donate the
amount proposed to the company, and
then make money by it. The immediate
opening of a market by the construction
of the road, will undoubtedly raise every
mans produce in price sufficient to more
than meet the increase of his taxes
This is taking the poorest possible view
of the case, and yet it alone would war;
rant us in voting for the proposition.
The great fear of the people has been
that they could not obtain the money to
pay the additional tax. The action of the
company has, however, nullified the OBJ
lection. They have agreed to take their
scrip, or any other of their obligations,
in payment of the tax. The county Judge
and county treasurer, as will be seen by
the certificate subjoined, declare that
these obligations will be accepted, and
that the company must issue sufficient to
pay the whole tax. We have never had
any doubt that they would do so. They
will be compelled, for some time to come,
to progress with their road by giving
their obligations to their contracto If
these obligations will buy produce, de-,
they are as good as gold to them, and the
object of this tax, as we understand it, is
simply to induce the citizens of Buchan-
an County to take the scrip in payment
for produce and other things which we
have and the contractors want. For this
reason, we can see nothing but plain, fair
dealing upon the part of the Company.
Still, ii there was anything wrong, the
action of the county judge and treasurer
renders the operation perfectly safe for
the people.
The company have declared that they
will Immediately commence work in the
county, if the vote carries. They, in
fact are compelled to do SO by the terms
Of the proclamation. The work for which
this tax is to go, is TO be done after its
voting and previous to its collection
This, we think, insures immediate opera
ton here. We shall, then, have mar
ket for what we now have to SELL and at
much better prices than We now offer it,
and for the coming crop we shall have,
as our neighbors of Delaware and Du-
buque counties now have, cash local
market, made by grain and produce buy
ers from abroad. Business must, then.
Immediately revive among us, confidence
will be to Il great extent restored, many
who are now wishing to leave us will
cheerfully remain, and our county will 90
forward. with alacrity, in the work of i'm
provement. With the stock which the
investment would bring us, we could en-
dow some good educational institution in
our county, or keep it as means of rev.
enue, thereby lesscning, TO large ex-
tent, our taxes in the future We see no
contingency of loss to the county BY
adopting the proposition, but the proba-
bility, amounting almost to certainty,
of great benefits. We therefore hope
that the people of Buchanan county will
vote, as we honestly believe it is their in
terest to vote, For THE RAILROAD LOAN
The following is the circular of the
Judge and Treasurer:
TO THE TAXPAYERS OF BUCHANAN COUNTY. |
7 HEREBY CERTIFY that for the one per
i cent tax on this county, in favor Of the Du
buque ,N Pacific Railroad Loan, should the
same be carried the County Treasurer will take
in payment, the SCRIP OF SAID COMPANY,
or any other obligation which said Company
may issue and further state that said Com
pany is legally bound TO issue said Scrip sutii-
cent To pay said tax, and in case they should
not. they forfeit their contract with the county
and no Tax-Payer will be bound to paw the tax.
.Fn Asr,s.