, 1859-12-01
Message OF the Governor Of Missouri

advantages o1 railroad l&cluues, ana are aWak-
inr TO the importance of obtaining. at the ex-
pense u "pefat oot'as' iu1neoia'e ot e'en
proxanate railroad accommodations. Private
,nterprise il now making the most vigorous
anarts WHARF q f.u rears non IN. neonis xera
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almost wholly indifferent TO public enterprises.
The people now seem to realize the fact, That
.ba c,no,,.t;or of onr c,-ot trrrk ,o,d. viii 6x
t.' ~'r = -. w. -, 49, =.
tue postum oi nl'"oaft @s 1oe 1eatFo] empire
State Of the Union; and that the fa1lure to CON-
n1ete thcm will ;neyitab]y nut her in The nostion
which the enemies Of the system hare supposed
their completion will do-a condition OF op-
pressire taxation, crippled energies, and retard-
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The entire message Is an elaborate argument
in favor Of making an additional loan for the
con,n,s,;o, If tbe r.;1ro.ds Ia n-on,.., th,t
iufthef aao 10 me amount OIL 'o"F m'4uons o1
dollars be voted for this purpose, making The
entire debt of the State thirty millfons of dol
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II, IN GlvIng 1urther AID TO our railroad CON-
panies, the State debt is increased four million
do11ass. Haaea d II al .nas, peInaps & more taan
inrs tn each nerson in the State-an arrraoe of
about tEeuty dollars per family; and the inter
est, per family. Mt per cent, (aoout an aver,
nge. allowing toF The discount 1,s on the bonds)
onnu,n w Shait we refaee th;s amount If nd ~
nur railroad enterprises, with tue prospect be-
lore US that i viii secure tue taxpayers Of the
millions' when i reiusa. to erant this pittance
viii certainly entail more than half that amount
of debt upon III. tnd MI the incidental eyils be-
fore referred to! Could we, On the score Of DO
ilitical economy, pcrpetrate q greater folly2
Shal We rcfuse this little additional aid. in view
of The fact. that the roads themsel7es will be-
ts1nhie nrnnertr at tbe r fair vaiuaiion' md
thst the;F eariy sonnlet;nn viii stimuiate other
ra,lroa6 enterHr;se. tn tbc tate. fhe nronertv Of
which viii alhn be ta1ahlet Shall He. with
miser's rrir. hoid m to The fonr nillinus. and
crush he Fpirit Of enterprise from which 90
IN nlt;m s,ely ssddled with NV norton Of ths
,lcbt incnTred IN he lonn Of I'll bonds The taxes
mon the tributary roads. With that unon he
t1ant rn,ds NV In nrooress ri,i a.sisti in bear.
;no ths hnrden. indeed. would anon nav a
ios ~ 4h.a Il. Stsfo =. ~ .,T % danTTs ~ -
hats;no 49, ~ nv ,,ron H. ra;3rona hcnd.Ms r,.w ~
- ~ ~ X. ~ - - .ia,as, -tail"
,Ht3H y. sIs INCL ~ ~ '4AD''s "A'"'
~ S..~.r+ ;rt- ,ar.a. tail. shosr,,r tha
wv o1e"tA 1n.f 'uuess u @Ao'e Suo"'ne 'u7
had upou the city Of New York, from which be
draws the conclusion that no advance y.s mado
r,s.,o,E =. ,oo, Ila.;,.
on tne assessments from 1919 70 1879 'oo3'Dg
which time Now York had no internal improve
| :lneuts.} bat that, on the contrary, they de-
,-..,ad II .b,.o .;oht xea+x I'll nm mn In
.aoa'eo Ia .aoSs e'su' S-4,osv'vVv' -
l524 conaideraole paFt o1 Inc Ef1e lanai Was
in operation, and the assessments advanced
s,o an nm. 1n 1ses .he Er;e canal was carn.
~ 4o-o Nv 41 49, ~ 49, 49, o>@ 49,
| Pleteo. ma laey increased @4o'o'o'o"V more