The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1863-04-18
Core pondence of the Jasper Courier
Rail Road to Rockport.

@A>H Nah~-Au tut Nsot " Setuiun iAA"
INST, ! see you have an article in relation 10
some means by which the farmers
u Dubois County. can better ge. their pro.
TO murket. The suggestion il a good
one. and am glad to see you taking hold
Of the matter; some cheap means for trans
your large and increasing surplus
has long bcen'wanted.
have q suggestion 70 make on the sub
Jet for the consideration Of The citizens OF
Dubois county. IL Is to construct a cheap
Rail Road, iron Jasper - Rockport Such
a road as will answer the wants and ne
cessilies OF the citizens Interested can be
constructed ready for the rolling stock fr
from two to three thousand dollars per mile.
and viii cost from J as2er to Rockpor,. from
a hundred 10 humid cd and twenty Thousand
dollars. The ground is well adapted. the
only bridge between here and Jasper would
be ovefPstoks. Il would pass through Or aear
Csnteryille. q entry lille. Eliz, beth and Hun.
lingburg. through as rich and fertile coun-
Try as the Sun shines, upon already well
improved. Now the only question TO BE-
settled, is a we Get the farming interes y
along the line TO give Us the hep by tax.
ing stock, end secure the building Of The
road We propose the At rail; the I ruiI Of
course would be better, but we are not
81 ong enough yet 10 build a road with q 7
rail; the Iron Tor such . road would cost ter
to " elye thousand dollars per mile: that l.
more than our people can raise without break
ing Us up. The road would run about 20 miles
through Spencer aud about Is miles through
Dubois county. | think | hazard nothing in
saying that we viii meet Dubois Co on the
line dividing the two counties. The fiat
rail will answer ali our prese0t waits. Il
would not. 10 expected that we should make
as fast tine (nor is il nscessary) a. 10 made
on roads connecting city aud city; what
is vented j. 0 cheap and certain means
10 transport the produce TO the river and
carry back the salt, coffee, sugar. molasses
aud other articles TO meet the demand Of the
interior. The Hat rail will do this aud carry
passengers from 10 10 IL miles an hour,
this " ould be a certain aud reliable mean
Of ranspor ssiion. making daily trips in al
seasons Of the year. giving the farmers the
advantages Of the prices on the river at al
tines. and there would be Q cont nual in.
crease Of trad and trsve. on the road. With
this estimate OF the cost the mex. question
Is, would il pay; | think il would with fair
management. Make q calculation OF the
amount paid this sesson fer the hauling OF
tobacco 10 the river At the rate OF from 8 to
10 dollars per Hhd". and then calculate how
much would be saved ia line and money
70 the farmers BY shipping il Tor ! q 2 dol.
lars per HID" [scrording to distsnce and
zee how mu ch you save. This is but one sr-
,iclc. Iiwould also 10 my opinion. pay the
stockholders . handsome sum BY way OF div.
idends- Indeed il would pay every way. and
be q sure, certain and reliable means Of
transportation and travel. Our people have
been discussing the matter Tor some time
y MI we are going into il. The road will be
made, but to secure aspcedy completion VIZ
want . united effort. We propose this sea
son u organize and get the stock subscrib.
ed. get the road surveyed, and the estimates
made. and il We mee. with the success from
the farming interests that we anticipate, to
build the entire road 10 Jasper mex, season.
Our purpose il to make the road 10 J Jasper,
should we meet with sufficient encourage
inent. and we hope we shall. The road will
10 doub, be continued on 10 White river,
AMI make a connection with the Ohio and
Mississippi road. which would connect Us
with the Fact and Wesl by rail. The build
ing OF this road 10 . matter Of great impor.
lance. indeed il il . necessity. Il is cheap
i is legitimate and feasible. and we con
build il. il 10 Of the greatest Importance
however 10 enlist in il the great mass Of
the farming interest. They will be realty
benefited by IL I trust the enterprise wild
meet with favor BY the citizens Of your
county and that every citizen. will begin 10
discuss the matter with his neighbo,s. So
that when we come 70 open the books, for
the subscription Of stock that everv one will
be ready to come forward and subscribe Iiber.
ally, and then the road will be eli put IN.
der contract At once and be speedily finish
ed. and will BE- . road and paid fo..-
When come up to Dubois next month
you will hear more from me on The subject.
Yours. &c. d. r. LAIRD.