Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-10-06
Railroads.

Railroad. He IL concealed 10 an ed
joining room and speaks through small
Aperture in The walL Whether be is
Mr. So, or ToodIss, or Blank, or @
member Of the firm mentioned By VIII
lard Carpenter in his card 10 this morn
ing's Journal, the jury are not permitted
70 know, but from the fact that be con
csals himself, they hays good reason to
Doubt bis candor, and from the fact that
fis communications are mere compIica-
tons from Mr.. Ingles, they have good
reason 70 suspect thai he is not dissn-
ierestsd witness, bat is one Of the sfors-
said arm, aud perhaps the Boss Of the
concern.
lie says ! delight 10 conte % pIating
the trade in garden truck" Perhaps
the amount Of his income renders The
cost of providing family with food q
matter Of no consequences, and perhaps
bis income depends somewhat upon the
earnings Of the X. a G. Railroad, or tbs
good wiE of its maEagers. To q man
who has 10 support bis family BIZ hard
labor, the cost Of food Is q matter Of ths
first importance, and every species IL
monopoly Is q him more or less mia
| rious Aase
The more garden truck we have in
uaarlxet abs cheaper 10 will be. But 4
look also for trade in wood for fuel, and
timber, lumber, coal, limestone aud iron.
Will yosir correspondent tell rs hoe shsse
\ things are TO be procured By Building
aroad in Kentucky7 A supply of these
ARTICLES will benefit every eiffzen. how
ever poor and whatever may be bis call
ing The Il. A G. road brings ee uone cf
them, nor would q road In Kentucky. III
is4 apparent that your Correspondent
cares bat litsls il anything for The inter
esta Of the citizens generally, and seeks
only TO increase the profits Of the mo-
! nopcly now snioyed by the H. a T.. road.
My object is 70 break up this and ether
nouopolies, and By means Of Increased
supplies and competition secure what We
need at fair prices, and az the Lowest
rates OF transportation.
Your correspondent has not toe man
lineaa.i 10 frankly admit thet the city aa q
corporation cen noa do es he proposed
IN bis former communication, via. en-
gage in baiIding roads and levies 10
Kentucky, but, argumeufatively grant
ing 1t, says the charter can be easily
amended. In reply have 70 say taat
the Legislature OF Indiana cannot AN.
thorIze Evansville 10 baild roads aud
levies in another State Whatever aid
the Henderson & Nashville road getz
frem Indiana mus be in the forn
OF subscriptions BY fudividuaia. Such
power never was givan nor never @iM
be given TO q municipal corporation. an
that conteudsd foe by s~s. The city
can help 10 build tas Straight Line road,
and individual citizens can help 10 build
the Henderson and Eashvilis road.
want TO see both reads built at once,
and It can DO done just rs well "a 10
build one at time. IL the city aud niai-
sens determine 10 do IL; but your cor.
respondent wants the HendeFsoa add
Nashville road built first, and thus 70
secure 9 monopoly to the 4. & c. road
Of the immensely increased trade, for
Just as long period a. be and othara
similarly situated can prevent the finiah.
ing Of che Straight Lane road. If be il
"an humble taxpayer on q small scale
Why does he fret2 There must be some
other motive than the public good, and
fSrtaa foete he is one OF the firm ailnd-
cd 70 py Willard Carpenter, viz John
Engle d Go. Lie says Sol Jonea's
road would have two outlets The
Southern road would have bot one for
two or three years" a. This enc out.
let would be the Z h @. road, which
would monopolise the trade, and would
carry what 10 pleased, when il pleased.
and Mt the highest prices that could DO
extorts5 from shippers.
Mr. speaka Of roada ba;nv
built from various points to this city
without our aid. Is be 30 ignorant Of
human nature az not 10 know that The
only certain way to secure help from
others ID 20 manifest az EARNEST aiapoai-
ton TO help yourself? Unless thelin-
habitants OF this city take hold and do |
som ething for themselves, they win hear
Gabriefs trump before they will hear |
the whistle Of a locomotive on any road |
terminating here, except the f. 4 C.
Road.
Mr.. objects 20 my deducainR
from the cost of the road the estimated /
cost of ballasiing, and thinks the road |
would be unsafe without ballast Does
he not know that the E. 4 c. Road ia
nos ballastedl IL is not; and vet Mr.. /
Ingle says it ia the safest road in the
Vest, and has 0aly killed one man i'm \
fifteen years HI thinks, too, that iron.
chairs, and spikes cannot be procured
with mortgage bonds The + & CT
Road procured iron, chairs, and spikes
in that way, and so did every other road,
and no substantial reason can be given
why II may not be- done by the proposed
road
AZ Mr.. -. is simply rshashinr the
arguments Of Mr.. Ingle, il Is not iuup-
propfiase 10 refer to the facts furnished
officially by the Secretary Of Mr.. Tnele's
road. That road 10 about one handrhd
and thirty-four miles long. It's con
struction was commenced about fifteen \
years ago The whole amount expended
durfag all that tsias for grading, cul-I
verts, bridges, cross-ties. iron. chairs.
spikes, track laying, right Of var, de-
pots, depot grounds. fencing, shops. ma. Il
chinery, switches, and locomotives and
other rolling stock, 10 G., 600, 5o9 70, As
appears from the Secretary's statement !,
IN me journal of to day. This is equal
to Sls,4O7 40 per mile. Of this not
more than - 500 per mile was paid by
subscriptions Of stock All tia rect was !,
procured on the credit Of the road or
paid for out OF its earnings The same n,
thing can be done again. The proposed |
road il City four miles long. Subscribe
s., 700 per mile, and add The vslus Of
the work already done-say TAT sasrEr
less than it cost 5000 per mile. aad ..
we have IS a basis Of credit $6, TOO uer
mile. To make mp this sum of O., 700
per mile, we ask the city to subscribe for
$3.50, 600, which would be equal 10 $40
300 cash, leaving SIS, 500 70 De sab .
soribed for BY individuals. In this essi-
mate ample allowance Is made for high
prices and contingencies. "a !
mir. Is evidently of the opinion
that all the tools are not dead vet. and (