White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1866-05-24
Che Kansas Chief.


aCounty Railroad sabscription.
One week from next Tuesday. the vo-
ssrs Of Doniphsn County will be called
upon to decide the question Of subscribing
Bonds to the amount Of 800. 900 to the
Northern Kansas Railroad. and like
anesnt to 8 Rsilrosd through the Coun-
ty north and south. As to the plea Of
some. that spectators will get bold Of
the Bonds and use them, without build
ing any Railroad, it is unnecessary to say
snythins; for by the very terms Of the
proposition, no Bonds can be issued until
thirtssn miles of either Road are compile.
tsd and in running order. and twenty .six
miles must be completed before the entire
amount of Bonds can be issued.
Il only remsins. then. to determine. in
our own minds. whether it would bs to
the real interest of the County to sub.
scribe the Bonds. or to vote them down.
We would not knowingly advocate .
measure that would be an injury to the
people, /; sad inssmuch q our own taxes
are no uncomfortable item, We would BY
no means favor proposition calculated
10 increase them. without expecting some
benefits to arise therefrom. Two hun.
dred thousand dollars would be heavy
amount for the presen. population Of
Doniphsn County to shoulder. while 10
the ustter of building Railroads. it is
but . drop in the bucket; yet it will
show . willingness on our part to do
what We can to help along an enterprise
TO which persons outside are contributing
their means. We have frequently doubt.
Cd the policy of County subscriptions to
Railroads; yet it has become q general
custom. and is usually considered neces.
sary to help the project along. It is con-
tended BY some, that If the Bonds are
once voted, and the work commenced,
*hsir payment can be enforced. whether
the required number of miles Of Road are
completed or not. We are entirely ig.
norant on the nice teehnicalities of law,
and cannot express an opinion on this
point. But assuming that all these pre-
iiminsriss are proper and in right shape,
we shall proceed to discuss the advants.
gss of Railroads.
II our present ten thousand popul alton
would have the e2OO. 900 to paw, it
would bear down pretty hard but here
IL the FIRST mistaken ides. Under our
tax law. Railroad tracks. stock. depots.
and everything connected with them, are
vslued and taxed as other property.
With twenty-five or thirty miles of Road
running through ths County from east to
west, and the same anoun, from north to
south, together with rolling stock. bridg.
g, depots, &c, this alone would add sew
srsl millions to the taxable property Of
the County. And as one of the Roads
would have terminus in the County, it
would add still further to the value, ss
shops. and all kinds of extra
stock aud nsteriai, are always kept at
ths starting point.
Another advantage, will be the i'm.
msnss increase in wealth and population.
Northsra Kansas is universally admitted
10 be the choicest spot west Of the Mis-
'ouri River: yet her progress is merely
It creeping gait. compared with some
'thsr sections. From every direction.
here is grand rush for Central X snsss,
'lons the line Of The Railroad being built.
We see the emigration passing BY us
continually, for thst region. People st
distance seem to be ignorant of the ex.
,ssncs Of any other portion Of Kansss.
That section is opening and settling up q
y II By magic. while it is not to be com. {
Jared with ours in any of the elements 9
bat 30 to make up . desirable country. +
)ses build Railroads here. and change q
lould soon b manifest. We would o
ave such rush OF emigration a. Central 6
lsnsss has not seen. Our population |,
.ould double in very few montbs, and
roperty would increase immensely in I
alus. Here would be other population q
nd other wealth to bear 8 share Of the \
A1ssion.
ssill another advantage. vsuld be the
ssassl Of Trade and commerce kept open
rougaous the entire yssr, and facilities
{ reaching the head Of the market at sll Il
asons. With Railroad depots at in.
'ls Of every Eve or ten miles. farmers
'uldn no longer be compelled to haul u
cir produce weary distances to ship. te
ng point; and this saving in time and d
psnss Of wagoning. would justify the %
ymsns of double the present taxes. os
'ith this rspid and uninterrupted means ~
transportation to market. they could ha
.sys avail themselves Of advantageous On
,ditions of the markets. which it is an
y impossible for them to do at oil In'
zee. Besides, the articles which they h'
81 purchase. would be cbespened by =