The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1867-05-04

! The road would pass through eome of m
finest and largest coal fields wes. OF Pitts
burgh. Its conceded BY persons compe
tent 70 judge Of these matters ihs, there sr
no finer coal hsIds IN The eres, Misrissipp
vsIiey than those Of Spencer county. NO
is there any coal superior IN qualify shs,
the Spencer county coal, and could ,hss,
coal 6sids be brooPh, into market bv III
es'sbiishment of this pro?ossd road, 4
would be . source Of insxhs us,ible wealth
70 the peupIe Of Spencer county.
That THE rosd 10 entirely prsc,icsbls
and that IL would pay there can be no que.
tieD. when We call 10 min the far, that Il
would open up communication with the en-
tire southern csunsry. II would be ihs
main artery Of southern usvei 70 tho east.
ern cities. and would spon command the
great Gotten shipping fseIghis of ,hs south
That, with the great staples. corn, tobse.
leo. wheat. oats. barley. rye, snd iumber Of
Spenrer. Wasrick and Dubois eoun,ies
would require the iuIl carrying capacity Of
a No. I Rsilrosd.
Stockholders in the rosd eoud not bu,
be enriched by handsome dividends. The
country slong | elins end for . radius o.
twenty miles on either side, would be vest
| y enriched and bcne6usd, and gsnesal
prosperity would visit slI our people.
The fetal estImstsd expense Of the road
from Rockport to Jasper. 40 miles. would
no, vsry far from $l0O 600. This sum
looks large. but when We remember shsl
there is On sssessment Of tsxsble property
in Spencer county (snd this assessment il
always low Of shout five millions ~ dol
lars. il is sppsrent that but : small pei
cent Of this wealth would build the road
When once built. no reasonable minded
man cen doubt that the remsindes OF hi,
property will be sshanced in value double
10 present worth. Let our people tsks 4
prsetiesbse view Of The thing, and moi
consider sbat when they psy out S40o cor
or $500 600. they are the loosers by ,ha
smcuni by no means. II 10 apparent IRON
our knowledge Of The effects OF railroads Il
Other localities that this money 10 MT M,
spent or thrown away. Il returns 20 US il
various wsys. Il brinas capital 20 ou
towns and county. 1. builds up manuisc
toriss. Il opens up new farms. II bring,
our lands into msrket. Il invites labor On,
Immigration 70 our borders. u word i
brngs prosperity TO sH OF the people, on.
puts " 10 communication with The busy
busting world. and give Us . higher. noble
ard more exalted civilization. Are no,
these results truly worth contepding for
We believe u, we feel II.
Whenever the road is determined upor
and the fret ground broke upon ihe 1 s,er.
prise, our property will rise in value an hun,
dree per cent. 1t is believed thar $500 OOC
vii. build the road from Rockport 10 the Du.
bois cccnty line. Now are there not ia
Spencer county three hundred men who
could give 81 OO0 each without any serious
inccnsenience, not 10 speak Of hundreds ef
others who could give $500 and $500. snc
S200. snd tl0Os
This railroad must snd will be built. II
is only queslicn Of time. Shall we act
the part OF old fogies and lay supineiy on
our backs end &C, the sluggsrd. while 9th
er communities and people. more wlssIy
their true isierests, back ID the
sunshine Of prosperity (! We hope not,
trust rot. believe pos.
The people Of Dubois county are terribly
In earnest about THE matter and they viii
have On outlet 70 the river, and Or course
ihst psopIe Tho viii lend them the mos,
and back up their jsd,.
ment By liberal subscridtions OF stock, will
get The sermini Of shs road. and II our ci,i.
zens dilly.csIly over this .h.ag Un'ii The
golden opportunity IL lost them Of mshinc
THIS the objective point for the road, ,hsn
farewell 70 tho prosperity of Rock port and
Spencer county. We msy then hang up
our 6ddls and mourn over our folly. We
can never hope 20 be anything else thsu .
second tell 20 another peoples ki,e. The
'osd here end then daily line Of boat.
us with the southern roads via
0~snsboro. will make 2ockpon live.
hsivlng business city Of twenty thousand
shsbisss,s 10 less shsn ten years, w,th The
~hir andhum Of activity. Think Of these
hinge, friends, and make up your minds 10