The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1869-02-26
Special Correspondsncs OF the Courier ]
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New ALBANY, Feb. -, go.

rived at New Albany on the morning OF the
18th inst, aid found that . meeting Of the
leading ci,izens Of New Albany had been
held on the night prev ious. end a route 10
Mt. Carmel agreed upon with branch Ia
Vince0nes. Another meeting was held in
the afternoon Of the 18Th and about $a0,.
900 subscribed towards organizing this Com.
psny, aud articles drawn .up tor IL, designs
lung IT ss the N-w Albany. Mt. Co,mei soc
81, Louis AR Line Railway. Atrigh, III
meeting of the Directory Of the Falls Chy
aud V,nceppes Rprd was held q, -Psuw
H,h.-one OF the fnes, HIl- in the C,,y.-
The meeting wss largely attended bv H.
ci'xAns Of this place, and also q delegation
from iha Board OF !rsde, o. l. 'uisvilss. A
call of The Directory was had, and every
county was represented excepting Pike
Upon q call for the amount of stock cub.
scribed by each county Flotd reported 81.
200 Harrison none: Crawford nune. Orsnge
So 400: Dubois 81 600 uncon ditionsily aud
Sl3 900 Provide tho town OF Jsrpe. b.
IN ads q point: Pike none: Knox SO 600;
being only $23 GOO Of subscription which
was avsi!uble Tor the purpose Of orgsnizs-
lion. The Directory 6ndioe 'hs, no, enough
stock was subscribed to osesnix,. adjourned
yithou, day. The meeting then took up the
formerly proposed articles Of the Mt. CIR.
mel Road, and after wrsnglne and gsssine
Iby numerous individuals from LOUSY lille
Princeton and Mt. Carmel, and . speech
from bis Ho,or-Msyor Greene, Of Vlncen.
mes, in which hs effeclusliy killed the
chances OF an organization being effected
happy hit wac made by Mr.. McDonsid Of
this City in which he proposed TO abandon
all which had been done. and an nounced thai
he with twelve Others. stood rec dy upon such
absodonment. 10 make up by their own cub
scrip,ions the $4,000 necessary 10 effect
an orgsniz,tion OF company 10 run TO ut.
Carmel and 81. Louis. His suggestion wac
adopted, and the $50 600 was soon sub
scribed, aud the following persons elected
Directors:
Fioyo County-Jesse j. Brown, j, I'm r
Cannon, Willism s Culberison. Morris Nc
Dons Id. John b Ford. Lswre nee Bradley
J. II. McMshsn, Augustus Bradley, DR.. 4
Newland. L. G. Msibsws.
Harrison County-Benjamin p. Douglas.
Crawford County e. II. Goldin.
Gibson County-Dr. A. Lewis.
Mt. Carmel, Iil.-A. J. Hsbbertcn.
The Directory met on the morning OF the
10Th, and elected Mr.. August Bradley. the
energetic boot g. shoe dealer, on Pearl S..
in this City, % Presiden, OF the Directory.
DR.. NewlsLd was chose Wee Pres't. anc
Geo. Lyman. Secretary. The officers
chosen are q guarantee that everything con
nec,ed with the road will be lair and that NJ
swinde will be allowed. The Directory 10.
intend to have survey Of the proposed
routes made Immediately. and then the best
practicable route vii. be selected, without
regard to location OF towns, and II the PEG
pie interested in that route will subscribe
literally TO build the road, it will 90 there,
but II the people on such ronts fail to &c,
such subscriptions a. they ought, It may be
chssged TO sno,her route. and soma places
left out in the cold. A direct line from New
Albany to NJ. Carmel will run shout two
aud half miles south Of jasper, but a. the
route must divergs st this end Of the line, I,
the north. 10 order to get owe: The knobs,
|, will certsinly, IL our citizens do ,hei,
share 10 subscribing. strike the level coun
Try at Jasper, end ruo % near straight from
there 10 MI. Carmel, % the face Of ID.
country will admit, 90 we hope our citizen.
will oil see the necessity Of doing all they
can 10 favor Of this enterprise.
! Petersburg probsbly missed On excellent
thing for her By not having . delegate pres
ent here. a. II vas a. that point the branch
70 VinceDnes was TO start, and II she hst
been here with few ihouss nd dollars shs
could have secured two rosds through bel
borders, one 10 vincennes, end The o,her The
greet main route from the Pacific 10 the Al
antic. Blu. enough Of The raiIrosd at pres
lent. OF our resders will TIRE.