The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-11-03
DR.. Pierce and the Indiana North
and South Railroad.

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and South Railroad.
We find in the Republican Press.
published at Petersburgh, an article
three columns long on the North and
South Road" The article purports
to be a reply to a paragraph which /
appeared in the Evansville JOURNAL,
October 18th, and is written by DR..
WINSTON S. PIERCE. President of the
North and South Road. The para
graph in the JOURNAL, to which the
three column article aforesaid is a re-
ply, was penned in no unlriendly
spirit, and the language used be-
trayed 40 want of respect. The
closing sentence, however, which
contained the suggestion that the
North and South Road appeared to
be a speculative scheme, and should
be carefully considered by those
asked to contribute toward its con-
struction, seems to have given par
ticuIar ofFense. DR.. PIERCE terms it
unfair, and calculated to prejudice
the people Of Daviess, Pike, and
Warriek Counties against the enter
prise.
We think everybody but the Doc
tor understood what was meant by
the terms speculative scheme" 1t
did not intimate that the Doctor or
his associates would misapply the
money asked for to aid the road, but
that his object, as we'll as that Of the
capitalists and contractors who should
take a hand in building the road,
would be to make money by its con-
struction. If they should succeed
in building good railroad and make
money for themselves, too, after pay
ing for all the labor and materials In
it, they would be entitled to and would
receive the thanks of all the country
through which the road passed.
Evansville, and the JOURNAL as well,
would not withhold their need of
praise; for, as we have repeatedly
stated, the improvement Of the coun-
try within thirty miles of Evansville
is the improvement Of Evansville,
which has no fear Of being over
sloughed by any town within much
greater distance than that.
Nevertheless, we think that any
man travelling through the country
and asking the people to subscribe
hundreds Of thousands of dollars to
build railroad Of his own original
lng-and especially if he does not re.
side on the line of the proposed road
must expect to have both his
motives and his measures closely in
CURED into by the public press, and
to face from time to time such eriti-
clsms as he shall in candor and honor
seem to deserve.
Now, if building North and South
Railroads in Indiana had heretofore
at any time. proven very highly remu-
neratIYe to their stockholders O,
Dondholders, or even to their con.
tractors, it would be much less re-.
markaoie, than it really is, to see
gentleman like DR.. PIERCE. with M
great interest in Southern Indiana II
be improved by it, undertaking I,
construct North and South Road
three hundred miles long, not runnin,
very near, certainly not to or from
any considerable towns In the State
DR.. PIERCE and the capitalists VIII
are to aid him, have lately seen ON
Indiana North and South Road. 9
about the same length as the one b
designs building. running from Louis
vile to Michigan City, with good Oh
eago connections-thus having Oh
cage with 100000 people at one en-,
and the cities round the Falls of II
Ohio with 10000 more, at the otbe
end-and which has been in onor,
ton twenty yeara-sold at public 50
to the holders of its overdue bond
for less than one-fouth Of ;ts -.
They have seen another Norlb -
South Indiana Railroad, With
a rival on the Ohio River betwe,
Louisville and Cairo-eonnecting t,
Of the finest cities in the State. a,
passing through many fine towns
road which has been running