The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1869-01-29


opposed 70 the road being ieid up
WV" '"e name OF Falls CRY and Vincennes
'o''' '"o assumed the meeting such ,o,s
"ou'd never be built. lie hod .xo,eso,
'"s opinion 'hst The preliminary o,e.u,z,.
W" o' me company was precipi,aIe ..
'"e' interests ss well as those OF Viocennas
"ao not been consulted. The yieus q, -.
p'o''e over ths river were for a rosd IN =,
LOUIS. oy The most direct route, and M o,hs,
'i"e IN This oge OF the world wos ~ b.
though, o. He urged that money hs ,.;s,.,
to make survey.
o'p'' hos'etter. OF Crawford county s,ia
ne o'nered with some Of the rem,rks 10
nea'S during the evening. rs said nv som.
'"'t money will be subscribed be,o,s ~.
route 70 laid down. I.is expected TIM, ci,i.
1ens VINO Gre very little inte rested will su,.
sc"oe stock to road! Will any citizen of
New Albany subscribe stock I, a road .hsn
mat road runs three miles north .f ... H.;
Certainly not. am satisfied the cou,,v or
VIII 10 her snare OF contributinp
20 me enterprise, but it cannot be ,sce,.
'a'neo what she will do until the line i.
located
Judge John Baker. of vincennes. in an.
s"er 10 question as TO what peIicv IN.
temporary directors should pursue. said ,h.,
each one should labor to secure spbsc,;o,;oo.
OF STOCK In his county until enough was ,e.
cured 10 effect a permanent oruaniz,io,
= 'r"na on The 18Th OF February.
=" aiud'ng TO The manner in which mil
Foaos ere built in this age, he said TIN, 4,
was hrst necessary to locate a line so =. >.
p""s' the capital Of railroad corporation
te s''d the road now building be,weenIn
annapolis and Vincennes was ,wo.,h;,,.
omp'e'ed' and at no Tina was over two hun.
''ed and tfty thousand dollsrs OF stock sinh.
'cfoed' no' was money raised to make
survey. When the company was orosnizsJ
hey issued their bonds, which were en-.
'o'seo by the Pennsylvania Central railroad.
md sold in The New York market st nine,v.
''gbf cents on the dollar. On this c.o;,.r
ne road was being built He said sbould
MS me De located 10 vincenner. the Obiy
no M'ss'ssi 'pi railrosd a nd The ,osds which
o''o' y vii steO in and build the road ss
nee. Ihey would. be said. have 10 do II in
and ia order to prevent spv
'her line from being constructed 10 s.,
'ou's south OF their road.
M'' Cs"non again spoke al consjde,sale
'"g'h' urging The road 10 be built 10 NJ.
armel. Judge Baker replied. ins;.,;,.
'a' me rosd would have to go as far north
re'ersourg st any rate. as The country
'"'h OF that was very rough
Mr NJ II Cobb thought, The preliminary
esn'zai'on premature, hoped the name Of
the road would be changed. and the feel.
9 in regard 10 the route 10 Mt C,rm,ld..
''oped. he was in favor of the line being
'i't TO DIT. Carmel. ss a road bed twenty.
20 miles ~es OF that point in Illinois "a.
ready graded. He wss in fsvor of Tho
oItest lire 10 st. Louis.
Hon Simeon X. Wolfe. Of Corydon. aid
had listened with a great deal Of interes,
'"e discussion, but was not ss,is6ea
'e'hef ~ was a tlsss meeting or no,. He
Dke OF 'he great commercial interest. oe
country centering at the falls, and .pok.
'he ev'den' resnl, OF building the road IN
''o'k' ana The necessity Of The shovi rou,e
o"g" 'hs State 10 81. Louis Ve wss
"'s'd TO hear gentlemen s.lude to few
'e h'''s 10 Crawford county asa barrie,
ar 'i"e to ST. Louis. when II Is wel,
w" mat 'he people Of Virginia viii bave
'''' "'e' mountains hundred times
h'r than the highest peak in This S.ate
urged New Albany 10 wake m 70 ms
or'ance OF The enterprise. and not ~.it
y o'her people aud moneyed covpo,..
q come 10 their rescue. You peopIe Of
Albany must do your duty IL youex.
70 see the iron horse pass through Won,
> drawing the rich products Of the conn.
oeyoLd the Atlantic and from aero. ,bs
. Pacific. II you do not, he will n,s.
md your reach. and your civ will bs
in the shsd. He said the frs, du,v of
people Of this city wac 10 secure Tho
n'zafion OF the company here and loc,,o
Dad 90 % to control i's eastern terminus