The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1869-01-22

mss, oHo ilke AMI DuDois counter, W. CsI
put the road under contract by the frs, o.
Nav.
Mr. NJ. w. LaRue. Of louisville, a mem
Der OF the Council Of that city. .ddre,se,
meeting. He regarded the road 10 Vincen
mes as n most important one 90 both Louis.
vile aud Vincennes by way Of Mnchell, i.
one hundred and twenty. six miles. and by The
proposed route one hnndrsd miles-a mighty
sewing Ia 80 short distance in This RAILROAD
uge-
Mr.. La Rue then spoke OF The proposed
rosd IN connection with the Norfolk and
Louisville FOND. lie linen referred 10 the
Immense agricultural. mineral, and other
wealth Of The sections TO BE- penelrs,ed b.,
Tins Nincennss rond. IL would reach ou:
into the network Of roads that rsdin,ed 10
all points through TIE great agricultural
STATE OF. Illinois. u would open up 10 u he
wealth OF the rich valleys OF the Wsbssh aud
White river He referred next to sdyan
tages Louisville aud New Albany offered
these sections as u mark Il for IN cir products
The cities around the falls he'd p crest inter.
es' in this road. They should ala liberaIy
j" building il. They sbonid 90 on, to nee,
this trade ond welcome il 10 our doors-
Louisville would do her duly ia furlherance
OF the gres, work.
Tt.
The Committee on Crgarization Of the
New Albany end Vincennes road. nude the
following report through their Chairman.
Hon 1hns. Il Cobb:
ARTICLES Of AssccIATlon OF THE FALLS cry
AND vfScEsHEs RAILROAD COMPANY.
SEcTIok The nams OF his association
shall be 'be Falls City and Viace.nss Rail-
road Company. The capital stock shall he
the cum Of two milons OF dollars. 10 can
sIet OF forty thousand shares Of filty dollars
each. The sfiars Of said compeuy .ha,l be
msnaged 5v fifteen directors.
Section The purpose OF said company
shall be TO construct. own, and msintain q
railroad from the Oaio river. at the city Of
New Albany. and county OF FLOYD, to Tho
city OF Vincennes. and county OF Knox, in
in the State Of Indiana. passing through the
county Of FLOYD len miles, through The conn.
~ OF Harrison fifteen mlles. through me
CONT, OF Crawford len miles. through The
county Orange twelve miles; through, the
county Of Dubois twenv -four miles, through
The county Of Pike thirteen miles, through
the county Of Knox sixteen miles, making u
distance Of one hundred miles. as near Is
may be.
Mr. Porter. one Of The delegates frt IN the
Bosd Of Trsds. Louisville, addressed the
meeting on the Importance Of ,his road.
showing il 10 be on the shortest route by
a bou' two hundred miles. between ST. Louis
md the Atlantic cossK II was on he Grand
rams continental route between the Allan.
nc and Pacific. and by cDmbin s,ions made,
in the bills now before Congress. would he
'ne 81 the connecting links IN The maeni6 |
cent cbsin Of railroad that was u unite S,,
on the Pacific. and Washington
ci' and Norfolk. on the Atlantic.
nv. Porter's speech was fu.I of The mos,
rterestiog facts and back I'd up with ectusli
gures ss 10 distances and routes TO Give il
orce. he stated TIM, The capitalists oil,
ard The railroads csntering there.
'culd old this road literally I'D promptly.
On motion OF Captain John b Ford, the Civ
ouncil OF New Albany WINS upapimoysiv
recommended by meeting TO snbecribe the 9
nm OF one hundred ihou.s nd dollars 10 The F,
ock Of the Falls CT aud Vincennes mil r
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