The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1869-01-29
THE RAILROAD EXCITEMENT.
Full Report Of the Railroad Meeting

From The New Albany Ledger
Pursuant to call, a meeting Of the di,ec
tors and stockholders Of the Falls CITY sne
Vincennes railroad was held st the Coun ci
Chsmoer last night. On motion M. w
o. o"'oef'son wns called 10 the chair snt
and Mr.. L. g. Mathews appointed secretary
The fret business of The meeting was !
cell OF the roll OF The Temporary director,
oy the secretary. From various causes sew
e'a' were absent. end others reported tn.
me announcement OF their election h sd only
oeen received lew days ago and that they
had been unable to vgits,e this mst,er sui.
ficlen'ly to obtain the necessary amour, OF
stock 10 secure q permanent organization
under The laws Of the State. The board Of
directors then on motion stjourne over IN.
III Thursday. February 18Th. at which lin e
q meeting will be held IN this city to etisc
u permanent organization.
The Chairman then announced the meet,
ing resolved into a committee Of the whole
and invited the stockholders and delegates
inside the bsr. ssyiug il would be in vrde,
Tor any gentleman 10 express The views an
ieelings Of the people OF hi. section in re.
gard 20 ine construction of The line of roud
under cons Iteration.
Mr.. Benz P. Douglass Of Harrison count,
made brief speech in which he stated ihat
The people OF that county manifested lively
interest IN the enterprise. They did no,
know 10 what portion Of the county the line
would be located, yet he believed the ueo.
''e would roise a good subscription lis,.-l
The people Of Harrison needed a RAILWAY
'ery badly. smd would give lioerally to sny
Enterprise Of the kind. They would no,
'roosSIy manifest such interest oh ouId the
Dad pace North Of The county line, or in the
Northern portion. That mntter, the epesk.
= thought. would be settled when The in
fuments were placed on the line. 5y Sc
acting the central portion Of the county
ear where Cory don 10 situated. Should
''s route be chosen the right Of wsy coulu
osi'y be procured. and at least flhv thou.
and would be subscribed 10 this ros d. u
Mr. G. Doane. editor of the ,yssper
oofier. remarked that the people Of Dubois
'un'y were greatly interested in the enter.
''se. lie stated ,ha, he had been sgitstin
'lIfosd enterprises in tho Courier, and was :,
ratified 10 annsunce that the entire popula.
on OF that county were in favor Of the pro =
'eed enterprise, and large subscriptions
'uId be raised. Dubois cuuniy is without
railroad. and she will raise at Ieas, one =
'ndred thousand dollars, and do slmos - :,
'ythiog 10 reason asked Of her BY the com. :.
my. The speaker said the line, IL located :"
the western portion Of The county, 10. =
'Fd Petersburg In Pike, the grade would be
ny easy. South Of that, however, some
svy cots would have 10 be made.
The speaker also referred 10 the mineral :"
ssIth OF the county in glowing terms.-
'ere sIe three layers Of coal extending -
I'm point eight miles ess, OF Jasper to =.
western boundary. Bo~lder iron and -
~ ore in strata. and % Il ne timber a. ever ~
Nv 10 any country. could be found any.
'ere within the bounds Of Dubois. The
'sker said he had called an improm,u ~ ~
etng a jasper Wednesday last, and Il :.
resolved that that town raise ten thou.
ID dollsrs sss donation to the road. Sew. - =.
! gentlemen said they would take stock -
amounts from two thousand dollars dowo. ~ ~
. ssrpenterssnd b,ick mssoas Of the town 49, 49,