The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1870-05-06


over Green viyer OH my return home,
and commrpce work south OF that river
$50 soon as we have full reports from the
engineer, who is at the present time en-
gagged in ,nsking survey to the Ten
,nessec river.
III the road is made through from the
Ohio and Mississippi 10 kockport. you
may rest assured OF Southern connec-
Itiom. honestly believe that This con-
lnection made by Cincinnati with NASH
willie and the South will give your city
more trade than your proposed road to
Chattanooga, although see no reason
why YOU shall not have both of them. as
they in no way conflict, and each open u
large aud new field Of trade to CinciN-
natl.
The city Of Nashville is also interest
ed i'm our road. NJ making new and I'M
portant Northern connection, aad l am
assured will give Ms very considerable
assistance.
! We are not now advertising assistance.
and think We will be able to get through
with our road. With little delay. per-
,haps, in Mccklcnburg County. which we
can AL any time overcome il we feel dis
posed IL hurry the road 10 make con-
INJECTIONS by selling Mortgaged bonds.
for We will only need IA few hundred
Thousand OH the road which will have
expended some $l2,Oc0,ooO Or $i4,poo,-
,OUU.
This we do not wish TO do until the
last extremity!
I hope the city Of Cincinnati may as
Isist our Rockp0rt ncighbors 80 rs 10
build their road. rs ! am certain it will
pay them back louriold; aud when we
get through road to Nashville the stock
will be Il good-paying stock.
/ l find that some of Your citizens are
llukc-warm toward this Rockport Road
because the lacmhers Of the Legislature
from my section OF Kentucky voted
against the Chattanooga project.
! / think this unfair, for we are only
anxious 10 make this Northern connec-
ton so as TO trade with yonr city. and
tho interest is a mutual one; but moi
particularly for our benefit, MS we viii
by crossing the Elizabethtown and Pad
ucah road. and the Louisville and Glenn
iphis. have other connections.
We are now only making you the of.
fer TO see whether YOU nave amy inter
est in our affairs. or any desire TO make
bus mess connection with us: but ] will
venture TO say that if you do show such
Ian interest i'm our affairs by making this
\ Northern connection, you will find ON
people ready to Grant any other :avo,
that the city of Cincinnati may. prob
ably ask ut their hands. We judge b.
works. not words.
Yours. truly. JAMES WEIR,
President of o X V. II. II. Go.
Mr.. L. q. De Breulcr, President o
the Rockport railroad. addressed thu
injecting. showing eonclusivcly that j
Twas to the interest Of Cincinnati to as
sist in the construction Of This road. 1
YOU Let the matter pass. some rival ci:.
Twill step in. You have the power t
make it YOUR Ow II road. You can con
troll it. You can find NO other route ~
, The continent where, for ten times thu
! lam cunt of money required, you can SC
| cure 80 large and profitable trade.
pr. Sabin. secretary OF the rOad. sait
, Cincinnati appreciated Southern trad,
land also The distractions in the way o
controlling it. BY !hc completion Of on
!, short railroad you have the means with
, in your grasp. Our people are anxion
|, 10 trade with Cincinnati. There arc her
Lin this meeting some one hundred dele
:, gates from Southern Indiana. about SIX
'itv Of whom arc merchants. Many Q
them bought good; in your city yester
(, day for tic first time, but they will b
subject to the incohvenienccs OF ~
! pre- sent system OF transportation. "
come to Cincinnati asking Cor 5000
, lin stock, and propose in consideration
). thereof to give YOU the control Of GU
|, roao.
: RESOLUTIONS.
s Mr.. Gano offered the following,whic
were unanimously adopted:
wn.rr.s !, e desirable that tie city 81 C.rc'nna
!. slnr extend her .ia,s ~ .ansc.-'a'ph s7rIh AMI
I'll HtrL,,s Ia. rc hror, u,.i N'-'a'rn Cea'rsl Raj
way presents Il, fair md t,nsoe poi siicn % ssc'
Ella "aiuahle Southern connection hy conf arat''
}. sina, outl,y,
Ess,,vsp That the Prc sacr. and viec- Presidents
this meeting appoint n committee q min, 10 cai'Na
among the business nien q CINCINNATI Hchef'y 10
II cure stock.
}. Judge Laird, of Rockport, being Gale
5. on. said lie was here 10 see Via, the pee
A. pie of Cincinnati propose to do in hi
Ii 10 them, important matter. and not 10
the purpose Of making speech. 70
D. are going to do anything for yoursclv'
: and for US. we want TO know 1t now.'
Don't put the matter oil until to-mO
Ic row. [Applausc.l
hi Mr.. Bishop was called upon with grc'
BY tie meeting, and rcspoi
is ded that lie locked upon this project
re one OF great importance. cspecIaliy