The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1870-03-24
DEVELOPMENT in Indiana.

by j. Il. r.. of Crawfordsvile. IA cores
pondcnt OF the Cincinnati Gazette, show
ing the vast Improvements that have
been made in the manufactures. and the
wonderful development OF the mineral
resources Of this state since ls4O. But
the rcpor shows plainly how vast are
The mineral deposits which are yet in the
infancy Of their development, and that
this state il destined to become one OF
the leading manufacturing States in the
Union.
The reason why our mineral beds have
not been worked to Il greater extent is
that We have so few railroads running
through them. Manufacturers must have
tie best facilities for shipping. Capital
lists are now having their attention turn
ed 10 our greatest mineral belt by the
proposed construction OF Railroad di-
irect.y through ii. 1t is gratifying to us
10 announce that there is n strong prob
ability OF work being commenced upon
This road early in the spring.
The Washington Gazette in describing
the advantages OF Washington for man
,uiacturing. correctly depicts the advan-
iagcs ofal! this section, Jasper included.
II says: This place is most dcsiraby sit
lnatcd in Tie midst of ,hc finest timbcrcd
land IN southern lndiana. Our farm
1 lands are equal to any in fertility, and
larc generally well cultivated This coun-
ity exccls in mineral deposits both in
quality and quantity. It's bituminous
land block Goals are highly spoken OF by
Icompctant judges. Block coal is csscn-
itial 10 tie Manufacture of iron, and as
our tociliics for producing iron are eN
cellent, naEuiacturcr. and capitalists are
icady 10 come among us when our meats
Of transportation are increased. in other
words. V hen the North and South Rail
road hccomes n fixed fact. Ii is to the
interest OF our citizens 10 extend to them
tie hand of wccome.
! n hc hi9lcs! material prosperity of Il
lco,nnonWcal'h depends in part on the
eievation aud dcciplnc of al least por-
iiion of ulskiiicd labor into skilled labor.
iOnc grand difference between England
and ireland ie found liz the fact that in
tie countless shops and manufactures OF
The former are. great numbers of skilled
.Uorkmcu. who iinparI to raw substances
Tie value OF skilliully wrought products.
i 1 he coal and iron ore leave the hands OF
these skilled Iaborcre as istilrond barS Ut
lcutlcry. But in Ireland there is very
little skilled labor. They use the spade
land hoe aud plow. but not the forge
ihahiner and spindle. They raise whca,
land barley and Oats. which represent ths
icrudc labor OF the lowest kind :thc Eng
'lli>h sell knives and ra2ors and broad
lcIo,hs. which represent the best trained
,lskili. The one j., still the land Of bog.
llro,tcvs. when IL ought 20 be a very ricl
IlaIa: The other j. land of wealth anc
iuntold lower. -,s is well known, MANY
intelligent men dcprecale the inaugural
,ion oi free trade into this country for ;
i,in,i!ar reason HAT we are likely 10 bt
Ircdhccd 10 ,hc condition OLA nation tina
raises raw materials and purchases thos'
fabricated l., skill in foreign countries
Prot. Bowen ia his Lowell lcrurcs di
Political Economy. rcma.ns AT length OF
I.his view. and Instances Indiana as
state - unfortunate as to lc the unskili
ted producer oi The most ordinary arli
icics. arch a. grain. meat ana wool. sh
had no manufactures Of any amount, AN,
was. therefore, constantly buying III,
: skilled products Of other sections will
the unskillod products Of her own sol!
PcsiGcs ,his. Indiana was losing yer.
largely in not having these business cen
, I,crs, which constitute The home market
This was fourteen years ago, and SOM
: changes have taken place since that time
Then IndianaDo,is had about 10000 peo
Iplc: now i! claims some 10000. For
!. Wnyne then had. perhaps, three or iou
! -ltrousand : now il claims 2s.COo. I.aia
'yc,tc was then . brisk iit,lc inland tow
on The canal now i, j. a city of 2O.OOt
i with railroads in every direction. an
brimiul OF life. New Albany was
small city il Is not very sma
ono. Of twenty-five or thirty thousan
proplc. Evansville has grown rapid!
and it still continues to grow. Tcrr
IIautc. fortunately located ut poil
where two great railways. east and we'
cross another one. north and south. an
with the ampiest resources for coal an
, iron. has grown from large and prcii
town to II large and beautiful city. Th
g Wabash Valley also has these larg
r. towns. as Delphi, Logansrort, PERI
4 Wabash. Huntington, and other smal't
towns cast OF Lafayette. The same
true Of all the railways which cross III
State or branch out from its capital
such towns as X okomo. Noblcsvillc, Al
derson. Muncie, Richmond, Cambride
City, Conncrsvillc, Grccnsburg, Shclb!
willie. Columbus. Seymour, Crawford
Vile. and many other towns have grow
rapidly into important home markets.
If we rccur to the census Of 1910, an
tyl ,, tLopo oleo ~ 1870 ouI 1850 1vo elm