Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1871-07-20
Rail Roads a Blessing.

The editor of the Nebraska Statesmen
takes up our "squib" as text to show
the benefit Of Railroads and argues in
| this wise:
At the reception given to the Indiana
editors Wednesday night, the following
toast was offered by John S. Bender:
The Burlington and Missouri River
Railroad-not cNcelled by any other rail
road in afforling comfort to the travelling
public, and an important link in uniting
the citizens of Nebraska and Indiana in
the great chain of Fl" Friendship, Love and
| Truth"
To this sentiment we tip our booker
1t is not, however, solely with that object
in view that we print Mr.. BIS offering.
spin yarn-truthful. We would from
this text draw, that sixty six persons, be-
longing to an Indiana editorial excursion
arrived here on Wednesday, We would
further bring out, that each and every one
of those cxcursionists was complimented
with free passage. Ii moreover stands
obvious that at the regular fare, $4i. from
Chicago 10 Lincoln and return, the bill Of
that party would have amounted to So
go. What inference would you have us
develop. Simply this, q donation of So
go, upon the part of the road to an c,lito-
rial party who might ride iuto Nebraska
and advertise more thoroughly her merits
to the world. This fact argues against
the unlimited selfshncss some PEOPLE
think, possesses all railway corporations.
Yes, more Ii is positive argument that
they possess scul, worthy cultivation.
And how shall il DC cultivated? That
is question the people of Nebraska par
ticularly should take home to themselves
They should consider what railways havc
done for them, and upon that, il may be
said, we are not blind 10 VIA; the people
have dclc for this railway We under
stand that there is mutual benefit. But
the point that we would mi &c at this viii
ting is, that we are tending to an opposi-
ton to such corporations that may result
more to our detrimcnt than we are in
clined at first thought to suppose. Rail-
roads in new country cannot be built
without liberal aid There Is not the To-
cal freight to warrant the expenditure Of
funds. In the cast a railroad is built be-
cause the business of the country through
Wilt. !. is 10 TN demands stem trans
port.tion. In the west there is no sCcl.
demand. The road is built in order that
the country may be built What hope did
Nebraska have for growth until the
Union Pacific was in operation: What
were the prospects of the south Platte be-
fore the Burlington and Missouri River
and the Midland Pacific began to pene-
tratc her rich prariess Upon what did
Lincoln build her promise of present sue
cess if it was not on the daily arrival of
trains via. the d. and NJ. and ". p and
what is her strong argument for continued
success il not that she is to be an Indi-
annapolis in point of railways-a center :
And further, good reader, what is the
prayer of every town and county in the
State to-day: Even stronger; what is
the salvation of every ambitious village in
Ne braska: 1t is the rail- year ago
wheat in this city without the rail brought
forty cents bushel. To-day, with the
iron horse the Lancaster Touring mills
will give $1.10 f,r every bushel of good
wheat they can get. Why the differences
1t is unnecessary to answer the question.
We write thus that liberal spirit may
exist on the part of the people of Ncbras-
ka toward the railroads already runnin e
and those projected. Fogy:sn in this
particular is dangerous. Legislation Grip
ping railway enterprise, is likewise
dangerous to the growth ola people