The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1871-08-18

\ OF UlulcS 1919
Of cattle 151,635
Of hogs Gl5.232
OF sheep 8S,uNU
pounds Of wool ?59OW
Total population 507,3ll
BY referring to- tho number Of acres
OF unimprOych lands Gall timbcr) you
will see that only about - Of this
h large district equal TO / state of Ohio)
is now in cultivation, and that lis fM.
turc growth and prosperity, under tho
cncrgizing power Of road transporta-
ton. improving all these values, must bc
much more rapid than il has ever been
before. In few years this country
must double IN all the elements Of ma
tcrial prosperity.
1t j. hardly necessary I should call
your attention 10 the profits that must
accrue 10 your city By direct and COM
pcting line to Nashville, the most i'm
portamt railroad centre ia thcs ou,lwcst,
and the most important disfributin.
point between Louisville and New Or.
leans.
Every interest in Cincinnati. comnier.
ciai. manuiacturin :. and financial. must
be improved by the success Of this line.
II will only require the expenditure
of your now restrained capital and en-
crgy TO realize from this wide field u
large harvest.
Bat practical question, in which, ~
Stockholders. you are interested, aud OH
which our financial plans must OF ncces-
sity be basel, is
THE PROBABLE EARNINGS OF THE ROAD
wuES BUILT.
Whatever there is in over 5000 sqnars
miles a.; contributing country, of over
..O. O,,W acres OF land, valued ut over
sjo.OopuU, Welding over 5.C0n,OOp
bushels OF corn; over io,Oo0,Voo pounds
of tobacco, and more than $4,000 hogs.
will! a fair average of all other agricni-
turai products to. furnish a rroiitalyin
tonnage for the road, VIC certainly hav.
IL. And there arc in this district 2.l25,-
673 acres Of unimproycd iand yet tu D.,
brought into cultivation and made tr-
huiary to the line olroad as well "A, to
the commerce OF this city.
II i, hard to find So largo district un-
supplied by railroads. Mo.. uae so rich in
'cially call attention to
TIE MINERAL WEALTH
On our line, by wlicl, the earnings Of
onr road must be nalcrirIiy benefited.
Our entire line OF ro,i Is throa.h ia.
Goa. field of Indiana"
Prot. H. L. Cox. state ..co.ueisi of In
diana, in 4 ici.crt 10 me, says: You are
probably aware that the block coil OF
Indiana is tlic most vali.al'c fuel in IN.
world for manufacturing iron and steel.
For locomotive use, AMI for all other
purposes, except the manufacture Of ga-,
it is likewise unc,Imlcd. The btoc4
of this state is attracting more attention
at this time than any other mineral in
the United States"
To city as largely engaged in the
of iron, in various forms,
rs Cincinnati, how and where TO obtain,
At cheap rates supply of coal that cai
be used in the lanuiactnrc of iron. with
Dut coking. is very important question.
Prot. j. 5. Ncwbcrry, chief geoloyist
,f Ohio, says in his report: NEARLY all
he iron used in the world, at the pres
mt time. is manufactured with mineral;
tcl. \ little more
han thirty years ago. il will he seen that
aw coal, as furnace fuel. was then adj
'anced rs u new and wonderful discoy-
ry.'
This "raw coal' as tits termed, adapt-
d 10 the iron business without t!,s
Oking process, is found i'm great abund-
nee on and near the line of our rail-
Dad, and by il use, a large per cent.
iay be saved iE the m inu.scturc OF
'On.
Although perhaps not pertinent 10 tho
cncral purposes of the report. make
'ce 10 present 10 iron manufacturers u
irihcr extract from tic report OF Prof.
cwbcrry:
ut is very ccrtain VIC have not reach
| perfection in the combination OF onr
res. i'm tho choice al. o,r !luxcs, in tbs
iaption OfOur fuels. nor ia the .diincn-
ons or models of our furnaces. Thu
ivanta@cs wliich the foreign manulac-
lrcr possesses consists OF improved
roccsscs. cheaper labor and greater
pital. To bal,ncc these advantages.
Z have better auil more varied rlatcri-
:. three thousand miles less transpor-
tion and 4 high tariff
by the ai,l oi these onr furnace men,
it'll but little capital. dear labor and
astcful methods, are able 10 maintain
e competition an,t are prospecting.
The time Is not far distant, however.
hen the protection 10 our Industry
lortlcd by O,r present tariir will be re-
owed. Go not say il Should be, fur
'sont believe il should, but simply that
will. For this impending Storm Our
pn mon must trim their sails"
To the item 'lc adaptation o. fuel
would call special attention. Eock
al IN its raw state" i by providence
III nature adapted 10 iac manufacture
iron a,d steel, ci.capcniny the pro-
$ hy y librrr! pcr cent. spencer AMI
nbois counties. Indanr. furnish an
hplc supply ocfh> coal. and with thi.
,c OF railroad II may be reached by
cap aud direct transportation. T,nt
CSC and adjoining Indiant countirsarc