Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1871-04-20

road reduces freight twenty five per
cent or about five cents per busl,el.
Whether they will do il or not is no
question:, the Northwestern, and Du-
buque and Sioux City, with whom we
have been heretofore dealing are not
subject to Legislative enactment I'M
less the State naturally or inherently
has the right to control them; which
they will doubtless contest in the
courts for generation; but the same
law thai permits the township to aid
this pI oposci road provides tor their
obedience to the Laws of Iowa to be
enacted; this of itself is worth all the
tax did we derive no other benefit, it.
is as rich an Inheritance for our chill
dren as money placed in savings
bank.
| While we continue 10 haul our pro.
dnce to adjoining counties the tax
levied by the Treasurer of State mp
on railroads goes TO the treasury
OF the county in which the railroad
is located; but SHOULD we secure this
proposed road besides building up
beautiful succession of towns alaG
its line, doubling the value Of tie
townships. saving time and hotel
bills in hauling, We will have in the
railroad alone nearly one million
dollars worth Of additional taxable
property; estimating the cost OF
thirty three miles OF road at $27 900
per mile, the estimate placed upon
the construction by the company
themselves. Now il taxes Tor all
purposes average two per cent. and
we tax their. property as we do ours,
perhaps the road would be valued at
$6Oo,OOO yielding $4,000 tax to the
treasury OF lama county. This
would be twelve per cent. yearly on
the money they ask Of us even after
having resolved the whole back in
two years by deduction Of FIVE
cents ncr bnshel Oh the ireightage
of wheat Monc. These figures seem
large but our business is large. the
estimates are tor whole county,
the interests Of present population
OF sixteen thousand and prospective
population of fifty thousand are in
volved; had we secured this road
Eve years ago the county would
have saved enough in competition,
time in hauling, coal, lumber,
and other interests, to have
built the road or paid every dollar
owed in the county.
Tn. earnings of the farmer are
nearly all consumed in the support
OF his family, the government Of
Nation, State. County and Town
ship; he can save at best but lutte
each year, but when tax like that
now imposed on the transit Of his
staple products from the farm to the
consumer is sxacted the profits OF
his business is gone, many luxnr,es
are impossible, and sometimes the
comforts and real necessities OF life
are not to be obtained; We have rich
soil, good climate and the best OF
Governments; invention has put in
our hands machines adapted to every
department OF industry on the farm;
as rule we are frugal not only in
dustrloas but shortening our days
by hard work, and what is the re-
sult-one.,hlrd of all We raise goes
to tho railroads. Alter every other
demand is satisfied. what is left 10
us? If this road will but reduce
treights five cents per bushel, even
that will soon make US wealthy.
But some say they cannot pay
their taxes now; l 10 not wonder at
it, it is an evidence OF our great in
iastry and resource thai the Sheriff
has not sold out half Of our effects
long ago. You may have q cancer
that is very painful but the added
pain of the surgeons knife will soon
bring relief and you look ahead to a
long and happy life. The added tax
may be hard to raise bat one halt
will be added to your valuation,
while only the five per cent. to yonr
debts--it the road is built this sum-
mer we will save the tax IN reduced
freights, cheaper coal, aud lumber,
nearer markets, hotel bills, DC
Some say It vii ruin our towns al
ready prospecting; no need Of it, they
may lose tho small decker but must
rise with the occasion: do 3 whole
sale business with the new villages
in banking, dry goods, hardware,
farm machinery, &c. Cedar Rapids
still lives, Marshall survives, Des
Mones exists Notwithstanding they
have two lines OF railroad.
Should this project fail the north
can continue to haul to Vinton, La
Port, Waterloo and MARSHALL. We
will ultimately Get an east and west
road. which, Of course, will not
bring us coal, but save our time, but
the south part of Tama county mast
confinna to snf,.r Tama CITY cannot /