The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-11-29
READING.
Opposition to the Bonds.


Mr.. EDITOR: 1t may be satisfac-
ton to some people to place an obli-
CATION on Others-that which is dis
tasteful to themselves. But for my
part 1 prefer to "live and let live.n
Therefore shall oppose with all the
strength have, and can gain, the is
suing of the $500, 900 bonds called for,
trom-this county, by the K. c., E 81 w.
V. K. X. II appears to be q general
understanding that when a PROPOSE
ton for railroad bonds is made, the
people should 90 crazy to vote for
them. But it strikes me that it is
about time to do away with this idea
and vote with common sense. What
are we to gain by voting 5000, 900 to q
railroad that must eventually run
without the bonds, right where it is
now contemplated to run with them
Some one may say we gain a railroad
which, by not voting bonds, we would
lose. We will also gain an increase to
OuI treasury by taxation of this in
| coming property; 1t would increase
the value OF land along which it may
run; 1t would create competition by
which freights might be decreased.
These and other reasons no stronger,
might be advanced by some why the
+ bonds should be voted, but they
amount to nothing, In the first place
the railroad has got to come, if built at
! all, through this. county, and to En-
| poria, or lose that portion of its Gus
tom. 1tcannOt go any other route
and reach the destination intended,
and receive SO paying patronage as
| by the route spoken of, of which this
company is very well aware. Second.
the increase TO the treasury from the
road will not benefit the people in the
same ratio as to the damage done by
Increasing their own taxes, by issuin 2
these bonds. Neither Will having the
railroad increase the value of land
enough to pay the increase of taxes on
said land. Third, the competition
gained by the building of this railroad
would make no difference as to the
tariffs OF this road or others, because
it does not int rcept but one railroad,
the A. T,& s. F. b. R., and that al
but one point, (Emporia) and until
our legislature controls the tarIffs OF
railroads, the competition will amount
to nothing.
The railroad companies want the
people to give them enough to huil6
their roads, and after, they are built
they want them to pay an enormous
tariff for using them, and ifthey kill &
COW or horse for some party along thu
line of road, they are willing to pay
the exor bftant price of one half thu
appraisement, and that appraisemen
TO be made by their employees. Read
er, you see how kind q railroad is, anC
will be. to you If you will only Civ,
them the wBerewitn to build one o
these self-money-making machine
, through our country - 1 am in favo
of railroads, every time, and l an
also in.Iavor of the party that receive
/ the revenue, paying it out to built
that which brings il in, but am no
IN favor of our people paying in on
grand bulk for that which they vii
have second time to pay for in ''littl
: dribs." And this they surely viii
p have to do, ii they vote bonds for
railroad. They pay for q railroad be
fore it is built then again after, 9
Z they want to use it.
Let our voters contemp plate wei
L what they are about to do before cast
n ing their ballots for these bond
Railroads are nice things to have, bu
costly TO US, if we are mind to sui
init TO all that may be poked up on 4
n for railroad purposes. People Al
SC crying taxes esxesi We are taxed I
death. 1t this thing continues, W
= | SHAH nave 70 self But there lC
1t again, taxes are so high no one wi
)? buy. For heavens sake, voters, let
ID bring things to 3 living basis Let I
:. stop giving money to incorporation
81 nnless;we actually know the benefit
will be to US. Typo.
lie Our Reading correspondent will pa
c. don US for neglecting him. The iteu
10 below were received two weeks az
We and were mislaid. We produce the
Is, now:
Il In reply to.the quadruped of Z
a. mule perspaslon, who styles himsS
'sW. Fl. Pen1eld, 2 in your issua of d
e Sd, 1 will simply say his article had
s other effect among your readers he
nd than to excite their surprise at the a
n surdity1 of the attempt TO display
T. literary talent. As affecting me pe
\ sonally, l consider the source it car
from. and pass it by with this remin
= err. That he who Saieth to hia broth,
~ athou fool shall be IN dancer o.
a certain Kind of Gre which NAV not
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