The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1872-02-23
The Davenport and ST. Paul.


held ia New Oregon on the question O
aiding in the construction Of that road
with Eve per cent tax to he paid in
two equal annual instalments, neither
to become due until the road is fully
completed. Now we propose briefly to
give some Of the reasons why New Or
eson can afford to vote the tax.
In the first place the road will be
completed in time t. carry off the crop
of 1872, thus giving the farmer the
benefit Of the competition in freights
before he has farthing to pay
Now, what is this competition? Let us
rec. The freight On bushcl Of wheat
from Cresco to Milwaukee is Il cents
. from Cres:o to McGrcgor it is IL cents;
from Creseo to McGrecor is only %
miles from McGregor to Milwaukee is
1876 miles. 1t costs tie railroad COM
pany 10 mere to operate its road west
of the Mississippi than east Ct it. Now
if the same rates prevailed west Of the
river as cast Of it, the cost Of sending a
bushel Of wheat to Milwaukee would be
triGc less than II cents Instead of u
cents. thus saving to the farmer over
ten ccats Oh each bushcl.
Now why is the difference between
tie rates cast and west Of McGregor?
Simply this and nothing more; at Me-
Gregor it meets with competition both
by railroad and the river just what an
ether railroad will give us here.
Each farmer knows how much wheat
he averages, one year with another, to
market. Add ten cents to the price of
each bushel Of this and you will approx
innate the benefit competition in freight
gives Oh this commodity. This road
will open up "a Southern market; the
difference il the price Of cats in 8
Southern ard Eastern market will make
a corresponding benefit to the farmer
on this commodity. 1t will reduce the
price Of sending cattle or hogs by the
car load nearly Que half which will be
another benefit to the farmer, thus fully
demonstrating what we have often
said thai orc railroad is your master,
two viii make them your humble SER
wants.
Another advantage viii be the reauc-
ton in price Of freight on merchandise
brought into the county, which also
VII result t. the benefit Of the consun-
CT, because, tue sharp competition
anor- merchants will cause Il cores
pondins reduction in price Of goods,
equivalent TO similar reduction in
their purchase.
Then the settling up TIE township
will double the value Of the wild lands
thereby shifting proportion Of the
burdens Of taxation HOW imposed upon
the improved LANDS, upon these Wild
lands.
1t will by furnishing competing line
To the coal mines give your town, and
farmers as well, cheap fuel, and by
giving a competing line to the lumber
regions will give you cheaper lum-
Der for fencing your farms and putting
up such additional dwellings, barns, and
out buildings as you may need in the
near future.
1t will in Eve years build W a vii
lage At the station that will contain as
many inlia bitants and more wealth than
the present population and wealth Of
the eat.re township. 1t will give one
Of the test agricultural townships in
tho count, now without church, Il
shop Of any kind, hotel Of a public
Eail, for elections or any ether purpose,
all these advantages with farming
community contiguous adequate to tie
support Of several stores, trades and
professions.
Many who are In favor of the road,
say they would with the advantages
sure to follow, cIleerfulIy give ten per
cent tax to secure tue road when only
FIVE is ASKED of them Yet strange to
say these men, some IT them, oppose
the per cent because they feel sure Of
tic road without the tax.
10 all such VIC just want to say, now
and here, gentlemen, instead Of being
sire without the tax, you are not sure
even with it. Tie line up Crane Creek
Is the cheapest; this line to secure the
road must make up this difference CT
lose =. road. If you vote the tax and
then Lose the read you cannot rcpl oacl,
yourself that you have not done your
duty, and will have incurred no trouble
or expe.s, bnt that Of special e,ec-
ton.
Kellogg is a Louisiana carpet-bag Sen,
ator who knows how it is himself f.,
ike those he denounces, he is an adj