The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1872-08-23
The Southern Railroad.

II, N. Bishop. Esq, the able and en-
erciic President ofthe Cincinnati South.
ern Railroad Company, was in town on
Saturday last, together with several Of
his associates, looking afler the interests
Of his road. Our article last week on
this road was timely, and We rejoice TO
sec that many of our most prominent
and cnterprising citizens gave these dis.
iuguishcd men the Fright hand Of fel.
lowship," aud assured them that our peo-
pie are ready and willing to go into this
matter with zeal aud determination
which assures success.
The fact il, we need and must have
this road. We can get it. There is
nothing to prevent it except willing.
ness on our part to aid, in some degree,
the great enterprise. We already have
one road, with it, branches, which have
cost our people nothing in the way Of
taxes. We venture to say that such a
thing never occurred before in the his
tory of any railroad. Had the question
been put to our people before the cree
ton of the l.. q n. II. r., they would,
by decided majority, have consented to
tax themselves at least 100000, as a
bonus, to aid in the work. But wise
men did not manage it, and the road
was built without even a single effort TO
get our people to give anything. The
benefits Of this road, arc mutual, Fort
unatcly for US, we have the road, and
not dollar to pay by way of taxation.
II is indeed very great blessing. We
have now the chance to procure still an
other, but if we do we must pay some
thing for it. Let US give the right of
way-that is--tax ourselves to pay for
it, and give something besides. 1t is our
duty and greatly to our interest to do it.
Other towns and counties are bidding
for it, and if we lie still-do nothing TO
secure it-pride ourselves upon our own
selfimportance; we may share the same
fate which Danville did, namely-bave
the road built through some other sec.
ton, and we cleft out in the cold"
People of Lincoln, Garrard, Pulaski,
and Wayne counties, let us not lose
this golden opportunity; but rather,
let us improveit. We are, by nature,
fitted for a great railroad centre.
We are on the direct route to the South.
Our route is not only the cheapest, but
by far the nearest and best in every way.
Railroads are the life of a country. We
cannot afford to be without them. Look
at our town and county since the cree
ton of those we have! See the 1000
bushels of wheat which have been ship
red over the railroad this year. This
has brought into our county about sll5,-
600. Suppose we had had no rail
road to ship it over. A long, weary
travel of IS miles by wagon, would have
been our only neutrality-suspicious.
toa-aslSot. Suppose, further, that we
had TINS Southern -oad. 81 The freights
on this sineIs crop of wheat would have
been enough less to have realized 20 the
producers, about $4,000 more actual
cash. Yet this is but one item Ct COM
mcrce, for one season. What would the |
difference amount to in ten years, on all
our shipments of crops, stock, merchan-
disc, etc. Not less than quarter of mil |
lion of dollars, and perhaps over half a
million. This is no fancy sketch. No
idle guess work. Besides these facts, the /
opening of another road would open an
other market TO our producers and mer-
chants, in all the cities of the North,
and another still in all the cities of the
South,
We could I'll all our columns with
facts and figures bearing upon this sub
jet; but we feel that an intelligent pub
lie do not need to'be further reminded of
their imperative duty TO work with pow
er and energy, untilell s great thorough
fare is A fixed fact through our county
and through our town of Stanford. We
confess that we feel great and growing
interest in thi, new road, and hope that
all our people are not less interested.