The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-10-24
The Lake Erie Railway.

u j. time the people of Evansville
were doing snmetl ing for thi, road. W.
know thai S3eOIOO have hrcn voted Ia
rid a. anl we know. TOO. Tint The bonds
have heen signed and are ready 10 be de-
liverrd into the hands ~ the trustees.
But there has hccn altogether too much
tlclav. and hN tar too much caution "n
the pant 80 orr city authorities. pf
course The proplc expect thpir officials To
exercise %ccrtain degree Of prudence IA
the management of the ciiy fund. II Is
expected that rnntraris entered into BY
she city OF Evansviile. with other parties.
shall he c~lgefu'ly -cfuiiniIed aud rigidlN
On 'orrrd. But when unavoidable acci-
drut- prevent Il railroad corporation
from completing IL engagement by q
certain time specified in the articles OF
agreement when iniunctions are served
that stop he procress OF track laying
and cholera. ruthiessly invading the
rank. ofihe track LAYERS. delays the con-
panv beyond the utmost margin OF time.
they allowed themselves for accidents
when the contract was made. IL seems
10 ~ that the citv authorities are not
justified IN demanding the letter of the
bond at least we feel certain that the
people would indorsc any means Of rca-
sonable leniency they might propose ia
the premises.
The iuci tliat the Sanhuskv Railroad
did not get the cars % Roouyillc until
some time after the date named in tie
agreement. hns been accounted iof. Is we
believe. satisfactorily 10 ,ue people.
There can bc no good reason. therefore.
go. sm - l4.-N .A. s- -
the first 10000 OF city bonds. lfit j.
not SAFE 10 do 80 now without some sort
Ola guarantee that the road will be con-
tinued ON. in WAS wrong to have made the
contract in the first place. without de-
Wanding n guarantee. The Railroad
Company ha. invested something over
Two hundred md filfs thou> nd dollars im
the road aud assuming iliri they really
trr i.- $50 tANitluevr>. Il D. nor clear how
tHtE tlnat ippr 10 ~ the two hundred
ari l#ft ttnnsund dollars back again
10y parting one hundred thousand dol
lars Of city bonds into their pockets.
But The company has not only invested
this large sum IN a piece OF railway Soy
cnieen miles in lcngtl. that can hr of no
vnlu" 10 them until pushed through 4"
The Ohio aud Mississippi crossing. IL
has also invested hHN-unc fhnr- nd dol
lars h. rem estate here ir the CITY. u
would le hard 10 believe that ,nmpan
of capitalists who have alroad invested
three hundred thousand dollars in their
raiirnad enterprise could hc induced To.
nbiiiHon il. except from utter inability
TAI provide means 10 carry il on To com
pletlon. II j. equally A. incredible to
suppose that ANY scheme. however prom
i,ing. can he carried through successfully
unlc~S the aid guaranteed il vi the ON
NrHremeni. can be utilized. The promise
81 Evansville TO piyc the Lake Lric roai
$4,000 When il reached Eonu,iile
should be redeemed i'd once. tirrerql
Patison procured the mcaust 10 build the
rad to that point. upon the strength Of
that ..romisc. and The lid guaranteed Nv
other communities alnng the line. Ilc'
cannot 20 on nj .his rnd ~ Tie rilh
without il. Our correspondent who
Went 20 nuboi, comfy. rave some ac-
count Of tie vast IMMORAL wealth nf the
oumtrv through wlicl, the road j. 10
rum. VIII our people promptly aid in
oprnin" up to orr trade aud wanufar-
turing interests. The wealth Of Warrich
and Dubois counties.
Evansville Courier.