The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-09-05
The Cincinnati, Rccipori - MI.
Vernon l.@iil oad--t.ie N.lcUn-
fcntS--Mr. Josiah kirby.

suade thr -cltlgcnS Of Cincinnati. and
more especially the subscribers TO The
Ciucinual =. Rockqou Road, that ~
great outrage was pcrpciaied on them
ia the rrNeai election oi DirVciot~. They
have illc Assistance olanew spap.r whose
editor hss testified before an official
body that It's practice i,.tO accuse with
ont evidence. The most active labDger
IN the movement was superseded n
President oI the company. aud since
That time has "iycu more cAcrgv % AL
,pmpt- a. Vscak down the enterprise
.hAn tie ever did 10 It's management. -
The publisher % paper called the
Trade iisl has also.pur>ucd a course ia
this nlalier which Indicates little regard
Tor The Interests OF The merchaAt, OF
Cincinnati. y hose support lac ask. There
are soMe other pessous Who were Di
rectors. but are hot. aud who seen to
think that. therefore, the enterprise
should be killed.
1t has bceolne necessary that tlst Gin
cinni.li stockholders should examine anil
md whether they have been wrongrd
and the interests of this city sacrificed.
OF whether this clanOr j. The personal
disappointment ot a very small circle of
persons and the III Judged differences OF
opinion vi =oiac Other-. Firstly, wH-
the result TIL, cieciiOa contrary u tIn-
cnuati interests or Tie desires OF the
tincinuntl subscribers. s,t the names
ut the Director, elected testify. Ihrs
are :. = l. 'iiUmnca.cu. John Shilitu.
Jacob ~caSongOUd. Nin. l.csOr. kenuer
GMrard. Henry LEWIS. 4. IL. \ calman.
Joseph kin~cy. H.. II. SATIN. john y.
Mama. Milton y. Moore. john J.. Wa
ter~. l.. g. Deliru.rr. 1 &c lir.l eight OF
lhess are Cincinnati wei known CiiiDn,.
IL would not bc easy 90 select 81 ght cit.-
zeus for THE direction WHO would nave
more OF the pubic confidence.
This leaves five Director, distributed
on tic line ~ the ROAD. We presume.
that Iu one j. foolish cuon.h 10 ihinN
lhat Cincinnati should deuy lapcop.c 80.
other placv~. and along lac lime. lrn
Whom subscriptions are expected aiii
have hppu n,adc. any representation in
tie Board 81 Directors. cmrinnaii has.
therefore. all she want. ia lh, EO.Id oi
Directers.
What. then. !, the grievance: Ih.
specifications j. Tim, the sharter stock
fWas vosad. aud thereby tie maioril, 90
The Cincinnati stock WAS ou,yuicd. sumo
OF the defeated party have called llii-
,tcaiin2 the road from Cincinnati ~i,b-
>cribcrs and have coar-cly a>-.iitd Ton
hi, tic icc-"rc,idcnt who cast The
vote az this stock.
This is carious. We have a Cincin-
lnaii board. Il Il. The uuc wcw want. ! a.
hy ii~ election tiucinnai! j. rvbi.ri. 4.
maj llsr real ra.e tiiai q ~iuiil parry had
f-i,s procured from nadyi~cd ,mciu-
.na rpclho,dcr- ilicir proxies With iitr
I. d, 4-n ot c.c,ting lhcusclSC, to tie
icWniroi.
Me care not io inquire critically into
1.-The legality Of lhc vote GA Ills stock.
iiOr the voting "a il saved iae Interest,"
81 Tie Cincinnati >ub-cribrsS. Charter
-i"cS y u>ually voted before l'rvirrnt a.
effect an Organization. IL j. c'alm' II
thar \ sailed i.imrnt las been paid
on this stock im real estate. Mc -er lte
'atteInp, 10 ie.uic THIS. Subscriptions
+ il. real estate are decriad. but that part \
H. disparaging all the re-ourccs OF tlsi'
enterprise.
BAT the surprising claim is set up thai
. the Nice-Presidcmt @.vc 80, wholr roa,
aud it, assets 10 the Cincinnati -ub.rri
Z btr> IN consideration ~ iheiy S-J1OUt
5 OF subscriptions. ;tnd dat NOW be ha'
I taken II nom them by voting the char
! ter stock. We Sce nos thai he LAS lal.ci
. il from them. 4 good lncinnati bOArt
: has possession.
: This project j. i line from Mite {,
I Jasper. and from thence one main lin'
: south to koeAport, connecting there
= with linc nearly built 10 connection
} with Nashville and Memphis. and anOtli
a or main line southwest 10 Mt. Vernon
G the head If low wafer navigation oi
z with projected roads III 4 con>iderabi
= state OF forwardncss To Cairo an,
i Memphis. and beyond the Mississippi.
n according TO tie figures Mr.. Josia'
a Kin by reproduccs from his report. j
Z the sunday Commercial. this raakcs IA
il miles OF railroad to build. " hich al
y take several millions of dollars. and wi
u 'IcQuirc. as basi, FOR bonds. -abscrip
II ;iUns 10 ~ least FIVE times the amount y
a those OF Cincinnati. Net Mr.. kirh
Il represents that the tinciWlati suhscrl
: bcrs TOOK stock TO the amount Of So
II 90 on condition that for this they wer
l. 10 have and hold al this prc>en an
% prospective property and subscriptions
e lie represents mat the inhabitants aloa
T. the line. who were to b. Asked e. sal
~ scribe five times - much. were alread
Il -old ont to the Cincinnati subscribers
i The voting OF the charter stock he cal
na violation 81 this bargain. and there
. :upon he and his conicderAtcs charge
le slarccmy' OF the road. This j. the who