The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-03-06
Letter from Judge l.. q. dc Brulcr
in regard To the ,incinnatl,
leockl,ort ANA =. w. X. AZ.


DEAR siR.-l understand that YOU
ars TO De in Dubois county ia lew days
TO look aticr the interests OF our rail-
road project; aud also understand that
YOU think OF trying to get the owners
OF coal land. along the road TO lease tie
Railroad Company par, OF their coal
in orderto insure The building OF The
road through that county. r ar,t very
much that on account OF MY physical
Affections will not be able 70 meet you
there 10 assist ~ that enterprise
There can now be no question Of the
great value OF the coal-hcld living along
The ehole length of our road 1hi, coal
Is now simply worthless 70, the want Of
transportation 10 market. aud must re-
main worthless until same railroad i
built through that part OF The country.
The country through which the road j.
20 be built. rich rs il is in soil. timber and
minerals. j. poor in money. anl can do
bur little in the matter Of cash towards
building the road. To build the road
we must have money or It's equivalent
ia some form. If we can not raise the
money on the route land every one
knows that we cannot) we must raise it
somewhere else orabsnion the enter
prise. To command tho money from
abroad we mrst be able TO offer some
equivalent. something that in the end Is
likely TO pay for the money we require.
This something we. fortunately. have IN
our coal-ficds which are now worthless.
and must remain worthless until a road
is built. 1t would seem 10 require no ar
gument 10 satisfy the owners Of coal
lands in the vicinity of our road. that
they ought 10 appropriate portion Of
their coal 10 the building up ofthis enter.
prise. Their coal is worthless now for
the want of road. Let them apply n
half or some other portion of this now
worthless coal to the building of our
road. and the remainder will be worth
greatly more than the whole IS without
the road. This proposition is too plain for
lragument, and needs no Illustration to
bring ii within the comprehension Of
every mind. The point, perhlps, OF most
difficulty in that county. will BE- found in
the fact that some few yetrs ago. some
other parties undertook to baiil what
was called The NOr,h ami South Road.
WHOLLY upon coal leases. aud flilcd, and
the owner, OF land along our route may
feel shy of all sucr projects ii conse-
qHcmce. But they ought NOT. that Is NOT
our condi ton " have already spout
Ia large amount OF money on orr road.
and within sixty or ninety DAYS viii
have he ears running upon twenty
three miles OF FINISHED road. which viii
bring u within u or I3 mile. Of Jasper.
This Is proof conclusive that We are not
kiiing, but arc IN earnest and mean bust
ness. and ought 10 be helped aud j.
should never be forgotten HAT lie poo
plc along tie linc,in helping Us are i'm
ply helping themselves
II might be Nell too. 10 remind tie
people of Dubois Couuiy. that The
moment we started ont to build this
road. that New Albany. backed by
Louisville. started out to build road
through that County; That soon after
wards. Evansville with strong Eastern
backing a. they claimed. also started on
20 build a road to reach the trade OF thai
county. Those parties had greatly more
wealth than We. bat they have 80 fai
Jailed. They are not 10 be blamed fol
such failure. for the sttingency OF ia,
money market has been such. That il wa
Impossible 10 negotiate Railroad bond
bot it ought 70 be point IN orr favo
That, laboring under the same iisadvan
Itagcs. and scarcely having tenth psri o
their resources, We are now ahead o
! them. AMI will beat them both into Du
bois county. This fact alone ought. !
seems TO me, 10 give our friends ia tina
county confidence in our good intention
and ability 20 succeed. and induce then
to give u~ Az he encouragement wilhii
their power. Respcciiuiiv.
T.. q. Dr. BRGLER.