The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1875-03-18
JACKSON AND uER COAL ROAD.



ITO the Editor of tie enquirer:
Some few men in jackson, Ohio,
| (having purchased all the coal lands in
the vicinity, having built six blast fur
naces, some OF them being finished per
haps twenty years ago. without any OF
them ever having turned out one pound
of good irony, propose building a narrow
gauge railroad FOR the purpose of ship
ping their coal and iron to other points,
expecting that towns through which the
road would pass would contribute liber-
ally towards its completion. Our figures
were modestly set at little over $780,
900, and because our people didn't re-
spond at once, Jackson gets its back up
in fearful way, and abuses US shame
fully. Having little money to spare,
and believing if all jackson said was
true, thought of getting few shares.
But before doing so | went to jackson to
see how matters looked. | found every
one speaking OF the glorious prospects
| Ito Jackson) it this thing could be carried
out. and in talking with some of the old
men, who are not so crafty as the young
er ones. discovered that it was all a
nicely put up job for some folks.
claim to be practical Iron-naker. hav-
ing had almost daily experience in its
manufacture for the last twenty-four
Years, and on examining the iron made
at jackson. find it to be simply unfit
for anv purpose whatever. if used by it.
self By mixing it with better grades it
could be made into Something, but not
alone. II is silver gray" and so brit
tie as to break by its own weight, having
no substance left in it. Imagine the
rails or boilers such iron can make, is it
any wonder that accidents occur every
day, when such goods are allowed in the
markell L found the same grade at each
furnace where any iron had been made.
All of the furnaces are not in blast in
fact some never have been started up
yet. / examined the coal, and found it
mixed with slate, sulphur and phosphor-
US, so that it would require the most
skillful metallurgist to make good iron
from it, and doubt if he could succeed
at all, and as Jackson has not yet found
one, her founders never having even
seen any good iron made Cor do not
know what good iron is), all of them
having been promoted from the ranks
they never will be able to make good
iron there. / mean no reflection on those
men; they are gentlemen, but not iron
makers. | also found that, though the
coal is in great quantities right at those
furnaces, yet domestic jackson has to
haul her coal from some miles distance,
as it is impossible TO use the jackson
coal in stoves or crates. | make this
statement in reply to some attacks made
upon me and upon our city am willing
to stand by every word. Let jackson
rise up and explain. Respectfully
yours, &c, EXPERT"
We would like to know whether the
business men of Spring men of
wealth ;p6orsa opJ eSpot;o,, +ba oboya
Taking the amount of their subscriptions
to the stock of the road as an answer, we
think this anonymous liar speaks the
voice of the people of Springfield The
Cincinnati Enquirer is the proper place
to publish such string OF lies, by fell
low who is afraid to give his name We
believe in speaking plain English, and
calling things by their right names. 1t
would be difficult to crowd more lies in
to the same space. 1t is scarcely neces-
sary to point out the lies in the above
1t is all lie, and nothing else. This fel-
low wants jackson to rise up and explain.
Give US your name, and if you are not
some unknown, drunken, loafing bum
mer, we will explain to your entire salts
faction.
You examined the coal, and found it
mixed with slate. sulphur and phosphor-
usI That is sufficient. The eminent
geologsts, such as Professors Mather,
Andrews, and many others. are no judg
es of coal. This anonymous scribbler
knows good coal when he sees it, and
has he not been in Jackson2 We doubt
it.