The Red Cloud chief., 1875-10-28
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RIvERroy, franklin Co., Neb.

RIvERroN, Franklin Co.. Neb.
October 18th, 1875.
En- CHIEF. Now that our election
bone Of eeutentioni, done with. let Us
turn oar attention TO such subjects As
may he OF future iotere-, OF beae6t TO
the people /: Providence has biest US
this year with an abundsn, crop, and
the question is, what material benefit
will il he to the farmer who has toiled
hard all summer, and anxiously watch
ed its progress and growth until it ha.
reached its present state Of maturity.
Here We are, in a valley specially
favored by nature, i~nexhaus,able in
resources, and within its own limits.
possessing every advantage needed by
its people, ifonly baked by capital t
bring them to their full Developments.
Without there is q stimulus ard an
encouragement Civ D 70 CAPITAL 10 our
midst, We shah advance in prosperity
but slowly. A d until We get n rail-
road up this valley, through to Denver
where we can have a western mark.t
for surplus products, the profits
will be sm al AMI the sweat and toll Of
the farmer shall be spent with bur
slight encouragement.
4 railroad !. needed here 10 future,
and the sooner We get one the better,
We cant have n any Az soon. And
unless We agitate the question, AMI
give encouragement by local assistance
to some company or other, for the pur-
pose, it may be many years before we
can get one. One thing Is certain.
that As long as those WIN are interest
e ] in u " prosperity along the
Platte Valley can keep Us withou, a
railroad, they will do so, because it i,
to tn ir interest for the trade of the
Republican Is 4 matter Of Importance
to them.
| have b,en always opposed to the
voting Of railroad bonds, but In this. |
have re;ently changed my opinion,
through u calm and careful stud, Of
the sutJe;t. Ii We are to keep track
affhp fna, ,ra ,nu-t swim, ,.,tl, H..
current around Us. Ii We raise grain,
vegetables, hay. beef, pork, mutton,
wool, poultry, eggs, &c. more than
We Can consume ourselves, We must
have an outlet by which co send tn III
to market. This thing of carting off
produce - or 81 miles to the nearest
railroad station aud spending three or
four days on the trip, there to sell our
commodities for the same figures We
could get at home for them If We hal
a railroad, is Vol up to the standard o..
real economy. Dor the time that is
spent in this manner, may and could
be u>efuily employed ca the farm.
Every pound Of sugar, tea, salt, iron,
coal AMI other things that We cannot
do without, don't raise. and must
have, We have to pay for in freight
from Hastings, every year, more than
would pay our bonded 10 iebtelness,
in a stipulated time And this is not
ali, the advantage that a lis:e Of rail-
road would be to our valley in bring
ius in immigration, encouraging CAPT.
tai and stimulating enterprise, would
more than compensate each Individual
tax payer for the extra taxes he would
have TO pay for railroad bonG,, by rails
ing the price Of farm products, and
enhancing the value of real property.
This, Sir, Is SUBJECT esno. mean
Importance, aud one which sooner or
later must be agitated by the people,
so that to put off the discussion longer
is useless. We may as well begin to
do 20 now as any other time. Ii any
of your readers can show how We can
have a railroad in or through the Re-
publican valley, within the rex two
or three years, without voting binds.
Of some effort on the part of the peo-
pie to encourage it, | should be happy
to know. As for myself | see no other
way to get one, for the railro17 corp0-
ration is a fish that usually rushes for
the biggest bait. Consequently, il we
a do so better, lee US vote bonds,
have a railsuad, AMI croatia aar own
market IN the anticipation of good
crops AIDA prosperous future.
OSULLIvAN.