The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-11-17
J ASPER COURIER.


II .rT ffr.freuf n r-kaHt ~ irsf Hrr Tie
rr.. r-.f- rr r nsrnre -us-r ai.rnad.
W. eau olls ,, ti-i d. Perr.or. -',l
Do. a.f-. .-- tatearerin- % work u7
t.- n..~--s-, aij ou iir Northern end
,Ithri irt 80 thar uors Rry he begun
81 -.,.r -- possible anil ia ;, expected
'',ar o..cc hr-uu i' will i,e pushed tor
war6 uifh energy IN thi. township 3
petition j. in circulation a~k.ng THE
COMMISSIONS. 20 or,ler an election %
determine whether the township will
ail 20 fi~ amount 81 two per cent. on
IT, tsVa'ie>. anl j receiving aumerOu.
>i-ne'--,--. Nesrlv ~ ~ our siiizens
are put'c spirited. ani arr in favor Of
aiding o. ihe extern of their ability any
railroad which MI Nuke ihe town
lioint, A. ,vou.l inevitably. u hea COM
plefcd. benefit ever taN-psver more
shan an hunired fold the amount Of
;l.siT TX. aba, i'.- iaa i.os - il ,.,t-
Do; be rsi4 cat until tie rOad i CON-
Iieiei in the township.
two tlou-tl1 rcI-s 0f coal lands. y IA
tarrc r-ins 80 cal underneath them.
which j. now worth comparatively
nothing. hut which the completion OF
'H-s road would develop. and make
immensely valuable Al one cent per
i.--h.' 'n The mine. il would - worth
S--la.ppJ. cT enough o. lnild twenty
FIVE such roads clear to Indianapolis
Ict alone Just through this township
and have a handsome margin lef. 4
tiousand miners. taking eui one hundrei
iu-hci, each Ter day. would have work
for several centuries in this towns 'p
alone. and the power It would furnish
f'r uanuflrtorie,. " hich would ilev L
ably spring up in cur midst. = almost
Invaluable. TINS Furnishing by the
large increase Of population. 4 iucrafive
LONE market Tor all the products OF the
farm. garden and orchard. With these
facts .iareing them in tie face, We can
rot see how any one can oPpOsc q
slight tax To aid in bringing about thi:
ulbOunded prosperity.
Thi, project j. f4vorably received By
The press a. Indianapolis. and a. soon a.
political excitement dies down q little
We expect 10 see the ssli5 men Of that
civ coming 10 iis aid literally. The
Sentinel has TIE following article in re-
gard 10 IL:
1uF ISDIASar0LIs AND EvANsvILrr
aiNF-a- ILgOaD--Amcng the Vs.
ou- r4iiroad enterprise. that have beea
pr0 o. 4 Tor Indianapolis. none are more
closely Identified with the future pr1--
perifr or cur city than the proposed
narrow -uaEe cOsl. lumber and stone
road from indianapolis through the
counties 81 Johnson Brown. Lawrence
orange. Dubois. Warrick aud Wander
bur-l- Ilis road pierces . -egiA-
where tie whistle u the locomotive
engine has never been heard lit pe1e-
trafes vast areas ~ virgin forests. mines
OF biiumIaOus. block and camel coal.
building stone OF wide varief- and su-
TerlOr quality. and nl-<ss dire :
through the oelebrlei Ksolin min oil
Lawrence COUNT. which % 'hem selves
would Will the coal Of Dubois ani
Warriek counties. justify the buil7ing
Of tie read. Regions rich In waluui
and poplar lumber. Agriculture. stock
and fruit. and without = market es-.-r;
tie nearly Inaccessible ono. on the liz
tam lines 81 tie Ohio and Mississippi
railroad. viii he for t.s- fr-t time
brought within e,sv COM nuieaffln OF
Indianapolis. Tie entire region Iron N
which the line ~ thi. proposed rad
passes now iO0As for Ste merchandise 70
-. louis and scinnsfi. snd in the
Judgment Of sofHe - our mos vide
awake citizens u j. more than anv Othpr
road thaf has ever been built 10 our c-rr
entitled 90 sncn aid: Tar more than aut
ether % o. claimed VIII !. bring capita
and add % Our mauuf curing iEda--
tues- j Iaesn- cheap fuel and chean
luiiting and manufacturing Tnsteriai.
Our citizens can well afior1 in 4 lit-ra.
manner 10 subscribe 20 this most i'm
Ho-tant enterprise. The people alOuc
ineo " The read are working ulanfrllv
~ i.- completion. and Louisville and
Thee markets are reached with d. Guilty
AL. expense. There j. no other road
running ont from Indianapolis which
Goes not greatly minister 20 the trade %
Other cities but here j. enc tie bene-
Its Of which. when completed. NAV b.
ssid 70 belong exclusively 20 Indisa-1-
oils Ihi- rod makes ia appeal 70 sbe
Cuyens 81 indianauq1is for all and Il