The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-03-03
The Coal Road.
APPOINTMENT or A COMMITTEE TO DRAF
ARTICLES or INCORPORATION.


APPoISTMENT or a COMMITTEE TO DRAFT
ARTICLES or INCoRPoRATION.
| Delegates from the various counties
along the line OF the proposed coal road
10 Shoals, namely: The counties oi
! Putnam, Brown. Johnson, Morgan
Spencer, Lawrence, Monroe aud Martin,
together with those of our own citizens
interested in the project, met last even
ing at Exchange Hall. General Morris
was. OH motion, called to preside and
y. III. Kappes was appointed secretary,
The object OF the meeting was briefly
stated by Prof. Cox TO be the organiza-
ton Of some company with view to
realizing the scheme of a road to Shoals
lie was followed by State Senator Peed
from Shoals, of Martin, who referred TO
the advantages to be reaped, tho i'm
mense resources ~ be reached, the
mineral veins TO be tapped, and assured
all present that counties all along the
line, aud especially his own, were hearth
lily ready 10 cooperate for the purpose
of carrying the plan into effect at once
The road will run through Johnson
Brown and Lawrence To Shoals in
Marin. The map. as already fixed
provides for the road going through the
towns OF Nashville and Bedford, the re
; being. however. many in favor or run
ming the line straight to Shoals through
Bloomington, the latter line being
shorter by some twenty miles than the
former Mr.. Frank Wilson, of Bedford
spoke at length, urging speedy action
for the narrow gauge. He estimated
4 the cost nj $4,000, and said their plan
would be 10 start the road by means OF
capital and then turn il over to parties
who might be able and willing 10 run il
Their aspirations did not go so high a,
TO own the road themselves: they were
satisfied 10 enjoy its benefits. lie wa,
not going to speak OF
ITS VALUE TO oINDrASAPoLIs.
as this city with its fourteen road,
would not feel that comparatively as tn,
southern counties would. To them /
was matter of very great importance
and he knew that traffic would find IL
way TO this city in case the project wen
Through. which now sought other chan
lnels. Squire Calvin, of Boone county
lpledged the hearty support Of his con
siituents and their sous to the measure
j. J. Moore, OF Trafalgar, Bartholomew
lcOunty, said he lived in a drisirict whicl
had no direct railroad connection viii
indianapolis, which fact they were anx
ious 10 change. aud hence were warml,
in favor of this project.
Doctor Pearson. OF bedford. spoke fo
ian Indefinite length of time on th'
morits OF the kaoline beds OF Iawrcnc,
county. lie spoke with pccuniary Ter
vor. as he is part owner with Prof l.
: L. COX, of the 400 acre tract which con
tains the clay deposits. NJ Mr. Hawthorn
Ia potter of twenty years experience
both in England aud in this country
said in all his experience with clay h
had seen nothing to eqnal the kaoIn o
Indiana. and he believed the enterpris
of working the the beds would be on
of the great commercial victories Of TIA
century.
Major IIulburt. OF Georgia. who In
more statistics TO the square inch tha
any one who has yet spoken on the sub
ject. made few remarks by way Of cx
horlation on the coal road project. Nh
Wilson reported as the result OF the con
ference held among the delegates fror
the counties along the line. that the rna
= should be built in accordance with th
provisions OF the statutes as soon as sui
: scriptions could be started aud hear
from. A Brown county delegate, {
L. Little, seconded this most hearth,
and said that they did not mean to b
humbugged, IN plain English, any long
er. and were prepared TO take this int
their own hands. This brought Pro
Cox TO his feet with suggestion that n
+. organization be effected az once and art
r cIes filed before the delegates no.
: present returned home. This was oil
: jected to by Judge Wilson. lie wa
unwilling 10 act until certain matter
. now in dispute were satisfactorily a,
: ljustcd. and therefore he moved as a sui
stitute that committee of three be al
pointed TO consult on the question an
= draft the necessary articles AS soon 1
= possible. The motion prevailed an
a Messrs. e., 4. Little. of Brown; {.
= Pearson. of Lawrence, and ii. a. Pee
. of Martin, were appointed such con
n mittec after which the meeting ~
! journed.