The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-08-02

IihPorshnce 70 tnc city OF Evansville and
the county through which the projected
y lines will run. a line from Evansville
olio GRANVILLE, Ills. passing through the
|cynthiana and Poseyyille neighborhood
rs OUT part Of a system that will extend
o|oy main or trunk line eastward
. ihrough Warrick and Spencer counties
TO Cannelton or beyond. From fhis
main line branch will he built on the
! line Of the old canal, or near 1t, 10 Pc
tcrsburg. The second branch will leave
\ ne main line near Boonvie. and will
lgo 70 iiuntiDgbnrg and Jasper. The
I'hlrd branch is Intended to leave the
main line ~ suitable poirt In Spencer
county, passing through Rockport 10 \,
point o. the Ohio river opposite Owens
poro. ny These contemplated linex
!, VIII bring into Evausyille every morn
'liis ilvc trains u passengers In addition
y what We have. nou what are now
ne almost inaccessible towns N ;l,c
ends of the five lines mentioned. The
IneeiHn conicmplnics the location NJ !,
ldepot y some central point into which
iali of these trains will run. The road n,
loe owned ~ one conpan, and be under
one management.
in order that the lines may be able "a
ahotd ihe people Tie great items of Ac-
voni'nonafinih speed. safety aiid comfort.
ahu AZ lhe same lime hold ont to tie
promotes ~ the enterprise the hope III
some iulurc reward. il is necessary that
'hr ROADS pc properly mud Subsequently,
constructed III The first instance. Under
'ie most favorable circuTn stances a COM
pete road a. nearly perfect ~ possible. {
" me common gauge, would probably 1
'ost IRON thirty 10 forty thousand dol
ars = mile. Dy the proceeding, of IN. {
Narrow Gauge Railroad Convention iu~t a
closed ~ Cincinnati. it appears that ihat
Convention passed among others. Tie
oiiowing resolutions:
Resolved, That tho practical working 4
y The narrow glugc RAILWAYS OF t,.e n
Ohitsd States has demonstrated beyond u
reasonable doubt the feasibility of lie 1,
,auSe u three feet, proving AS il haS. i
ne following facts: IT,
4. That good road NAV he con- K
iructcd und equipped Oh this gauge n VI
ross mol Ia excess of t,yo-thirtl. IAN q
hin&r being equal OF the sum necessary hi
q construct the standard gauge. III
Y. That when built thcN have dnmon- N
rated capacity ample 10 meet nll re- W
ulremrnis. that lie, are equally safe. pl
ma hays gwen satisfaction 10 their pat- III
ons equai 10 that o. lnc standard gauge. 60
Another " The resolutions Is as fol- "
JMs: 10
Resolved, That. inasmuch a. scrions d. Il,
iislakes irivc heretofore bten made IN ,,;
y location Of lines possessing moment.
reat care Should he exercised in ihe
election OF new lines, and only those fri
iouih Dc constructed a. may be actually ~
'rded and capable of securing busi- ~
ess commensurate with their cost ana .,l
'ai one Of the best evidences whether III.
'rlain line i needed or NOT, i tile ro- ~
'eratipn OF the people along such line. IN
~ uhiess such co-Operation equals at ~
ast onc-halt of the estimated cosi there ~,
, TINS Convention would advise rreaf NJ,
oderatlon In the deliberations Of anv s,b
npany before entering upon snch con .cx
Iucti0n. I'M.
Two-tlirds of the cost Of q road or the snu
'ndard gauge. which would be af ,he he
~ thirty thousand dollars mile. be
skes twenty thousand per mile as the 80
i OF the three-foot gauge.
All OF the proposed lines make al abont
y - ~ - "'''' - -HNt ttilits. which
j make our proposed roads cost us IN 49,,
4, 20 80 '"' '"'' y Ss'oVVoov. ing
Thc promoters Of our road. however can
Innate that the whole line hlav be The
lsructed for considerable less than of
above sum, aud by disposing Of has
-cr amount OF bonds OF the road IN frui
portion 10 the cost, thev hope 10 and
ng me realization OF their designs con
hln 'nc rearh o. the people. ii n
" the number OF the prominent Gift. vii!
sof Evansville who sailed for Euro,c
the 18th Of July. were the agents or
gentlemen who propose 20 buid,tor.
whole road SO soon a. possible in wor
event. but are NJ present negotiating pcrs
the sale Of the securities before they mar
~ ~ 'ne lowest possible rate Of in have
n, ~, pres
BIS arrangement having been made WI,
shrope, ne balance Is very simplc. than
s'ockhodcrs pay in the stock tnry nv
subscribed the people vote wlat one
bc necessary or proper, aud The bnl. That
sof the money Is borrowed III Europr N i,
he bonds Of the road, In pursuancei
he agreement now being made. -,
Ugh hopes are entertained bv thel,,, y,
ids for The success Of the gentlemen ,bat
listed with the negotiation Of bonds Ivard
urcpe. but the life OF the enterprise ror !,
not depend upon IL. when they
rn, whether they succeed or not. the paro
rprisc will DC prosecuted with vir.I wav
y shall meet with the approval oflblc :,
people. ~ y