The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-01-23

We should give Salina great credit for
ono thing, and: that is for sending out
ono of their best lawyers here 70 give
Us advice. do not think that these
bonds would hurt the Salina people
near So much as i: would to see the
smoke Of an engine coming in from
Lindsborg. The remainder Of Mr.. Lind
gren's speech was in Swsde.
d. B. Powers said, do not know rs
have anything to say in this matter. l
think it should be tho taxpayers. Mr..
Collins is one of the workers of tho NJ.
K. 4 rs. 1t rs not long ago he made .
speech in Rash's store in favor Of vo-
ting $4,000 per mile TO build branch
of the N. X. L T.
There has been great deal said in
regard to tho law of voting bonds to
aid in building railroads. 1t is very
seldom that you can get these lawyers
to give you any advice for less than
IS or SO. Lawyers don't know much
moro than many that are not lawyers.
That is the way look at 1t. think
wo have Just rs good and better lawyers
in Salina than Mr. Carver. Mr.. Collins
ought to have asked if he is gong to
compound the interest. So far IS tho
u. X. #. is concerned, am for it, but
am not tor it the way they shoot of
their mouths. Mr.. Underwood, Gels
and others, say yoa vote the bonds for
this road and We will 60 to New York
and see what can be done. Parties arc
away now on the NJ. X. & T. business,
but We will tell Won what they say.
We have proposition from Mr.. Bond
to vote $1,000 bonds per mile. cannot
cay anything in regard to this bond mat
ter, you can do just as You please, you
can vote bonds or not just rs you see tit.
Mr.. McPhail, chairman-Fellow citi-
zens of Smoky View township did
not know that | was booked for this
speech. If | had known that 1t was the
intention of calling upon mo to sneak,
| would have takea some notes. l have
been listening to some fowcry speeches
and some things that am ct loss to
know what to make Of them. l am
opposed to the bonds, (applause) not be-
cause I have been tempered with.
have sat down collectively and cody
and thought over this matter. We are
acting for the future, if VIC vote these
bonds we are saddiing debt probably
We may regret. This beautiful valley
has been entrusted to you to own, cult
vate and protect, and to make it your
home. 1t is true tho X. 2. has been
bleeding US, and by building this branch
it may not Gu. the freight down. When
our produce comes into market, the
telegram comes, wheat is higher; what
does the X. p. do? 1t raises the freight,
and when tho price OF wheat is down
they do not cut down on the freight.
There is one thing that has impressed
me, and that Is tho stress that has been
laid upon tho road, that will run to
Lindsborg. think We had better build
Salina up, and make that our market.
(Applause.) This paper | bad not seen
until came here; after heard it road
and pictured out SO glowingly. that
these bonds must be q nice thing, l
thought there would be bonus on
them, and they would give q premium
on them. l began to think that We had
better quit farming and 60 to issuing
bonds.
Twill cay to my Swedish friends 60
homo to night and think this matter
over; don't rush into this matter, but
consider it well.
S. NJ. Palmer-l will impress upon
you the question Of voting bonds in
Smoky View township, and whether
you will vote bonds or not. In the
first place in order that all may under.
stand from this, that have reference
to building this road, and whether the
road will be built or not without bonds.
There has been some Misunderstanding
of my remarks to this, and that is, that
if you vote aid to this road and it gets
the aid asked tor, they will build the
road, and If they do not get this aid
they will not build it. That is as plain
rs / can state it. 1 will say that the
gentleman that will follow me, gentle.
man for whom 1 entertain tho best Of
friendship, Mr.. Bonds . slick one, and
you must watch him 0sughter)in regard
to building this road with old ties and
iron that has been used on tho h. p.
road, there is nothing OF it; ties that are
good enough for Smoky View township
are good enough for tho X. p, they do
not do that kind of business.
Since this subject first started at.
tended all the meetings but enc, and tina,
was when my wife vas sick, and could no,
go. They held big meeting IN Salina,
IN Rash's store, and what did they do
tberey They read letter purported to
DO written by Tom Lynde to Palmer,
and then issued handbiils. do not
know or care anything about it. have
sworn by affidavit that this thing had
never been talked over until then,
At Sslina they say We must beat thess
bonds to defeat the X. X. do not be-
l,eve them. am glad Mr. Collins il
here and made speech. am glad to
meet you here SIR. Collins. Gentlemen
If you want this railroad up the valley
vote for these bonds, and II you don,
want the road, don't vote the bonds.
admit that in 1872 and '13 the Cutler
matter was steal and a swindIe. wha'
did they do IN Saiinal the gentlemen
called an Indignation meeting, and il
was pretty warm for Palmer then.
was little to blame in tho matter, as
we'll as some others, but l will say again
20 rom vant tho yoad NJ, the valley yo,.