The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-06-06

AMI tue uttiiSSt t&tuI<tVu PNttls
Tint has taken its way tium Jasper since
The completion of our II. r.. were seen
-tca,miny 10 kockport by rail. and ir'n
thence By ihr elegant packet Grey Eagle
so Evansville, 81 Thursday, MAY 39th.
Our party consisted OF about 40 10 70
verson- from Jasper, comprising some
81 The leading and most influential
ritizcms. with the addition of u few FROM
Hnntimgbnrgi,. The object Of this cx-
cur>ion WAS 10 chdcavur IA show 20 The
citixcms Of Evansville our earnest desire
10 be connected BY rail Will, that enter
prising CITY aud the advantages 70
Evansville D. being thus connected will,
u.. Ia our consultations with the lcad-
ing business nrn OF Evansville. we
found quite warm feeling existing IN
tavOr " the spring statiun rntifr. aud
many nf them were 81 The opinion that
This was the only practicable way 81
connecting hy rail al present. or IL the
near future. 50 ne leading attorneys
and some Of those primarily interested
in the completion OF the Evansville aud
Erie road, Informed us that the whole
concern was rotten aud worthless, uii-
able To ever do anything at all toward
the completion OF the road 10 Hunting
buryh. On Friday night, after our
arrival. we proceeded to make the
rounds OF the press and found the
journal, Tribune. German "Demo-
KRAFT" and SUNDAY Union were all Ia
! iavor OF the Spring station route. but not
80 with the Evansville Courier. Mr..
Shankin, whose acquaintance we had
tile happiness to form. although most
genial genilr,,ie,. took many exceptions
h to the spring Station route. and we M
frrred from his conversation. that he
would prefer 10 have no connection with
Jasper whatever. at any lime, IL that
connection must be via the Spring Sta
lion route. The same nav lie said Ot
MIR. Henry Miller, OF iiuntingburgh,
who accompanied our party from that
} thriving town aud returned with us a.
far as Rockporf, with The loss or his hat
under rather unnentionable circnm-
stances. These two gentlemen, together
with some OF the attaches OF the Evans
Vile Courier. were the only 'dog-in-the
mangerr hot-headed kind Of opponents
we found. either ia Evansville or Hunt
: imgburgn. Mr.. Shanklin went so far n
20 saw that. ii tie Spring Station route
was built, il would be of no use either
no Us Ut ~ ltilf>Nlllts Az USE w W.
. because exhorbilant rates would com
pell US 10 90 elsewhere 10 have ouI
transportation done. and because there
are no wholesale houses in Evansville
lof any consideration 10 supply oul
; ljobbing trade; and OF no use 10 Evans
willie. because OF these considerations
Evansville could not reach or be able 4
handle our products. After listening
TO this strain Of argument for shor
3 time, your correspondent came 10 thu
Conclusion. that, ii these were all facts
the excursion party might possibly b
on fools Grand, aud as soon "
I breakfast was over next morning. w
= struck out over the various part, Of tn
= city, 10 investigate the matter, aud will
!. the following results: We found II
" the city II foundries, I'D wholesale dr.
y goods stores, l5 wholesale groceries. L
+ Wholesale bot and shoe stores. cOttOl
. factory, plvw factories, 8 steam VDwe
!. furniture factories. 2 steam power Wagon
: shops. 5 steam power carriage shops
y steam power marble works, 2 stcau
I, power cooper shops, steam powc
\ wash board factory, 5 extensive SAY
!, mills, making large quantities OF the yer
best poplar, oak and walnut lumber, AM
number OF other industries. NJ
v Kraiz showed Us the best agriculture
e engine we ever saw, aud informed u
: that it was wholly his own invention
!, This shows that Evansville Is not desti
tute Of either enterprise or invemliv
4 lingenuity, as Mr.. Shamklin would hav'
II lus think. The abundance and cheapmcs
n OF coal and timber at Evansville. col,
siderel with it, f;tyo rabe Ia ..alitv W0uI
= make it the leading manufacturing cit
g Of the West, IL she had some additions
,r rail road facilities, and the citizens Q
a Dubois aud Spencer counties cam,
/. afford to loose the opportunity OF col
!, !, nection BY rail via the Spring STATIC
70 route. OBSERVER