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

The Evansville Courier reporter, vii
the Excursionists 10 Jasper, on Ia
"wednesday, gives the following impre
sions received on the trip:
"luntingburgh and Jasper are abo,
equal IN population, claiming twely
hundred inhabitants. and probably In,
ling one thousand. The people ofIIunI
'Iingburgll are warm for the II. h Il. e,
temsion, aud for the reason that II wi
give them a competing line. Jasper
satisfied with the Spring Station COZ
nection. or by way Of Rockport AN
Local Trade railway. What they de
sire isa speedy railroad connection " II
Evansville. Ifthe Hnntingburgh peu
pie cannot get the T.. Il f., they hay
little choice between the Spring Static
route and The direct route from Rock
port 10 Evansville. The road does no
touch a single village betweeR Rockpos
and Huntingburgli, except Spring Sta
ton, which was built up after the roa,
was cons'ruc cd The~cause Of this wa
that the builders and original owner
'of the road mot Kinsry and Eager
expected 10 mix great 81 cruaiioI
out Of the old Lincoln farm by found
ing new city. The result Il that thcr,
4 no town al Lincoln Station, except II
name, aud the road now suffers IN,
consequences Of this stupid folly. i
runs between several good towns ant
villages. aud just far enough away 4
"ske them haul all freight from mile
and = half TO five miles. For instance
dale Is just a mile aud a half from
the road. II contains six or eiyh
hundred people. This venerable folly
cannot he corrected now aud unquestiol.
ably Injuries the road 10 some extent.
Al Rockport the feeling was strong
and unanimous against the station route.
IL was urged that IL would iniure Rock.
port, and might result III the abandon
ncnt Of the track 10 Rockport; while
The people generally were not very
anxious for another railroad they would
vote aid TO the proposed Local Trade
road 10 Evansville direct. rather than be
cut of By the Spring Station route.
The people at IIuntingburgh and
Jasper and along the line. are anxious
10 trade with Evansville, and will do so.
Just ~ soon as facilities are given them
10 come 10 rs.
The result Of the visit upon the minds
Df the committee was. first, that rail-
road connection with that country and
with the e.. X. X. II. without delay.
y ouId be OF great advantage 10 Evans
lillc. As to the route, the question was
ivt so easily answered. III the Local
Trade railroad can build road to
iockport. aud do il speedily. il might
lmswer the purpose OF the Spring Sta
ion route, and in addition. give us nj
.ew territory. very rich. productive and
,Opulous. On the other l,amd. DELAY
would not DO. aud The failure Of the
.ccnI road 10 net promptly, would
necessarily require the brilding of the
rap. being only fourteen miles.
The committee was everywhere most
iinhly received and cared for. and by vi
vote declared that Superin-
cmdemt Branham and w. n. Mcrrithew.
General agent. were entitled 10 the
varmcst thanks Of the entire company.
Ihey are very efficient, whole-souletl
nd generous gentlemen, the right men
u u Q right place.
The Evansville Journal gave tho full [
81 account OF the excursion. aud 'front.'
II report we make the following cx-
racts:
ssThe excursion Of Evansville mer-
l,ants and business men. which left theIl
ity on Tuesday evening, 10 20 over the
ne uf the Iiockport and Cincinnati Il
'ailroad aud investigate the PROPOSE II
on To build gap road from Springv
tation 20 IloonviIle, returned yesterdayt
!, the Grey Eagle. The trip was inn
very sense most decided success. Thell
was arranged IN order that y
"a Evansville representatives could golh
YER the line Of road already built andls
operation, see its condition, observelf
le country through which Il passes
I'd estimate the possibilities Of a trade
hich the proposed new road would J,
pen up. !,
The party arrived at Rockport.
1edncsday morning Ut 2 o'clock and atII'., :,
80 set out for Jasper III m open car at !
ched 10 the regular daily train. The;
,ad IL an excellent one Of It's class, the \,
ack being smooth, and IL doing q fincI,'
nsiness. In March the net earnings|s' !
ere over $4,000, which Is about AM.
yerage. Under the instructions off,
[essrs. Kinscy and Eager, the owners,
Branham applies all the
et earnings 10 improving the condition q
the road. At present there IL . large'n
'rce Of men engaged in putting the u
ack in perfect repair, especially the six
lies between Huntingburgh and Ja-- Y
er, which IL IL calculated can be put IL
inirnble order for much less thnn i
| ,OC0 per mile. y
AT HuHrINGBURcH. u
The exrursionists were given an hour Y
the thriving town Of Huntimgburghc' c'