The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-02-11
OVER THE COUNTY.
SeoshO Rapids.
THE BOND PROPOSITION.

THE BOND PROPOSITION.
The people of Jackson township are
asked to vote bonds next Tuesday to the
capital stock of the Kansas City s. EN-
poria railroad company to the amount
of $25, 900. The road is to be built and
in operation before the bonds are 90 be
turned over to the company. Now, the
question for the people to decide is, will
it pay? We say yes, and advance some
arguments why we think so. Our past
experience ia our county railroad bond
Indebtedness is that our taxes haven't
increased one cent. When We vote the
bonds and they are placed in escrow, the
railroad company are to place there also
So, 900 of stock in the road, giving US
dollar for dollar for what We give them.
Every voter knows that this projected
line of road is twenty-five miles nearer
Kansas City than any other road IN the
county, will involve the easiest grade.
and consequently will be the best pay
ing road. The result of this is, that our
stock, which We hold in the road,
will be at par with our bonds
in less than five years. When the road
is completed through our township it will
be taxed at least $4,000, which will
help diminish our taxes that much in
stead Of increasing them. Some pre-
tend to say the road will be built
drought the township If no bonds are
| voted which we think Is q very erroneous
position for any one to take. But sup
pose it would be built across the north
| west corner of the township. We main.
tain it is better for us to give the bonds
and dictate to where the road shall run
and what points it must make in going
| through, which Is certainly of vital i'm
portance 10 the tax payers. 1t is now
definitely understood that the road will
| be a separate and independent line,
built, controlled aud maintained by
| company's other than the A. T. s. s. +.
or the Jay Gould interest, which will as
sure US competition. It will bring in
capitalists who will locate here, settle
| up our vacant lands and help build up
our town, mechanics of every kind will
moye IN and the farmers will then be
able to get blacksmithing, shoemaking.
and their farm implements repaired
| without going from home twelve or
| fifteen miles. Merchants also who will
represent different branches of trade,
| will ship in large stocks of goods
! of various kinds, and will be prepared
to exchange them for produce Of every
kind, thereby giving the farmer home
market for all his surplus products 1t
will make q shipping point for stock
raisers twenty five miles nearer Ia Kan
sas City than any other point, thereby
giving them the advantage of less
rates II will induce manufacturers
to locate here and improve our water
privileges (Which are said TO be the best
on the Eeosho riyer) and encourage the
construction of woolen factories, sugar
and paper mills, ETC.. thus furnishing
| employment 10 from fifty 20 two hun
dred laboFers. 1t will also encourage
/ our already prosperous mill company
/ TO enlarge and Increase their capacity
| for the manufacture OF -four, and carry
| their means east and west 20
/ buy wheat and ship it here, Civ
| ing them the advantage of
panies to come in and open up our
coal fields more extensively, which lie
| within three miles of us, and will be q
source of great wealth to those who in
vest. In fact, il will increase our pop.
| ulaiion at least one thousand souls, who
will aid in building up our schools and
churches, both of which will encourage
two grand nciples-education and
morality. twill enhance the value Of
every farm or vacant piece Of land in
the township Every one will agree
with US on this point. But say We can
not raise any more corn 70 the acre and
we don't want to sell. We reply, neither
does it prevent us from improving and
cultivafing our land until we do desire
TO sell, thus giving Us the full advance
ment Of prices in land.
/ Now, these several advantages emu
merated are not altogether confined TO
this township alone, but are matters of
considerable importance TO every one in
the county. Emporia, being one hun
dred niles west Of Kansas City, would be
the terminus of one division of the road
and of course it would be 70 the interest
OF the company, to erect their machine
shops and general Offices of said com.
lpany at that place, thereby giving our
county seat another boom that would
help largely to build II up, thus making
every one In the county feel proud that