The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1881-03-17
AnaoAp-A FEW ReMARks N CON-
Clu9ioN.

CluSi0N.
The people Of Saline county do mot
realise the weight Of their action when
Trey oppose the railroad proposition
rev before them. By defeating the
pssophsition they may do that which
VII force the rosd to go by Us some
miles Distant
We n,ake the prediction here and
nov thst II the bonds are defeated at
the coming election, the people Of the
county will be compelled to revive the
ptoposition, or Que similar to 1t, and
vote 10 aid the road In sheer sslf-pro-
lection, II they are then granted that
privilege. Saline il the sole county on
the line that In any way interposes an
objection to the road, and every other
ebanty and each township are wheel.
fhg promptly into line in support Of
tie several propositions presented to
them BY the new company for assist
ance. The Topeka, Salina 4 Western
Heiiruad will be built because the peo-
PIE desire 1t, and because the
progressive city Of Topeka must have
itto complete her network Of contem-
flGted railroads 90 important to her
tltlbc and to her prosperity.
ssBat Will the road come to Salina
without the aid asked? Certainly not,
when other towns and localities nearly
q well situated az ourselves with re-
spect to the route would gladly render
the required assistance for the sake of
securing the road. Notwithstanding
6allna 10 an incorporated point In the
company, 1t IL easy enough to avoid
coming to Salina, a. the road could be
hailt 20 far - thought advisable under
the present charter, and . new local
equalization could diverge In any d.
feetion It saw fit.
Give heed to this: That the road may
pen direct through Dickinson county,
up the Saline valley, to Lincoln Cen
ter and beyond, Is not among the i'm
probabilities, II this county shall be
untrue to herself By spurning the over
tnrs made blythe company. The men
Of the company from Saline county
would, q matter Of course, do what
they could toavert 20 unfortunate cir
cumstance, but they would surely
b powerless, a. they are in the minor
ity. We could then blame no one else
and have ourselves to thank for the
Pesdisament In which we would be
placed. 1t would be business with the
company, nothing more nor less.
Seventy-five thousand dollars is a
small amount for the purpose named.
We have yet to learn where before 80
small sum has been appropriated by
. county to . railroad project. Never
within our knowledge has the sum 30
voted by . county in Kansas been less
than S125, 900, and has reached the fig
ure of $500, 900, to q single railroad.
Why, $75, 600 Is mere pittance, con-
the magnitude Of the enter
prise.
The company has done everything
that 10 reasonable and fair to do in the
premises. 1t has even agreed, In con-
tsAct form with the County Commits
Bioaers, that the bonds shall not be
Issued until the road IL completed.
This IL almost an unheard-of conces-
Ion, and seems conclusive to us that
there il nothing crooked" in the
company. The latter action should
clsar the mind Of any person disposed
heretofore to entertain doubts Of the
Of the company, but our con-
viction In Its integrity and purpose to
10 1t all times just what 1t agrees has
been unshaken from the start.
Really there Is but the single ques-
IN this discussion, "Will 1t pay?"
We think it has been clearly demon
to the most obtuse mind that
he Topeka, Salina 4 Western Rail-
Ioad would return double-fold every |
iollar expended by Saline county to
10 construction. The return of tax
. on the road would more than meet
he interest on the bonds. 1t is not, as
! youth-not especially bright, peddles
bout the county and which il one of
he silly stories set afloat by ignorant
" evil-disposed persons to injure the
that the sum paid by the
,ounty would be $4,000 i'm thirty
Ieas! The principal Of SIS, 600, and
per cent On same, for thirty years,
mount to just $1,000
Nobody denies the urgency for an
'ther railroad. It is acknowledged
{ b needed to lessen freight charges
o ship cut our products and to ship in
ur goods. Amer all, true solution
4 the railroad problem Is competition.
rhe Kansas Pacific is fighting the
because 1t knows 1t would
ave to carry goods at decreased fig
Tres. Then why should any hesitate
. TO their duty when casting their
,allots for or against the bonds?
"l0elo LIVE TINE PE0PtEw
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