The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1885-11-12

lETUs vorE TIE AID ASKED.
Trls the duty and should be the
pisasure of every citizen Of Saline
oounty 70 pun OF his cnat and wurk
hard and peisistently foF the Rail-
rasd bends. Il q the opportunity Of
cur eounty 10 secure that railroad
eompelinon for which we have -
long sought The products Of cur
soli have brought no sufficient returns
~ lais wears. because we have been
compelled 70 trust them for shipment
10 one railroad corporation which
could make Iis own tariff, and there
vas no other 70 interfere. Railroads,
ike other competitors Ia business
want to secure Just as much Of the
trade ~ possible, and % lead In busl-
ness . corporation must be more cour-
ieous and obliging 10 iis patrons than
iia composition, ~ we'll as furnish bet
ter carrying rates. Every farmer
fully understands the sdYantages Of
composition IN Failroadlng ~ well e. 10
the ordinary business Of life, and II b
MOI Necessary 10 urge uIon him the
necessity Of securing Il when the or.
uortunity 4 offered. 10 IL sufficient
20 say that we have ct last q ehaDet
% obtain that second railroad foi
which we have 20 long striven and
praysd for. By voting the sum Of
81, ,O00 We shall be part and parcel Of
that great Missouri Pacific system Of
of railroads, which hss done 80 much
for developing and enriehing the
country traverssd by is various
Hnes, and which is really the
only great antagonist and rival which
the Union Pacific has IN this state.
It may be our last opportunity to se
cure such q competing line and It rests
on the shoulders Of the voters Of Sa-
line county 10 say whether or not we
want the rOad. NeighbOFing cOun-
ties with envy in their hearts and
awake to the advantages Of q Missouri
Pacific line, stand ready 20 offer the
aid asked, and more should we re-
fuse 60 give Il. The bonds are not TO
be paid alone By those who now live
in our county, but Rs well by the
many hundreds who will be directed
hither By the very fact that the Mis-
souri Pacific b. being constructed
through our county. And then be 1t
remembered that the Railroad bed
and rolling stock will bs great and
important factor in the matter Of tax
alton, and yield Ils share towards the
payment Of the principal and interest.
The advantages which the city Of Sa-
lima will enjoy In cheaper Transports
tlon and facilities for moving the
great quantities Of produce, stock &c,
viii be shared with all neighboring
communities, wherever they may be
located In Saline county. The far
mer In the vicinity OF the North Pole
Mound viii enjoy these benefits
equally with the people who surround
the Butles. Those who live in the
smiling valley Of the Gypsum will
hnd their horn Of plenty on account
of the new road no more plethOric
than those who dwell about the green
hills and Ia the pleasant wales Of the
western portion Of Saline county.
Coils. Hoxie aud Everest, two high Of
ficials Of this Missouri Pacific system,
have become the warm and enthusiAs.
tie friends Ofthe Saline county peO-
pie, and pulled every wire In our in
terest. They have interceded with
Mr.. Could. the head Of his system, In
our behalf, and ~ a result the order
has gone out that the road shall be
built to Salina. But.ln procuring this
difIieult order they have pledged their
word and honor, which ls as dear to
them ~ % every other honorable
man, that Saline county will give Of
her bonds 81 .W0 per mile for each
aud every mile the road IL built in
Saline county. On this pledge, Mr.
Gould has gone vigorously about the
work with men and means, hoping
90 have the grade finished 70 5alina
before rigorous winter weather sets
Ia, which might greatly impede the
work and possibly delay Il late into
spring. NOs this is the reason we
see today the lhrge army encamped
along the proposed route from Iron
Mound to the east line Of the county.
Coils. Hoxie aud Everest have done |
nobly for as, and how shall we repay
them and redeem their pledges The
answer Is simple: Vote and work for
the bonds, aud see that they are car
ried ln every township in the county
By doing this we can prove that we
are grateful for the good things done
for rs by entire strangers. aud further
more benefit our own pockets. II we
do our part, cars may be running into
EAllna In February. IL we are dire
leCt Ia our duty, the grade may be
the 50, goo collected upon
the bond lgiven by fellow-citizens
who have no more interest In the pro-
lect than those who did not sign it)
and the road directed 70 some cOmmu-
nifty which more fullysundersisnds an
the advantages Of a Mis-
louri Pacific connection. Now the
issues are very plain. and cannot pos
,ibly be misunderstood. Let us all
mite in a brOtherly, determined e.
'Ort to have the bond proposition
AIRY by = rousing majority.
THE RdiiiOag age gives the Kansas
Dsopls some cause to Be happy. con-