The Columbus journal., 1886-03-17
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Railroads.
In last weeks JOURNAL there wa
given the proceedings of one railroad
meeting held Tuesday evening. Their,
was another Thursday and still an,
other Saturday evening, all attended
by about the same number of inter
ested citizens. We took no notes o.
Thursdsy's meeting. which INDUCED
in considerable personalities, not nm.
connected, however, with the general
subject. The meeting had q good
result, it SCENE, having the effect Of
airing some alleged grievances, and al
the Same time, bringing clashing ele.
ments together on the proposition Of
q road to the northwest--the subject
of Tuesday evenings discussions
The committee appointed at the pre-
vious meeting for the purpose of as.
certaining from the records whether
the city could vote $4,000, reported
that that would not exceed the limit
of law. The next day q petition was
circulated, and very numerously
signed, and by many who had hitherto
opposed the movement, asking the
City Council! to submit the PROPOSE
ton to vote.
Another meeting was called for tho
same place Saturday evening to dis
cuss another scheme for q railroad,
the proposition being to induce the
Chicago & Northwestern to build to
Columbus from Leigh, a town near
the northeastern border of Platte
county, and on the line of the propos-
ed branch of the great Northwestern
system.
Geo. Lehman was selected as pres
ident and G.. W. Phillips, secretary.
The president stated the object of
the meeting. Several gentlemen were
then called out for an expression of
views.
A. Jaggi referred to the old-time
wagon trade of Columbus, when mon
came az much az q hundred miles Or
more with their grain to this market.
That is now past, and the A. & N.
road for which we paid 100000 aud
the U. P. branches which cost us
$4,000, have built up trading points
around us, 90 that our reliance cannot
be on the farmer trade alone, we must
have manufactures, and these, or any
wholesale business, to be successful,
must have freight rates sufficiently low
to compete with other wholesale and
manufacturing points in the State.
Instead of being now a competing
point, as had been hoped from the
construction of the A. s. N, this place
was only go in name. Both roads
discriminate against US and in favor
of other stations near by which arc
on the one line or the other, only. OF
this Mr.. Jsggi gave instances show
ing how it worked great detriment to
Columbus.
Our situation is such that it will
take united action by our citizens.
The proposition to build a road north
west from here was certainly worthy
of attention, the route running
through an excellent country. 1t
would not, however, he thought,
answer the purpose of manufacturers
and Wholesale dealers in occurring
rates, it was not strong enough to
burst this pooling arrangement. To
illustrate the necessity Of q competing
line ne referred to the history of the
Packing House, which ought to be in
full blast distributing thousands of
dollars each season, but which lies
idle for lack of rates to enable them
to compete with other places.
There seems no esson why a con-
nection with the Northwestern was
not desirable. 1t had been said that
they would not build to this point,
but perhaps they have changed their
views; it may be that, when before
approached, they did not care to
divulge their intentions to those
whom they may have regarded as
interested with rival roads. Let a
committee of business men 60 to them
with authority from the business men
of this city to give them a fair share
Of their shipping trade, and a bond
guaranteeing them $4,000.
1t is the duty of Columbus to do
all in her power to secure better rates,
and if We cannot have such az to COM
pete with other places, We may just
as we'll sit down where VIC are. He
then gave several instances from his
own experience as a shipper, one
being that lumber waslaid down at
Norfolk by the Chicago & North
western for the same ratio a. dealers
at Omaha and Council Bluffs were
able to secure, l21s cents lees than at
Columbus.
Cue. Lockner called for the reading
Of q certain letter that he heard talked
of as coming from the e. e N. w.
Mr.. Ksvsnaugh ssid he had not
come to talk. We need just such an
eastern connection a. this road will
give us.