The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-12-17
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Meeare. Friedman ann I'srr etsrtoO
"wednesday IN attend : called meeting OF
the Board OF Directors Of the v 4 o Il.
In. r. Co 70 b. held u vincennes yea
teraay ~ 10 o'clock Secretary Dalton
writes that President Watson and him
.eIf have juss returned fr"m the Eat,
aud that arrangements ARg PERvFcTED
ron BUILDING THE ROAD the coming
GUNNER, and the meesiug u called tor
The purpose Of enabling the Eastern men
who will furnish the capital, 70 place
their representatives In control OF the
This will be- glorious news
10 our people, and all those along the
lime. for when this road Il completed Z"
| Louisville II will mako the shortest line
bet we~n Louisville and -. Louis, aud
on such grounds. devoid OF high grades.
tsestIes, sharp curves aud
Icrumh'iug tunMela. ~ will enable trains
10 make the fastest time. and IN cOnnec-
ton with the lightning trains on the y
q N. will almost Annihilatc time between
these two cities. while Il will pass Ill the
wav through . we'll developed agricul-
sursl country, and one Of immense
latent, though patent, mineral wealth,
4 y hich Only lacks the magic wand OF
lcheap transportation 20 leap, - it were,
Into the channels of trade. enriching The
people. and furmishiug the road with IL
|iimi,able husiness.
i The completion or this road will alec
mean : boom for vincennes, with IL
splendid electric light. and manufactur.
ing possibilities, that will possibly lead
the o. q N. Ry. to reconsider its pro
posals 20 move lie chops, aud determine
} 10 concentrate them there.
Il II will also put Jasper In reach O
'lcompetition IN the way Of freights, and
will enable our manufacturers 10 shiF
their products 1t rate that will leave |
margin for profits. DULY last week W
! were informed by one Of our manussc
sslturera that they we're cut out Of selling
. profitable bill TO vincennes dealers be
cause the r. r. wouid not bill II through
lfor 80 cents . hundred pounds. whicl
1.-the vincennes deAIe, said Was oil b
Icould afford to pay. With the new roa'
: lin operation vincennes will not be IN
only place tn which We will have com
,. petition, and our manufactures will b
! placed on an equal footing regarding
lfreights with other places similarly stu
|, lated, and We will expect TO see . lsrg
! lexpanaiOn III 0ur manufacturing interests
lee no place will then be more favorabl
situated than Jasper for al kinds Q
II manufactures. Surrounded on q
:. sides by coal, which can almost be hs
!. flor the digging. by : splendid agricul
, tursl country 10 supply subsistence 70
wage vovkers. BY magnificent timbe
! durable stone and rich iron-ore. and .
!. abundance OF soft water for steam 81
|, Igines, there IL no reason Why Jaspe
= tshnAnHW In hG
4 manufacturing interests % soon . ID
a road II completed. Whoop u up!
u Dubois Dashes.
i Plenty Of mud and nobody wants
4 receive Il.
I Col. o. r. Anderson. or New Alban
vas In town this week looking up b
lcustomers.
\ Mr.. Q. w. Ellis hss got back fro
:. Greencastle again.
III The preacher stsid with the doctor q
Il night. We guess they discussed Il
e spiritual and physical bottles.
y The m. Ease" are having protract'
4. meeting in our place. They are n
4 quite - hard on the poor sinners - hi
: were last winter.
- Bro. Patton preached for us last So
Il. lday; he u our kind Of preacher;
- breaches Bible truths.
u0 Mr.. John fIsrker died last Sund
n with winter fever. He used 20 live
HARRISON township, but few years .
hn he moved TO Martin county; he had j.
Ne completed . new house and aimed
h. move IN the day be took sick.
M DICKENS
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y. SrRAxeeR DEAD AND UNKSowS.-O
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