The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-02-12

49, @e@<8 91&00V1O0s
On The 6sst page Of THE paper uIlI Be
found IN article clipped from the Or
.esns Examiner. urging the L. N A 9 L.
4 o., 20 redeem promises made 10
Icss'zrns when the bremen 20 French Lick
w>s built. BY extending thss b. snch 70
Jssper- u any newspaper articles can
bring about that much to- Be -desired end.
the CoURIEs gill b. glad 70 furnish IL
Qnois. Ia this connection plain a. t.
meni Of facts may sssise
When The proposition for . two per
|ceot TAX Tor this enterprise We voted
upon in shis county : part OF the to IN
.hips voted sgsinst Il IL the l. N. A.&C.
u. Il Go. hsd ssid 10 the people IL would
back Il, and see that II Us built, II they
wouId do their snare. the results OF the
election would have been different. And
nov. u that company will sgrss TO ex-
tend 10 Jasper, provided tax and right
|oi way 10 secured Tor Il. every township
ON the line will be snxi0us 10 do eli 10
iss power 10 secure the extension. All
that 10 necessary 10 THE end 10 Tor : CON-
psny that u financially able 10 carry il
Through 20 completion. - the L. N AZ
g. Il, 10 take hold OF the enterprise. and
let the people know that Il meAns busi-
ness.
Jasper and surrounding country ur.
gently needs another railroad Fur over
two months business In many branches
has been almost ssagnAfed ny reason OF
the csving in 81 Patton tunnel on the L.
II 4 ST. L Grain shipments and mill
shipments we're entirely ssoppcd. Or t.
ken II large additional outlay 10 points
on the %. s N 50. also. with stock
shipments 10 great extent This IL not
. mere transit0ry interference vita
trade. but u likely 70 occur every year Asl
the location Of that line 10 antortuna ~
iy one through numerous tresches Gus
sunnels end over constantly drca, inx
and dangerous high tres;Ies. A bu~i-
meas community cannot we'll stand -ucb
interference With their industries.
Then. again, Ill shipments Tor the
north and east from this locality must q
present 60 over . circnilous route. d.
oesng taken south before going IN the
direction Of their destination This ne
cessitstes. Of course, high rates Of trans
portsti0n, - for instance. ~ has been
paid here. from t155 10 $40 per CIR for
freight 10 Nes York City. aud proper
tioaal high rates 10 Chicago aud Indi-
snspoli@-she natural market. for large
portion Of the products Of this region.
Notwithstanding these disadvantages
over 500 car Tote Of freight we're sent
from jasper last wear. besides . great
deal more IN broken car Iots- These
shipments would double In twelve
months with increased facilities for |
reaching markets. and in : very short |
time Ne have no doubt would mere than l
quadrupIe by the addition Of ministries
which this locality would be favorable |
for. aud which want OF transportation
prevents from development. There isl
an nnbounded patent wealth al along
this route, which only needs The sfimn- |.
lssion OF . practicable and reasonable |
cbsnee for sgress 10 Immediately spring.
- il we're. INFO active lite. and furnish 81
railroad with steady and proftsbie
business. Good iron ore. gnof building |
ston~. good coal. good glass and. On un-
limited amount Of timber. good CLAY Tor
vitri6ed brick. besides good soil for
farming. ere IN cIOse pv0ximitv. and : |
population owning them. I'll ready snd
snxiou~ "a develop them. Is anon ..
transportation il assured. suggest thu I
cert infv OF profitable husiness tor : |
railroad from the moment /. il ready 10 4
handle u TO cav nothing Of . population /
that travel : good deal. and IL anxions
for . cl0ser connection than II hes ssl
present With the esstern snd Rorthern
ssstems Of railroads. sod Whose travel
would Be greatly accelerated thereby
The CcrRIEE heartily joins With fh-
Examiner in urging :hose nov il cos