The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-09-22
NEW INDIANA ROAD.
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who are interested in having the
new indianapolis Southern railway
pass through Rockport and have it
southern terminus at Owens bOro,
Ky, arrived in the city yesterday
afternoon and at their instance a
meeting was called at the Bates
house last night at which they pre-
sented arguments and inducements
for the consideration Of the officers
and promoters of the Indianapolis
Southern. This is the company OF
which ID. NJ. Parry is president that
was recently Incorporated TO con-
rect indianapolis with the COIL dis
trict. The people of southern and
southwestern Indiana and OF the
part of Kentucky about Owensboro
are very much interested in the pro-
iect and the gentlemen who are here
represent a large constituency. An
iother meeting will be held today.
The delegation is composed OF the
Ifollowing
Rockport-A. II. Kennedy, +.
NJ Payne.
Grand Niew-George Wandell,
Dr. Gage, Deb. Cadick
Ferdinand-J. I'll. Beckman.
Owensburg-A. b. Barrett, John
Gilmore, Joshua Powers.
The delegation has an atle CO.
worker in United States Marshal
Samuel Kercheval, whose home is
at Rockport.
The delegation presents convinc-
ing arguments. Mr.. Barrett, OF
'Owensboro, said that his town de
Sires to get into touch with Indian
apolis. The termini Of the Illinois
Central and l.. a. ~, both being at
Owensboro, if the terminus OF the
indianapolis Southern were also To-
Gated at that place tae whole coun-
try would be made of easy access to
indianapolis, and he, for one, would
guarantee the shipment of 200 ears
year over the new road. While
mis- people had no formal induce
mems to present at this time they
would do all that might be expected
aud more, he said. Mr.. Kennedy
promised that two per cent. suo-
sidy tax (the limit allowed by law
would be voted the enterprise
through Spencer county, and at
least one township in Dubois Co.,
and presented showing for freight
traffic that was very pleasing. The
people OF Rockport, he said, want
trunk line to indianapolis. The
vast territory between Evansville
and Louisville has no direct com.
with indianapolis and
the construction Of the road through
RocEport would open very rich
and productive region and insure an
immense freight traffic TO the market
in indianapolis. The same arsu-
ments were elaborated by the other
Of the delegation.
While nothing decisive was done
at last nights meeting, Mr.. j. T..
McGettigan, vice-presdent Of the
indianapolis Southern railway,
stated to a Sentinel reporter that the
road would undoubtedly be con
'tructed through Rockport and will
nave its terminus at Ovensboro.
The road, ne says, is a "sure go,V
md has behind it sufficient finances
o insure its success. The main
inc, he says, will be l15 miles long
md the system. branches and all,
will consist of 325 miles.
The gathering last night brought
,ut the fact that surveys for the
of the road will begin
lext week. AS soon as the surveys
ire completed and the proliles Sc
'ured the work Of construction will
,egn, Mr.. McGettigan says, and il
will be pushed to completion. Mr..
IcGettigan and w. +. Stevenson,
reasurer Of the company, were
present last night. There will be a
uller representation of officers to-
lay. The gentlemen who are here
lain that ii the road is constructed
N the line they propose it viii be
t immeasurablc benefit to Indian.
polls as opening vast expanse of
erritory, and bringing in trade this
ity has never enjoyed. Evansville
capitalists are now building a road
ron. that city through Rockport to .
ferdinand. TIL, people Of these
owns say that that road does not !
ompletely meet their demands, and
hat what they need most is an out
ct to indianapolis.
The work OF tearing down cell ,