The Taney County republican., 1900-04-05

There 10 ACC, 900 acres Of land fn
Tauey county and If We estimate the
timber AZ worth but 500 per acre,
that means we have $4,000 tied
up for want Of railroad.
Taney county has more dragged
millionaire mine owners" than any
county on earth outside Of North
Arkansas. If we had q railroad
these millionaires could spend some
Of their wealth. But how many of
them are willing to give 1-S OF what
they can't enjoy for the privilege of
enjoying the other 7.s?
l-3 of all the decided lands in
Taney Co., or y 1-2 per cent would
amount to twice the bonus asked OF
as. What intelligent man could
refuse 1-8 of his holdings for such
big returns.
The man who says he does not
want q railroad and won't subscribe,
for that reason is either fool or q
knave. He either does not know the
advantages and wealth to be derived
from a railroad or else he is too mean
No man or community can afford
to be selfish. A railroad is needed
in Taney county aud needed badly.
We all have our preferences where it
should 90. but should realize that
railroads cannot be built any where
in Taney county, and that some route
may aud are likely to be immensely
cheaper than others For our paltry
donation we must not expect rail-
road company to spend thousands of
dollars just to accommodate us, the
amount donated all taken together
will not pay fer one deep cut or tun-
mel, nor for one steep grade which has
to be pulled over for years to come.
We should be proud that Taney
county has the railroad and take just
what benefits our location justifies.
No energetic, live town was ever kill
ed by q railroad missing it.
Clarence Kenyon, who is named "a
trustee in the deeds, spent Thursday
evening iu Forsyth in consultation
with VIM. II. johnson who has been
retained as attorney for the proposed
railroad.
John H. Bouslog, of Springfield.
who has spent the last ten years in
energetic efforts to build railroad
from Springfield to Little Rock, aud
who gained the passage of the IA
nous Smith bill which passed the
Arkansas Legislature after hard
fight, was in~our county Thursday,
Friday and Saturday in the interest
of the railroad. No man IN Missouri
has made SO thorough aud careful a
study of the needs and resources of
this country. He returned home on
Sunday but is again with De.
Some questions haye been raised
% to variops words used IA the decd
Of donation, which we viii explain as
follows: The word Incorporated
town" is used to distinguish the kind
Of town W hich must have q depot
should it be on or within one mile of
the road. No town that is not incor-
porated has an existence ss . town,
and there is no way to ascertain its
limits. No one can say how extern
sive an unincorpOrated town may he.
The filing of q recorded plat is not
proof of the limits of the town or
that 1t Ia town at all. Recording a
plat is merely for convenience in
selling aud deciding lots. Thus for
example Taneyville is not incorpo-
rated and if we have reference to the
plat we find it located on a tract
plated ont as the "North Division oil
the Town Of raney City," But the
town Of Taney City docs not exist any
more, its name was changed to
Dickens, which is however, located
on the plat Of Taney City. We have
a Post Office called Taneyville but no
town by that name. Any village no
difference how small If only three |
houses can incorporate by fling q
petition in the couty court signed by |
two thirds of tho voters within GER
tain limits mentioned in the petition.
No town that has energy enough to
file it's petition will be left out, aud |
If the citizens lack the energy they
would probably be too lazy to climb |
on train or even crawl to the depot !
if they had one at their doors.
The clause following the conditions
in the deed reading Ito have aud to |
hold unto the said Clarence Kenyon,
Trustee, bis heirs aud assigns for
ever" is found in all deeds of real
estate aud is necessary to describe |
the estate granted. All deeds con-
vey some estate; it may be for years,
for life or forever. All deeds in fee |
simple are forever. After all the con-