The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-08-15

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To the Editor Of the CoURIER.
Your article OF to-day headed Hunt /
ingburg Citizens oppose election 70 aadi
a proposed Jasper r. r." is an unvar-
nished faIsehood as far as 1t concernsl
Mr.. Dilly. Mr.. Cox. or myeeh. In the
first place neither Mr. Dilly or the writ-t
er we're in Jasper when the petition vas
presented to the Board OF Commission
ers, and neither Of us appeared bsiore
the Board or spoke word about II toi
the members. and al had been granted
long before we arrived At the Court |
house. All the local and foreign rail-
road promotsu had vacated the Audi 4
tors Office long befors:we got here; I'M
the second place both Mr.. Dilly and my
self are in favor Of railroads to Jasper,
and to any part Of the county. Electric,
street or steam railroads built anywhere
are heavy tax payers, and help TIE
whole county. Any zane man knowsl
that IL . railroad il built from Peters
burg east, or from French Lick south, it|
will come to jasper. AZ to Mr.. Diliy
having no property in Bainbridge town
ship il also falsehood. He owns quite
a large tract adjoining the town. and
spoke heartily in favor OF any aud all
railroads proposed to Jasper. Az to Mr..
Cox he il not employed by the Southern
r. r., ~ you state. You tell me that
Mr.. Herman Eckert gave you the state
ment, and that he read it before you
printed it. He came into my Office and
denied having anything to do with IT.
and said the article was untrue. and
ought to be corrected. 1t il up to you
two. now, who is the liar? 1 told
Mr.. Eckest that i thought the tax
ehorli be voted to Q railroad that would
build through from Petersburg to some
eastern connection, and not give all the
! money to line that comes from tho
west and stops here. and then cuts on al
aid that the line to French Lick 10 en-
titled to. Money voted to aid rsilroadi
alvsys eoes to the stockholders and pro
mosess. and the money raised ON tn
,, bonds builds the road. There are som<
. stockholders in Jasper Of this proposes
vincennes street railroad. and. o
. course, they are in great and unseen
" hurry to eet this tax voted, 20 the!
. can eet big slice Of it, believe u
!. railroads everywhere. ! wish JasPe
would eet four or five Of them. While
/ have no property in Jasper. also hav
not much in Huntingburg. but l am In
!. terssted in shipping. and want outlet
. north and north west, and ! assure 20
I that all citizens Of Huntinsburg an
! Pstoka township wish you would 9
4 these railusde. II Bainbridge an
z Madison townships vote the tax the
will have to pay tie money il the roa
, il built, and one train run over It, an
! HuntirsbasR - . junction point vi
: greatly bsos.s.:: thereby A nairoad sn'
: is boilt Just because the promotsrs get
. lev thousand dollars voted will nevs
Z amount 70 much. A railroad that hs
. promise Of being . paying investment
\ the bond holders will be built, whethe
10 the tax is voted or mot.
~ Yours, for railroads,
All. KoEKSER.
% The CouarER gladly publishes q
above disclaimer Of Mr.. koerne
/ Who seems TO write for large cl
= entaee Of others, although the la'
ve euaee used is not the most court
10 ous that Mr. K. is capable OF usinl
oIthoueh We are grsti6sd that be .
r. serts that be, and all the people
81 Huntingburg, are in favor Of q
Of Viucennes and Jasper railroad, .
although be logically contradicts bin
70 self when be says . "railroad shou
D. be built from Petersburg 70 son
- Eastern connection and mot give {
i the money 70 . line that comes fro
o. the vest and stops" 1t Jasper. 3
1.-The IL to be excused for contradie
ll-ine himself, q the language %
= shovs be vas touched in . 90
place, and was "hot" over il. Co
n down, Mr.. X, and think the ms
% ter over again, and you will so th
be that il Jaspsr's and Madison tow
o. ships interest, and that you y
Ter secure your North and Northwe
ne outlets by the crossing Of the l.
'us T.. road 1t Petersburg, the b. &
ID and the Pennsylvania systems. .
%. the f.. 4 T. H. 1t vincenncs. .
atbe Illinois Central system at !
al oria, while . French Lick road Y
ter only make freight connection "
OF the Monon branch Of the Southel
d: Every one who knows anythi
Tor about the way J. P. Morgan ms
no. eees his roads, knows that no %
on, Ter Who builds . road to Frsr
ing Iick. or Who nominally owns it,
policy will b identical With
southern, and il will b only hl!i
= ssp between two Of J. ?. -
.es esn's roads, and he will ovr
I'D, yentually. Jasper has every
or vantage now that the Southern {
.ss- rive it-and more than it wo'
sst. have il the Southern . sxtsnd'