Year: 1870

ed October 2oth 1870, and the jury is "poled' un-


cesing No" is announced from the beginning to the
cad of the Court.


Superior October Sd 1870


7. $. Since the above was written an article which


appeared in the Superior TINES on the 29h ultimo un-


der the caption of The Bond Bill has been observed


which should be noticed in this paper. That article


so pregnant with sophistries contains the following


aparen delusion and in is concentrated the gst of


the whole appeal in behalf of the Bond Bill If Mr.


Stnson gets hold of the bonds he must 5y them for
the three hundred Thousand dollars of bonds he must
pay no less than two hundred and forty thousand dol
lars a cash. Should the road not be built that cash
wisee amply sufficient to purchase back all the bonds
and leave the County handsome profit out of the
Transaction" That paragraph contains all there is in
the article referred to, and it is ridiculous, that
are compelled to laugh at the silly logic.


Can any voter in Douglas County believe that this
voting three hundred thousand dollars to the State
Line Railroad going to be money making transac-
tion for the County? Where is the handsome profit
to the County to come from after two hundred ard
forty thousand dollars have been paid for the County
bonds and that money expended in surveying and
grading the State Line Railroad


Will Mr.. Stinson pay two hundred and forty


thousand dollars in cash for the bonds to the County
Commissioners will it be paid into the treasury of
the State Line Railroad Company? Does the writer
of that article believe that the money will be paid
over to the County treasurer? He certainly knows
better.


What will be done il the voters of the County au-
thorize the bonds to be eissued? The bonds will be
+bo D,I,
scrption 10 the stock Of the road the amount of
two hundred and forty thousand dollars and not a
dollar will ever go into the Treasury of the County
Suppose the moneyis paid into the County treasury
for the bonds when does go in subscription to
the stock? Is there anything requiring it be held
until Mr.. Stlnson pays in one hundred thousand dol
lars and othe*s like amounts until five hundred and
ten thousand dollars raised for completing the
road? There is nothing in the Act of the Legislature
of the State, requiring it, and the County has no



The remainder of that article is without point mere
glitteIing generaites, and neat defense of Mr. Stin
son. No one had has will assail the character of
Mr.. Stinson. But such sophstry should avail to
place withip his control the bonds of the County ask
ed for without ample guarantees that the balance of
the money will be forthcoming and the road built. .


If Messrs. Stnson, Corcoran, Riggs &c furnish anv
money all for the State Line Railroad it will be up


g. l-~r
by abserbng TO the stock as the writer of the Bond
Bilr' article would have believe Will the writer
of The Bond Bill assert that agreement has been
entered into between Messrs Stinson Corcoran Riggs
&c. to furnish dollar to the State Line Railroad
He knows better. People of Douglas County require
Mr.. StinSon and others to show their hands The
writer of the Bond Bill article ntmates that the L. S
& w. r. K. with its steep grades sharp abrupt curves
desires the defeat of the bond bill 1t is well known


to many of Douglas County that the prominent
officials Of that road do not straw about it.
They have avowed everywhere that they did care
is anything being done from that quarter any
other outside of Superior defeat the bond BILL and


in Superior there is disposition defeat it if the
owners of the State Line Railroad will only show that
ample arrangements have been made for building it
The article to which this P s. refers is too weak and
too flimsy in its argument to require further notice.
and its perusal should only convince the peo-
pie of Douglas County, that there is little African
behind the fence. 1t is believed he Will be found in
time prevent the people being caught in any trap