Rensselaer Union, Volume 1, Number 41, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 July 1869 — RAILROAD MATIERS. [ARTICLE]

RAILROAD MATIERS.

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While (hr one h« Ihiunty jwipnlnietl ami In a t*«r *1 ate ni nth t \ :it ion tie* other la «wijitnitlvp|y a wlWefivetfi# piven it|* to »m> rava«t*s t»C Texan eatth' anil native |»r*irle prase. We haw now piwmiel In m an oje ortnnity t*» secarv k rail triad wliieh it* of mart* ir»n«wtanit* to tin’ hflMirinp man and (iinßv§*rtt.ui at first pluin-e nffMatm. antlaai fa-Uv*t«l«riiis than liil* • ver fa* tore tvevti iWfanl. The eouteniidatv*) nsel from Imiiaiia l ioli> via Delphi to Chltttgn ean faImi It. All tfa* oomtiany n.-Ls is « *u!it<rtp*i«n sufficient to seen re the rtjtht »jf way and t«* praile, tic atnl Itt idpi- it thromrh each enmity It |w*ses. Tin-l-*nrf" of road in Jasper county will la* about thirty-three miles, and the amount ashed of us is about Now let us nap If It Is an nnreasoii.ilile’ retpterif;" If the road Is liuilt, it will fa a first rths# road, and Site lowest vahiMtimr jait nfmu mil loads tor taxation in tin- Slate this year is 5.1,500 (wt mile—this will pivr w iIIo.HIW worth of rntlrood, or rat Ivor wealth alone.— Again, there will lie at least tin* stathms in the county, (lleiis-selser Iteing tneindedl.iMWisouili of Kensselaer and three b>.-tww« I list pJaer anti the Kauhakee river, each of which will contiibuh' t<>the wealth of tin* county, •MvJeilfar of which will la* an large sis Itensselaer fa at present. Jt will often up our county to a through line of travel, and will invite iiuinignition which now passes east and south of us. The cool and iron interests to railroad esanpanies is now liceoming a serious trouble. It is well known to our ciliacns that the northern jwrt of the county abounds with incxhutistuhle quautracs of Irou ore, which jritli this loan can lie shipped direct to the flir- * naees al t'liie.iuo or Iti<)iuitiijK>Us, or, w ml would he Is-tter to the eiHinty, the coal for smelling ean Ik* shipped with less expense than the otv ami il may and doubtless will lead to the erection of furnaces iu thiscountv and the iron be shipped in trips iustvail ol in the ore. The river at this place invite* machinists and in a short lime we will have a wik»l«'ii an*l carding milt right at home. Who of our citizens does not recollect an ntti-nijit mtnte lien* two years ago to* establish such mills ami the parties after examining the location, said, “ticnlleincn, you have a nice mill power here, a petal cmmlry, and no dotthc a mill w ould tlo well, but you. arc away from a railroad.” The twoposeti roud from lndian:v|Hih> to i'liie:w’i> opens this county up to w ithin four hour’s ride of Chicago where you have an outlet far all.kinds of produce, and in fael kaveibelirst market ill the t’nited Elates. ]#und*et' pan be shipped to Us aMHlstddat two dollars less on the thousaml feet, amt while the farmer hawks liia corn now at forty rents i»et iu*bel it will hliup from sixty to seventy cent*. Tin* cattle-raiser can have his cattle from his farm info the slaughter jiens at f’hicapo in less than t*-n hours, thus enabling him to rereive the benefit of sudden fluetuatHUis iu piirvs. ' v;: ; fatno cddect that railroads Inereasr* file valuation of property, nml lienee jnereiisrv* taxes. This is a mistake. 'Hint i! increases the value of proja-rty is adiiiittrsl, but that it increases taxation ! deny, and propose to show why. Will it tod any more to carry on oui * ortttly expens*"s with a railroad than without one? Doesa railroad inr-rease Ihe salary or nay of a single otther in the copniy who' is j«iid by tiieeoniily? Jt wifi not. Now tbe road fad alone, according t*i the valua'ion of the poorest point in Ihe Ktale, will bring into the cjarnty taxable projierty worth j*'ll-i,5t S W; we may safely count the towns built u|i by the road at the same vain**; Ilian fat us add the increase of popiilulinn and say every uetual settler will bring with him SSOO, then a*W to this the aetuaf inerease of tanning wealth and all may safely count on 1 laving brought into the county, by tin* road, within three years,* sfag,ooo worth of property! And far this amount we are asked to pay less—ailtobi, taxaudfa|bseri{riion than sl<ki,taut! Where is the individual in this dainty having at his command, wiro would not invest hfa money at tills rale. And tlmse tig Hies are not overestimated, •mtoti the contrary aie eoinjraratively J small. Now wtua is wanting to secure this ' o mount of taxable |>n»iwrty to the 1 county? First afaait How fa this sum to Ik- raised? Some an*<lM, by taxation. Well that is all tight, liy a rweui law two jm-i'cent, ewtle* amount ot taxairies can be levied; one per cent, to Iw paid iu one year, and one |»cr cent, to fa' jtaid in two years from the time the levy is made. Tfafa per cent, on llu* laxabh-s of Ja-sper eouitly will only raise s>l?,MHft, wiiitu file remainder sPl,ol»t will ityve to fie raised by private subscription alouc the line of the road, let that Upe run where it will. The tiiwstion will be submitted fa the vide of the people on tlie 17tli inlant, n betlier they will consent fa the k'W of a tax of less (hah two pci owd, far the fa nelit of this railroad, to he assessed in June 1$70;om h df oj if *«>UecUil'fa April, 1871, and the bttbmre ip Atnil, JB7« When thfa p* done—wla o iji'j {ax Is voted -we Jin vc only ukt-a. the prolimipary step. To secure tbe r*».wt Umiv must fa' rais<d nos sass than more. This dW Ore road through tfav county. AVhere wtll it run? No ooeAk now's, 'mft w three routes |*ro|»is*st anil tliuone sutissrihing tin' ue*s( will gel | rite road, and Hits B* fair. The county, “its an individual, gives to ha ve Ihe road hdift, du«f will fa fam-rUetl jit lead to tli.it extent, let it nth where it win and aft wilt pay ti ifad* fa {lie donation. Then let the part fas iiifaresfafChld fw the hwalmuot the mod. vTitß the dOEiatfiisiof *•»>><liei'».imty secures tttC.dW sujtfr taxalde piop- j city than it now ImjMd tliis ofliouni Jtifh*' proper'y >tn||^i|hi‘l

then nssess the tax. will not Me rate l*er emit, fa lighter on us all ? Nimh* of thin fax in levied until June, 1870. ls x vote far the tax carries, tinroad will fa lutilt; if It ia hmt the mad will not fa built. If tfartpad U luiilt, It will fa built Within eighteen mouths, and the eouutyr will Ingln to wiTiw tfa fanvlHs of immigration, j road lull and lun»roveineii(slnfarv the lax is levied, mol this additions! Wealth Will assist Iu paying the tux levied fafaMMs Jt, '. *" ■ With the nvdron*l com (doted, fathw ronils iuid briilgi's w ill fa demanded by Ilw wants of trade and travel, mid in a f«'W short years where we ih»w |ias« through miry doughs, over rickety brldp s Wn*l drive across vneimt Ixniis, will It** gravel muds, suladaffi tiol impiovcmcats ami cultivated Arid*. F.very citinert of live county should have a'laiile in Ms development and wetfnrc. It Is a fact that immigration follows and spread* along navigable streams and rMlroads. tVithfa railroad through the central portion of the county it fanetlt* the whole •sanity and every man in it. The fame of this rowl lias spread abroad and already our count y has facn visited by an agent of tt (tenuuu colony which ihfdres to settle in the county, but liiiding the (Hsiple divided in their opinions as to the propriety of a tax, concluded to wail until the matter is sn’tlhsl ts'hne tHiyiiK" |»r<*(terty, when, if the tax is voted, he w ill |Hireltas<' land and bring some AKI families into the county. If the road Is built, more than sPM,oon will fa* spent within the county for its const ruction. This will la* |mi id the latsirinif man for Ids work, j tlie teamster for hauling, the wisslI I'hopjaT for his tie:*, t he limner for Ids j Hour, |**tntocs, butter, eggs, ett", the . stock-raiser for hpthacoti and Is es, etc. Tax I’aykk.