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VOL. X.--NO. 6.
COLUMBUS, NEBRASKA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11, 1879.
WHOLE NO. 474.
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proposition for rail road
boos and tax.
BY VIRTUE of the authority In us
voted by an act of the Legislature
of the State of Nebraska, entitled, "An
act to enable counties, cities and pre
riucts to borrow niouey on their bonds
to aid in the construction or completion
of works of internal improvements in
thin State, and to legalize bonds already
i Rned Tor such purposes," approved
February 15th, 1&G9, and the acts of the
Legislature of iaid State amendatory
thereof. We, the County Commission
ers of l'latte county, in the State of
Nebraska for the purpose of aiding the
construction of a rail road, commencing
at a point on the line of the Atchison &
Nebraska rail road, in the county of
Lancaster, of said State of Nebraska,
aud running thence in a westerly anil
northerly direction through the counties
of Lancaster, Seward, Butler and l'latte
to the city of Columbus, thereby form
ing a continuous line of rail road from
the city of Atchison, in the State of
Kantas, to the said city of Columbus, in
the State of Nebraska, do hereby submit
to the legal voters of the said county of
l'latte, to be voted upon by ttiem at a
special election which is hereby called
to be held on the 14th day of June, A.D.,
1ST!), at the usual places of voting in the
several precinct of said county, the
following proposition for bonds aiid tax
that is to say: Shall the County Coin
iuitionors of l'latte cotintv, in the State
of Nebraska, be authorized and required
to iuc and give to the Lincoln &
Northwestern rail road company, or
the Itluc Valley fc Northwestern rail
road company, one hundred thou
kand dollars of the coupon bonds of
said l'latte county, to be dated the 1st
day of January, A. D., 1830, bearing
interest from date at the rate of eight
percent, per annum, the interest paya
ble annually at the ollice of the County
Treasurer of the said county of Platte,
and the principal to become due in
twenty years from the date of said
bonds and payable to bearer at the office
of the County Treasurer, of the said
ouuty of l'latte. Such bonds or any
portion thereof in sums of not less than
one thousand dollars shall be made re
deemable at any time alter ten years
from the date of the same at the option
and upon the call of the proper olliccrs
of said county, and in addition to the
usual taxes, shall the proper officers of
the mid county of l'latte, be authorized
and required to levy a special tax on all
the taxable property within said county
ufh'cicnt to pay the annual interest on
aid bonds as the same shall become
due, and after the expiration of ten
jean- from the date of said bonds shall
the proper officer be authorized and
rtiired to levy a tax in like manner
upon nil the taxable property within
hId county in addition to alL other
taxes, MiUicicnt in amount to create a
sinking fund for the purpose of paying
at maturity the principal of said bonds.
The whole amount of said bonds to be
lolled and given to onc'of the aforesaid
railroad companies upon the following
condition and none other to wit:
That one of said rail road companies
nlin.ll construct, and complete a line of
rail road of the standard gauge from
Koine point on the line of the Atchison
& Nebraska rail road, in the county of
Lancaster, running thence west and
north through the counties of Lancaster,
Seward, Hutlcr and l'latte, to the eltv
of Columbus, aud shall locate, establish
and maintain in the said city of Coluni
buna freight and paksenger depot, said
Hue of rail road to be completed to the
extent to have regular daily trains run
ning thereon to the city of Columbus, in
the iiaid count of l'latte, hvJthc 1st day
of July, A. I.", 1S80. Said' bonds shall
bu insucd aud delivered to either of the
aforesaid rail road companies, which
ih. ill construct and build the line of rail
road aforesaid, when said road shall be
completed and trains running thereon
to the said city of Columbus.
At the timb of the delivery of said
bonds to the company building said rail
road, enough coupons shall be detached
therefrom, so that such bonds shall draw
Interest only from the date such com
pany i entitled to receive the same as
hereinbefore provided. The vote to be
bad and taken on the foregoing propo
sition shall be by ballot, and the ballots
cast at said election sIikII have written
or printed thereon the following words:
Kail road bonds and tax, yes," or
rail road bond aud tax, " no."
If two-thirds or more of the ballots
cast at said election shall have written
or printed thereon the words " Hail
road bonds aud tax, yes," then said
County Commissioners shall be author
iced ami required to issue said bonds as
aforesaid.
Therefore it is hereby ordered that a
special election be held in (said l'latte
comity, Nebraska, for the purpose of
voting on the aforesaid proposition, on
naid 14th day of June, 1879, in the sever
al precincts of said county at the usual
places of holding elections, to wit:
In Columbus precinct at the court
house.
In Hutlcr precinct at the school house
of district No. 7.
In ltismarck precinct at the school
house of district No. 2.
In Sherman precinct at the school
house of district No. 4(5.
In Crestou precinct at the school
house of district No. 4.1
In Shell Creek precinct at the school
house of district No. 4.
In Stearns precinct at the school
home of district No. 21.
In Humphrey precinct at the house of
"Walter Mead, in section 8, township 20,
range 1 west.
In Lost Creek precinct at the school
house of district No. 11.
In llurrows precinct at the school
house of district No. 14.
In Granville precinct at the school
house of District No. 32.
In Monroe precinct at the school house
of district No. (5.
In Looking C lass precinct at the school
houso of district No. 31.
In Pleasant Valley precinct at the
house of Patrick Dclany, on section 22,
township 20, range 3 west.
In Woodville precinct at the residence
of Cornelius Koch.
In Walker precinct at the house of
llcnnett Olson.
That the poll at said election shall be
open at S o'clock in the forenoon and
continue open until 0" o'clock in the
afternoon of said dav.
Dated at Columbus, Nebraska, the Cth
day of May, 1879.
lly order of the Hoard of County Com
niissiouerg. JOHN STAUFFER,
470-5 Countv Clerk.
MAIL SETTINGS.
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
x Post Office Department, I
Washington-, D. C, May 10, lSTO.f
PROPOSALS will be received at the
Contract office of this Department
until :S p. M.of Julv 10. 1ST9, forcarrying
the mails of the United States, upon the
routes, and according to the schedule of
arrival and departure specified by the
Department, in the State of Nebraska
from October 1, 1S79 to June 30, 1S82.
Lists of routes,with schedules of arrivals
and departures, instructions to bidders,
with forms for contracts and bonds and
all other necessary information will be
furnished upon application to the Second
Assistant Postmaster General.
D. M. KEY,
470-6. Postmaster General.
D. P. Time Table.
uticard Bound.
Emigrant, No. C, leaves at ... 0:25 a.m.
PaRscng'r, " 4, " ".... 11:00 a.m.
Freight, " 8, " ".... 2:15 p.m.
Freight, "10, " ".... 4:30 a.m.
Westward Bound.
Freight, No. 5, leaves at 2:00p.m.
Passeng'r, " 3, " .... 4:27p.m.
Freight, " 9, " " .... :00p.m.
Emigrant. 7. " " l:30a.-m.
Every day except Saturday the three
lines leading to Chicago connect with
U P. trains at Omaha. On Saturdays
there will be but one train a day, as
shown by the following schedule:
J. M. KELLY,
COITEAKTDR W CABPEITEB.
HOLDS HIMSELF IN READINESS
for any work in his line. Hcfore
letting your contracts for buildings of
any description call on or address him
at Columbus, Neb.
John S. Christison, M. D.,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
Formerly of the New York City Hos
pital, Blackwell's Island.
Office on Olive St., two doors south of
Cockburn's Store, Columbus.
FOE SALE 0E TEADE !
MARES 1 COLTS,
Teams of
Horses or Oxerx,
SAIII.i: PONIES, wild or broke,
at the Corral or
429 GERHARD & ZEIGLER.
Chicago Barber Shop.
Cppalta "SaJ SrM,"
COLUMBUS, NEB.
HAIR CUTTING done In the latest
style, with or without machine.
None but tirst-class workmen employed.
Ladies' and children's hair cutting a
specialty. HENRY WOODS,
472 Cm Proprietor.
STAGE KOUTK.
JOIIN HUHER, the mail-carrier be
tween Columbus nnd Albion, will
leave Columbus everyday except Sun
dav at G o'clock, sharp, passing through
Monroe, Genoa, AVaU'rville, and to Al
bion The hack will call at either of
the Hotels for passengers if orders are
left at the post-office. Hates reason
able, ?2 to Albion. 222.1y
GOOD CHEAP BRICK !
AT MY RESIDENCE. on Shell Creek,
three miles cast of Matthis's bridge,
I have
70,000 pood. linriMturnt brick
for Mile,
which will be sold in lots to suit pur
chasers. 44S-tf GEORGE IIENGGLEH.
Columbus Meat Market!
WEBER & KNOBEI., Prop'a.
KEEP ON HAND all kinds of fresh
meats, and smoked pork and beef;
aWo fresh tNh. Make sausage a spec
ialtv. jSTRemember the place. Elev
enth St., one door west of I). Ryan's
hotel. 417-tf
D0CT0E B0NESTEEL,
U. S. EXA.11I.M. KLKGK05,
COLUMHUS,
NKIUtASKA.
OFFICE HOURS, 10 to 12 a.m., 2 to
4 p. m., aud 7 to !) p. in. Office on
Ncbra-ka Avenue, three doors north of
E. J. Haker's grain office. Residence,
corner Wyoming and Walnut streets,
north Columbus, Nebr. :i3-tf
lIctrick HI cut Market.
Waihlngton Arc, nearly opposttr Court Houtr.
OWING TO THE CLOSE TIMES,
meat will be sold at this market
low, low down for CAbit.
Rest steak, per lb., 10c.
Rib roast, " 8c.
Roil, 6c.
Two cents a pound more than the above
prices will be charged on time, and that
to good responsible parties only. 207.
MRS. W. L. COSSEY,
Dress and Shirt Maker,
S Doors Wot of Stlllman'n Pros Store.
Dresses and shirts cut and made to
order and satisfaction guaranteed. Will
also do plain or fancy sewing of any de
scription. 22T PRICES VERY REASONABLE.
Give me a call and trv my work.
423-ly
FARMER:
BE OF GOOD CHEER. Let not the
low prices of your products dis
courage you, but rather limit your ex
penses to your resources. You can do
so by stopping at the now home of your
fello'w farmer, where you can find good
accommodations cheap. For hay for
team for one night and day, 25 cts. A
room furnished with a cook stove and
bunks, in connection with tho stable
free. Those wishing can be accommo
dated at the house of the undersigned
at the followiug rates: Meals 25 cents;
beds 10 cents. J. R. SENECAL,
i mile east of Gerrard's Corral.
HENEY GASS,
UNDERTAKER, KEEPS ON HAND
ready-ma !e and Metallic Coffins,
Walnut Picture Frames. Mends Cane
Seat Chairs. Keeps on hand Black Wal
nut Lumber.
Vuihjfcs At. ep?::iti Cczrt Erne, Ctfcstu, Kit
NEBRASKA HOUSE,
S. J. MARMOY, Frop'r.
Nebraska Ave., South of Depot,
COLUMBUS, IVEB.
A new house, newly furnished. Good
accommodations. Board by day or
week at reasonable rates.
ISTSetJ! n FirstCIOH? Tabic.
Meals,.... 25 Cents. Lodgings.... 25 Cts
3S-2tf
BUSINESS CARDS
r. E. E. SIGGI.t'S,
Physician and Surgpon.
tSTOffice open
at all hours
Sank Building.
NELSON MILLETT. BYRON MILLKTT,
Justice of the Peace and
Notary Public.
W. HlLIiGTT Ac SOIV,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW, Columbus,
Nebraska. N. B. They will give
close attention to all business entrusted
to them. 248.
DEREY & BILLINGS,
CARRIAGE,
House k Sign Painting,
QBAIHXHQ, OLASmi,
Pnpcr Hanging:,
KALSOMINING, Etc.
K3T All work warranted. Shop on
Olive street, opposite the "Tattcrsall"
Stables. aprlCy
F. SCHECK,
Manufacturer and Dealer in
CIGARS AND TOBACCO.
ALL KINDS OF
SMOKING ARTICLES.
Store on Olive St., near the old Fost-office
Columbus Nebraska. 447-ly
H. 0. CAEE7T, J. B. CAMP.
CAIfcEW & CAMP,
Attorneys and Counselors at Law,
AND REAL ESTATE AGENTS.
Will give prompt attention toallbusi
ncss entrusted to them in this aud ad
joining counties. Collections made
Office on 11th street, south of Depot,onc
door eaRt of T. C. Ryan's Grocery
Storc,Columbus,Ncb. Spricht Deutsch
Parle Francias.
CALIFORNIA WINES!
2ii asd TOJta,
S155SS1.75
A GALLON
-AT-
SAML. GASS'S,
EIcTPiith StrMt.
ITIAIXY AE.1IRIGHT,
Merchant Tailoress,
Oiks Street, t:rti :f Hiccesi Ec-.
Men's and boys' suits made in the
latest style, and good tits guaranteed, at
very low prices. Men's suits $(J.OO to
$!.00, according to the goods and work.
Hoys' suits $3.00 to ?4.00, according to
size.
ISTCLKANING AND RKPAIUIXG TKMK.Jgt
Bring on your soiled clothing. A
whole suit renovated and made to ap
pear as good as new for $1.25 424-y
LDERS & SCHREIBER
Blacksmith 'd Wagon Makr.
ALL KINDS OF
Repairing Done on Short Notice.
Bsggies, 7Tj:ij, Ztc. )iiit to Crier.
ALL "WORK WARRANTED.
They also keep on hand
Furst & Bradley Plows,
SULKY PLOWS, CULTIVATORS, &C.
Shop on Olive Street, opposite Tattcr
sall. COLUMHUS, NEB.
WM. BECKER,
)DKALER IN(
GROCERIES,
Grain, Produce, Etc.
2.
NEW STORE, NEW GOODS.
Goods delivered Free of Charge,
anywhere in the city.
Corner of 13th and Madison Sts.
North of Foundry. 'Ml
A ATTn-RTO A 1ST
T. Z. lilTCEIIX, U. S. D. T. KISTTi;, 2. B
Fbysicis aid Sirgeois.
S. . KISCZS, X. ., k J. C. SEOTES, 1L 5., cf Csafca,
(Mting ftysicia&s and Surgeons.
For the treatment of all classes of Sar
gery and deformities; acute and
chronic diseases, diseases of the eye
and ear, etc., etc.,
Columbus, Neb.
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MGoomFh
Written for the Jouknal.
THE A. & N. VERSVS THE V. I
BY MRS. MAKY B. FINCH".
" Raise the rates, but hush the drums
As the ripening harvest comes.
Raise the rates and farmers' woes
Let them smart beneath the blows.
Hcggars they and princes we,"
Cries this corpulent U. P.
"Toiling legions bow before us,
How we scorn their feeble chorus.
They shall crawl in humble dust,
Fawn upon us as they must.
We will crush them tine as powder,
Grind them like the Friday's chowder.
Many blessings we've bestowed,"
Says this regal, robbing road.
Equal blessings has the blade
And the robber's midnight raid.
Equal blessings in disguise
Where the wily serpent lies.
" Raise the rates," the raonarehs cry,
Near the middle of July.
Oh! ye honest workingmeu,
Vote us now the A. & X.
Lest your children, coming after,
Shame you with derisive laughter.
Plainly every one can sec
How the haughty, rich U. P.
Takes the life or every one
With its single booming gun.
Takes the clothing from our back
When there's no competing track.
Takes our hard-earned fruits and grains,
Giving nothing for our pains;
While the Giant of Despair
Mocks the tattered rags we wear;
And he gives a tiendish shout
When he sees our fires out.
Oh! the thievish road bo cruel,
Piling tarifls on the fuel,
We with moiling millions fret
Under crushing loads of debt;
See our fortunes slowly wasted,
Scarce a luxury have we tasted;
While this Juggernaut of old
Drives its nails of solid gold.
And the people sorely groan
In a mutlled undertone,
Hut theirgladdest songs shall ring
When they rout this mighty king.
Even now, they smile to say,
" Not a dog but has his day I"
Ruin stares, and Riot thre'atens,
Once we whipped encroaching Hritons
And a lively railroad wnr.
Tooth and nail we're going for.
Great monopolies that hold
Kingly scepters with their gold
Curse the people and the lauds
With their greedy, grasping bands;
Even Senate Chambers yield
To the powers that they wield;
Cringing low as other slaves
Long have cringed to other knaves.
Tickets free Oh! what a shame,
Hut the people are to blame;
For a law with strong command
Should uplift its guiding hand
And recall each shrinking minion
Should they show the coward's pinion.
When we hear a clarion tone
Of a southern bugle blown
Then we'll hear the merry chimes
Of the fast improving times.
With the piercing tenor note
Of the screaming engine's throat
Comes the southern tide of trade
With its tariffs lightly laid.
Wealth so long a-eoming, comes,
Don't you hear its busy hums?
Now no longer the sad phiz
Of the workmen at their "biz;"
Loud the song of saw and hammer,
Pleasant is the noisy clamor.
Then the printer's struggling quill
Ne'er shall lind a tardy bill;
And the merchant's anxious face
Knows no more his trading place.
Smiling ever bland and gay.
Fearing not that " rainy day,"
For that jolly railroad crew"
Huilded better than they knew;
And the men who voted " no,"
Sneer no more, "I told you so."
The Iate Ilayard Taylor.
He was a simple, honorable, up
right man, with a lofty literary
ambition and the most unwearied
devotion to literary work. His lit
erary endeavors were of the highest
aim, and the excellence of his work
is indisputable. He was tho mo6t
faithful aud honest of workmen, but
his friends knew him to be over
worked. It is, indeed, hard for a
literary man of warm, social sym
pathies, of a strong constitution,
pressed by many wishes and tastes
which can be gratified at his pleas
ure, if it bo only his pleasure to
work it is hard for such a man,
living in a city and amid admiring
and stimulative society, not to do
more than he should do, and easy
to forget, in tho pride of his
strength, that his strength must be
fostered. Taylor would sometimes,
perhaps often, toil laboriously with
his brain and his pen for moro than
twelve hours, and then seek the
relaxation of tho club, and the
friendly circle and the cheerful con
versation there. Theso are the al
lurements, the recreations, and the
delights of the literary man, but
they are dangerous delights. They
do not recuperate, but still further
exhaust the vital energies which
hard literary work has already de
pleted. Doubtless Taylor would
have preferred to take all the risks,
even if risks had occurred to him;
bnt his fullness of life and vigor and
hope forbade all thought of more
than temporary inconveniencc.while
all losses were to be repaired by
tho ampler leisure and greater rest
of life at tho legation.
But there was to be no other than
the uubroken rest, and it is touch
ing to see that the bti6y man was
busy almost to his last moment, and
sank tranquilly away, unconscious
that it was the end. "Editor's Easy
Chair," in Harper's Magazine for
March.
Hastings, in Adams county, 100
miles west of David City pays $45
freight on a car-load of lumber from
Chicago. Hastings has two roads
the B. & M., and St. Joe Ss Denver.
David City has one read, and pays
$95 to .$140 freight from Chicago.
The large amount of "over-charges"
which our dealers are compelled to
pay, costs our farmers ?4 to $6 moro
on a thousand feet of lumhor than is
paid by the farmers of Adams coun
ty. jsuuer uouniy x'ress.
.Mnkc the Calculation.
Some few, who have not estimated
the cost, arc just now thinking that
tho proposed railroad bonds will
add largely to their taxes. Take
your pencil and make the calcula
tion. By reading the proposition
you will notice that only the inter
est is payable during the first ten
years. At 8 per cent, this amounts
to $8,000. Calling our assessment
$2,000,000, a one-mill levy will give
$2,000. To raise $8,000 would there
fore require a four-mill levy. The
man whose assessment is $1,000
would be taxed $4 a year for the
bonds ; $2,000, $8 ; $3,000, $12 ; $500,
$2 a year, and so on.
The man who jmys $4 a year tax
for the new railroad will almost
make it back in the reduced price on
one load of coal, to say nothing of
gain on all the coal he uses, besides
grain, lumber, merchandise, etc.,
shipped.
Tho TJ. P. advocate will insist that
this presents only a part of the cost,
which is a fact. After 1890 the
principal ($100,000) may be paid at
any time, at the option of the coun
ty. "We will suppose that she un
dertakes, after ten years, to pay
$10,000 a year of tho principal. In
1S91 the interest, $8,000, and $10,000
of 'the principal would amount to
$18000. We make the reasonable
supposition that our assessment will
be at least double what it is now,
that is, $4,000,000; a one-mill levy
on which would give $4,000, which
divided into $18,000 gives the levy,
)i mills. The tax then on $1,000
would be $450 and so on. In 1892
there would be Interest to pay on
$90,000. At 8 per cent, this would
be $7,200; another $10,000 of the
principal added would be $17,000,
which would require a levy of four
aud three-tenths mills.
Year. Ain't to be raised.
lo.M. ............ ......$ lG,f)O0
i i:,gou
'- J"oUU
.ICVTJ I"i,vw
AO' ! . limJf
lSiW 12,400
1SW 11,000
moo io,8oo
This last sum paid twenty years
from next January, the debt would
be cancelled. The great probability
is that each man's proportion of lax
will be less than we place it above.
In the calculation, we have ( to
make the figures plain to all), rep
resented the assessed value of the
property of the county as remaining
stationary at $2,000,000 from now
on up to 1S90, whereas the truth is
the increased valuation would in all
probability bo ten per cent, a year,
making the assessment stand thus :
1880, $2,200,000
1881, 2,420,000
1882, 2,CC2,000
18.S4,
...$3,221,020
... 3,:4tt,V22
... -1,000,000
188.1,
1883, 2,028,2001 18!K), ...
And tho levies thus:
1S?0, 3.03 mills. 1884,...
1881, 3.30 " 1885, ..
1882, 3.00
1883, 2.73 " 1890,...
..2.48 mills.
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.2.00
Following'tho same lino it can be
shown that each man's share of tho
principal of the bond taxation is
comparatively less and less each
year.
Each man who has wheat, oats,
corn, pork, hogs, cattle or anything
else to ship to a market, or who
buys lumber, coal or merchandise
will save tho amount of the tax over
and over, ten-fold or moro every
year, by securing the construction
of this competing line.
The St. .Joseph IZrldgc.
Tho Chicago Times has a report
from New York to the effect that
Jay Gould's purchase of the St.
Joseph bridge was strictly a person
al speculation. According to the
rumor above referred to, Mr. Gould
obtained possession of the bridge,
not as a representative of any of the
raildroads leading to it, but simply
as a private individual, to whom
the roads using the bridge will have
to pay a toll of $4 or $5 for every
car crossing. Apart from this hand
some income Mr. Gould has secured
by the purchase complete master
ship of the situation in that region.
If the stockholders of the St. Joseph
& Denver, the St. Louis, Kansas
City & Northern, or any other line
depending upon the traffic across
the bridge, ever attempt to put him
out of the management of these
roads, be will stand upon his bridge
and dictate his own terms to the
rebels. It is said that Gould, know
ing the bad condition of tho finances
of the bridge company, caused a
survey to bo made from Seneca, on
the St. Joseph & Denver road to
Atchison, making the St. Joseph
bridge people believe he was going
to construct a branch lino in that
direction to cross the river below
St. Joseph. The bond and stock
holders of the bridge company got
scared, and sold to him for $200,000
a property which cost them more
than twice that amount. Blue
Springs Jieporler.
Patience is taught by a fish-rod
and line having a worm at one end
and a man at the other.
COMPARE FIGURES.
RECKON FOR YOURSELF.
Look on This Picture and Then
on That.
"Atchison Jc Nebraska It. It. Co.,)
Gknkkal Sur'rs Okfick,
Atchison, Kansas, May l'J, 1879.)
M. K. TuuNKir, Esq.,
Editor 'Columbus Journal,'
Columbus, Neb.,
Dear Sir: In reply lo yours of
15th Inst. I take pleasure in giving
you our present schedule of freights
FKOM ST. LOUIS OK CHICAGO INTO LIN
COLN. Lumber per 100 lbs $ 2T
Agricultural implements T.'i 00
Fire brick 00 00
Hard coal , (K) 00
Household goods 75 00
Common brick SO 00
Lumber from Mississippi river
Lime from same r.r 00
FortScottcoal 32 00
Dealers' price at Lincoln 5 00
Missouri coal 28 00
Dealers' price at Lincoln 4 .r0
Wheat, per 100 lbs 2Ti
Other graiu 20
Flour, per bbl .TO
Live stock, per car CO 00
MKItCIIANDISK.
1st Class 80 cents.
o! " 70 "
lil SO "
4fh " 3T "
Special 30 "
Hogs, Lincoln to Atchison, per
car $20 00
Same to ICanoas Citv . 28 00
21.000 pounds, or 12 tons, unless oth
erwise stated, is a ear load.
Yours truly,
L. AV. Townk .
TAnLK OF DISTANCES.
From Lincoln, to Atchison.... 150 miles.
Sit J4OUIS . .it)
Chicago CiO
Columbus, Neb 70 '
Railroad Kote.
Passenger rates, Chicago to New
York $15.
Sidney Dillon has been elected
director of the Wabash to succeed
J. B. Colcgate, resigned.
Luther II. Beccher proposes to
tunnel the St. Clair river at Detroit
for $700,000; in case of failure he
proposes to lather the total loss.
Tariff on a car load of lumber
from LaCrosse to Dubuque over the
C. D. & W. is $12.40. and Dubuque
to Usage $32.40 over the I. C. & Ji.,
distance the same.
Charge per bushel for wheat from
Hutchinson, Kansas, to Kansas City
20 cts. per bushel, distance 2.35 miles ;
Columbus to Chicago, distance 592
miles, 22 4-5 cts. per bushel. 1
Kate on grain per bushel, Chicago
to New York, 12; per 100, or 7j
cents per bushel; this reduction is
caused by the Pennsylvania It. II.
withdrawing from the eastern pool,
the rates before were 20 cts. per 100.
Arrangements are being made to
complete a freight route from N. Y.
to Chicago by water, at a rate of 12
cts. per 100 irrespective of classifi
cation, and from Chicago to Council
Bluffs by rail 5 cts., making 17 cts.
Council Bluffs to New York. Is
100 lbs. of this through freight any
lighter than if it originated in Chi
cago that a difference should be
mado in its favor of 85 cts.? But
such is the relation that through
traffic bears to local, yet railway
companies claim that they make
their dividends from such hauls.
The through rate from New York
to Omaha on California shipments
are 85 cts. per 100; of this amount
the road hauling it from Chicago to
the Mississippi river receive 10 cts.
per 100 lbs. and 18 cts. per 100 lbs.
from tho Mississippi to the Mis
souri, providing it comes through
the Iowa pool, whereas the same
road will charge 90 cts. per 100 lbs.
for the same classification of freight,
for freight originating ii: Chicago
and at the same time any road out
side the Iowa pool hauling the same
articlo and weight of thro' freight
from Chicago to the Missouri river,
St. Louis or Kansas City would re
ceive but 10 cts. "Why don't those
rates extend to Nebraska?
IOWA.
On the repeal of the Granger law
three commissioners were appoint
ed by the government to act as
arbiters in all cases of dispute and
complaint against railroad tariff.
On May 1st tho general freight
agents of the C, B. & Q., C, 11. 1. &
P., C. & N. W.f Des Moines Valley
Ii. R. aud the Central, of Iowa, met
these commissioners at Des Moines,
when the following local tariff was
agreed upon :
Mctchasliji, cj. per 103 IS. Silt, CeK'.,LSf
Oil rites. Vtv n'.ei. Ctzc::.
IfHti. lrt 21 31 1ft 21 31 Clliatu.;a7n!:s.
10 17 15 13 13 13 17 13
13 19 lfi 14 17 12 12 19 14
30 23 20 17 22 19 13 24 17
40 29 22 19 23 20 10 20 20
fiO 31 24 20 27 22 17 28 23
From the above it will be seen
that a material reduction has been
effected and that actually same
freights are below the granger rate,
when formerly it cost $22.00 a car
to haul coal 30 miles it now costs
but $19.80, and lumber for the same
distance reduced from $19.20 to
$14.40 per car, and under the old
Iron Clad a car of lumber cost
$36.45 from Clinton to Council
Bluffs, the charge now is $30.00.
UNION PACIFIC RATES.
F1UUKE l'Olt YOUUSELF.
Look on That Picture and then
on This.
The last year's shipments from
this point were about 3000 cars; if
wc could ascertain the exact num
ber of each class wc could estimate
pretty nearly the saving, but from
these tables you can cipher tint il
you arc convinced of tho onormity
of the transportation load that is
being carried by the wheat raiser,
tho cattle and hog raiser, the con
sumer of lumber, coal, groceries,
merchandise, etc Shake it off by
voting solid for the bonds.
FKOM C1IICAOO TO COLUitHUS.
Agricultural implements $115 00
Hard coal, price at Columbus 12 00
Household goods, by agreement
with all roads, from any point
in 111. and Wise., to Columbus, 77 00
Lumber (from Clinton) per car . 72 00
Lime, per car of 100 barrels, from
Omaha 2S 00
llock Spring coal in Columbus per
ton, by car load 7 50
Wheat, per 100 pounds as
Other grain, per 100 lbs SO
Flour, bv car load, per 100 lbs.... 38
Live stock (list-rate) per car ... 100 00
MERCHANDISE.
1st Class ? 1 .MJ
2d " 1 (,2
3d " ,v
Special B3
TAHLE OF DISTANCES.
Chicago to Columbus 390 miles.
Omaha " " 92 '
For the Journal.
Will the Voter ofPIattn Coun
ty Secure the A. A; IV. It. 16. V
This question is constantly asked
by land seekers in this State If the
A. & N. It. It. is secured to Colum
bus they say that they will purchase
their laud in this county, if not,
they shall look further. This is
especially the case with a very large
class of men who are in this part of
tho State with somo capital to pur
chase farms for immediate improve
ment and development. Somo arc
looking to the purchase of (arms
partly developed with a view of
putting up quite extensive buildings
and the making of more thorough
and extensive dcvclopcments in the
cultivation of the soil. If a compet
ing 11. It. line is secured by the A.
&N. It. It. then more than one half
of the farms opened up at the pre
sent time in Platte county will
change bauds during the next year
at quite an advanced figure over the
asking prices of to-day. This will
spread over the county a cash
capital more than double that of the
present time during the year. This
will be daily augmented by
these new-comers. This will ma
terially reduce the taxation, per
capita, which 19 now asked to secure
this road. The following is a copy
of a letter received by me during
the last few days in answer to a let
ter asking a gentleman now living
in Michigan to settle at Columbus.
Neb.
"Jackson, Mich., May, 25th, '79.
Dear Sir: Yours containing the
proposition of the Commissioners of
Platte county to aid the A. & N.
railroad is at hand. In answer
to your inquiry as to whether or
not 1 have decided on the place
where I shall locale in Neb. for
business, I will say I have not yet
made a final decision.
Your faith in the future of Platte
county and Columbus is very strong,
and I am inclined to think you are
right, provided a competing lino of
railroad is secured.
If the A. &N. road issecuredat Co
lumbus you may consider my loca
tion as fixed at that point, but I
would not feel like investing much
money or attempting to go into the
business contemplated without the
advantage of a com peting road. The
profits are all absorbed in freight
charges as a rule, without that
Yours, etc.,
J. s. D ."
The above is the expression of
every business man in the east, and
it shows what competition in freights
will do for Columbus aud Platte
county. This is but a drop in the
bucket. If wc calculate the amount
received by those who will sell their
farms for two to three dollars per
acre more than they can now realize,
we shall have before us a sum of
money so far exceeding the amount
asked to secure this competing line
that it will look insignificantly
small. Besides, this amount will
not pay the A. & N. It. It. Co. for
the extra expense of making Colum
bus, over some other points, on the
TJ. P. line, which might be named,
but they will be benefited by reason
of the fact that Columbus offers
greater natural advantages for build
ing extensive lines of railway to the
uorth and northwest than any
other town in the State. Columbus
is by far the most natural point for
a railroad center, audio secure this
A. & N. It. It. is to secure that It.
It. center for when once the point
Is open many will desire to occupy
the vantage ground, but to loose
it is to forever throw away the
natural advantages which belong to
the people of Platte county.
The TJ. P. road is doing just what
every powerful It. It. Co. under
takes to do viz. avoid competition
at every possible 'point. This
they do as a sort of self-prescr-
vation, and their efforts to defeat
these bonds at this point will bo
four fold greater 011 this occasion
than on any other along their entire
line of road, for the reasons before
named viz: greater natural advant
ages exist at this point for an exten
sive competition than at any other
point on their rou tc. These advant
ages belong to the voters of Platto
county, and they add value to every
dollar's worth of property, real and
personal, the present and future in
habitants thereof shall have withiu its
limits. Tho question is, can you
afford to throw these values away
to prevent competition to a corpora
tion already grown fat and strong
by the appropriation of much of the
best soil of your Stale through the
Instrumentality of a generous gener
al government ?
In securing your rights in this
matter, you have no occasion to
place yourself in tho list ofvtho
enemies ofthcTJ. P. It. It. There
I no occasion in tin contest lo
make war on the TJ. P. It. It. You
will simply act in self preservation
of your rights aud will ever bo re
spected by this corporation as a
wise and intelligent people. If you
defeat these bonds you will fall into
the pit they have dug for you, and
they will not respect you nor your
rights when once they have your
last hope cut oil.
There are three important It. It.
lines leading out of aud through this
county :
First. The one now being survey
ed to Niobrara and Black Hills by
the way of Madison and Pierce, by
the U. P. Co.
Second. The one now being sur
veyed as I am informed to tho north
west, and
Third. The line of It.Tt. from Sioux
City through this county from tho
north east crossing the U. P. It. It.
at Columbus and continuing on in a
south westerly direction to Denver,
Col.
This is tho natural point for such
a net-work of railroad, but it will
not come without wc arc true to
ourselves and the interest of tho
county at large. These roads would
at Jirst to some extent, injure tho
Columbus retail merchant, but the
farmer aud his farm, nnd merchant
and his town property must eventu
ally receive benefits beyond their
present means of calculation.
The above communication has
been written without any feclin
against the TJ. P. It. It., but simply
in the interest of this county aud
surrounding country as the climate
of this State has been the means of
my determining to make Columbus
my future home. Stkangek.
June 2d 1879.
Tho retiring pastor of a church in
Worcester, in a prayer beforo his
farewell sermon, after having pray
ed for every member of the church,
the choir, organist, sexton, and ush
ers, finally prayed for the "one who,
although hidden from sight, yet con
tributes so much to the musical part
of our worship," ending '0, Lord, I
mean the boy who blows the organ I"
Smith, who had always been a
"tough one," has just died. Tho
physician is met coming from tho
house by Brown, who asks, "Doctor
how is Smith? Is he out of dan
ger?" Physician "No ; he is dead,
poor fellow, but he is far from being
out of danger, I fear."
It is now announced on the author
ity of an "eminent physician" that it
is not healthy to rise before 8 o'clock
in the morning. This applies only
to men. ."Wives, it is said, can riso
at 7 and start the fire as heretofore.
Doting mother "Yes, I 6hall bo
happy to give you the wages you
ask, but I shall expect you to lovo
the children." Nurse ' I shall bo
very happy to do so, ma'am ; but, of
course that would be an extra."
Senator Paddock has occupied a
position in the fore-front of the war
iu congress. Straight up and down
republican Nebraska is glad to have
a senator who can represent her at
such a time. Omaha Bee.
A Canadian couple, on their way
to Dakota to settle, weigh C14
pounds; the man 310 pounds, and
the wife 304 pound?.. Let us hope
that they will be careful what they
settle on.
The Syracuse Journal says that
some startling facts arc expected to
be made public in regard to tho
manner in which the jury reached
its yerdict in the Olive case.
There are some thing3 that are as
well kept dark. It isn't policy to
throw light upon such a subject as
an open barrel of gunpowder, for
instance.
A sociable man is one who, when
he has ten minutes to spare, goes and.
bothers somebody who hasn't,