Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1841-08-03
THE TELEGRAPH.
SOUTHPORT, w. 7, AUGUST 3, 1911.

An individual can accomplish great deal Wien
thrown upon his own unaidcd resources, and parIic
ularly when spurred on by necessity. We suppose
il is the same with communities at feast our own
community furnishes abundant evidence that such
is Tho case Failing, in all times past 10 procure an
ioia ofassistancc from the government for any pur-
pose whatever, We have nevertheless, BY our own
unaidcd resources, accomplished great deal. Our
town, Which bat very few years ago, was entirely
unknown, is now, wo believe, the second in popull-
ton, if not in SIZE, in Tho territory and we have
no doubt, is increasing more rapidly, in proportion
Than any other town in the territory. Whilst other
towns on the lake Shore have had the money of the
general government literally expended in impr1vc-
ments for their benefit, not a whit behind
any of them, in such improvements. The roads leo
ding from Southport 10 the back country, in every
direction very excellent and tho labor expended
upon them annually. must, before long. put them
beyond further improy cmcnt. Good roads to the
interior, are what every town wants but 10 make
them requires great expenditure of lime labor and
money; we have them, and this expenditure is met by
our own unailed enterprise In other things too,
where the government has neglected and refused 10
make necessary and reasonable nppropra;ions the
enterprise of Tho community has supplied The defect
and placed lis n footing with our miro fortunate
neghbors. But this enterprise has not been content
10 sIumber here, on tho contrary it appears dotcrmi
ned that in things. we shall rival even the mos
important Of our ncighbors. We have before alluded
to the fact of wharf being constructed here TO ex-
tend into tho lake, along side of which vessels md
steamboats, can lay, md unload and receive freight
This work is experimental by Mr.. b. p. Cahoo
and 10 projected by individual enterprise seconded by
that of the community, generally. The work is stca-
Oily progressing, slowly, but think. surely and
SO far az VIC can infer, when finished, by It's pcr,na-
hence, will leave but little regret TINT il had MOI
been more rapidly constructed. The abutment is up
and tic pile driver Is completed this is ponderous
machine, with hammer, weighing, We believe
twcntysonc hundred pounds, and capable, by appear
ancos, of driving pile sufficiently deep to disturb
our nntipodcan friends, if necessary. We suppose,
they will commence driving tho piles Immediately
and as II Is for nobody ntorcs! that the work should
be delayed wo have no doubt il will be completed
ns soon may be. Whiting s. Co.'S largo storehousc
has been erected connecting with the wharf and is
ready for business These facilities for shipping and
storing will enable purchasers to pny very nearly
high prices for produce hero are paid al Chicago
and certainly as high paid elsewhere on the
lake. Farmers in the counties adjoining will do W ell
to take notice of this and particularly as there can
be no articles they may want in return hut can be
furnished by the merchants hero well as elsewhere
SO much for enterprise.