Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1844-06-04
G o M Nj l. II G. A Il f ID.
\ SUBJECT THAT CONCERNS THE
PEOPLE OF SOUTHPORT.

interest is; others who know their interest,
are unwilling TO follow it, especially if the
pablo as we'll as themselves are TO be mu-
tualy be ncftted by their action; the former
class are deserving of sympathy-the latter
deserve TO suffer Now there is not an in
teiilgent man among US who does not fully
admit that it is matter of grclt interest 10
every business mln in So Ithpor; TO hive
good rold leading into the intelior That
the roads are bad-.n olerable, every BODY
h IS heard; every ie imster coming in from the
west makes bitter complaint. That there
are many places on the road leading to
Burlington and Geneva now almost impass;-
bic, and VIII ch ought TO be iisTnedateIy
rcmcdlcd, every merchant and b isiness
man in Southport knows full we'll But
this is not all; the business men of South
port hear the note of warning from the coun-
Y almost every day. that unless the citizens
of the town do something for the benefit of
the reads, the country will cary its produce,
aad do It's trlding AT some other point on
the lake. Do the people of the country
mean what they say? Yet with these facts
before them, our m3Ic an content them
selves TO pile up Urge stocks of new goods
cus,om2 s-;alk about the bad roads .ust as
If it concerned every lody but themselves;
and wlcn subscript on S presented 20 them
to better the roldS, turn away with II liffer-
eAcc, or pat down the mighty sum of t,co
doAars IN good. If such men do a dull
business through the summer, and have
the r goods mostly on hand next fall who
will pi y them? Nor 10 the merchants the
OILY class who have al interest al stake in
this maiter--eveIy property holder and resi-
dent ought to beslir himself
1t is OF no use TO excuse tn g matter By
aying that Racine and NJ lHaukie, have
I'd roads lie ding into tie in erior as well as
Southport. Tee o yns know We well
that their trade and com nercial importance
depend on having GO 70 IDS, and they are
acting accordingly. Let us Look at the
policy of what Miwauh is do 40: tle CO.
pie OF tina, O vn I've fecen L. had Sc eral
pa. | c meetings in which Il most inf en-
til cnizels plrtcpa Ell; a commit &c was
ap pou Ell 10 ero.t winch Oft e o Ids lead
ing IN o I III e or f!o;n that pace would
beSt subSerVe Inc in e es;s o. Aliiwa ike by
be ng improved. Tie committee reported
in IA O. OF imp o. NJ he Mrske1o road
whict le~d' in a South-,o ,sterly rector
from u lwauk e. Tie e .soa ass,r seI for
selecting this ro9d, is that a o }oa rold IN
L al rec OH VII draw tie trade from the
nor he par o! Ra iGe Coan;y. ard tie
coates OF Walwo tn aud Rock. Ii bas as
Co dn5ly been resolved by the Nj .waah;sns
nuke the afo enen'. oled road lie hest OF
any running YES fom the weste n shoss of
lie lake; aud Ter this purpos Sc il has heen de-
eruined 10 raise 5000.
From The foregoing ii will be seen what
Milwaukee is doing to law the trade of a
large portion OF country which does not
naturally belong to her. Now every one
acquainted with the character Of the coun-
try in the vicinity of Southport and Mil
waukie, knows that a good roed can be
constructed al one fourth The expense from
Southport that it can from Milwaukee;
therefore if the people of Southport, are
content 10 look indifferently on, and see
the trade that properly belongs TO them. d.
scrt 10 anothet channel BY the superior
industry aud vigilance Of Milwaukee. will
not our loss OF business be Justly charged
BILE 10 the neglect and stupidity OF our citi-
zens. 1t any one reasons that Milwaukee
| is too far Month to draw any considerable
portion of trade from US by making good
road into the country in rear of US, they
have but superficial knowledge of the
feeling that pervades the country. There
is growing DEE animation with the people
of the country, to do their business al those
towns on the lake, which show The great
est interest in accommodating the country
by making good roads. As for the people
Of Racine. they are by no means asleep in
relation to this matter-he ned in rs they
are between Milwaukee and Southport,
they know very well that much depends
upon having superior roads into the coun-
try, and for this object their energies are
anited-:hey have gwen proofs of wha: thew
can do, and if we are disposed to remain
idle they will give another proof by con-
'lructing roads which will be sur 10 ad-
vantage them and disadvantage US. This
Is all proper enough on the part of our
Racine and Milwaukee neighbors;-if the
citizens of Southport are willing 10 sleep
AT their post, and suffer the many advan-
tages to be lost which they might turn 10
their accoun,with comparatively little exc
cution, they have no RICH, TO find fault with
others, for WI sting from them that which
they made no effort 10 claim. The trade
Of the counties of Walworth. Rock. Green.
&c is Of INNER sc value; the rival towns
on the lake before named, are makir e
every effort 20 secure this trade; Southport
possesses the natural advantages for Sc
curing the greater proportion of this trade,
, and she has now but two al ern atves, 10
secure il or TO lose ii.
The village of Beloit will raise $500, 10
: make a good road from that place to South.
G port, provided the citizens of Southport will
n raise their reasonable proportion for The sane
!, object. Another village between this ant
: Beloit hns offere 500, provided Southro:
$ will cooperate by Doing something. Thess
+ offers from abroad are now held out TO ihe
people of Southport; if We accept them, il