Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1850-01-18

the work, or If be paid shat sucen. he deuoe ed from
our bill to compensate him for his losses This modest
say the least We have printed the work according TO the
law; ii has been received by the state authority, and is be-
ing used and distributed yet MIR, ID. being pleased with
the way in which Is done, thinks ought be paid
As to paying Mir Dxos csse, quite willing to do
it. Let a committee of disineresed prin ga.e the
matter, and win pat ourself under bonds pay Mr. Dix
on all they will award him consequence of having the
work under his contract
In conclusion, This memorial viii readily be seem is
but continuation of the attacks with which the Argus has
been filled for the past year. the Governor AMI Leg,
ure. Every body will upon examination, that if Mr..
Dixon had printed the statutes under his contract he must
have lost instead of making money, Very evident that
that is not the real of complaint The Argus had
made its calculations fat job, and We governor and
legislature, abused really, for negecng consider the
wants of the Argus in the matter.
Southport is great place, particularly on
/ paper Hardly PAPER issues f.om her Irsss
without containing one or mere windy articles
! upon her increase IN population and commerce
Those who read them may be satisfied of one of
two things, that Southport is great town or that
| she Is trying the Experiment of building I'D a
| great town On paper, and is endeavorng to make
| III noise what she lacks in The substantial ele-
ments Of prospcri with 81 'wdns peculiar
to coasters, she always manages TO secure the
advantage of telling the last story. Racine
Com. Adv
The impotence of the above is equallcd only
by the ignorance of the perpctrator of it. We
should like TO inquire few moments and see
what has made Racine what she is. Is il tn,
dense forests upon her north and northwest
that have contributed to make her even second
in population to Southport. Take from Racine
the advantages she has derived from being the
county seat of Racine county, and where would
she be. There would hardly have been such a
place as Racine on the map of Wisconsin II
we take their own word for il. their business has
been supported mainly by the wheat teams thr,
| have left Southport Now look at the immense
amount of business that is dragged up TO one
corner of Racine county, from Southport and
the country lying south and west of it; then
You can sec what has built up Racine; ascertain
where the Tribute money has come from in Ra-
cine county, and then yuu will have ascertaned
where thecommercial greatness of Racine coun-
| ty is. But we do not intend to have war of
"oi"' O'' mo 7'"JCtt' VIC hhoW u IL ioT Ine
interest of the South half of Racine county
: that this county should be divided. Then there
would be no difficulty in each place thriving by
the benefits of its own re :uliar location, and one
/ pare would not swallow pail the b nofts which
nature has ordained should be divided between
them. There can be no question but that South
port has made more improvements and done
more business, even undor these disadvantages,
than Racine has. Now, give her fair chance.
take the weights off her neck, and see how she
can walk, when once she has straiglt,ncd up.
c.