Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1852-12-31
Lake shore Railroad Convention.

The Convention held at Milwaukee on Tuesda,
and Wednesday of this week, to consult in rcla
ton to the Green Bay, Milwaukee and Chicago
Railroad, was one of the largest conventions. OF
the kind which has, perhaps, ever been held in the
State. All the cities, villages and important towns
situate on the lake shore from Kenosha to Green
Bay, were fully represented in the Convention
Besides the delegates who constituted the conven-
ton, there was goodly number of persons pres
ent from various towns on the proposed line of the
Fox River Railroad. The convention was in the
main harmonious, and the members evinced an
earneStness in the Lake Shore enterprise. The
officers of the company were Intercepted with the
utmost freedom, in respect to their action in let
ting the contract, and also in respect to their f-
ture intended operations; and VIC are happy to
say, that they sought no evasion, but offered eve
~ facility for investigation and invited inqui-
ry 1t is but justice to say that the officers of the
Company manifest great fairness, and have thus
far acted with promptness and decision worthy
of commentator.
AS it regards Messrs Wright and Mallory, who
have contracted to build the road from Milwaukee
to the State line, it to be generally conceded
that they men of character and responsibility,
and that the work in their hands, when common
ced, will be vigorously prosecuted. Their sure
ties for the faithful performance of the contract,
are w. j. McAlpine and T. NJ. Nivcn.
The contract for the building of the road APP
pears to be drawn up with all the proper safe
guards, and it is admitted by those who have had
pxDprIpnpp in the huSiDoSS of roll hull
that if the road is built agreeable to the require
ments and specifications of the contract, it will
rank among the first class Of roads in the country
The cost of construction, according to the terms
Of the contract, is $4,000 per mile this sum does
not include the right of way, and dcpots The
Company express the opinion (unofficially) that
the additional cost of the right of way and dcpos,
will be about $4,000 per matchmaking the cost
of the road, when completed, $50, 900 per mile
Should the road be built for this sum. or even an
addition of one or two thousand dollars per mile.
including all the necessary equipments, it would
still be less than the dcprdye cost of the roads
which have thus far been built in the western coun
try.
1t appears to have been the intention of the co m
~ P"l tllC hOlC illlC VI lIlc TOdtl from inc
State line to Green Bay under contract as soon as
practicable. The citizens of Kenosha can certain
ly have no objections to the building of the road
to Green Bay, still further on, to Lake Superb
or; but whether they desire to assume any pecuni-
AIRY responsibilities in the road north of Nfwau-
kce, is perhaps questionable. 1t has been propo-
tcd by the friends of the road in this city and in
the city of Racine that the amount of bonds issu-
ed by the corporations Of these cities shall be Sc
cured by mortgage on the road between Milwau-
kec and the State I.as, after the mortgage of the
contractors, which Ts'not to exceed one half the
cost of building; and that the bonds of the cities
be issued as fast as the work progresses. Such an
arrangement would not only give a reasonable, but
satisfactory security TO the people Of this city and
If the company Gcccdc to these terms, and suitable
provision be made for the payment of interest on
the bonds, We see no reason why the work may not
be Immediately commenced and pushed forward
with the energy which its importance demands.