Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1853-08-10


present year in the American Asylum
for the Deaf and Dumb, at Hartford.
POtOsi and the Southern yyiscOn-
saHh Railroad.
Pursuant to a public call, a meeting
was held in this place, on Saturday, for
the purpose Of adopting such measures
as it should be thought best to secure
Railroad connection between Potosi and
the Southern Wisconsin Railroad.-
WILLIAM 7. ENNoR, OF Pleasant Val
ley, was called to the chair, and ]. w.
SEAToN, chosen Secretary.
Several Of our citizens having previ-
ously conferred with the Directors of
the Southern Wisconsin Railroad COM
pany, their Agent, Hon. M. M. JACK
SON, of Mineral Point, was introduced
to the meeting and after some able pre-
llmlnary remarks showing the condition
Of the company, its effects and pros
poets, presented the following PROPOSE
ton -
eff citizens of Potosi will take
$4,000 Of the capital stock of the
Southern Wisconsin Railroad company,
the said company will build their road
TO Potosi, to be completed within six
months Of the time Of its completion to
the Mississippi river and amount shall
be expended, by said company, previ-
Gus to the first Of January, 1856, equal
to, or exceeding the aggregate of the
installments, paid on the said stock be-
fore that time, the same to be survey
I'D the -nresent season.
Z. LANGWORTHY.
Executive Com.
July 25th, 1858.
In a communication accompanying
the above proposition, which was also
read, one OF the Directors saws:
81 have also caused survey to be
determined upon, as soon as our engi-
neers can find time, which, think, will
be some time next week.
1t will be necessary for your people
to act next month, as we hold a meet
ing Of the Directors the 7th of Sept, al
which time we ought to contract, if ev-
err"
Mr.. JACKSON then proceeded to show
in his usual eloquent language, the vast
benefits that the completion Of this work
Will eventually confer upon the iAterest
OF every department Of trade, labor
production and property, and concluded
with the earnest hope that the citizens
OF Grant County would look upon this
PROJECT with view TO the future, coop
crate heartily in the work, and with {
"strong pull and pull altogether in.
sure Its speedy completion.
WILLIAM HUH, Esq, being called
out favored the meeting with some very
excellent and opportune remarks. HI
spoke at large of the standing and abil.
ity of the company with whom it is pro.
posed to contract, the feasibility of the
plan proposed, and urged the great ne
cessity of immediate action.
The following resolutions, introduced
by him were considered and adopted:
ResoLued, That we as citizens of Pc
tosi, and the western section of Gran
county, do hereby agree to use our bes
exertions, to furnish to the Southern
Wisconsin Rail Road company, stock tt
the amount of $4,000. Provided
That the said company will bind them
selves to build and equip complete fo
service branch rail road, to extent
from the western terminus of sail
Southern Wisconsin Railroad, to that par
OF Potosi, known as Lafayette, togethe
with all necessary depot buildings SIC.
and Provided further, That the stool
so furnished, shall be applied to the con
struction Of the said branch rail road
8 and ProUided still further, That the sal
Southern Wisconsin Rail Road Compa
ny will obligate themselves to complet
; the said branch road, within six month
after the completion of the main trunl
/ Of the said Southern Wisconsin Railroad
; Resolued, That on furnishing sue
subscription to the said Southern Wis
consin Rail Road company, we expec
of the company, representation fror
!. Potosi in the Directory of said company
Il ResoIued, That RoBr. TEmpLEToN, d
A. MCKENZIE and WIN. T. ENNoR, b
appointed a committee, to confer wit
: the Directors of the Southern Wiscon
(, sin Railroad company, in Septembe
next, with power to consummate tn
foregoing arrangement.
The meeting, thereupon adjourne
with three cheers for the Southern Wis
oonsin Rail Road company, which wer
RI given long and lord.
VIM. T. ENNOR, Cn'S.
las. w. SEaToy. Sen.