Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1853-04-22

on and may be secured by united, jealous, and de-
termined individual and public action; and gives
the strongest possible ground for encouragement
and confidence to the results which must crown
future efforts, if continued in the same spirit,
they unquestionably will be.
No community has ever more unanimously and
spiritedly come up to any great public work-the
individual exceptions are as rare as they are dis
credtabie and if substantial indications of con-
fidence at home in the merits of that work, can
have the effect to introduce it TO the confidence
and secure for it the aid of capitalists abroad, moth
ing farther would seem TO be necessary than to
point to the unmistakle evidences we have already
presented in this regard But we have other evil
dences as to the merits of the project such may
be drawn from the character and resources at pre-
and in prospective of the region through which
the road will pass, the extent of trade and travel
it will probably command, &c, serving to exhibit
the great fact that investments i'll the enterprise will
be followed by profitable return of dividends.
At proper time, and from the proper source these
evidences will appear, and when fully and fairly
presented, the attainment OF means TO AID IN the
prosecution, and secure the early completion of
our road cannot be deemed doubtful or difficult,
in the existing condition of the money market.
The stockholders of the Company meet to-mor-
row for the purpose of eecting Directors, and per-
fecting an organization. 1t will then be in state
of readiness to give efficient attention TO the inter-
ests of the work under its charge. The survey TO
Geneva will doubtless be finished, the route To-
Gated reports and estimates ready, and every ne
cessary preliminary to the letting of contracts,
as far west as the point stated, completed in the
course of few weeks. The survey and route be-
yond Geneva, and the point of western terminus
matters which will be attended to in due time.
We have reason for the belief that an arrangement
will be effected which, at most eligible point on
the Rock river, will give connection opening TO
us greater advantages as regards access to the
Mississippi and the trade of the richest portion of
western Wisconsin, than can be secured by the
adoption of any other plan that may have been en-
tertained, and will give an importance and value
to our road, second to none in the west
When q copy of the act authorizing kenosha in
her corporate capacity aid this road is received
such action will be at once taken by the proper
city authorities as may be called for TO the
object intended. The bill authorizing towns and
villages along the route to loan their credit for the
promotion of the enterprise was postponed to the
June session of the Legislature when it will doubt
less become a law.
CONCLUSION.
will now conclude with few general remarks
and suggestions.
Public and private interests ore identical, and
the individual who attempts to separate them, and
to build up one at the expense Of the other, will
find the ultimate result to be injury TO both. City
and country interests the same, and that citi-
zen or class of citizens who may engage in the work
of opposing one, with the idea of serving and pro-
noting the other, will also discover ultimately
a similar result. These must be self-evident
propositions to rejecting minds; and here are
others equally so. No individual citizen of
this or any other city, in regard to any great pub
lie measure of acknowledged general necessity and
utility and which involves the interest ofevery
relatively in the proportion of the investment or
pecuniary stake OF each in the community, has any
right to withhold his aid from such measure, III
such proportion and every dollar which others
nav be compelled to advance to make up a def
cheney of this character, is just so much wrongful
ly distracted by the delinquent for his own benefit
! from the enterprise and means of his neighbor
Kenosha may build railroad without the aid of
such citizen, but the benefits which may accrue
to that citizen from the accomplishment of the
work he has no equitable title to. And to extend
the application of the principle. Kenosha may
build a railroad without the aid of the County;
but every dollar of value added to the wealth of
that county by the building of the road land who
ever owns an of land within its limits will en-
iov greater or less pecuniary beneft) is just so
much derived, not from the proper and legitimate
use OF her own means and enterprise, but from the
improper and illegitimate use OF the means and
enterprise of others, no more interested and bene
fitted than herself-perhaps not so much. The
case of a citizen class of citizens, town, or a
county, is just the same in this regard-ther in
tercst the same their duty the same and their re-
sponsibility for the nondscharge of that duty the
same But | meant to confine my remarks to
own City, and if possible to exhibit a clear view
of individual responsibilities and duties as con-
nected with the welfare ofal here. Letcvery citizen
understand, appreciate and act, upon the princi-
pie that the best way to subserve his own interest
is to engage heartily, unreservedy and up to the
full point of his means, in such works of unqueS-
tionable public utility and necessity, may from
time to time be presented. The highest combina-
nation of natural advantages will never city
or community whose citizens act upon differ
cnt or opposite principle WHILE on the other hand
great deprivation absence of such advantages
forms no nsuperabe barrier to the advancement
and prosperity of a city or community where the
principle prevails. Illustrations of the truth of
these propositions there is no difficulty in finding
Our advantages of position naturally, may be ge
morally stated thus ccntrality between Milwaukee
and Chicago, the south port of the State and the
southenmost harbor on the western shore Of the
Lake before reaching Chicago a distance of fifty
five miles; the nearest point of trade for greater
range and better character of country west and
south than are to be found in any other district
between the Lake and the Mississippi and Milwau-
kec and Chicago. A glance at the map de-
monstrates this. The opening of our harbor and
the completion Of our western railroad will turn
these too long neglected advantages to the most
profitable account, and secure for Kenusia the
destiny which belongs to her. and which must fol-
low her, if her own citizens faithful to her in
terests-that of the Second City of the State Let
then, every citizen up to the full standard of
his duty as regards these great general interests
and let each also in his sphere labor for the pro-
motion of all other interests, educational religious,
and social upon which our prosperity depends, and
we may rely upon rapidity of advancement and
success, as people and city, equal to the most
ardent hopes or dreams, which may be enter
tanned or INDUCED, in regasd to future pro-
gress and history.
CHARLES C. SHOLES.
Kenosha, April Is, 1853.
LIES CHANGEs.-A lady of tbs city,
who had been over-persuaded by her parents