Tribune and telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1855-1856, 1856-02-14
"Show us the Stakes.
BIGFooT PRAIRIE

SHOW us the Stakes"
BIGFooT PRAIRIE, Jan. 81, SO
MEssRs. EDITORS
We out west along the Southern towns Of Wiscon-
ain catch now and then q swoonlag breath spent on
the subject of the Kenosha and Bcloit Railroad but
cannot see that the track advances one inch You
say that the city has done its utmost you appeal to
the country for help, you say that Kenosha can dc
no more, and if the people the line of the road
want it, they must lend hand or the railroad will
stop where it is But where is the line of the road
Show the stakes and you. will have help-we know
of no one that can say that he is fortunate to
live the line of the proposed kenosha Il Beloit
Railroad. Tell us positively where your survey is,
and tell us peremporily that the railroad will be con
structed there and you will hear the whistle
sounding from the Rock River Valley. l repeat,
show tho stakes, and you will have substantial
aid. Not farmer within five miles of the establish
ed survey but will obey the CALL and open his purse
But this matter the most essential is far from being
established The first and only judictouS survey of
the Kenosha Beloit Railroad was through by Ge-
noa, Bloomfield, Linn and Bigfoot Prairie, connect
ing with the Chicago and GAINESVILLE Railroad in the
town of Sharon, Walw orth Co. The second survey
vas through Geneva, The third was TO connect with
the Chicago and Galena Il. X. at Marengo, Ill, the
fourth and last have Lsard offs connect the Re
nosha & Beloit r. K. with the Chicago * Janesve
r. r. at Cold Spring, McHenry Co., H., where per
haps Mr. A. Il CO. contemplate the erection of mann
moth storehouse IN which to buy up wheat and store
to forward on to kenosha The two last mentioned
routes show up feature the most gloomy to the pros
poets of the kenosha & Belot L. T., and the fair
city it leads to- of any yet contemplated Railroads
are not of mushroom duration. When A. x Co. cease
to buy wheat, this mammoth storehouse will empty
its contents into Chicago.
1t is well known that if the Kenosha and Belot r.
r. completed through on its first Surveyed route,
it would rank second to railroad of the same length
north of Chicago leading west and for the reason that
pass through a rider letter tract of coun
try Taking into view the fact that all heavy freight
must pass through the Lakes 10 market AID the ex-
raordnary facilities for constructing safe and good
harbor at Kenosha the stocks in this Railroad will
be better than money at use at twelve per cent in
erest, and every farmer here knows it.
have now but one more word and that Is with the
people of the city itself Must continue to view
thismatter in its undetermined features Is the road
actually to stop where it is, and the city yield up all
It's rich territory west 10 other towns What can
what could it not arrive to with such improve
ment? We repeat show the stakes-the last alb
solute survey and the farmers along its line will not
be remiss. BIGFOOT.
Z. S-Ore year ago the Racine and Mississippi
Railroad was no further adyan ccd than the Kenosla
Railroad is now, and this day the cars arc running
to Dclavan in this county and discharging passen
gers and freight twas year ago that the friends
of that road commenced canvassing this county FOR
aid. and in a very short time obtained several hun
dred thousand dollars in securities upon which to
borrow money for the work some over thirty thous
and dollars of which was obtained in this township
{Walworb
viii not pretend to say that this assistance did not
in Justice belong to tho kenosha instead of the Ra-
cine railroad, but will say that il more through
the remssness (f may be allowed to use the express
sonl of the projectors and officers of the kenosha
Bcoit Railroad in not orsbly calling us for
such aid than the peoples preference to the Racine
railroad-and knowing, all the people along the
line of the proposed road do, that this Improvement
alone will increase the value of real estate onequar
ter or more | will pretend to say that the like
sum of securities could not be obtained for the
building Of the Kenosha Railroad. But the Difficult
tv is now as it was them there is established sur
vey.
We again repeat, shoe as the stakes-ceme home
again to your dirict line and lire with us The towns
of Linn. Bloomfield, Waworth and Sharon could
well afford to bestow al he surplu. of their farms
the coming year uponthis aproY ement-tis all our
common interest with you-come again and hvencar
hv your work-come soon as the snow me!ts, she"
lis where 10 NOW the shrubs and clear away for the
track let US have long line of it going forward at
once in the spring.