Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-06-27
Lancaster-its LOCati0n, Men and
PROGRESS.

ELancaster-its LOCation, Men and
i Progress.
Lancaster is located at the center o
Grant County and is the only village Il
the interior of the County. All olhe
villages Of Importance are along the rail
roads and rivers near the north and soutf
boundaries. and near the east line OF The
county. Lancaster is not therefore q ri
val to any other village. There can be nc
conflict Of interests between Lancaster anc
neighboring villages-ne just ground fo'
/ jealotlsy between the mercantile interes'
of Lancaster and other towas. We car
foresee no future change 10 the physical o
industrial developments Of Grant Count.
that will interrupt the kind relation esis
ting between our town and other villages
The men of Lancaster, we are proud t
say, are not victimisers nor official plumber
lers, secretly deyouring and undermining
the rights and property Of individuals, a.
the practice is with the men of most coun
ty seat villages in the western country
The public roads, mail arrangements
schools, tayerns and other accommodation
of public character are as well arranged
with view to public interest as can be ex
pected.
! The considerations we. have briefly al
luded 10, render Lancaster a place Of more
than ordinary interest, particularly to ths
people of our county. We know it hal
a good reputation among its neightors, ane
is respected abroad. No excitement o.
unhealthy speculation ever contributed (
build up Lancaster; its population, houses
capital and position as a respected village
came along slowly; the bad material a
first used is all removed or reformed, anC
the new is we'll selected. We notice tina
our neighbors are delighted with every i'm
i provement and accession to the business
of Lancaster, while our citizens are de
lighted with the great improvements, rail
road accessions and commercial supports al
the border villages of Grant County.
Railroad from Dunleith to La
Crosse.
| On Friday last week, the corpotator
Of the Western Wisconsin Railroad, he'll
a meeting at Prairie du Chen for elcctine
permanent officers and transacting Other
business. The following officers were cleo
ted:
w. E. Parish, S. A. Clark, B. F. Fay
J. J. Chase and B. E. Hutchinson of Craw
ford, and Nelson Dewey, j. Allen Barber
Daniel r. Burt, Simon E. Lewis, Alber
w. Emery, and VIM. P. Dewey, Of Gran
ICo. ~
The distance from Dunleith to La Crosse
bv this route is estimated at lO5 miles
which will make shorter route to Chica
60 from La Crosse by the way Of Dunleitt
and Galena, than by the La Crosse AM
Milwaukee road, or by the Prairie d.
CHEN, Madison and GAINESVILLE ROAD.
1t i. tho intention of the Directors &
make an immediate survey and estimate
of the cost Of building the road, and tibet
open the books for stock subscriptions.
| 1t is considered the most important en-
terprise in the northwest, because the
road when completed will reverse the or
der of many things that have hitherto
been considered as fixed in certain di.
rection. 1t is an ingenious plan to vacate
the Mississippi river and void several OBJ.
s,acles that have hitherto been considered
insarmountable. The road frola Dunleitf
to La Crosse will work like lateral o.
cross-cut saw, and cut off the ends Of al
other railroads terminating IN the Missis
sippi between Dunleith AMI St. Paul. The
revolution Of this transverse saw will JUS
cut the tails off the NJ m. Railroad & The
hybrid La Crosse Land Grant road, clos,
by their cars. What God-send to tn
La Crosse Land Gran, Company, as the.
can now swallow all the Grant withou
hurting anybody.
/ Sen at0r ShOles.
/ This gentlemen denies having received
any bride for Eoting for the grant Of lane
to be given to the La Crosse Company
denies having received any consideration
whatever, whether Of bonds, lands or 9th
Ter property; he calls on all to do him jus
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