The daily Butte record., 1858-08-06
DAILY BUTT Pf CORD.
Quincy Corre.poud.e.
AuGUsT 81, 1858

AuGUsT 81, 1853
Ma. EpIroR = The circulation ,hrouob
this G unity Of your issue Of July 30h. con
t,ininr a leader devoted to your Railroad
and Wagon Road Appropriation Bill. has al
ready awakened much discussion At first
the ma ter was not very we'll understood hy
rany, and they were inclined to favor any.
thing to secure 10 the people Of this county
the most eligible and direct road TO yosr
eoupty seat; but when it became Cener-
ally known that he srprop ia,ious were
only 10 be made on certain and specific
roads, as set forth in the bill; and that. too.
for the ben 6t of sharpers who hid long
hung like leeches upon your public ,reasu.
~. quite different feeling was manifesto l..
TAs people Of our county are afraid of debt.
and are not inclined 10 use their Influence
10 plunge a sister county in'o au indebted
edness which must necessarily, ia the end.
be ruinious 10 her.
We would like very much to see free
road from our county seat to yours. The
interests Of the counties are one and the
sane. and il j. impossible to njure one with
out injuring the other more or less. Your
city must in time command the trade Of all
this northern section Of country. and time
alone Is necessary 90 develop its resources
and secure the same to You But we do not
wish prosperity at the expense of an over
bnr bened and tax ridden people Ifappro.
priations for public improvements in the
counties of Butte and Plumas cannot he had
until the nests Of certain individuals are
kathered. think. for one, that things have
reached eri.is when Our people should
pause for investigation. We certainly have
not all forgotten the attempts, during by.
gone years. AT inroa1s upon ou county
treasures bv scheming and designing men
Your people will not sumber until they are
tel hand and foot. the future prosperity of
your county blasted, and h'ow received
from which she can only recover through
years OF hnr'hened Indebtedness. I have
iens Of Butte 90 believe for . m"ment, that
after a careful investigation Of the hill to
which you called their attention on Satur.
dav last. they will entertain IL for an in
slant II tis true that II is formed with ,me
irgebuity. especially that portion # the biz
relating tn the issuance Of the bonds TO-
wagon road purposes. But there l. design
30 easily to he cen unon its fnce. that any
ordinary mini oan surely comprehend it -
For instance take that portion Of the bill
where IL points out The duty of the Commis
soners; where IL requires them. in the loca
tion Of a certain road, TO 60 sufficiently far
south "and observe the improvements on the |
way" to compel them to cross Feather river !
at a certain p0iaf. at a eert0in time, and |
for the benefit of certain indirdudfs 1t !
may he that The people Of Butte will not see
the effect # an apnrnpri ,tion upon road |
Viii h must surely turn the travel from their |
county seat. Time atone will tell. | NAV
be Disappointed. hut II | nm not. they will |
"ohserve the i'm rovenents on the wav," |
and keen them in their minds eve from this !
tive until he dav o. election and on thu,
day, il ! am not badly mistaken. they will |
'ohserve" the policy of con>iruing V ur
Wagon Road Appropriation Bill to the
shades Of oblivion. where all swindling |
schemes of ike character sho III rest.
PIUMAs