Buchanan County bulletin and guardian., 1868-02-14

LIrTLEroN, Feb. 10th,

LIrrLEroS, Feb. 10th, 1868.
Nh. EDroa.- Having for the past two
months been very dry and "hard up" for
anything new in our immediate vicinity,
we wait for Saturdays mail which brings to
US our BULLETIN, Times, Register, &C.,
with what patience we can possess ourselves
Of And then you should peep in upon us
as we sit by our warm fire with our "heels as
high as our head or higher" and see how
well we enjoy our evening chat with your
valuable paper and its correspondents,
among the most interesting of which l
think is "Regulus," from our enterprising
sister town Of Jesup-she is very much the
larger sister, though much the younger.
Liitletonians have nothing to boast in way
Of trade, as most Of Our citizens are engag.
cd in agricultural pursuits, while Jesup has
railroad enterprise and trade combined, ur>
on which TO build up town. All this is
very desirable, especially enterprise, but it
should alw ays 60 hand in hand with integri>
ty, a quality which some Of the Jesupi;es
seem to ignore entirely.
Regulus in his letter Of Feb. 9th, speaks
Of the bridge excitement exising at pre- sent
in this township; but regarding some Of the
particular he has been wrongly informed.
The bridge Oh the Fairbank aud Jesup road
commonly called Sec. Eight bridge, was
"let" Lass year, and there was no one to
blame for the non.tulfllment Of the contract
but the great protector Of said bridge. But
there are Que or two things which are very
unfair in his letter which ! wish to notice.
First he says the "contractor was claimed 10
be Irresponsible" now such was not the
ease, for if Jesup had met that private sub,
scription. or the prime mover Of it had Civ,
en- snY encouragement to the contractor tha,
it would 10 forthcoming, the bridge would
have been pushed on to completion. Again
he Gays the timber was used for the Little.
lou bridge; in this he is wrong, as not 50
much rs a chip Of it was used here, nor did
she contractor for the two bridges, Mr.
Hyde, ever remove the timbers, but it wa,
taken or Of his hands BY the bridge com.
ni.tee aud sold to other parties, and was
used in tie Otter Creek bridge, making .
clean loss to Buchanan Co., Of from $l5o
10 $500, which never would have occurred
hid tina: pirate Subscription been prompt
ly met Consistency, thou art jewel O
| HE first water in this.cass. Again he says
We Of Littlcton want more than our share ol
bridges. Nov il is . we'll known fact tha,
| tho bridge here has been worth dollars te
Jssup where it has cents to u.s.. and double
what enc would have been worth situated OF
the Fairbenk and Jesup road, for their pc
brid ge is Oh . road which cannot be Travelled
with an empty wagon from the breaking VI
Of winter until the middle Of June or July
then, when the river is anything like high
for . long way on the south side Of tn,
bridge site, the water is swimming deep
The Inhabitants residing between the two
rivers seven.tenths OF them il not more
would rather have bridge across the Lttl'
Wap.ie .. Melrose Ford if they can hav'
but one, and they arc those who should b
consulted in the matter.
With many compliments to friend" Regu'
lus" for his gsntlemanly communication
and attaching no blame to him for the un
truthfulness of his statements, for he ha
given them as he has heard them doubtless
ever remain lover OF fair play in frs'
fight.
Hoping that right may prevail
i CnML,TIAIEC