White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1869-03-18

a Brief k0tffO3d Ltena.
Al old friend writes 10 letter from
Irvisg Towsship. Brown Ceruty. on the
railroad question. il which the following
oeears: i'
II an sorry to see the bad feeling thst
is gradually growing ont Of the railroad
rivalry. There is no reason why you
shsuld oppose our road. or why our citi-
ssss should oppose yours. There is room
,noush for both. and both localities need
sbsn." agg aJ.ss-
That Is oil very trne; but our CORES
posdsat Ess fallen into the error that
s~ssy body else out bis way has. Hedoes
not make any distinction between doubt
Ing the success Of an enterprise and op-
posing II. We do not believe the recent
prophecy that the millennium is coming
this year; yet we do not wish to be set
dowH q being opposed 10 the coming
Cbrisd. We ere not opposed to the
building Of the Denver Road, whether that
opposition would amount to anything or
not; but We are opposed to helping along
the humbuggery connected with it. Our
friend has been acquainted with us. and
has bees reader Of our paper. for long
time; but perhaps his memory will bear
jogging on the record and the facts, which
will show bow We sre opposed to the
Denver Road.
Always knowing that the building Of
The Denver rosd would not benefit
White Clond. even il i. did not positively
icjors her, yet We strongly supported the
Henderson Amendment. in the Legisls.
turs Of 1858, the acceptance of which
measure would have built the Denver
Rosd instead Of the road est from Atch-
isoa. The measure Was defeated at thst
session: bot again, in 1864, we voted for
the same measure. and assisted 10 adopt
ing it. although it proved to be too late
70 eject the desired object. In the Lag
islstars Of 1866. We voted. straight along,
for The bill giving l25. 600 acres of State
isads to aid in building the Denver
Resd. whom one vote decided the ques.
tios. The old Railroad Company had
Eoes to sticks. and it was discovered that
The rosd would not come in for share
OF the lands. until there was Company
or association Of Corporators representing
the road. In that emergency, we put
down our name as Corporator. thereby
emitting the rosd to share Of lands, and
oursslf to share of the dsnuuciations for
freud. which were hesped upon those
who went into that sffair. 1t will also
b remembered that whie we were doing
that. the Representative of Irving Town
chip (wbo is the reputsd suthor of the
terrific Rsilroad articles in the Sentinel
Of The present day. was denounoing the
measure % fraud and q violation of the
Constitution. and resigned his seat in the
Lssislsture, rather than violate his con.
seisaes BY obeying the instructions of his
constituents to vote for the bill. Our
vote will bs found recorded in favor of
several Concurrent Resolutions, memori-
alising Congress for grants of land to aid
10 constructing the Denver Road-in
pursuance Of which. some sort of grsn.
was made. but what it smoan,ed to, we
cannot say. In the summer of 1865. a
proposition wss submitted to the voters
of this County. to subscribs s100. 900 in
bonds 10 aid Of the Denver Road. We
favored thst proposition in our paper.
nd voted Tor it ct the polls. So much
Ior our snnity to the Denver Road.
Nov, for the other side. We have
bssn satis6ed. for long time past, that
hs Denver enterprise was a great blow,
hst would never amount to anything
'1eept to gobbls up the lands and bonds
Ihst bad bean placed ct their mercy.
They were ten years grading q track
halfway 10 Troy. and for three yesrs ,
hey we're positively going to have the ,
'sFs running to Troy in short order.
We should not have said word sgains. !,
sis way they had of amusing themselves.
'sd they not undertaken to assume for
heir twelve miles of ricketty road. sec.
'ad-hssd engine and single car. as much
'swer IN Northern Kansas as the New !;
Iosk and Erie wields in New York. and 4
saneaesd throwing ebstructious in the
Fsy Of roads in which other localities
'sFs interested. When the Atchisou and
Rosd was put under contract, .
n there seemed to Be prospect ths. II
'oaid certainly BE- built. the Denver :
pat forth tremendous s.srtions. !.
ID By gathering up oil the loose change :
by sseld ley iaads on. sccceedsd in fu. !, !,
'Aias The track t. Troy. and getting :
ssssssiea of their State lands and Coun. 7
bonds. No sooner vss that scoom- !, .
Iishsd. than everything connected with :
y Dsavsr Road eomoeacsd an onslaught "
pos the Atehisou and Nebraska Road.
- Coaaty Comm iss;oner who was sp. a
cisted to subscribe tbs stock which the al