White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1870-12-08
Col. AheIl.s Letter.


We give place. this week. to "a letter
from Col. Abel. in reply to On srticle
Published in last week Is issue. Whist We
like most about it ia. the assurance cor.
isined in. the last pa,t. that tbey.ore de.
tamined. If possible. to have the Tack
completed to White Cloud by the tirst Of
January.
II We have done Col. Abell or the
Rilrosd Company iljastice. it hes not
been our, fsnlt About two weeks ago.
the A'cbison Cbsmpion st.ted. upon
what it said was official inf orm alton. that
trsck-lsying weuld be stopped for the
present st Troy. until, certain financial
difficulties were arranged with lowe Point
and White Cloud-that the contract with
Mr.. Joy gave ,bem,he right to enforce
their contracts. This looked either like
threat or design to.siop the road.
What we meant BY the Company not
acting csndidly with our people was.
that when they vera asking us to vote aid.
they held out hopes. that they ought TO
have known they had not means to fulfill
in the time specified; and they kept cas-
ing It aions. month after month. while
other towns ,aroaai us were gsiains' ad-
vsntsges over ua, snd We were losing
ground. Our people became in patient aud
disheartened. and consequently dissatisfied
and divided in sentiment They felt that
they had not been treated right, and. fire.
quently talked sharply ssaiust the R.il-
road Company. In al such cases. threats
were made that If they did not do so
and so, the Road would stop until they
came 10 terms, or would be connected
with rhe Denver Road. or would be bull,
afew miles back Of us. or place Us at 9
disadvantage in some other way. II the
threats did not come from the Comp any
they were so represented. The delay may
not hsvs besn the Company's fault, but
they held out the hopes to our people. that
were disappointed time after time.
Az to that mill, the facts are these:
The projectors. thir king tLey had sure
thing. asked price for removing the
mill, that the City authorities deemed
outrsgeous-it was more than the City
was to give the Railroad Company. Bot
the ultimstum was. either pay that sum.
s. or We will not move. 1t WAS 0 question
of such importance to the tax payers.
that the City authorities would take no
action until they saw their way clear;
they therefore waited until they got the
opinion Of the lest legal authorities on
the points involved. Having got that.
they have taken steps to clear the way.
and will do it. Two or three day 8 work.
after the way is clear, will complete the
track. Our city authorities cannot be
ceusured and should not be sneered at. on
the credit Of "envious neighbors.
for looking to the interests of the tex
payers. and being sure they were right
before they went ahead. Troy and lava
Point had no such difficulties to contend
against-no disputed incumbrance on the
trsck-tbey had only to pay their money.
and oil was settled. The little squabble
here does not prevent the nsck-laying
from proceeding at Troy. 1t would not
interfere with the work until they reached
the disputed spot, which would take the
track almost through cur town. There
was something in that, savoring very
strongly of . threat.