Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1871-01-18
THE GREEN BAY a LAKE PEPxN
RAILROAD.
wh.. oar Exchanges say OF &c.

The newspapers along the projected
route Of the above road and those on
The Mississippi from La Crosse to Pres
colt, and ars discussing with great earn
estness the probable chances Of their res
pectiye towns acq uirlng The rUad for
th emselyes.
While we are cognizsnt Of the utter
futiiiy of mere newspaper discussions
alone for securing railroads to ambitious
towns yet we recognize the press
as one Of the powerful means by which
they are secured. But arguments how
ever well presented, are not enough
The people of Prescott aud the towns
aud villages east of here, who are inter
csted in this place being made the west
ern terminus of the Green Bay & Lake
Pspin road, should ever bear in mind
that talking aud Wishing don't build rail
roads now days. 1t requires work,
we'll directed and vigorous, to accom-
plish such an object. La Crosse, Vino
ia and Wabasha, with their capital and
most effective influence. are struggling TO
divert from its natural course 10 Prescott
the above named road, and unless we
are alive to our interests, they will sue
coed.
While the claims of the lower towns
on the Mississippi are asserted with
more or Jess of buncombe, il is well to
note what is said on the subject in other
quarters. In a recent issue, we pub
lished extracts from the St. Paul Press
and the Dunn County NeWs-compara
lively uuinterested sources-in which
they indicated Prescott rs tie probable
western terminus Of the road. Follow
Ing, we give articles from the Hudson
Star and Times aud Hinona RspuJi
can On The subject:
II seems 10 be- an established fact that
the Green Bay & Lake 2spin Railroad
is to be pushed ahead to completion
within a reasonable time. Work is be
ing vigorously carried on on the eastern
eud, and the company promise to com
plete the enterprise a, an early dsy.
The papers all along the river from
Prescott TO LA Crosse are specializing ms
To where il will strike the Mississippi.
and each town claims to be the favored
point. We learn from prominent rail-
rohd official indirectly interested in the
enterprise that the proposition of the
company now is, 10 strike the West Wis
cousin at or near Black River Falls, run
Que branch down the Black River to La
Crosse, and another through Pepin and
Pierce counties To Prescott, to Connect
with the Hastings Il Dakota road. 'Vo
hope this project may be carried out,
and it certainly looks like a feasible one .
1t would be of very great benefit TO the
ST. Croix Valley in developing the rich
timber lands in the southern aud eastern
parts of Pierce county.
GREER BAY IL LAKE PEPIN RAILROAD.
The Green Bay & Lake Pepia Rail
road is now almost completed to New
London, and IFS managers are arranging
to push il westward as fast as possible
The terminus on the Mississippi is not
We; ixed-but IT is rumored that it will
90 To- Prescott where il would connect
with the St. Paul d Winona road Red
Wing also wants it-Wabssha would die
of cbagrin should the road be diverted
from that plsce-La Crosse is bsrvously
anxious to secure it-and Winona is ab
solutey certain that the much coveted
prize will he awarded to her. So we hope
that, like John Browns soul, tho Green
Bay railroai enterprise will keep STEADILY
marching on Winona Republican