Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-06-22
II. II. EXTENSION AGAIN.

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ASSUMING that the county Of Iowa has
avoided the payment of its bonded in
debtedness, pursuant to the resolution of
the Board of Supervisors and in Accord
ance with the ways and means provided
by it's manifold counsel, we are more than
cvor convinced that our city can afford to
aid railroad north from this place to
the Wisconsin River, and thereby pre-,
vent its being built from some other
point leaving us on side track
We learn from Geo w. Cobb that he
has recalled his engineering corps, who
had gone rs far north as Richland Gem
ter, and he is about setting them at work
on line extending north from some
point on the railroad between Calamine
ana Belmont through MifIlin and High
land, or Wingville, according to the in
ducements offered in the topography OF
the country. If that route should finally
be adopted, some two or three depots
will be made south Of the river. Amy
one can see and believe all are agreed,
that such an order of things would be
disastrous to the prosperity of our city
We would then be without hope of ever
getting on through line, and would bs
the end Of "a spike" without favor or
l 4.
The business east Of us would goto
Darlington, as that place could afford to
pay more for grain, and could supply
lumber cheaper than could be afforded at
this place. The trade west of us would
90 to Minin or Highland, as the case
might be- and that north of us would
mostly 60 west to Highland or north to-
the river. If our business should de-
crease, our population would diminish
our property depreciate, and everything
would soon adjust itself to tho new or-
der of things
But re verse tho situation, build the
road north from Mineral Point, and we
keep all tho business we now have from
the east Of our place, and bring in some
Hradc that now goes to Darli ACTON, or
even Monroe. Prices will be little bet
ter than at Darlington, freights a little
lower and lumber little cheaper than
at Darlington, and from five to seven
dollars per thousand cheaper than now
We would lose little trade from, the
north, hut would gain from the south and
west. Dminution in freights would be
in our favor as compared with Belmont
and plattoyille, they then being on the
spike; :" and we could afford to give
O lstle more for grain than purchasers
at Belmont and Platteville, as any one
can readily perceive Whe feel confident
in saying that although places north and
south of us will bc benefited the adyan
tagcs to us will sie incalculable. Trade
with Milwaukee will be better than our
trade is now with Chicago, The prices
Of r0duce will be more encouraging to
the farmer; the price of anything he
needs will not DO increased bnt an very
many articles very much diminished
Ihe pace of improvements will begin to
increase; new residences will begin to
he needed for homes for those who wish
to dwell with us; new business blocks
will be built to accommodate the necessi
ties of trade; and new faces will soon be
seen among us, nQuiring for lucrative
places to invest their money and build ap
their fortunes
Such ara our convictions as to what
will he the results of extending the
road .rom here, Should the exten~
sion be made from an adjacent point, our
convictions are equally strong that the
very opposite results to our city will fol-
low Let the people but give this matter
consideration, and we are confident that
they will come to view it as we do and
decide that, rs the extension will unques
tionably be made, our salvation depends
upon its being made from Mineral Point.
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