The Lincoln County herald., 1871-08-10
To tho citizens or Lincoln County.

You have been called upon, during the
last week to sign petitions to our County
Court, praying that the work on the 81 |
Louis and Kcokuk railroad 10 this county
be stopped; that tho commissioner be
removed aud . re- organization sA6 conse
quent relocation of said road be made. |
These petitions allege as u reason why
these things should be done, tho follow.
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lat. That the $500, 900 subscribed isl
being expended in useless and estrava.
giant manner.
I'd. That there is no prospect Of the
road being built through the counties Of
St. Charles and Pike and
Sd. That parties having control Of said
road, have made the same o source OF
profit to themselves.
In addition to these direct charges,
parties soliciting signers to said petitions
have not hesitated to charge tho commits
sioner Of the county with having received
enormous sums for his services, thus
indirectly imputing corruption to our
County Court; and have also misrcpre-
sented the condition of affairs in every
conceivable manner.
We ask from, you, fellow citizens, a
candid and impartial investigation into
each and all Of these charges, and request
that you give the following plain and un.
vanished statement your attention. Aud
FIRST, We have to say that this whole mat.
ter is in the interest and at the instiga-
ton Of
THE CLARKsvILLE AND RIVER ROUTE.
The secret of the frantic effort now
being made by Clarksville aud the river
route is this: That tho road now being
built from Quincy, on the east of the Mis-.
sissippi river, must. within two weeks, be
located either to Hannibal or Louisiana,
work having SO far progressed that the
location must be made to ono of these
points. Louisiana and Clarksville have
been promising to show their ability to
build the road from Louisiana via Clarks.
vile down the river, provided said road
shall come to Louisiana. They have not
done it yet, and they never can, unless
they can obtain control of the charter Of
the st. Louis and Keokuk road. They
are now called on in two weeks to show
their ability so to do, or the Quincy road
will 70 to Hannibal. and thence by the
Pike County Short Line and the St. Louis
and Keokuk road to st. Louis. Hence
the constant visits to this county of T..
A. Campbell, John o. Roberts, and last
week Mr.. Mcintosh; hence, also, the
votes for appropriations in Hurricane aud
Monroe townships, and hence now this
last and final struggle to obtain control
Of the charter Of the st. Louis and Ke.
okuk railroad.
Many Of you, fellow citizens, havo been
induced to sign said petitions in the be-
lief that by SO doing the work would be
stopped aud you relieved Of onerous tax.
alton. Be not deceived. Every dollar
Of the appropriation will be expended,
and you will have to pay it. The insti.
gators of the petition mentioned know it
we'll, and their real object is that you
shall pay it, tho only difference being a
re location Of the road on the bottom
route, SO as to suit Louisiana and Clarks.
vile. Maj. Campbell and John 0. Rob
erts themselves proposed to run a switch
to Troy for the accommodation Of the
people Of that place, on q three foot
gauge, provided we would let them build
the road on the bottom and use our
money in building it.
If these views are not correct, why do
the petitioners call for the removal OF
Dr. Waddy as commissioner, who has
faithfully represented the interests Of the
county and never received one dollar for
any services rendered? Why is it pro
posed to appoint G. e. Wilson as com
missioner? Why the necessity of re-
organizing the board2 No satisfactory
answers can be made to these questions
except the charges We make, that the
proposed commissioner, Mr.. Wilson, shall
call q new election, vote for new directors
hostile to the present location, re locate
the road on the Mississippi bottom, ex.
pend the balance of the $500 900 on tha,
route. and throw away all Of the work
already done. But enough on this point
Suffice it to say, that if the Court should
carry out the views of the petitioners
the result will be the building of the
road on the bottom, and that the grea,
interests Of q vast majority Of the people
Of this county will be sacrificed to build
up another county, and for the accom- mo
dation Of few individuals, who hav,
already all the accommodation they really
need in tho great river which flows b.
their doors.
Al to the charge that there is no prob
ability of the road being built where it il
now located, We have to say, that said
charge ,is utterly untrue. At no periot
iu the history Of said road, have thu
prospects Of our speedy success beer
brighter. The road has been Almos
entirely graded through Rails county
contracts for ties and bridging let, ant
. large quantity of the ties delivered
and il is now under contract through th'
entire distance 10 this county, except
few miles, proposals for ths balance o