Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-05-18
THE r.. II. EXTENSION.
Below we give report of the Railroa

given by the Chronicle
A good number Of citizens of the town
Of Dodgeville met pursuant to call, on
the 10Th inst, to take into consideration
the proposition of Geo. W. Cobb, in re-
gard to the extension of the Mineral
Point Railroad
Meeting called to order, S. W. Reese in
the chair; VIM. Hendy, secretary
Judge Cothren then read the prrposi-
ton of Mr. Cobb, and also the letter from
Judge Mills, published in this paper last
week After the reading the Judge made
q few remarks, saying that this propose
route was very feasible, so much 50 that
it had called the attention Of capitalists to
| the fact lie spoke ut some length upon
the benefits arising from the road and It's
connection with other roads; our choice
| of markets, etc that 1t was II fixed fact
| that our bond debt must be paid OF cam
| celed at some time and in view of that
We had better secure The road while we
| have the chance
| Mr.. VIM. lendy was IN favor Of the
| proposition, innsmuch as all the courts
! had decided against Us in every Case
| He believed we would have to pay the
| bonds at some time cur ~ bs was utterly
useless and Improbable.
| Mr.. Roach thought the county beard
| should be authorized to consider the p,o-
| position, and if necessary to secure the
road, pay our Indebtedness in full, and
| all vt once
Moses NJ. Stpong then addressed the
! Eab g n
proposition lie endeaYored to vindicate
| his own doings in regard to the matter
iro,, the first to the present time. He
gave pretty full history Of the railroad
Affairs from the first and his connection
with the railroads of Wisconsin.
Capt Whitman supported the propos~
ton very strongly. He said we must
have the railroad to Dodgeville; that it
was q matter Of life and death to US ;
that the project was favorable and reason.
able
Nj IIendy How much would the pro-
! posed railroad be worth to US, is the
| question; not whether we will pay the
Indebtedness or not Would not the al.
vautages be more than the outlay p.
would not the IarIDers be we'll recon-
pensed in the choice Of markets, proyi-
ded we gain the road2
I Mr.. Penberthy. II the town of Dodge>
vile agrees to pay her proportion of the
bonds in the extension OF the road, will
the citizens Of Mineral Point help IN the
matter, CT is it expected that Dodgeyille
will carry the whole load Of 100000
hGrselt2
Cothren thought that Btlc town of Min-
eral Point would, though ke had not
talked much with the people. And not
honly Mines sal Point bat he shsught every
town in the county would eventually DO
brenght into paying its proportion
VIM. r. Henry had never found any
one that had anything to do with the rail-
road. These gentlemen present had
nothing to do with it, and he had always
failed to find those that had. lie was
convinced that the $500, 900 that Mr. Cobb
claims to control was Beechers ndivid>
ual property, and that this last move is
made by Beecher for the purpose Of d.
viding the county upon the payment OF
the bonds. We are prosecuted from
some one behind. He was convinced
that these men taking Il prominent part
in favorlng the proposition did not come
here Of thcir own accord, but were hired
and paid sor it. They were no. the lind
of men to do such work for nothing. II
we are determined not to pay the bonds
we need not The bondholders have
been trying TO collect for the last sixteen
: yenrs. Why don't they do it, Why at.
tempt to swap the bonds if they are good
and collectable2 Why don t they make
us pay up? They undoubtedly would if
it were possible. The present PROPOSE
ton viii be u iailnre, because no other
' town would pay u dollar towards the
road but Dodgeville, He was well aware
that Mineral Poins would not pay any
thing. His proposition was, to settle one
debt before contracting another settle
the long contested bond matter then
bafiM the rGilr0ad He was anxious to
have the question settled, but he wanted
it settled by means of m honerable coDt-
: promise Lee the bond holders meet us
half way, and settle like honorable men,
Who are we dealing with Who is
this construction company who Is the
Mineral Point railroad company BE
wanted to know something about what
these institutions were, and what they
amounted ~ lie could find no such
eompanys, and he considered them all a
myth.
:. ". Reese. We are selfish in this
matter. Mineral Point would be selhsl
in keeping the Il X, where it is, Dodge
VILE in getting it here Its to oar inter
J est to have the road built, and he earn
u estly believed il to he to the interest o
: DoGaeyilie to meet and favor the propo,
-iton. aul DO all rhAy could for it. The
value Of road TO Dodseyille could no
be estimated