Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1871-05-12
Railroad Meeting.


the chair Mr.. VIM Hendy, Secretary,
Judge Cothren then read the PROPOSE
ton of Mr.. Cobb, and also the letter from
Judge Mills, Chat was published in the
CHRONICLE some weeks ago. After the
reading the Judge made few remarks,
saving that this proposed route was very
feasible, so much so that it bad called the
attention of capitalists to the fact. Spoke
al some length upon the benefits arising
from the road, and its connection with 9TH
er roads, our choice of market, &c; that
it was fixed fact that our bond debt must
be either paid or cancelled Mt some time,
and in view of that we had better secure
the road while we have the chance.
Mr.. Hendy was in favor of the PROPOSE
ton. inasmuch as all the courts had decid-
ed against us in every case. He believed
we would have to pay the bonds at some
future time; our fight was utterly useless
| and Improbable.
Mr.. Roach thought the county board
should be auth 1rized to consider the prop
osition, and if necessary, to secure the
road, pay our Indebtedness in full, and all
at once.
Moses M. Strong then addressed the
meeting in behalf of himself and the prop
osition. He endeavored to vindlcate his
| own doings in regard to the matter from
the first to the present time. Mr.. Strong
| gave pretty full history of the railroad
| affairs from the first, and his connection
with the railroads of Wisconsin.
Capt Whitman supported the PROPOSE
ton very strongly. He said we must have
the railroad to Dodgeville; that it was a
matter of life and death to us; that the
project was favorable and reasonable.
Mr.. Hendy. How much would the pro-
posed railroad oe worth to US was the
question not whether we would pay the
Indebtedness or not Would not the adj
vantages be more than the outlay
Would not the farmers be well recompens-
ed in the choice of markets, providing we
gained the road?
Mr.. Penberthy. If the town Of Dodge
Vile agree to pay their proportion of the
| bonds in the extension of the road. will
! the citizens of Mineral Point help in the
| matter? Or, is it expected that Dodge
| Vile carry the whole load Of the $30O,00O
herself.
Cothren, thought that the town Of Min
|
much with them; and not only Mineral
Point, but he thought every town in the
county would eventually be brought in to
paying their proportion.
VIM. Il. Henry. Had never found any
one that had anything to do with the Il. K.
| These gentlemen present had nothing
to do with it, and he had always fail
| ed to find those that had. He was
convinced the 100000 that Mr.. Cobb
claims to control, was Beecher's individu-
al property, and this last move was made
| by Beecher for the purpose of dividing the
county upon the payment of the bonds.
| We are prosecuted from some one behind.
| He was convinced these men taking a
prominent part in favoring the proposition
did not come here of their own accord but
they were hired and paid for it. They
were not the kind of men to do such work
for nothing. If we are determined not to
| paw the bonds we need not. The bond
holders have been trying to collect the
bonds for the last sixteen years. Why
don't they do it? Why attempt to swap
the bonds if they are good and collectatle !?
Why don't they make us pay up as they
undoubtedly would if it were possible.
The present proposition will be failure,
because no other town would pay dollar
towards the road but Dodgeville. He was
well aware that Mineral Point would not
pay anything. His proposition, waste
settle one debt before contracting another;
settle the long contested bond matter then
| build the raiIrocd. He was anxious to
have the question settled, but he wanted it
settled by means of an honorable c0napro
mise. Let the bond holders meet US half
way, and settle like honorable men. b..
Who are we dealing with Who is
this construction company who is the
Mineral Point railroad company He
wanted to know something about what
| these institutions were, and what they
amounted to. He could find no such COM
panys, and he considered them all myth,
S. w. Reese. We are selfish in this
matter. Mineral Point would be selfish in
| keeping the r. r. where it is, Dodgeville
| in getting 10 here. 1t is to our interests
to have the road built, and he earnestly
believed it TO he to the interest Of Dodge
vile to meet and favor the proposition,
and do all they could for it. The value
of road to Dodgeville could not be esti-
mated. ...
Several other short speeches were made
pro and con, after which Nelson Whitman
| made motion that committee of FIVE be
appointed to confer with Geo. W. Cobb, in
regard to his proposition, which motion
was accepted. The following were chosen
as committee.
VIM. IIendy, Samuel Hoskins, T. NJ.
Jones, j. Cornish and S. W. Reese.