Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1871-04-21
The Railroad Scheme.

we lay before our TeauciS '1'o "oN> al
other letter written by Moses n. Strong,
relating to the extension of the railroad.
It il we'll written article and is worthy
your contemplation and careful considera-
ton. By a careful reading of this letter
it will be seen that the propositions OF
Geo. W. Cobb are brought more into the
foreground, and the whole railroad scheme
seems to be more feasible.
Alta meeting of the directors held at
Lone Rock, on the 10th of April, they or
ganized a new railroad company and this
new company had one, and only one object
in view, viz: TO obtain railroad run
ming from Mineral Point north through
Iowa and Richland counties, and thence to
Tomah. The means by which this should
be accomplished was only q secondary con-
sideration.
Mr.. Strong lays before our readers
valuable table of assessments for the year
1870, with the proper proportion of the
Indebtedness of each town in the county.
This table shows what each town and each
tax payer will be called on to pay, in case
the whole Indebtedness should at some
time be paid.
That a railroad will before long be built
through Iowa county, is, in most thinking
minds, fixed fact, and that the realization
of it is only question of time. 1t is gen
orally conceded that this is the case. The
time is not far distant when the iron horse
will be snorting across our prairies and
through our woods, either in one direction
or another. The demand for railroad is
every day becoming more apparent. Our
own county demands it. But our demand
is as nothing compared with that of our
neighbors across the river. Richland
county is interested in the new movement,
as the road is intended to 60 through that
county on it's way to tap the great pine
forests on our north, by which means the
treasures of the pineries could be brought
to our doors at nearly half the present
cost.
AS to the utility Of a railroad through
our county, the great public benefit il
would be, &c. There is no doubt, but the
means whereby all this greatness is to be
accomplished doth not yet appear" Mr.
Strong tells us that any town taking up
its portion of the bonds or Indebtedness,
will not be responsible for the non-pay
ment of other towns in the county. This
may be true, and the argument will have
great weight with the towns through
which the railroad passes but the towns
that have no interest in this enterprise, OF
those that have a sufficiency of railroads
will seriously object to this mode of com
promise, in fact, the paying dollar for dol
lar of our Indebtedness is not considered q
compromise at all. In all probability Sthe
road will be built whether we pay oul
bonds or net. It makes little difference tc
the new company which way Iowa county
pays her share of the building of the new
road. If an honorable compromise coulc
be arranged it would be much better fo'
all parties concerned; and if we had ;
good railroad our county would soon b'
worth double what it is at the presen
time. But what kind of a compromise
can, be effected remains to be seen. L
should however be made as satisfactory tC
all parties as possible.
We would advise careful reading o.
Mr.. Strong's letter, and also anything that
may hereafter appear relating to our rail
road interest. The more the people know
on the subject the better qualified will they
be to act when the day for final action ar
rives.