Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1872-02-27
The Monroe and Dubuque Road.

We gave, some days ago, a detailed
statement of the plans and purposes
Of tie Dubuque, Plattevile and
Milwaukee Railroad Company, for
completing the railroad connection
of Monroe and DIALOGUE, their
proposition TO our city for aid TO tho
amount Of $4,000, and what they
expect to accomplish il that aid DO
voted. Ii will be remembered that
it was claimed for that ronte that,
10 case an arrangement for the use
Of the Mineral Point road from
Gratiot to Calamine could be made,
there would be but about forty-tvo
miles OF track 10 construct TO com
plete the connection between Monroe
and Dubuque. Thus while the route
is not the most dii ect between the
two points, the connection could be
formed by the building Of less road
than by the more direct survey.
There is another company called
the Eastern Lafayette and Mississippi
Railroad Company, that has o char
acter for building road from Monroe
to Dubuque via Shullsburg aud Hazel
Green. 1t is claimed for this route
a.. - &.
than that by PatteviIc, aad that by
it Milwaukee would be nearer Du-
ouque, by nineteen miles, than is
Chicago, hence, other things being
equal, Milwaukee would stand tho
best chance for Dubuque trade
while by the Platteville route Chica-
90 would be q trifle nearer to Dubu.
que than Milwaukee, and the advan.
tage SO far as that is concerned would
be IN favor of Chicago. IL is further
claimed that this route would tap
more productive region than the
other, and would secure to Milwaukee
large and lucrative local trade that
now goes 10 Galena, and thence to
Chicago, and would mostly continue
to go that way if the contemplated
road should be built by Platteville
that between Platteville and Dubuque
is q rough, unsettled country that
would yield no business to the road :;
that tho line via ShuIsburg pierces
the heart Of the lead region that
Dubuque favors this route rather
than the other, because il brings
that city nearer to Milwaukee.
The amount Of local aid voted this
company is $2O5, 900; this, with
what is expected from Dabuqne.
$50, goo, and that asked from MIL
waukee, $50, 900, il is thought will
secure the building Of The road
Thus We nave presented the claims
Of both companies, as set forth by
their representatives The fact that
connection can be made between
Monroe and Dubuque by way #
Piatteviile with the building Of less
road than by the ShullsbIrg line il
strong argument in favor Of that
route. On the other hand the fact
that che Shullsburg route brings
Milwaukee 50 much nearer 10 Du.
0uque IS very strong reason for
building the road that way. 1t is
also claimed by the Shullsburg Com
pany that the Mineral Point road is
not substantial enough sor the heavy
trains of a great through line, aud
therefore would not be available for
the Piattevil'eGompany that with
out the use OF that road the amount
OF track To be built on each route
would be about the same.
What Milwaukee is most anxious
for is that this line OF road from
Monroe to Dubuque shall DO built,
and that speedily, and we believe
that she will aid whichever company
can soonest and best accomplish Der
desire in this respect. There are
good and substantial arguments tor
each route, and we do not feel ike
taking positive ground in favor Of
one TO the exclusion OF the other.
We have endeavored 10 set forth the
advantages OF each ID now remains
for the Common Council to say which
the people shall have the opportunity
OF voting on the question Of aiming
That the aiding Of enc route or the
other would be moac we'll invested. |
We think scarcely admits of question
We need direct com 'ction with Du
buque, and another year ought not
to pass without it's being realized.
The money which Milwaukee gives
20 the enterprise WI be many times
returned within three years from the
time OF its complot, ln,-IfR,caukee |
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