The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1873-03-22

have been troubled by the unfounded no
ton broached during the late land grant
contest, that the Milwaukee and Saint'Paul
Railway Company sought the control of
the St. Croix grant with no intention of
using it for its legitimate object, let them
observe a few undeniable facts on the other
side Of the question:
|. RailroQd men Judge 1t aaoag ffuU time
to build into Northern Wisconsin,. The
Sioux City r. r. men built 20 miles north
of Hudson, year since. The West Wis
consin railway was built over a. year ago,
after its part of the original grant from
Tomah to Lake St. Croix) had lain idle for
years, because since, <'the lands had be-
come exceedingly valuable" see RajI,cay
Repieao Feb. 10 This very railway Co.
bought the 20 miles built by the Sioux City
r. II. people, and was very anxious to OBJ
tain the grant to Lake Superior. Again.
the Green Bay and Lake Pepin road was
built across the State we'll up, last year,
showing that population, and increase in
values, are moving steadily toward North
ern Wisconsin. The Wisconsin Central is
found building rapidly, during all last sea-
son, and will finish this year, clear to Lake
Superior The Chicago and Northwestern
have been putting in missing links along
their upper Wisconsin line, and backing
the West Wis X. r. Co. in striving for
the st. Croix grant, wishing q connection
with Lake Superior in Wisconsin, as well
as in Michigan. \ fine new Company, the
Chicago and Northern Pacific Air Line r.
r., has been making every effort to obtain
part of the st. CroiN grant, in order that
it may build 400 mile line from Chicago
to the extreme Of Northwest Wisconsin, by
1876. Now, cannot any man of good and
unbiased judgment, see that if it viii pay
these various roads to build into Northern
Wisconsin, it will pay the Milwaukee and
st. Paul Railway Company to do the same;
and if all these roads can see money in it
certainly the managers of the Milwaukee
Road, who are men of uncommon business
sagacity and energy, are just as able to see
that the time has come when it will pay
them to utilize the St. Croiz grant.
>. Tie -Vl,raeEss and ST. Pant Conpa-
ny are perJectjng their connections. They
see other roads all about them are forming
their systems, rectifying and shortening
their lines, and looking out for important
termini, and 50 they have been doing the
same. They have extended their road
from Milwaukee to Chicago, taken short
er route to s.. Paul, and had already re-
solved to build up into the Chippewa Val
ley, land grant or no land grant. They
need an independent connection with Lake
Superior, III order to cope with their great
rivals. Other roads will have it immedi-
ately, and the Milwaukee road has never
been a laggard yet, in the railway race of
the northwest. sit IS idle to suppose that
they will delay now, when the whole of the
Lake Michigan coast from Chicago to Green
Bay, and from Green Bay to Detroit, are
awake to the Importance of an early con-
nection with Lake Superior, and its form
ing trade, development and railway sys-
TEN. That the Milwaukee Company have
their attention already turned to this mat
ter, is plain enough from the two known
facts, that they had already determined to
put hundred miles of rail iats the Chip
pewa valley and have lately Struggled so
desperately for the St. Croix grant The
new road with short link, can carry the
manufactures and lumber of the Chippewa
as well to the prairies of northwest Mime
sofa, as to the southwest praires of the
same state. The question remains with
but one answer-if the Nil S ST. P. is will
ling to build 100 miles in North Wisconsin
aeitdout a grant, viii it not perfect its sys
TEN IN the same part of the State, by build
ing 600 nth grant2
g. The Saint Croir land ,7r0nt is uez-v
calua55e. By wise legislation, its 500 900
acres have been given unbroken to one
company. It IS situated in the Primary,
or 4zoic, geological district of Wisconsin,
the district rich in pine and minerals. This
region is soon to have thorough geologic
al exploration, when there is every reason
to believe that large metallic wealth now
hidden, will be revealed. There is much
hard wood, as oak, maple etc, in addition
to the heavy growth of pine on the grant.
It is not only we'll wooded but well water
cd, in fact no part Of Wisconsin is better
provided for, IN respect TO a perennial sup
ply OF water. It's soil is well adapted to