Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1873-05-23
RAIL ROAD N4EET-
ING.

The railroad meeting held in this place
on Saturday last, was not as largely at
tended as we had hoped it would be.
Nevertheless many towns were represeted,
and much interest appeared to be felt in
regard to the prospects Of of this new
road.
On motion Of S. VI. Reese, j DEL Whit
man was appointed Chairman, and E. I.
Wrigglesworth Secretary. NJ. NJ. Strong
then read a'letter from A. B. Hamilton
Esu, stating his reasons for not being
'prcsent. That he had suddenly become
sick, and was Obliged to return home
before reaching this place according to
appointment.
'Mr. Strengthen addressed the meeting
upon the feasibility of this new contem-
plated road, the route, its advantages,
'cheapness &C. One of the advantages of
the new read was that freight could be
carried both ways, different in that res
pect from any road now running. There
would be no empty cars either way.
Though this would not be through pas
'senger line, yet there would be good
focal business, which paid much better
than through line. 1t would have a diff
fcrent direction from any of the roads
now built, tapping all the east and west
roads in the country. Besides all these
advantages the road eoGld be built much
cheaper than roads usually are, inasmuch
as the ronte is almost leval plain. No
deep cuts, no expensive bridging, no tun-
nellng, or heavy grading, the route being
mostly through sandy level plain, until
within six or seven miles from this place.
at thai point the speaker suggested a sta
tionary engine for the purpose of helping
the train up the hill. This could be done
without much grading. In regard to the
cost of this road, stationary engine, dc
pots, machine shops and everything, in.
first class style, he said would be about.
,$2l 900 per mile in cash, from Menasha to-
Mineral point.
Mr. Strong stated that the people along
This proposed line Of railroad, seemed
anxious and willing to all IN the enter
prise that Oshkosh had promised $780,
900, and other places a like sum but
when they found themselves in Iowa
County the trouble seemed to be that the
people were already overbur%ssed with
Z. r, bonds. Therefore he had come to
make proposition to the people whereby
he thought they could get out of their
difficulty, and yet have a good paying
railroad through the county. The prop
osition being, that they, the directors of
this road, would propose to the holders of
these bonds to pay IS cents on the dollar
for 100000 of bonds, thereby raising
100000, which money would be used to
build the road. This would be about
cents on the dollar of the assessed value
of the property Of the county; an
surprising the county had three
years to make the payment of $500 ,O0O-
that wonld be only two per cent each year
not very hard burden for the people to
bear especially when we consider that all
this money will be spent in our own
county.
This proposition Mr.. Strong intends to
bring before the Board of Supervisors, at
no very distant day. Everybody that at
tended the meeting appeared we'll pleased
with the propositions made. The meeting
was adjourned till Saturday the 31st of
May, at two o'clock, P NJ