River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-02-07
Railroads.
MADISON, JAN. 80, 1873

waukee & st. Pau Company, shows
conclhsively tina, !, needs some reform
There are quite to, many "ors' in it.
and uu. quite enough positive points.
To these amendments its friends have
al consented, and this secures harmo
NOUS action
The friends Of the North Wisconsin
have conceded the imperfections of
their bill, and Mr. Barron has intro
luced ano'hg more positive in it,
erms, out weaker in its provisions. 1t
provides clearly. that theCcmpany shall
continue the mad now built, from NV
Richmond to Lake Superior aud Bay
ield, at the rate Of forty miles annually
aud, by express terms, the Company
is entitled 10 all the lands included in
he grant, when this road is completed.
The further provisions of the bill. to
the effect that the company shall.as soon
practicable, build aud maintain depo'
bindings within the corporate limits of
the city of HUDSON, and that it shall
'uili road via Of River Falls to Lake
superior. are weaker than water diluted
Sith the juice CT dried apple. N
provision whatever is made for building
The road, or laying a single rail within
:he present limits Of the city of Hudson,
aud no penalty i attached and no for
feitnre occurs i, consequence of neg
Getting to build the road to River Falls.
Strange as il may seem, however
his bill receives the sanction and sup
port of Senator Irish. lie certainly
annot fail to discover its weak points
nor eau he fail t. discover. that his po-
.ition is ia direcs autasonisln 70 the vi
.al interests of Pierce county.
But still aRother giant has arisen t.
% confront US The State Journal Of
Yesterday issued its manifesto, proclaim
,ng that this las fimsy preteKt for g
bill was SETTLER Of The &c toie qaestio@ >
Thus ii journal clearly plants itself
with all its prestige, against the iu
tersts Of a locality about which it knows
but little, and very evidently cares less
And, after this sweeping conclusion, it
very carefully closes its columns against
any and all discussion upon the merits
Of this bill Here is king upon his
throne, who would whip the citizens of
Pierce county into submission without
a hearing upon their part, aud sentence
them TO execution without the benefit
Of clergy. The arrogance Of the Jy,sr-
nal, however, is equalled by the igno
race of Of its managing editor. In his
statement to Messrs. Kimball and 9th.
ers To day, he stated that, the bill ,Ioes
prorGe for The building Of roai from
.Nese Rihssoad, GA Rtver Falls to Luke
Superior. Selah!
From present indications l am GER
tain that Mr.. Bald Sin never intend. to
build railroad into any part of Pierce
county, and think the rest of our del
egation, without single exception,
have come to the same conclusion.
But he would tickle us with straw
if possible, and his subordinates are
using their best Efforts to make the SEN
sation more agreeable. But it won t
win Their soup is quite too thin. and
there is not mOlasscs enough in their
juice. Their wine. carpets aud broad
cloth my capture the vain aud credu-
lous. but they will never decoy the true,
the honest plebeian. Whatever Mr..
Baldwin may have done for the St.
Croix Valley elsewhere, he has done
nothing for Pierce county. except to de
prive u Of a few thousand acres Of our
best lanis, giving Us nothing 10 return.
lie has no Interests no sympathies in
common with our people. Let this
fact ever be remembered, even in our
petitions, and 10 our remonstrances.