Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-03-27
THE TRANSCRIPT

The lRANSCRlPl
4. A. HAYWOOD. Editor and Proprietor.
AUSTIN. MIMI
THURSDAY MoKNINa.- MARCH -. 1873.
EAilorlsl Correspondence.
MILWAUKEE, Wis.,, March Is.
llsft Austin At half past IL o'clock
P. N. yesterday, aud arrived here At
6'45 4. II. to-day. Before We reached
McGrsgor tho snow began falling with
binding fur7, aud so continued during
the night, and 1t this moment 40
A. N.Y. it is driving through the streets.
filling +he ears and binding the eyes
Of tho few who venture forth in pursuit
Of business. There is but little danger
Of blockade Of the Southern Wiscon-
sin roads a. most Of them are protect
ed BY wood growths, but if the
storm RACES iu Minnesota as it
does here, l need not expect this le tier
to appear in the next issue Of tho
TRANSCRIPT. Ia many places along
that portion Of the line of the NJ, St
p. l. NJ. Ry. in the State Of Iowa there
arc great banks Of snow nearly as high
u the top Of the cars, and two hours Of
tho storm now prov ailing here will suf-
Gee to Eli tho cuts completely. A dis
petition has been apparent in several
instances to blame the railway company
operating this route, for not keeping
the road open more uniformly. I can
Gee how q blockaded traveller might
have generated within him = spirit Of
fault6nding. II he were shut in at .
way station for a week bis impotence
would exceed al bounds. but once send
him along the line with the snow train,
or after it has cut its way through, and
let him geo what it had to do and his
feelings will become modified exceed
ingly. The mass Of those who com.
plain Of tho Inconvenience to travel
caused by snow drifts know but very
little Of the immense labor which is
required to remove them and keep the
track clear. I shall never cease to ad-
mire the "snow gangs" for the prodi-
gies Of valor which they have display
ed in battling with the drifts which
fierce winds piled high and wide.
The river and harbor here are main
y clear Of ice, aud navigation will open
Is soon As the gale subsidies. A few
craft are already out, but most of the
fleet harbored here is too timid to ven
ture at present. There seems to have
been scarceIy>as much seeding done
in Wisconsin a. in Minnesota. The
presence Of so large a body Of water
~ Lake Michigan lying upon the north
and east, with winds prevailing from
these points tends to keep the temper
ature much lower than upon the same
parallel In our State. Hence our seed
ing is generally completed much earlier
than theirs. s
Considerable feeling prevails here
upon the La Crosse bridge question:
Two sides are represented. By many,
the veto by Governor Washburu is said
to have been interposed on b.half Of
local interests alone, while others main
tain that it was employed solely in de.
Tense Of the rights Of the general Gov
ernme@, and that the question was
Invested Of every other consideration.
1t now seems quite probable that Col.
G. W. Thompson's old charter will be
made to avail in this emergency and
afford an opportunity to La Crosse to
build a bridge to connect with the
Southern Minnesota r. r. While two
bridges are not absolutely essential to
carriers they cannot but be beneficial to
tho producing interests Of Minnesota
by furnishing two avenues through
which to market her surplus and to OBJ
tain her exchanges.
The death of Lieut.. Governor Petit
which occurred At his residence in the
city Of Ksnosba yesterday, creates a
very profound sensation. He was au
old settler and = man universally re
spected. He was one Of tho few men
to whom the accumulation Of honor
and influence brought sense Of in
creased responsibility. His early death
will be most sincerely deplored. He
had stained to bis forty-eighth year.
In tho event Of tho demise of Cover
nor Washburn, the Secretary Of State
will be er e6;c;o Governor, the Senate
having neglected to elect = President
pro tempore.
The Wisconsin people are scarcely
less-they cannot be more-indiguant
on account Of the salary grab than
those Of Minnesota. The question is
stripped Of partnership aud the act
denounced as a shameless outrage
Those who voted ono" and then &C.
espted the additional pay are as justly
dispised Is the men why voted "yes, .
and if any difference exists between
them think it il in favor Of the latter
class. They have accomplished that
which they set to work openly to do
They gave notice to all parties in ad-
vance. The others declined to risk the
nerils of direct assault upon the Treas