The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1873-02-01
THE ST CROI1 -4ND SUPERIOR GR4NT4T
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THE ST cR0l14 IND SUPERIOR aR4ET41
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The latest news we have in regard to
the disposal of the St. Croix land grant
at Madison, is contained in the following
telegrams:
Special Dspatch TO the ST. Paul Press.
Madison, Wis, Jan. pa new phase
and excitement has turned in the as. emily
to-day by the Introduction Of a bill, by
Speaker Barron, Of the BAYFIELD, and Supe-
rior district, conlerring the St Croix grant
upon the Northern Wisconsin company
This bill provides that FIVE per centum OF
the gross earnings Of the road shall forever
be given to tie state; that the lsnds OF the
company shall never be exempt from taxa
ton, but subject TO the same taxation as the
lands of private individuals; that the sur
plus Of the value of the grant, after the
building Of the road shall be given to the
State that the road shall commence at the
point designated by the act of Congress
giving the grant, and shall begin cotempO-
raneously at Superior and Bayfield,, and
be completed in three years, certain por-
ton to be completed each year. Red
Wing s. River Falls are to have road
built by this company within one year.
1t is understood that the bill Of Senator
Irish, now pending in the Senate, will be
abandoned, and tins bill receive the united
support of the Northern Wisconsin compa-
ny. A lively fight is in progress, and the
outside lobby /, marshalled by expert lead
ers, assisted by liberal supplies Of freight,
supposed to be refreshments.
THE 81 PAUL AND MILWAUKEE BILL.
Madison Wis, jan. 29.-Mr. Bartlett, of
Eau Claire yesterday introduced a bill into
the Assembly giving the ST CroiX and Su-
perior grant to the st. Paul and Milwaukee
company This bill contains a clause ex-
empting the lands of the company from tax
alton for six years. y similar section in
the bill giving the grant TO the Northern
Wisconsin has been stricken out. Mr..
Bartletts bill proposes to build from Reeds
Landing up the Chippewa valley to Chip
pewa Falls and Menomonee-
From the above dispatches it will be
seen that the Senate Bill No. ., which we
published last week, and regarded as 50
Objectionable, has been abandoned, and
another, much mere liberal and better in
every respect, giving the grant 70 the
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and to which we are not now disposed to
make any objections, but are anxious to
see the full ext.ef the bin, before advising
the people Of Superior, to give it their sup,
port in preference to any other.
Since writing the above, we have seer
the Bill 40. Io6 !. as introduced By Nr
Bartlett, giving .he grant to the ST. Pau
and Milwaukee Company. In the name O
the people OF Superior, and of all the peo
pie residing in the tier Of counties bordering
the northern boundary Of the State, we
protest against its provisions. Itis nothing
less than an attempt to deprive US Of the
benefits of the grant, and transfer the same
to the Chippewa valley and its inhabitants
1t aims to pervert the grant given to the
State by Congress, from its legitimate pur
poses, and viii tend to utterly deprive The
State of the benefits Congress intended t.
confer.
AS we have before said, the railway tc
be called forth by the grant in question
properly belongs to Superior; was obtained
from Congress in 1856 by the friends o
Superior, and the building Of the roac
should begin at this place. Wisconsin has
been promising big things to this imporian
corner Of tie State long enough, and nou
ace ,cish that promise fulfilled!
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