Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-01-30
Meeting OF citizens to EXPIRE IS
their views relative to the voted

Meeting Oi calizeAS 10 EXPIRE IS
their views relative to the voted
r. r. Bonds. meeting of citizens
of Wood County was held at Wor-
thington's Hall last Saturday evening
for the purpose Of taking some action
relative to the bonds voted to the rail-
road interests centering in our city and
Centraiia. The meeting made Jos.
Hasbrouck Chm. After some little
discussion, DR.. Witter made a motion
that the Il. r. Commissioners be in
structed to cancel the bonds voted the
Tomah r. r. the Company not having
complied with the conditions of the
contract as contained in the proposition
submitted to the people.
Mr.. Robb opposed the motion Oh
the ground that it was ill-timed, as a
part of the r. r. Commissioners were
absent at Chicago on business con-
nected with the road, and a meeting of
the commissioners was called fer the
following Monday. After further dis
cussion, participated in by Messrs c.
NJ. Webb, J. d. Witter, Nj. Rcbb,
DIR. G. F. Witter, Sam'l Carroll, and
T. B. Scott, the pending motion was
withdrawn and the meeting adjourned
to Monday evening the 3rd of Feb'y.
The Tomah r. r. Bond question
is exciting deal Of attention. 1t is
right that public interests should be
guarded The Tomah Bond question
is one that has many peculiarties. The
people voted the bonds to the company
on certain conditions, and with the
express understanding that the bonds
were to be deposited at Madison
Have the conditions been complied
with? was there not binding clause
IT, the contract cunningly devised by
which the company can avail itself Of
the pecuniary aid voted, FIRE, ten, or
t'ceaty years from now if the road
should by some unforeseen cause be de-
laycd in its building till then? Have
the bonds been deposited as per agree
ment, or are they in the hands Of the
commissioners All these interrrgato-
ries are pertinent We want to SCI
the road built, but il the conmiss ION
ers have been derelict, or have striven
to create for themselves advantages to
the dctriment of the county, let their
action be aire i; on the contrary if
they have been true to themselves and
the county's interests, let them be vim
dicatel. We believe the equities Of
the case a re with the people, whatever
may be the legal Interpretation put up
on it. \ contract not fulfilled is not
longer valid. Oar people, our whole
interests need and must have the Tomah
road. and we think the question of
iMersst rather than wrongs unrishted
will prompt such action as will guaran-
tee us the speedy construction Of this
great thorougfare.
Grand Rapids.-We spent few
hears at Grand Rapids last week to
sec how or newIy-made neighbor looks
in mii-winter A few words will tell
the story. We think there is little
more snow there than at Green Bay,
but there is very little difference. The
Wisconsin river IS frozen ever there,
with the exception Of some of the
liveI.cst rapids, and the rush of waters
makes noise sounding like the escape
Of steam that can be heard for long
distance. The lumbermen are at work
in the woods although. not With The
yi-or of some former years. Among
the odd sights we noticed on the streets
was train Of sleighs loaded with
wooden pins (''grubs, y for fastening
pieces" Of RATS together. They are
generally hickory, about four feet long,
perhaps two inches in diameter, with a
head on one end.
We noticed that the new stores built
last season by Neeves & Sons and 9th
ers were all occupied and no one seemed
to be idle. We hear of many new
buildings proposed for next year and
old ones to be repaired and enlarged
Frank Jussen is remodelling and i'm
proving his restaurant and cut down
his billiard tables 1t is a good place
to get a tip-top cigar. Frank Pom
ainville has added tine grocery store
to his establishment.
We looked in at the Band of Grand
Rapids and became acquainted with its
officers, r. G. Worthinyton, President,
and E. B. Rossier Cashier, both clever
gcntlemen-This bank was established
in 1862 and we learn is doing a good
prosperous business.
Others of our new acquaintance are
Geo. Neeves 4 Son, who have a very
fine store and are besides engaged in
the lumber business.
Our time was 50 limited and the
cold was 50 pinching that we did not
get an opportunity to look around as