Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-08-14
ruiy yours.
SAM'L FALLOWS.
EDITOR WOOD Co. REPORTER


Dear Sir.-A
rumor is af1oat, Mr.. Editor, that at the
next meeting of our County Board. a
proposition is to be submitted to that
Honorable Body to employ the services
of some eminent lawyer in prosecuting
the 4. Il. Commissioners of Wood
County, for the ofeuse by them COM
mitted against Common Law in deliv
ering the Bonds of the Wisconsin
Valley 4. Z. to the parties entitled
thereto
1t may not be out of place, Mr.. Ed
itor. for us to remember the fact that
there was no opposition year and a
half ago to extend the time on the
contract of the Green Bay & L. p.
R'y Co. /; Of which measure ourselves
with all public spirited citizens, were
in favor.
In view Of the advantages promised
us by the building of said Road, it was
right, it was generous, it was christian
like to grant them this extension, and
we all said "Amen :"
But, let us consider for a few mo-
ments the merits of the two corpora
tons, and then impartially decide, if
the course contemplated to be pursued
as we have stated above, is consistent,
honorable, morally right?
Have the managers of the Green
Bay Road and those high in office done
anything to accommodate and advance
the interests of the Lumbermen of
this Section?
Neglecting entirely the interests OF
that class Of our producers they dc
still worse in ignoring also the interests
of the people Of the County at large
They have abolished the Station at
Trahern for reasons we will not stop to
fathom. BY the course they have pur-
sued they are depriving portion OF
our county, of which the cranberry
and lumber business is Of great impor-
lance, of the benefit of cheap transpor-
; tation and travelling facilities
Did the settler and tax payer of that
part of Off Territory refuse to vote
aid as required? or do they refuse their
share of the interest on the r. r.
Bonds? Qualification of personal
spite may be sweet to some; but is it
right that whole community should
suffer from the prejudice of one or two :
They have removed, or rather caused
persons in Office, who were favorites
with the public to resign, and have neg
lected or refused to indemnify land
owners nay More, we have failed to
hear of single instance. where they
have acted like business men and paid
or offered to pay for Right of Way
Always ready to take possession, inva-
riably mot there when required to
: foot the Bills.
On the other hand, what does the
prosecuted Wis. Valley r. r. do?
Whilst some friends of the "poor
Taxpayer cry their bitterest tears at
this fabulous sum Of Fifty Thousand
Dollars in County Bonds allotted as
local aid to the enterprise-just think
at the enormity Of the crime - one
even third of the amount presented to
the Green Bay Road.-Why! Mr..
Editor, rendering good for evil, they
build side tracks to all our available
numbering establishments, stone quar-
ries, cranberry marshes, and Kaolin
deposits, developing our local resources
crowding their work with the utmost
vigor, and trying to reach before win
ter sets in, the pineries situate On Mill
Creek, and thence extending between
the Wisconsin Central R'y and Mosi-
nee, Log trains will be running On
the Road next December, carrying
their precious freight to our mill ponds.
-Liberally they pay landowners for
their right of way, and farmers for
their damaged crops. In the face of
all these facts and whilst our Rival
City offers great inducements to the
company to change their line for their
benefit; which project if carried into
effect would be an incalculable damage
to this place. some men advocate the
propriety Of demanding funds OF TINS
'County. to carry On SUIT againa'