River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-01-03


far north and doing as much business
as we are, most emphatically DENY
The unusual severity of the weather
has operated more unfavorably upon
our track than had expected But to
remedy this difficulty | have made ar.
engagements for an ample supply of new
iron TO replace all bars which may show
any signs of yielding or giving out. and
the Rolling Mill at Milwaukee has
been for some time engaged in rolling
this iron for US and will continue 10 do
so as long as we have any occasion for
is use Every precaution which hu-
man foresight could suggest has been
and will be taken to overcome the diff
culties which are inherent in railroa,ling
in this climate and to guard against the
accidents which must necessarily occur.
occasionally, from these difficulties.
| observe in the Sentinel of this
morning an article taken rom the LA
Crosse Leader, signed g. g., the last
paragraph of which is as follows:
The road is not in the condition that
it should be, as everyone knows; and
no conductor, engineer, expressman.
mail agent or passenger can deny it
needs repairs. and in many places en-
tire restoration of ties. culverts. bridg
es and rails. General Manager Merrill
who was the first conductor who ever
ran railroad train in Wisconsin.
knows the road is not what it should
be; and he endeavored to get an appro-
priation last spring of 100000 To re
pair and renew the road; but the ava
rice and greed of the nonresident aristo
Gratis in New York who own the road
denied the request.
This statement is not true. | have
already stated that the road is in good
condition, and deny entirely that "iu
manv places the road needs entire res
toration of ties, culverts, bridges, and
rails" I have already spoken in re-
gard to the ties. and now say that No
road in the Northwest is better tied
than the road from Milwaukee to In
Crosse. The culverts and bridges are
sound safe. and in good repair. No
accidents have occurred from defects in
either and no road within my acqnaint-
ance is more safe or in better condition
as to culverts and bridges than the ono
in question The statement hat | en-
deavored last spring "to get an appro-
priation of 100000 to repair and re-
new the road hut the avarice aud greed
Of the nonresident arissocrats in New
York. who own the road denied the re
quest" is a pure fcrion of the writer's
brain that never had an existence in
fact or semblance Of truth to support
it. The Directors have never restrict
ed me in making such repairs and re
newals as | deemed necessary for the
security of all persons usins the road
and the proper transaction of its bust
ness.
Since have been in charge Of the
Company's property as General Mana
ger, have had the whole charge Of
the road and used my own judgment
and discretion az to making repairs and
renewals, and h,ve never failed to do
all that believed the safety Of the
travelling public and business Of the road
required You will observe that b til
Of the attacks ! have felt compelled to
notice appear in the daily papers Of La
Crosse, the citizens Of which place are
at this time engaged in an unfriendly
and bitter contest with this company in
relation to the location of orr bridge
across the Mississippi River at that
city. How far this feeling has been
allowed to influence the action of these
papers in their unfricndly and unjust
attacks upon our business shall leave
~ others to.deternine. Rcareiting the
Nittessay switch has compelled me 10
nrice the'h, ! am respectfully, &c,
S. s MgRaILL.
- =. General Manager.
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