Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-06-18
0rft AGENTS
Nr. Joys Letter.

We publish elsewhere a letter from
Mr. }. I. Joy to T. @. WYATT, Esq..
in which ne gives expression to dou5s.
and fears, aud virtually tells the peo-
pie of Wausaa that tie Wise. Valley
Railroad cannot be completed to that
point the present year.
The terrible Potter Railroad law is
the trouble. The Roads are 50 crush
ed and ground dowu by unholy legisla-
ton that they cannot bear up under
the burdens imposed We know how
the public feel IN relation to this mat
ter Of cramping() and ,urtailins the
power of railroads. We know, too.
how the public looks upon tie baby
like complaining Of these corporations
that have been allowed hitherto 70
make any demand and have it accede
to by the people without a murmor.
Their complainings remind US Of the
writings Of mammoth elephant be-
meath the torturing p;crcings of mus
quito. We make these remarks in re-
gard to all roads,--in q generalizing
sense, and do not wish to be under
stood as leveling them at the Tomah
Road in particular We are aware
that our enemies who are many, and
who have attempted to nurture tie
public in the belief that it was fore
ordained. and part Of the determinate
council Of God, that we should be the
sworn enemy Of the Tomah Road, Will
claim that We are making special drive
in that direction. Not SO.
W. wish now to notice briefly Mr..
joys letter, and if possible ascertain
if the facts absolutely warrant the pub
lication Of such a letter. The Wis
consin Valley Rail Road is embraced
in Glass &C. in the schedule made out
by the r. T. Commissioners The
Potter law affects the Wise. Valley
Road only to this extent; that it fixes
the rates of passenger travel at not
more han four cents per mile; the
freight rates as we understand being al
ready below the specified and deter
mine rates fixed upon by the commits
sioners. The road Is already builded
TO within sixteen miles Of Wausau.
point it must eventually reach in order
to wholly avail itself Of the freight
traffic (lumber sc } at that point, Mr..
JOY has promised to build the road to
Wausau according to stipulation agreed
to- So far rs We know. and it is the
ve"y genera, opinion, Wausau has com
piled with every demand Of the officers
Of the corporation. III short, has full
filled on is part the terms Of the con-
tract. Now in the lace Of al these
facts, Mr., joy ipditcs a letter il which
he virtually ignores the facts in the
case, aud claims that Railroad Legi-la
tion, which Is general ~ is application,
and which scarcely touches the Wis
consin Valley Road in any particular,
has created in financial circles such APP
prehenSions of evil as must retard the
Building OF said road, if not complete
" stop it at knowlton only sixteen
miles away from its terminus. To use
a sllnG expression this looks a little
TOO thin. L looks like an attempt on
the part Of the laoncy power Of tne
road, to give the th2gmbscrew that
holds Wausau as vice, another twist
and compel It's interests to "co4lc
down' with more aid. We lnny De all
wrong IN or conieetures, but we, and
others from whom we have heard ex-
preston of opinion, are constrained to
believe that healthy sized feline is
hid'len bersath this huge pile Of rail-
road meal.