Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-02-18

county. Carried.
BY Mr.. Robson:
Resolved, That A. A. Cooper, W. H. Pea
body and General Jones be appointed a COM
mittee to select a committee of five citizens to
act as committee on finance, railroad loca-
ton, etc. Adopted.
The subcommittee reported the
following preamble and resolutions,
which were adopted by the main com
mittee:
WHEREAs, The people of the city and
county of Dubuque, Iowa, have as long ago as
from 1887, been desiring and making efforts
to secure railroad connection with the county
of Grant, formerly Iowa, in the State of Wis
consin, and with the county Of 10 Dayiess;
and,
WHEREAS, The people of said city and
county of Dubuque have learned, with great
satisfaction, that the people of the towns OF
Lancaster and Potosi, in particular of the
county Of Grant, Wisconsin, have proposed to
construct a railroad from Lancaster, the
county seat of Grant county aforesaid, via the
city of Dunleith, Illinois, to the city of Du'
buque, il proper encouragement and co-opera
ton therein be extended to them on the part Of
the last named cities, or either Of them. Now
therefore, be it
Resolved As the sense of this convention
composed OF the citizens Of tie two cities OF
Dubuque and Dunleith, and of the citizens oil
Lancaster and Potosi, as we'll as the people
for several miles around and contiguous to
said towns, that we unite In effort forthwith to
cause "Reminiscences and surveys of the
country between Lancaster and Dubuque
with a view to the location of the proposed
railroad upon the most desirable feasible and
advantageous route for the building of said
road; and, also, to determine whether said
railroad shall be OF broad or narrow gauge
and whether iron or wooden rails shall be
made use of.
Resolved, Further that Mcssrs. Geo. w
Jones, NJ. S. Robins, j. X. Graves j. I. Han
cock and VIM. Ii. Peabody be and they are
hereby appointed committee to carry out
the aforesaid resolution, the exploration and
survey of the route for the railroad referred
to above, and as the Committee on Finance,
Messrs. Franklin Kinds II. L. Stout, VIM Ry.
an, VIM G. Stewart and j. A. Rhomberg.
The committee had received the
following letter from the Mayor OF
Dunleith, on response to an invitation
extended the people of that place to
be present.
DUNLEITH, February, r.
Messrs Jones and Quigley:
GENTLEMEN: invitation to meet with
citizens of Dubuque and Grant counties to
take action i'll relating to the construction OF
a railroad from Lancaster to Dunleith and Du.
buquc, sreceiyed, but too late to arrange to
meet you. Yet as chief officer of our city,
will say our people favor it, as they do the
pontoon or any other improvement that will
benefit Dunleith and Dubuque, as this most
assuredy will, and you will find our people
are ready and willing, at all times, to co oper-
ate with you, knowing that when Dubuque re-
ceives benefit from such. DunIeith must come
in for a share. Respectfully,
JSo BUcKLhY, Mayor.
Judge Mills thought the cart was put
a little before the horse in the resolu-
tons. The language of the reso-
luton should be that Dubuque should
stretch out its iron arms to Potosi
and Lancaster, and moved that an
amendment to this effect be adopted.
He would be ashamed to go home to
Lancaster and say the town pro-
posed to build a railroad to Dubuque.
He moved that the resolution read so
as to make it appear that Dubuque
will build the road with the help Of
Lancaster end Potosi.
General Jones objected. He want
ed Lancaster to have the honor. 1t
was the capital Of the richest coun-
ty in the United States. The General
rel Grated, substantially, his speech of
the evening previous. He hoped the
would be amended, hut
not in this manner.
Mr.. Mccain moved the report of
the committee be adopted.
Mr.. j. A. Jones, of Lancaster, said
he did not want to be laughed at when
he went home. He wanted the peo-
pie of Dubuque to start the road, and
not Lancaster He had arisen merely
to second Judge Mills motion.
Gen. Calls, of Lancaster, said the
delegation from Grant county did not
come to Dubuque to propose to run a
road by Potosi to this city. The peo-
pie OF those places feel that they must
get rid Of the burden Of their isola-
ton. They have been kept away
from railroads, and they feel the me-
cessity of such means of communica
ton The delegations have come to
see what Dubuque would do toward
building the road. We do not pro-
pose to build a road from Lancaster
to Dubuque. We feel it is in our
power to reach the Illinois Central by
way of Galena, or to obtain an outlet
through Platteville. Our section of
country has been too modest to ask
for share of any subsidies granted
by the Federal or State governments.
Lancaster has now determined to
have road, and we have received
propositions from Platteville for that
purpose. But some of our people
prefer Dubuque, and We have come
here to ascertain from Dubuque bust
ness men if we can get aid. He favor
ed Judge Mills amendatory motion.
Judge Mills renewed his motion.
lie said the delegations had come
down to get Dubuque to take the pro-
ject Of building the road, with the as
sistance of Lancaster and Potosi.
Mr. Scion Langworthy, of Dubuque,
asked for the reading of the portion
Of the resolution in controversy, and
which it was proposed to amend.
General Jones complied with the
request.
Mr. j. A. Jones said the resolution
should read that the people of Lam
caster and Potosi propose the con-
structinn of a railroad from Dubuque
to Lancaster, not that they propose
to construct one.
General Jones said that as Grant
county had never YET received any IA
vor in the matter of railroads, she
might get a grant Of land, and have
the honor Of constructing the road.
Judge Mills read the preamble OF
the resolution as the delegation from
Wisconsin desired it should read.