The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1876-01-13
THE RA1LROAD MEETING.

- Tie call for 4 railroad meeting, on
Saturday last. was responded to by over
ail,undred voters, most of the town
ships being represented. Capt. W.. T..
Atkins, of Elk, was called to the Chair,
and G. e.. Goodnow was chosen Secre-
tary. - =. ~ ,<@fa@s' E':1s, 55s2s:15. SE9@.
Tie object. Of the meeting was tl,enll.
considered. and some facts Of interest
were ELECTED, among which was the
statement of j. G. Moulton that. a por.
ton Of the controlling parties Of the
Southern Minnesota were in favor Of
building Oh the original or northern
route; and the statement of, Auditor
Bear that if the real estate were taken
at the Assessors valuation, instead of
that Of the Board of Equalization, the
bonus allowed by law would be III tie
neighborlood of $4,000. j..
A motion prevailed for the appoint
ment of 4 committee to investigate and
report upon the matter. The follow:
ing is the committees: =: :. Is
Wortlington Village j. 7. Moulton,
I. n. Safer, J. A. Town. Wortllington
Townsl,ip-J. c. Clarke. Graham
Lakes-Asher Allen. Helsey-A. @.
Condo. Lorain--J: Hansberger. : In
dian Lake,. W. Bulls. Seward--A,
Terry. Elk-R. b: Plotts. .Bigelow-T
W. Nj. Bear. Summit Lakes. Wass.
Dewald-J. B. Churchill. Olney-I.
Thoms. Little Rock. D. Roberts.
Grand. Prairie-Miles Birkett. Ran
som-T. NJ. Gruelle. LIKE ::
We hope that the committee will pre-
pare full report covering all tile
points involved in the question, and
give it to the public. We are satisfied
that the Southern Minnesota Railroad
is an opportunity tAat will either make
Worthington u city, or small country
town, and that if the matter is fully
presented, the people will give any DO:
ms within law and reason.
CRoAKFUs
Some Of our ':croaker' friends are
not yet quite satisfied that we are right
about this climate and country, not.
witlstanding the present beautiful
winter; the present railroad prospects;
the rush Of business this fall, and all
the other indications that we have been
right I'LL along. They will still blame
us for the ''big blizzard," the grassl,op
pers and their own mismanagement
and shiftlessness. They will be ''mad'
ut us because we don t put their livers
and their whining spirits into the same
cheerful condition that ours are in
Nov, we can't do it, or, indeed, We
would. Because they Happen to be neal
sighted, they ought not to blame us 70,
seeing further than they do. Because
they happen to have jaundiced eyes
they ought not to blame us because ou'
eyes don't make everything look yellow
Because we happen to know a little
more about the development of thu
west than they do, they ought not tc
insist that all we know over and above
what they have happened to Learn is
''exaggeration.''
| We wish now to state fact and tc
make prediction. The fact is, that
the ADVANCE and its editor have new
er ventured to anything like the length
Of enthusiastic praise of Minnesota ;lnt
it's advantages, to which Gen. Sibley
Senator Ramsey, Senator Window ant
others have gone in published state
ments. The prediction is, that i'll fiy'
years from this time Worthington ant
the National Colony will have attaine'
Il growth beyond anything the AID
VANCE has heretofore dreamed of pre-
dieting for them. Let the ''croakers'
put this III their pipes and smoke i
awhile.