Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-06-22
Rates from the West to
Chicago.

THE people frequently ask why the NJ. Il
St p r. r., does not reduce lis fare to pas
sengers desiring 10 visit the Centennial,
since all the roads east of Chicago have suc-.
climbed TO the demand, and are inviting the
people Of all those fortunate states to visit
their miniature Universe, in the Quaker
CITY, on such easy terms as correspond with
the depleted condition of eyerybody's pocket.
All the roads east or Chicago are competing
for the Philadelphia stampede, are reducing
their fares. They must and viii and shall
reduce, them still farther if, in these hard
times, they wish to stir up Centennial fever
Throughout the country; anG yet our railroad
and lis managers demanti2 OF the FOentennIal
tourist lie old rate, we believe between
eight and nine dollars from Prairie du ChieR
to Chicago. Why cannot the milwaukee, &
St Paul of its own motion do generous deed
and secure the gratitude Of the people, and
endeayor on this opportuDe occasion TO ex-
tInguish the i'll feeling that has hitherto ex-
listed between it and the people, on whose
patronage it depends. Could not this road
sell round tickets 70 Chicago Tor seven dollars
to every person who exhibits Centennial
ticket from Chicago? Such course would
gssa great ways in disproving the allegation
frat all the Milwaukee Il St Paul Railroad
CdmPany cares for, is toy rob the people and
reduce tie farming community 10 the condl-
tion Of seris and enrich themselves. Ger
tainly in these hard times the reduction OF
fare 10 The Centennial ought to extend al
least as far west as the shores of the Missis
sippl. 1. ought TO extend farther west if the
people of Iowa, Minnesota and Nebraska,
are TO be accommodated with an exhibition,
that like the century plant can only bloom
once in a hundred years. We believe, toe,
that the roads running west from Chicago
will find it to their pecuniary interes to make
this reduction. Should they do so hundreds
of thousands of people will crowd their
vehicles who otherwise, in these hard times,
viii remain at home. Besides such trip
wiTl inspire a taste for travel that will benefit
the roads in various ways long alter the Cen
tennial shall have passed away. 1t will en-
large the ideas and enterprise of men and
bring them up to the railroad standard, and
make US railroad men when we have the
experience of their convenience, their ne
cessity, and the whole souled magnanimity of
those who manage them.-I'rairie dW Chen
Union
In commenting upon tho above
production the Prairie du CHEN Cou-
rier becomes extremely wrathy, and
the editor dips his pen into his gall
apparatus and writes rs follows
sThe real motive that prompted
this foolish assault, is understood. 1t
is personal in it's inference; but in
stead of accomplishing its intended
purpose, every person in this city
and county will despise the littleness
of tho man who would strike covert
blow at an esteemed fellow citizen and
hazard our local prosperity"
TIE last issue of the Prairie du
CHEN Union, in which the above
piece was published, comes forward
with renarka bic frapkness and in
forms it's readers that Judge Mills
mad usprped the editorial chair at the
time tho article was written. As for
ougeelt wo do not kaow, and We arc
satisfied Jadgo Mills does not know,
Against what "esteemed fellow citi-
zen" at Prairie du CHEN the above
article WIS sine.', nor Who it ia that
has hs4 tor refuge under the protect
ing eSis Of the Courier. The article
does not only express the views of
tho writor, bit wo will warrant that
it moete with the approval Of nine
tonths u ,he readers OF the Courier
itself. L; certainly allndes to no in
dividual, uses no personality, and the
Courier must be possessed OF very
strange aud deceptive optics to mis-
take the NJ. 4, ST p r r. co for
some esteemed follow citizon at Prai-
rio du CHEN. The fact is. the gener-
al expectation OF our people, who are
50 far away from the competing rail
way centre at Chicago, chat tho Cen
tennial fare from ard west Of the
Mississippi will bo cut down 81 least
one-hsf They bavo q right 30 de-
mand this Of the railroad companies,
and'if those railroad companies wish
to wrench their hands out of the
granger vice they will never have
better opportunity of doing so than
now.