Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-02-09


has come up so often and in so many
different shapes that people have
come to regard it almost as sarcasm.
But within the last week it has come
in such an entirely new phrase, and
from q most unexpected quarter !;
and to us the new project is the most
practicable, and most likely to cul-
inmate in a railroad than any of the
many that have preceded it. Stated
briefly, the substance Of the matter
we understand to be about as follows:
The owners of the "Richland Gen.
ter and Lone Rock Narrow Gauge"
now about constructed, seeing the
Importance of connecting the timber
regions of the north with the prair-
les Of Illinois, conceived the idea Of
extending their road southwark.
Accordingly, Mr.. E. Baldwin, q CON-
petent civil engineer, was detailed to
prospect q route, estimate cost, &C.,
and commencing at Freeport he has
traversed up the Pecatonica by way
Of Argyle, Blanchardvillc, Moscow,
etc, to Dodgeville, arriving at the
latter place Tuesday Of last week. A
meeting Of the people Of that village
was called, and MI. Baldwin pro-
ceeded to commend the proposed
route as the most feasible he had
ever seen, though no had been en-
gagged in surveying rrilroad lines for
20 years. He stated that the road
could be built and equipped for
$4,000 per mile, and put in opera
ton within the year and that his
company would undertake the job
If the people along the road would
aid to the extent Of $4,000. To
make q preliminary survey was the
first thing necessary, and this Mr..
Baldwin proposed to do if Dodgeville
would raise $500 towards paying
therefor. A committee was appoint.
ed to raise the money, and ere this
no doubt it Is done. and the survey
will be made at once.
This looks like business, and we
do not wonder that the people OF
Dodgeville and along the proposed
road are somewhat excited. Tha,
the required amount Of aid, 1000
can be raised there can be no reason.
able doubt, as the distance from
Freeport to Dodgeville must be al
least 60 miles, and embraces some Of
the best country in the states of Wis
consin and Illinois, including three
or four considerable villages besides
Dodgeville. If outside of Dodge
vile only a trife can be raised, that
town can be depended upon, we
think, to make the sum up to s75,.
900. The only question is: car
and will the company construct the
road! If Mr.. Baldwin's company
are able and in earnest in this mat
ter, we see no reason to doubt thai
the project will be successful.
Ii such road is built, its neares'
point to Mineral Point will be about
seven miles to the east. OF course
it would draw some trade in tha. di
rection that we now enjoy, bot the
consequences would not be SO seri
Gus, we think, as having road
equally near on the west. Darling
ton would also be o. sufferer, but no
to such an extent as Mineral Point
as we understand the proposed roac
would not come nearer than Argyll,
about 16 miles from Darlington
The proposition is so different from
anything heretofore that we hardly
know how to treat it. If anything
further develops, we shall try t.
keep our readers posted.
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