Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-05-16
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the Wisconsin just now dreaming Of
immediate N. G.. r. r. facilities At
their very doors, that their connec-
ton with the NJ. & st. P. road is to
be at Woodmau.
Inis conclusion should be slowly
accepted, 1st, because it proposes i
gross breach OF faith with the Kick
apoo valley people, as it would sub
stantlally deny to them any r. r.
facilities whatever; and End, because
there are almoet fatal obstacles in
the way.
The distance from Woodman sta
ton 70 the mouth OF Green River is
about two miles. 1t is traversed by
public road worked at great ex-
pense upon the slope of steep bluff.
with slough. or the running river
at the foot.
The right of way, and even the
road bed, in some localities, would
cut out and destroy this road but
if it failed in doing exactly this, it
surely would render this whole line
OF road of no use whatever for team
transportation. 1t would not be
safe to expose team to such close
proximity to train for two miles
and no possible escape. The result
would be complete embargo on
the traffic Woodman now receives
over that road, which ia, decidedly,
its most important thoroughfare in
to the conntry-in fact it's only inn
portant one.
1t would therefore be case of
life or death to Woodman and the
supervisors of that town would prove
derelict in their duty did they not
appeal to the Circuit Court for an
abatement of the evil. Then again |:
at the point where the r. r.. would
leave the Wisconsin valley to enter
the valley of the Green, is a bold
rocky projection forming nearly a
right angle ; and almost perpendic.
ularly down is the river, running in
swift current.
The angle of DETECTION must be
about so degrees, while the radius
of curvature cannot much exceed 100
feet-two very difficult problems in
engineering, to reconcile. indeed. A
train 200 feet long, working around
this point, while it's locomotive would
be pointed South upon that tangent
would have it's rear car pointing
west on the opposite tangent, and
the two ends would be less than 200
feet apart treasured upon the chord
of the arc. The county map shows
something Of this difficulty.
However, Mr.. Williams is fertile in
expedients, and something more
than wonderful in his capacity for
inspiring faith by unsustained rep
reservations in cases whore despair
would be cure to attend the labors
OF other mortals in the same vine-
yard. and perhaps he will be able to
make short aoork" with this obstacle.
At any rate. current credulity
seems TO be all that be could desire !;
and credulity has done q great IN any
big things-some, perhaps not very
wisely. G. K. d.
Boscobel, May IL.
EDITOR - The Boscobel Dial of
the 10th inst. contains commune
cation from Mr.. Williams emphatic-
ally denying having made the alleg-
ed representations; but he cannot
truthfulIy deny giving out purpose
not to make connection at Wauzeka
where his Prospectus states he is to
connect. Where else will he go2
The Prospectus also states that "the
N. &c 81. p Co. promises liberal rates
to has road'-manifestly not so.
This, we trust, will close our news
paper comments upon this enterprise.
What we have so far done, has been
done with sole regard for the public
welfare. and done not only as a mat
ter of right, but of duty as we'll.
With Mr.. Williams personally, or
in relation TO matters personal, we
have purposed to have no contro-
versy. Time will tell oil.
Respectfully, &. *. ID.