The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1878-02-12
VOL IL.
A United Effort.

The Journal publishes the prScce edings
; OF a meeting held at the Merchants Ex.
change in Sioux City Thursday evening,
for the object Of ascertaining whether
"Thc merchants of Sioux City can be in.
duced 10 co-operate for the general inter.
ests of the town" And in the remarks
made by H. L. Warner al tile meeting, we
find what would be a very appropriate
text for our Lincoln ald Lyon County
/ friends, in regard 10 our Railroad interests
Individually, we can do nothing-collec.
lively we can do almost anything" says
Mr.. Warner. ~ i %
This is no new proposition, but one
that with all its familiarity, is isunfortunate.
ly too frequently ignored by communities
and to their great disadvantage. The
present need of d Railroad and the impet.
US to business it gives, demands united
effort of all the citizens of both Lincoln
and Lyon counties, whose localities will
make them tributary to secure its con-
st,uut;on. We have been charged with
throwing cold water upon the enterprise
How such an assertion can be made truth
fully, is biyond our conception.
We have ia our feeble way presented our
views in favor OF the Road time after
time, until we felt thai our readers would
tire of repetition. And when the ulti-
mate proposition from the company was
received, we could not conclude after a
deliberate and liberal estimate Of the
amount of subscription available, that it
was possible for the amount of forty or
$50,000 to be raised by those VIII" were
lied upon to aid the enterprise
Bonding in Lincoln county can not be
done, and whatever is given here is vol
untury contribution, and how many
thousand dollars can be raised by that
method we let the reader make his own
estimate, but We venture the prediction
that Shoever take upon themselves to Sc
cure whist will be equivalent 10 $4,000 cash
out of the residents of Lincoln County,
will find labor beyond any of their for
mcr experience. Our county iu its geo.
graphical location has local interests that
tend to ali cnate instead Of uniting men.
4 large portion of the country north and
west of s mile creek, are now and doubt
less Will he tributary to Sioux Falls, the
farmers will BE- within An easy distance,
and will receive the benefits Ola L abroad
without being obliged to contribute to its
aid The western line of towns will pay
tribute to Vermillion aud Sioux Falls,
and the southern towns will reach the
road at Calliopt. S. - s1-.. =.
This leaves small portion whose occu-
pants would be immediately proximate to
the road when built up the, valley. Now.
to secure aid to any considerable SUN, all
of these localities must unite and contrib
ute their proportion. What steps can be
taken to unite them?
AS to Lyon County we are Informed
that the tax of $4,000 heretofore voted
and supposed to be yet in force, Is found
upon investigation, notavailable, and men
who had formerly expressed themselves
willing to give literally and to the extent
of nearly the same amount as the tax have
declared that they will not contribute at
all upon the present proposition of the
company to grade, tie, and bridge.
| 1t was these facts that induced us to
state that any effort made to accept that
proposition would be labor los3. and with
that view we simply announced that until
more favorable terms could be secured
from the company, would relieve our
readers from talk on what we honestly be-
lieved would be Of no use.
No, our former articles when no one else
even peeped, or encouraged the enterprise
| do not indicate the luke warmness that
some desire TO insinuate. 1t is immater-
| ial to US what course they choose to take.
But our experience in Railroad matters
has told US that 1t takes something besides
blow, "epthusiasm," "stif upper lip" and
cheek 20 build Railroads. These may do
to chink in at the proper time and place
but when $4,000 is wanted, the mare will
not move without she hears the chink OF
the doubloon.
The way 20 test the essence ofthe entlus-
iasm Of community or an Individual is
TO ask him to come down, organize COM
mittees, send them into every school dis
tric, in the county, let a thorough canvass
be made, every mBn invited to do whel
This circumstances will permit, and by-this
means there is possibility Of securing a
united effort that may result IN sncurla
/ the road, aud when the test has been made
that will settle the matter as far as to what
Lincoln County will dc. Paper roads with
branches sprawling in every direction
have heretofore dotted maps ststaieS, b4t
few Of them ever became reality. aud
If the people ofour county will not unite
in their efforts, ours viii remain but the
record Of All imperative paper carpora-
ton.
The city of Augusta, Ga. was visited
with 4 cyclone that caused great damage