Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-07-11
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five needed the opportunities of the
two parties at interest for and against
the Williams railroad project the
HERALD would have several columns
of railroad matter every week. But
we do not want the HERALD to be
party to faction or to engage in one
side on a quarrel over enterprises.
Fennimore, Wingville and Lancaster
have voted aid to the project. Mt.
Ida is equally interested and may
contribute aid. The grading, we
understand, is mostly done between
Woodman and Wingville, and work
is progressing on the Lancaster
branch. From Wingville (Montfort)
nine miles of easy grade will connect
with the road built by the Galena
narrow Gauge, and this with the
Mineral Point railroad. The way
seems open for an early connection
on both the north and east sides of
Grant county. Those engaged in
the undertaking are determined to
ego their length" They think they
can give Us road in few months.
The names on the petitions show that
large majority Of the tax payers in
Lancaster want no obstacle in the
way ofimmediste success Interference
may cause delay but interference will
cost those who make it more money
than the help they will put in the
road even in the payment Of the
whole $4,000 tax. After delaying
progress for one or two years the lit
igating parties might still have to pay
their share of the tax. These towns
would then be minus road that
much longer, which would be loss to
all, and those who caused the delay
doubly out of pocket. Ii, as some think,
there will be nothing but grading
done, the cost will not be complained
OF by those who favor advance, and
certainly it will be much less than
thase who think of obstructing would
have to pay il the work goes on. 1t
is said that the people of Boscobel
and Plstteville are exercising them
selves to prevent the bailding of the
road. They say, however, that they
have no tear of the building of the
road. They say that Williams is
making;sll the money he expects to
make, out Of the aid given him for
grading, and when this is done he
will pass on to new fields. If this is
true they have no need to lend coun.
tenance to interference. When Will
liams leaves us they can laugh at us
and enjoy a new lease of the trade Of
the surrounding country, for the fail
ure would stave off other attempts a,
railroad building. Any interference
by them will be construed as evil
dence Of belief on their part that Viii
lisms will build the road. 1t will
give confidence to doubling ones and
will result in q more vigorous push
ing on of the work. The time to op.
pose the work was before it was be-
gun. At present we believe it is pru-
dence and economy to let those who
are in it 60 ahead with it as fast a,
possible. Let them prove what they
will or won't do. II the road is made
PlatteviIls and Bosoobel will not FIND
it all prejadicial 10 their interests. /,
will cause q more thorough delop
ment of the country. Those towns
are in position to open up new manu-
factories, new enterprises They viii
grow as the towns in the eastern
part of the state, surrounded by rail.
roads, have. So much has been done
that cannot be undone, and so little
can be effected by interference that
we think it good time to lay back
and fan and let US "see what we shall
eee." 9