Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-12-26
The Railroad Bond Question.

1t does not seem necessary to say much
more about tllis important question. I,
has been before the people some time,
and the subject has been discussed in all
its bearings. We regret that none of the
persons opposed to issuing bonds have
seen proper to have their reasons made
public through these columns. Early
in the campaign we expressed a desire
for full and comprehensive discussion
of the question, and offered the use of
these columns to those desiring to express
their views, especially urging those who
were opposed to issuing bonds to come
forward and show the cause of their op.
position. Each voter in this county is
interested, and all that is desired by the
most of the people is that this question
shall be decided for the benefit of the
county at large. A few persons entertain
the notion that this is scheme for the
especial benefit of Little Falls. Such is
not the case; and the majority of the bus
mess men are opposed to the road, and
will vote against it. If we looked to our
own personal interests alone, we would
oppose building the road and would also
vote againstit. 1t is certain that if the
road Is built ths,town will shortly have
another newspaper, and there will then
be competition in the newspaper bust.
ness. As the town grows competition
increases, not only in the newspaper bus.
mess but in all branches of trade. There
is competition that runs up the price
of everything the farmer has to sell, and
runs down the price of everything he
wants to buy. This competition results
for the benefit Of the farmer more than it
does for anybody else. 1t is we'll known
thatsom of the prominent business men
of this village have been actively at work
fighting this measure from the start. We
believe that our business men are shrewd
enough to make headway against any
competition that may arise as the result
of the construction of the proposed road
but it is plain that if the road is built
every one of us who are doing business
here now will he brought into direct
competition with firms representing i'm.
mense capital and long experience. Dur.
ing the discussion Of this question it has
been shown that the tax to pay the inter.
est on the bonds would only amount to
two and four-fifths mills, that the addi-
tional property that would be made BY
reason Of the construction of the road
would very much more than pay the ad-
ditional tax, that the construction of
Touring mills at Little Falls would run
up the price of wheat from five to ten
cents higher than it otherwise would be,
that a good cash market for all kinds of
farm produce would soon be found at
Little Falls, and that this village would
ultimately grow to the size of city and
be one Of the greatest lumber manufact-
uring points in the world. The persons
who are opposed to issuing bonds have
been challenged to show that the friends
of the measure are in error, and the use
of these columns have been cheerfully
offered them for that purpose, but there
has been no response. This seems to in
dicate that no valid reason can be found
to show that the bonds ought not to he
issued.