Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-02-27
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Correspondence.
Little Texas, Minn., Feb. "a, 1870.

tor discussing questions OF interest
I ask the privilege of serving up lit,
tie tongue sauce along with the rest
The question has been spiced and
decorated by Mr.. Richardson, Drowned
and little burnt by Mr.. Clyde, and
then scraped and polished by Mr.. Mil,
Ter. So far as the first two gentlemen
are concerned I will simply give the
opinions of few of the citizens o1
this county, some of whom have lived
here for more than twenty years. "s~
First question. What do you think
Of Mr. Richardson's views on bonding
the county for railroad purposes?
Answer. I think his interest in
the matter is divided into about one
part for the people and SIX parts fol
his own pocket, as he would doubles:
manage to get a good, fat job out o.
the arrangement in some manner.
Same question repeated.
Answer by second citizen. I think
he makes great mistake when he
says it will lift the county from fourth
class to first class county. For no one
ever knew of any great lifting being
done by running into debt.
One week later. Question:
What do you think Of Mr.. Clyde'f
views on bonuses !?
Answer. That he has written a
very sensible letter and that it will
open the eyes Of some of the people.
Same question repeated to second
citizen.
Answer. It IS only to be hoped
that a majority of the people of this
county think as he does.
Third citizen. He has hit the nail
right on the head.
I now leave these answers without
any garnlshing for my fellow citizens
to draw their own conclusions, and ]
will add that I think they express the
sentiments of the majority on this side
Of the river.
AS 1 have not had an opportunity
of consulting any of my neighbor'
since the publication Of Mr.. Miller''
letter, I shall say a few words mysel
in regard to it, Mr.. Miller says thai
issuing bonds to aid in the construc
tion of the proposed railroad will CIV
facilities to earn ten dollars where on,
is now earned, and he epdeavors tt
prove this by referring to the sale o
wood and railroad ties. Now ever,
one, who Is acquainted with such mat.
ters knows that the railroad companie
are always we'll informed as to the ia
cilities of the people to deliver thes
articles, and that they pay according
ly. For instance, they will advertis
for what they want and will offer les
than it can be had fer, as the Brainer
branch did last year. Then they vii
bid a little higher until they get wher
the man who happens to have wha
they want must work three days t
get one days wages, and he has t
accept their terms or seek employmer
elsewhere.
Mr.. Miller says, also, that we no
have to ship -four into this county b
rail, although plenty of wheat is raise
here. This we admit, but we woul
add that there is sufficient milling Ct
pacity to supply all consumers,
Providence had not cut off the suppl
of water, and we hope that Mr.. Mile
has not been carried away with th
idea that the railroad will supply tt
deficiency.
Supposing our county were bonde
for forty or fifty thousand dollars fl
the benefit of the Little Falls & D.
kota Railroad company, would th'
company, in consideration of the bu'
den thus imposed, reduce the tariff 0
freight and travel from what it othel
wise would be? We think not, fc
such would not be in accordance wit
corporation gratitude.
Further than this, if said road
going to be as profitable for the CON
pany as is asserted, there is no dout
that capital will come forward to bull
it without running the county int
debt. If the people will read Iitt]
story published in the same paper wit
Mr.. Mlller's letter, they will see an i
lnstration of the position that he pic
poses to place the county in. The ste
ry tells of a young needle woman wh
deprived herself Of the necessaries {
life to contribute to the erection of
handsome church. He would hav
US bond the county for the benefit
wealthy company, and while th
county would struggle to pay the del
the company would revel ia its capit'
and dividends. The same bornpir
has been danced times without en-,
and l apprehend it is such men as NJ
NJ. (who has let his brains become {
watery on railroad matters as to drou
his wisdom) who have supplied II
money to pay for the music. My ON