Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-07-16
D0nGENlLLE D0lNGS.
Discussion Of Railroad Matters by
II. G. r."
PERSONALS. -BASE EAlls-~TltE MIS-
SloNARl TENT, DEATH, RCNA-
WAY--NEW ChURCH ENTER
SCHOOL NAT
-SUN-STRoKE.

Railroad matters are still the
greatest subjects of discussion. The
last proposition, rs soon after pub
lieation, us possible, was taken hold
Of 10y some of our leading citizens,
and petitions sent all over the town
TO be signed, and majority Of the
taxpayers being satisfied with the
project, signed and therefore accept
ed it, when the papers were sent III.
But portion Of the minority ap.
pear To be terribly dissatisfied, and
give, rs their reason for not signing
it, that in the course of II short time,
propositions still more favorable for
the taxpayer would be received
from the new owners of the NJ. p.
Il. L. the NJ. \ st, p. Co. for
which the people would only have
to pay for depot grounds, an ex-
pcnsc probably, OF about $1,000,
They now come out strongly against
the first proposition, claiming that
the means used by those who were
instrumental, in having it carried,
were dnsIonorable and highly cen
surnble, but in what way they were
dishonorable, or for what they
should hc so highly censured does
not appear, OF course this talk
will have a bad effect on the minds
of those not fully conversant with
the subject, but the intelligent citizen
will at once sec the flimsy texture
OF the fabric and throw it aside. For
the past 20 years nodgeyillo has
been trying TO get n railroad, and
while some Of the more enterprisinp
/
have wished to go ahead and rails,
the necessary aid, our moro desul
tory citizens have cautioned Ia.
people to wait, and the people have
waited, waited until they have seen
nilroads extended to nearly all the
nighborng towns, taking the trade
tat would have been Dodgcvillc's,
lad it the right kind Of business
nen. And now when our citizens
are tired of waiting for railroad 70
cme to them, they bestir them
sdves to get n road, at n reasonable
pice, and have SO far succeeded rs
toobtain and submit such propo-
sion MS they thought was best cal
cllated to promote the interest Of
or cltlzcns-a narrow gauge from
Mmtfort here, and standard 10
M,dison, with the transfer depot
at Dodgeville, nm advantage that
cold not be derived from any other
rod, thus bringing the patronage
of the surrounding country, TO
Ddgeyille, instead of 10 the small
wg-stations along the line, when
wewould simply see the commerce
passing through on the train, and
receive no benefit from it, and as Il
taxpayer we are glad the PROPOSE
tin was accepted, willing TO accept
any consequences, believing il the
bot we could have done.
Merrill and several other high
railway officials Of the G., NJ. & St.
p Company were out here last
week talking railroad TO our citi-
zels. They propose TO extend their
rad to this place for the right Of
WY and depot grounds, at about a
cot Of $4,000 in all, but the people
otDodgeville think they have al-
rady expended enough money on
railroads., and the proposition will,
n doubt, be allowed 20 pass by
ulheeded. Our citizens think the
G, NJ. q st. Paul Co. will no doubt
Lay out their depot grounds here,
anyway, thus giving the road with
OF aid, but should they decide
Otherwise they could not materially
iiure US.
Miss Mamie Parry, Of Little Rock,
Mnn., is visiting the scenes Of her
childhood days. in Dodgeville, for
a f~ weeks. She is the guest of
hemunt, Mrs. Samuel Dayey.
M. and Mrs. Geo. Scholield, Of
(iasna, are visiting friends and
relaiyes here.