, 1882-12-02
Certainly in the Wrong.

A day or two ago, gentleman, and
well-to-do farmer, came into this Office
and stated that he had grievance. Well,
the editor of paper, Ike another Atlas,
carries upon his shoulders the burdens OF
other people and We asked hlm 10 state
it. He did 50. He Is utterly opposed 10
railroads they Do more harm th-n good
TO a country. That was his statement,
and he was positive Of his position being
the night one. We said TO hun, IT appears
singular that so many Of our people, men
of vast interests, and men without scale
ly any, are in favcr Of railroads, and are
opposed to you. To him that dit not
make any difference. He Was right.
We beg to say to him, ;hat there are
thousand and one arguments against his
position. The City Of Wal!a Na.ia, ali
other cities in this territory, and al. the
country lying between these towns AID
cities, prospers and wijeus Ia sphere Il
usefulness, influence ard trade, jus; III
proportion as these places and these pee
pie aid and abe: the multiplication 't laii-
ways and connections s. generp!'y Is
this conceded, that the fact has h.c.Uls
ali axiom. The STaTEsNAS Is MT IL l.
vor OF railway or auy other sort u
monopoly, but 1t recognizes the :sc' that
railway companies are not eicemos:nary
institutions, they do not build, eq"iP "r
operate railways ont uf brnovolence (. they
ought to have what is falr as DIVIDEND
for the investment Of their money, and II
also recoguZ.s the fact thr; TO railways
in this section We owe the present unpaT-
alleled prosperity. These railways have
made new industries possihl=. made them
necessary. Through the hnlldln- oi rail.
ways, there has been an opening np OF
new territory there has been growth
in population, in material wealth, IN which
tnlS com pidlildhN, rs Nt4' hS wy I.'t'
ty holder or non-property holder, has shar-
ed
In all the things in which matCriai pro
ress consists, the immediate and powerful
influence OF railways has been fell. There
has been, i'll consequence OF this era OF
railway building, all enhanced value II
city property and outlying land there has
been steady and legitimate increase IN
values of all Ii. ds Of property, and, such
increase in all our material 'n'er'"'s- 'ei
this, or any othSc.. opponent oi the ra'l-
wssv teits0w iis0w out ON the map, the lines lndl'
eating this enterprise, aud then get snch
statistics as will ST. hIm the actual con
di.ion Of all the towns, and the outlying
localities touched by these roads. and he
will End all Of them places Of promise anu
prosperity. The cities, towns and sec
tions Of country, which have extended
every reasonable encouragement to fail-
ways, are the most prosperous to-day teo-
pie who have aided and abetted the raj
way understand and appreciate the tact
that this enterprise Is the agent by which
they are to be broughtinto rapid communl-
cation with other parts ct the world, the
agency by which production Is to 90
out to the worlds markets, and all need
ed supplies come in
This great Northwest Is sdes'ined shortly
to assume an importance IN the industrial
and commercial world, which, few wears
ago would have been deemed incredible,
ard it is only possible With the rapid
growth and development OF our railway
system. Our friend is certainly in error.
We cannot do without the railways, here,
there, and everywhere IN this country.