The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-06-05
RAILROAD FACTS FROM WHEAT
land

i Yes, hlirrah for the railroad As til
Burlington Free Press has it, one w0ul
naturally suppose if he was to folloy
the teachings of the FTes Press, that TIL
| Chicago, Wisconsin and Northern Rail
road company was going to build thei
road, ifthey build at all, for the expires
benefit of Burlington. Well, that ma,
be butif they do the few worthy citiz
ems of Burlington will have to beg rights
OF way faster than they have been able
to do yet There have been score d
men, more or less, securing the country
from the south line of Salem through
Salem, Wheatland and Burlington fol
the last eight months, trying to coax OF
scare the farmers into contracting their
land away to the company for the right
OF way. At first they wanted the land
for nothing then they offered $25 per
acre then $40. Well, at last they made
up their minds they would be whole-soul-
ed and offered $50 per acre. The fact is,
some ofthe farmers paid $56.25 per acre;
others can take $50 per acre for their
whole farm. Does any sane many think
where the road runs mile through a
mans farm, all good pillow land, not a
loot of waste land, in its way goes within
a few rods of his barn, through his Or
chard, within twelve feet of his kitchen,
then plumb through his granary at last,
would you think $50 an acre fair COM
pensation for such privileges? One man
IN Wheatland that they are splitting so
much venom at, and accusing him of
holding the rest back, made the COM
pany a very fair offer last fall He told
them that if they would run the line
to Waterford he would give them free
pass the length of an eighty on that line,
and $50 an acre for what they would
take from his home farm on the Bur-
llngton line. For this offer Burlington
bids 81 800, providing the company will
agree not to put a depot any nearer
than Burlington, which is six or seven
miles from Wheatland. We suppose
the company will agree, whether it is
Tor their advantage or not. There is one
Thing we feel sure of. IF the company
takes as long to secure the funds to build |
The road as parties have to get the right |
Of way there will be many of us that will |
lie OF old age before the road is complet-
I'd; We can stand begging for charit-
able institutions, but is it not rather a |
oarbarous way of building a railroad,
When, after the road is built, they intend |
Q charge us for riding on it? When
makes her brags that she can
control the location of depot in Wheat
and by giving the company 81 800, they
should understand that they will have to |
control good many depots in order to
larry their scheme through successfully.
Nheatland and vicinity would be nearer
'chenning's depot. We can go there
Q do our shipping, and keep right on to
Aenosha to do our trading, as a good
many farmers are doing now, and think
hey are well paid by going to Kenosha
o do their trading. Ifthose parties that
lave so much to say about Wheatland
armers wanting to make small fortunes
Tut Of the railroad company would guar
lntee that after the right ofway is secur-
ID the farmers will not be asked to sign
Inscription papers to raise funds to
'uild the road, the farmers might be
more easily persuaded to give the right
f way.
A FRIEND TO THE RAILROAD.