Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-06-12
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Now that the building of the Port
Edwards, Centralia and Northern
railroad is an assured fact, the twin
cities will enjoy an increase in their
population and business enterprises.
AS we were going to press last week we
were informed that w. A. Scott, of
Merrill, had accepted and signed the
contract for the building of the above
road.
The contract requires that Mr. Scott, as
party of the first part, shall clear, grub,
grade, bridge, tie, iron and ballast line
of railroad, with necessary side-tracks,
turn-outs and Y's, from Port Edwards,
via South Centralia, Centralia and
Vesper, to Marshfeld, distance of
about thirty miles. The necessary side
tracks will be from two to three miles
in length, and the rails shall be steel,
sixty-four pounds to the yard. The
contract requires that work be
commenced within thirty days and the
whole to be completed on the first day
of January next.
In consideration of the faithful
performance of the above described
work, Mr.. Scott is to receive $4,000 per
mile in bonds bearing six per cent.
interest, which shall be secured by a
first mortgage on the entire property
and 5000 per mile in common stock, a
total in bonds and stock of S52S, 900.
The company has already raised, by
the sale Of stock, sufficient money to
buy the entire right of way and all
necessary depot grounds, pay for the
surveying already done, build depots,
round houses turn tables, water tanks,
engines and cars, and furnish engineer
ing inspection and supervision during
the construction of the road.
With this line Of railroad connecting
the two principal cities of the county
and tapping the best timbered portion
OF the county, with the further fact
that the Omaha railroad company is
building line from Neilsville to Marsh
field, we have every reason 20 believe
that Grand Rapids, Centralia, Marsh
field and Wood County are about to
enter upon an era of progress and
development heretofore unknown.
These two cities may reasonably hope
to become important commercial
centres as they are located right in the
centre Of the hardwood districts of
Wisconsin and the river and the rail
road advantages for bringing the raw
material here and shipping the
manufactured products all over the
country, are such as to commend them,
and it is only a question Of time, with
the proper efforts put forth, that the
twin cities will contain thousands of
inhabitants. No cities in the state have
the WaterpoWer sites nor the natural
advantages these have, being in the
centre of country of marvellous
resources and wealth.
We have the assurance that in the
near future John Edwards & Co. of
Port Edwards, will at that place or in
our sister city Centralia, erect chair
and furniture factory of no mean
proportions. There is probability
that Messrs. Theron Lyon and VIM.
Hooper will enter into some manufac-
turing business. There is talk in this
direction but just what will devolope
we are unable to state positively.
Mr.. George Utley, capitalist of st.
Paul, was in the city Monday to learn
what kind of proposition our citizens
would make towards establishing
a Furniture or Wooden ware factory in
our midst. Several of our business men
met at the library rooms in the after
noon and decided to call mass meet
ing at the Court House Saturday evening
June l4th to talk up this matter
Let these matters be agitated until
there shall be decisive action taken
towards the establishment of some
industry that will employ skilled labor
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