New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1891-10-14

in Brown county we should do as much 4
for our Nicollet friends. During rainy
seasons the present road between Beuss-q
mann's place and New Ulm is almost
impossible. Build the bridge and then
a road along the city line to Epple's
farm and you will have furnished an
approach to the city that will be short
and good at all times. IL
Henry Crone: lam certainly in ia
vor of the project. The good trade re-
suits that are sure to follow and the
cheapness of bridges at this time are
strong arguments in support of the pc.
titioners. l know you will hear kick
ing about taxes, but brisk trade makes
taxes appear light and renders other
improvements easy.
.. M. Olsen: I do not know any rea-
son why the bridges shouldn't be built.
I signed that petition as soon as it was
presented to me, because I didn't know
of any better w&y in which to expend
money for building up the trade of the
town than by improving our roads and
building more brid ges. Besides, the
towns across the river are willing to
help US, and the brid ges could be built
with comparative cheapness.
Peter Scherer: They ought to be
built as soon as possible, even if we
have to borrow money to do it.
Jacob Klossner does not take to the
idea with any great enthusiasm. He
sees but very little additional trade that
we are to get from the bridges in ques-
ton and thinks the bridge we have now
is amply sufficient. However. he signed
the petition and thought that as long as
| the bridges would be built sometime,
they might as we'll he built now.
N. Henningsen: I am not sufficient
ly acquainted with the country trib.
utary to New Ulm to speak positively,
but any step, it seems, that would en-
able onr merchants to draw upon Few
territory and receive trade that they do
not get now through the existence of
small towns in the immediate vicinity.
would be profitable.
w. Eibner: AS between a new rail-
road and the bridges, as long as we
have no large factories here, I am for
the bridges.
VIM. Hummel: There is no doubt
but what they would prove good IN
vestmenIs, and the only question is the
city's ability to build them at present.
Good entrances to city are of para.
mount Importance. Fine streets are nice
to have, to be sure, but they are lux.
ury, and we must look first to our sur
roundings. They are to great extent
the life of our business.
E. G. PAIL: One of a towns first
duties is to provide good approaches
by which people may reach it. The vii.
lage of CORTLAND has virtually been
built up altogether at the expense oil
New Ulm, and the rich farmer trade
from the Swan Lake territory has been
lost to US because we have failed to sup.
ply good and short road to our city,
They prefer to trade here of course, be-
cause we have larger stores, but as long
as they must go over long and poor
roads to reach us, they are content to
trade in a small town.. As soon as we
give them easy access we will get their
trade. And it is tho same with the
West Newton territory. Some idea car
be had of the benefits that would result,
from bridge at Beussmann's ferry in
considering that farmers never offer tc
help project along unless the benefits
to themselves are great. Well, now
the town of West Newton is willing tc
give $1,000 to have that bridge. That
means that the farmers of West Newton
want to come to New Ulm, and demon
strates that it will pay us to help them
build it. Another fact in support of the
brid ges is that ever since New Ulm be.
came liberal in her improvement of ap-
proaches to the city, business has beer
booming. We have a big trade here
now, and the two bridges referred TO-
constructed at cost of only $4,000
will add largely to it.
F. =. Behnke: 1t would be gooc
Investment, and the small amount Of
money expended would soon be re-
turned into the pockets of our citizen,
through lively trade. Everybody ough,
to be in favor of the bridges. The coun
try across the river is the best around
New Ulm, and we can we'll afford tt
look after the roads in that region.
John F. Neumann: I hope the coun
Gil will do as requested. It is almos
necessary that it should
III. Beussmann: We ought to have