Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1893-09-08

speaker quoted the public remark
of Peter Musser that if this railroad
was built their employees would num-
Der from 1900 to 1000 in Little Falls:
He was satisfied that even II the
debt was an entirely increased one
the investment would be profitable,
but since it was no increase in the
total, but simply a transfer of q pre-
sent debt to another form he could
not doubt that the people would
readily endorse it. p. s
Hon. j. SimmOnswas next called,
and in his remarks, The stated thathe
had always believed in the policy OF
liberal public aid to enterprises of
this kind, and that none more than
he appreciated the necessity Of
competing railroad line to the esouth-
west. He had long hoped that some
means would be at hand to secureit,
and he trusted the present effort
would succeed. In order, to bring
the ma tier in its full strength before
the people, he believed that the pro-
position should give definite inform
alton about the builders OF the new
line, and by whom it would probably
be operated. A competing line was
wanted, and the people would give
any reasonable amount of aid to get
it.
Maj. A. G. Morrill, made some very
interesting remarks about the pro-
ject. and said that he did not see how
any could hesitate to approve the
proposition. The aid voted to the
Water Power company was moral,
and he believed, q legal obligation,
and if the owners now asked to have
it transferred into bonds that would
bring a railroad they were doing
voluntarily something of great value
to the city and county. He then
spoke to the point on the sacredness
of d pubic obligation, and trusted
no portion of Morrison county would
ever attain the disgrace that at
taches to reputation. A very clear
statement was made as to the needs
of a larger market for the product of
the saw mills, and he predicted that
the only way to secure at Little
Falls the saving of all the vast
amounts of pine owned by the Pine
Tree syndicate was to secure at once
additional railroad facilities. The
mills here would not increase their
cut unless the southwest market
could be reached, and if the line was
built there was certainty that the
milling industry would be greatly
enlarged. He knew OF other enter
prises that would locate here If there
was more extensive market sup
piled by additional railroads. The
adoption OF the proposition would
be the salvation OF the city. He
knew of no other hope OF it's further
growth.
A motion was then made by Mr..
Rider that the chair appoint CON-
mittee of nine to attend to the call
ing of special elections, which was
carried.
On motion of Chas. Gravel the
chair was authorized to appoint an
executive committee of nine to sup
erintend and direct the movement,
The meeting, by rising vote, en-
dorsed the project.
E. S. Smith, prompted by motives
such as often control certain class
of la wyers, raised a warning voice
that people should look into the
matter, and not get too much in
debt. The crowd patiently listened
to his plea, and II he fairly repre-
sented his clients who are opposed
to the bonds, their case is weak in.
deed. After he had concluded I. E.
Staples and Others quoted few
statistics and other facts that
showed the absurdity OF Smiths po
sition. The new plan would de.
crease instead of increase the city
debt, and the increased valuation
wonld take burdens from the county
instead Of adding.
| The meeting adjourned with the
determination to make winning
fight. The chairman has authority
to call the meeting together again.