Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-01-24
Road Improvement.

1
editorial appeared IN the Teller. headed
''About Road Improvements" The
edI.or may nave intended 10 help the
good work along. bat upon close
scrutiny Il will lot stand the test. Ii
oOks more ike another Thank you,
ma am, Oh steep hill, or an addi-
uonaI mud-hoie IN seggy lotion, i'm
peding the Traveller ON his Journey
The allegation is STA ed therein that The
stlmulus behind the gooa-road move
NEIL. Is the bicycle, and behind il tie
m anufacturer n The E4sl.
| do not intend 10 enter into per-
sonal cont oversy with the editor Of the
Teller, for he has decidedly great r al
vantage in bringing his ideas before the
public II an L have. His subscribers
furnish hun means to buy paper aud
lux and pay him Tor the lime he con-
sumes Ia tattling against those VINO
have independents thought, and do not
succUmb to such not Gus and eccentric.
lilies as he prescribes have DO
such advantages. Although l am do
pendent upon my clients Tor support,
none Of them contribute anything fer
| the purpose of disseminating The guud-
Ioad work
| wonit probably have paid no fur
Their attention To said I'd tOrial, had not
another statement follow ed IN the next
issue, connecting my name and motive
10 such diplomatic plaDner with
Wheeimen, sharks and mill ,nares.
etc.. that if pressed he could take
either side and deny the other. The
COMMIT nication to the county board
stated fairly my position in this matter,
and for that reason any further explain
alton as to my motive seems unnt ces-
sary
Inc olfactory organ of the Teller edi-
tor seems to lie mighty developed tie
scents danger every where, ana is al
ways on the alert 10 protect the limo
cent public from being guiled by sharks.
He Is the self-imposed guardian angel
OF Grant county. 1T Is remarkable how
he VIII divine joboery, rascal
ity, fraud and dishonesty in a mans
motive, who modesty brings matter
before the public that needs serious
attention. Had Mr.. Pollock been in
the Ga den of Eden, hidden behind
rock. and viewed The Great on of Adam
and Eve, he would haYe adjusted his
7F"cs, felt the tip of his beard and whis-
sd 10 hims et:-'Hello, old man!
/ light you this time. You are going
to put up job on somebody. You
want franchise, eh?' 1t seems 70
amuse him to question other peoples
motives, but did be ever question the
motive of Spies and his cofyeres or any
of the like ilkp (Perhaps 1 skipped
such an article.) But when peace
able citizen, innocently aud without evil
thought or selfish intent or design pub
liciy advocates his views as to necessary
improvements, then he seems to take
delight IN misconstruing his motive.
holding him to his friends and neigh
bors as being connected with johbery
and the like. 1t may be that some of
the Teller readers devour such editorials
with avidily. and will rejoice that Pol
lock has given it to him." but | am
satisfied that great msjoriiy would
have preferred to know whtth the
Teller Is in favor OF assisting in the
good work without an ri" appended
1t is possible that Mr. Pollock did not
intend any harm, but he is not unlike
the boy who went fishing. Jbe boy
had no intention of hurting the poor
little fish, but he enjoy ed hooking them
and seeing them top and wriggle on
the line. IL was lois OF fun for the boy, !
but the little fishes did not appreciate |
this part of the adventure. They could |
not nelp themselves; they were hooked |
and had to succumb.
am placed in the sameposiiion. Mr.. |
Pollock has his paper and thousands of
subscribers who pay him indirectly To
go fishing at he rate OF Sl.50 per
annum, and unless he can hook some
innocent lit le minnow and expose him
to view in his paper and make him fop
and wriggle in agony. his mailing list
may decrease. All the other papers in
the county give this movement their
hearty support without AN IF, and for
this support feel highly gratified. All
the reward | ask for and expect is, that
the initiatory step taken by me will
finally result in better roads all over the
county. All | request the Teller to do
is to cefne his position, either for or
against good roads. and let his spectral
jobbers and millionaires remain 10 the
hazy distance, and reserve his strength
when they appear in reality. Friend
Pollock, you eat too much mince pie.
You should attend to your diet. shall
hereafter devote my spare time TO x
Pi.S' ny 'i0"S ~ tVS"t" " '"S oOJ0NU
before me.
Six or eight years ago in The early
fall. travelled the road from Rockville
to Lancaster. About mile or so north
of the Stone School house and within
the boundary of the town, | met road
master with his gang of men aud teams
blowing up the beautiful prairie soil in
| the road, plling it up 10 The middle of
the highway and top dressing the drive
way with the clay subscil. ] was as
tonished that au intelligent farmer
would deface the surface of Gods green
earth in such ruthless manner. Here
had been beautiful, level, prairie road.
There was none better in the county;
the most severe cratic could find no fault
with it. It was a reI'et 10 man and
! hast after haNin.r I'm. s.ad TIM rnllinn