Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-07-24
AID FOR THE NEW RAILROAD.

Last week The Herald made the
dnitial publication of the notice of a
special election to be held in this city
ON Tuesday August 20, to vote upon
the proposition of bonding the city to
aid in the building of the new Chi
Cago Short Line electric railway
This election is called in response
to petition presented by resident free
holders of the city asking for such
action.
Last Saturday the town boards Of
North Lancaster and South Lanca ster
met here in response to numerously
signed petitions of their respective
citizens and called special elections
for the same purpose the date of
such elections in each of the two towns
being set for Tuesday, August q, just
0ns week later than the city election.
A reading of the notice of the calls
of such election, which appear upon
another page Uf today's Herald, show
that the townships are asked for rela
lively much less aid than the city,
this evidently being the desire of the
company, although, in case the road
is built the towns would undoubtedly
be benefited proportionateIy.
There is more or less misunder
standing concerning the subject of
aid asked by the company and we have
heard of several who were unfavorable
to the voting of such aid but who
changed their minds after reading the
prooositiCn as published last week
and which again appears in our
columns in this issue It is the
desire of the company that this
proposition be carefully read and
studied and candidly considered, be-
dieving that when the .probable bene
Its of such a road are thoroughly
understood, as they should be by the
voters, there will be but little opposi
ton to the project, either in the city
or In the townships.
It is an unquestioned fact that taxes
are high enough, but it is we'll
enough TO remember that nothing is
obtained without cost, and If the
benefits that should result from such
an enterprise are greater than the ex
peDse entailed, as we ale confident
they will be in case the company can
Suoceed, then the item Of taxation
thus incurred actually becomes
'annney making investment.
1t is doubtful whether there is
another section of the state, aside
from the sparsely settled newer coun
ties, that more keenly feels the need
of increased transportation facilities
&han this portion of Grant county
anG if the farm and home owner of
this section Unce secures the
advantages of this additional line of
gatJr rad, the added local convenience
aud competitive freight rates will off
set the item of taxation. to say moth
dng Of the increase in the values of
property and the growth and added
prosperity of the community.
The amount that each taxpayer will
have added to his taxes by the carry
ing of this bonding proposition will
not be large, and the payments will
Be spread and over a period of eigh-
teen years, so that it will scarcely be
GeIf And it should not be overlooked
shat the company proposes to give to
each community an amount of the
rail way stock exactly equal in value,
sat par, of the amount of aid voted
The Herald believes in the value of
CHS movement for Lancaster and
Grant county, and has faith in the
local men and interests that are
identified with its promotion. 1t looks
very much now as though the PROPOSE
ti0n is to be crowned with success and
we hope that the vote in favor of aid
1rogn the city and our two towns will
0e SO overwhelmingly strong as to show
10 the citizens of the balance of the
territory to be traversed by the propos-
ed road our faith and confidence in
The enterprise and our appreciation
Uf the benefits it will bring to all
concerned
THE sCOURGE OF FACTIONALISM.