Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-02-05
The Chicago Short Line Railway.


road may be built through this part of
the state, to add to our commercial
advantages, these lines are written !;
not presuming on the ignorance of our
people, but rather presuming upon
their intelligence.
A few local people who out of
selfish personal reasons oppose our
pIars. and who would oppose any
railroad project, are saying that our
proposed road will never be. built be-
cause certain of the local towns
rejected our propositions recent
ly submitted to them however, the
action of these local towns is far from
being decisive, and as we look at the
matter their adverse vote has only
been an expression, and we recall the
old adaRe "A wise man may change
his mind; Others never.
The undertaking to promote, finance
and build this electric railroad was
not commenced without forethought of
TIE difficulties that would beset us.
but we began the work with method
and determination to win. and shall
so continue; the towns that have re-
jected our propositions will again be
given opportunity to consider and pass
on them.
These propositions are fair. honest.
and if carried into effect means GOOD
business for all persons who will exert
themselves to take advantage of i'm
proved commercial conditions,
Perfect understanding of the great
possibilities of this section of country,
onUe given another railroad such
as VS. propose, may come slowly to
many of US, but it will come. Re-
cent developments in the electric rail
way world will both demonstrate to,
and convince those who will read.
that our plans are the very best that
can be submitted for a second line of
railroad reader. will you endeavor
to inform yourself or, would you
rather live as in the ages that proceed
ed you? This is worth your thought,
consideration and investigation.
Everyone comedies that taxation at
present is high, and because of this
fact and payment of railroad AID
bonds is effected by an additional tax
item, some oppose our propositions on
these grounds; to those who may
hold this view let me present this
feature of the case; you can readily
distinguish the one item from the
other. moneys paid for ordinary taxes
has no investment feature. while the
item you may pay to meet out rail
road bond can be o. a strong com
mercial advantage to you. so much
that you can class it as high grade
investment.
In the latter case if it means any.
thing it means economic living and
operation of your private business,
that must yield a return to the in
dividual and every interest within a
reasonable distance of the line of road,
that it is new artery of commercial
and industrial life.
Our company will never build the
proposed road without your help, but
with your help it can and will be
done, your towns becoming owners
ia the company to the extent of the
AID bonds voted.
Enough subscriptions payable in
municipal bonds must be secured to
perfect the primary financing, lie,
there must be invested by our com.
pany an amount sufficient to make the
mortgage CONSTRUCTION Bonds) at
tractive to investors and render it q
safe investment.
Many lines of railroad such as we
propose to build are now in successful
operation in various parts OF the
country; then why not have these
advantages here? why not hasten the
development that is due to this section
of country. No argument of figures
can be given that will show that this
road if built will not pay, and the
writer invites any person Cor persons)
to public discussion of the merits or
demerits of this proposition at any
time or place that may be named.
When stating that our proposed
road will pay, we mean that it will
pay the taxpayers to join us in the
manner asked. and we further mean
that when in operation, dividends
may be declared to its stock, making
it possible for towns to apply such ln-
come to reduce the tax levy otherwise
made to meet out the bonds.
We say emphatically that this pro-
motion work has not stopped, and
will not until we succeed; this of
course with the peoples help; your
cooperation is invited and urged, ask
ing you to entertain this from bust
ness viewpoint, good business for
yourself individually and for your