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Newspaper
Prescott Transcript
Location
Prescott, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1857
Page
2
Prescott citizens discuss the Ten Crosses Milwaukee Railroad grant, the St Croix terminus, and a thirty acre lake shore depot donation. The piece argues the city benefits financially and boosts land values as rail connections expand toward Milwaukee and Lake Superior, forecasting a major regional business hub within years.
Reports from Minnesota Wisconsin and Madison discuss road terminus claims on the St Croix and Mississippi rivers, Democratic nominations in Wisconsin, alleged election irregularities, a violent political confrontation, railway land use concerns, and pending publication plans by Col Swank.
The cenennation of laying the cornerstone at Minnesota Central University Wednesday featured a history read by President T R Cressey, a speech by ex Governor Ramsey, music by Prescott Brass Band, and a fine dinner with brief toasts. The event signaled high hopes for the new institution. The Cunningham case notes a surrogate ruling on Mrs. Cunningham not being Dr Burdell’s widow, with arrest plans and a challenge to prove wedlock.
Opinion piece extols Prescott as a future North Star due to river junctions and rail lines. It imagines vast potential, listing location, population, commerce, and needed institutions like a hotel and bank, urging readers to verify on maps.
An 1837 report accuses the Forty Thieves of pressuring public opinion to derail the La Crosse and Milwaukee Railroad’s plan to end at Prescott and connect with the St. Croix and Lake Superior line. It claims local leaders use misrepresentation to influence credit and control, describing covert agitation in New Fork City and along the east bank of the Mississippi as part of a broader scheme to bind the L. O. & M. Company.
A contentious letter argues for railroad progress and declares confidence in the company while attacking opponents. It cites vast depot grounds valued at $200,000 and surroundinglands worth over $1,000,000, predicting stock gains and rapid construction. A separate memo warns against Wall Street panic and asserts the company's sound finances and duties of directors. The note ends with a note on earth temperatures and deep heat.
A fragmented 18th to 19th century discourse in the piece cites Continental Congress, Jefferson and Madison on slavery, praising emancipation but mixing in oblique political notes. It also records assorted local notices about a bishop’s death, insurance settlements, and agricultural and railway topics with scattered names and places.
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