Constantine republican. [volume] (Constantine, Mich.) 1836-1838, 1838-03-14
CONSTANTINE REPUBLICAN.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH IA, 1888.

The Niles Inteligencer, in reply to some re-
marks made in our paper last week in reference
to the difference of cost of construction of the
northern and southern route from Centrevile
westward, says
"By reference to the profiles of the several
surveys of the Southern Railroad, from Centre
vile westward, viz the southern, the northern,
and the revised route, you will perceive that the
country isnot less uneven on the present located
route than on the revised line through Lockport
and Cassopolis to Miles,"
What does the editor mean DOES he mean to
give the lie to all of the commissioners and the
engineers employed to make the different surveys
The report of the commissioners, which was based
the engineers employed to make the different sur.
veys, states that the difference of cost of con.
struction between the northern and southern
routes from Centrevillc west, is moro than III ).
| 900 dollars in favor of the latter. We make the
following extract from the report of the commits
sioners
"The route from Centreville by the way OF
Lockport and Cassopolis to Niles, was found on
| examination to be less favorable than was antci.
pated. 1t was considered utterly impractclblC
to construct road upon that route, with the
grades and curvatures which had been establish
cd, without mourning great additional expense
and the location was consequently thought mex.
pedient
"The cost of that route according to the esti
mate of the engineer, which is herewit h submit
ted,markod (A.) without taking into consideration
the amount which should be added for increas ID
grades and diminished curvatures, exceeds ths
one located $ll7,705.
We would advise the editor to examine The
country before he brands the commissioners, en-
ginecrs, and others who are acquainted with tho
country, as liars.
The editor says, further
GAS an offset to your remarks about the heavy
interest of members of the legislature which Ii
- brought to bear" in favor of the revised route
we would ask where is the personal interest OF
! ~. John s. Barry, member of the Senate p
Whore i the interest of Messrs. John nj. Bar
honr nnlH,yt T.. Stewart, Commissioners of In.
ternil Improvement? All "are personally IN
terested in, and will b, personally benefttodpb by
the construction Of the road on the located line"
The editor, il will be perceived, charges th'
Hon. John S. Bury with being governed by pri.
vate interest, in his deliberations in the Senate
We will see how far this can be substantiated by
fact. The Hon. John S. Barry owns about 2OO
acres of land in the vicinity of Constantine, and
about fifteen hundred acres in the immediate ui-
ciaity Of the route from Lockport to Cassopotts
and Niles. This we hope will satisfy the editor
that Mr.. Barry, instead of working for his own
private interest, has been laboring to protect the
interests of his constituents, and to sustain our
state officers (thc commissioners who have been
SO villainousy assaled by interested, but disap-
pointed individuals, when at the same time, II
would have been policy for him, had he looked tc
his own private interest Alone to have taken thu
opposite course.
With regard 10 the interests of Hart l.. Stew
art, and John M. Barbour, we must say that We
know but little upon the subject. Gen. Stewart
is accused of being heavy land owner at Mott
vile, IN this county this we deny--if nc owns
any interest at Mottville it is very small IL. L.
Stewart and his brother are extensive land own
ers in the village of Goncve, in Cass county, or
the surveyed line from Contrevc, through Cass
opolis and Niles. II is said by those who know
that Mr.. Stewards private interest would be bet
ter subserved should the northern route be finally
adopted.
Col. Barbour, we presume, is land holder a
Bertrand but we cannot believe that the rail
road has been located there in consequences of hi
being personally interested, for it was done by thu
unanimous vote of the board, composed of mcr
who are too honorable to be guilty of such acts
As to the statement in the Intclligcnccr, tina
the ground is not more uneven between Centre
vile and New Buffalo, by way of Cassopolis ant
Niles, than upon the located line, is too bareface'
falsehood to need contradiction.