Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1846-07-22
For the Ypsilanti Sentinel.

also dropped dead in the harness.
For the Ypsilant Sentinel.
.ur. Editor:-Sir-I wish to say few words t
the public Though the medium of your paper in re
gard TO what seems to me to be an important subjec
TO agitate at this time, and under the existing Gil
cumstances.
subject too. in which all the citizens of this vi
cinlty should fee, particularly interested, viz: TIL
Improvement Of the Huron River from this place t
Flat Rock: there to ntersect the Flat Rock and Gi
orater canal to the mouth of the Detroit River Fo
'ne purpose of making Slack Water navigation tn
SUBJECT has undergone thorough investigations an
proves to be feasible project, and one which shoul
De entered into with no ordinary share of yea
ana enthusiasm. l speak advisedly and with du
consideration of facts which can be proven to tn
minds OF the most skeptcal, that when we reject thu
improvement of our beautiful river, for the above
lnenuoneo purpose, we reject, not only one of tn,
richest but by far the best source of wealth and pros
perlty that nature has ever given for our benefit.
IL may seem strange and even doubtful to the
minds OF some, particularly those who have only civ
en- mere glance at the subject that the work can be
completed, with the estimated amount of means as
furnished us In the report of the committee of nvest
CATION appointed for that purpose. Yet not one in
ten' VIII venture to says that is acquainted with the
condition OF the Huron river-the amount of work to
De done-and the required means for similar const-uc
lons-will place the estimate as high by at least five
thousand dollars
Let us attempt to contrast our condition as it ne.
cessarliy now is, with what it would be with more
direct communication, by means of the yer to Bua
10, or farther east tyou please. In the first place,
merchandise and all wares destined for this place
and the interior of the State must be shipped from
Buffalo to Detroit, and when they get there they
are no nearer us than when at the mouth of De-
trot River. When merchandise or freight has ar
rived at Detro;: it lust be shipped by Rail Road
to its nearest place of destination. vi the TACT
that our Rail Road charges are exorS;tan:, none
need be told, who have ever had an opportunity
of testing the matter in the slightest degrees our
merchants will even tell you, that the freight and
charges on goods from Detroit here has even ex-
ceeded the same, from Boston to Albany, by the
same manner of conveyance.
Further-we are continually liable TO a delay of
four and five days quite often week in the trans
portation ofque proportion of all freight destined
for this place, and the INTERIOR by vessels being
weather bounnd at the Mouth of Detroit river, and
when they have arrived at Detroit it is not unfre-
quently the that goods are detained there a
week or more by the Encouragement of those con-
nected with the Rail Road cars. With regard to
produce SC. being shipped from this place, nearly
the same evils are consequent upon the same route,
and there is fact connected with the shipping of
wheat and flour from this and other places along
the Rail Road (which our farmers may perhaps not
all reaze that they the that pay the freight
On the same, as it is of course deducted from the
amount paid per bushel for wheat at whatever place
they find market for it.
Then again, we know from demonstration that
The Rail Road as it has been conducted, and in all
probability ,cH be, is incapable of carrying ofthe
surplus products of that portion of Michigan, trb
ltary TO it. IL any one doubts it, let him take the
trouble of looking back TO last falls business, inquire
nto it and then compare the productions of last year
With what there will be this and while speaking
Of the ineiciency of our Rail Road to carry off the
surplus products; would respectfully suggest that
We look as quietly this fall did last, and let
he conductors keep possession of the freight cars
,uy their wheat at the end of the Road monopolize
he whole business and instead of pocketing twelve
fifteen thousand dollars, let them reach tpenty ue
thousand, for no one should be called Captain with
salary than the President of the United States.
Let them fully demonstrate the profession of one
low in Shigher quarters that
'sTo the victor belongs the spos."
But enough,-now let us take another view of the
natter We have an abundance of water power,
ire Touring and flour more wheat than any other
,ace the State. 1t is located peasantly,s healthy
md it seems to that all require is better
market and transportation adequate to to the
wants of this section of the country, and this COM
,ity.
Then the question arises, can we have it, ] an
wer NEST implicitly, we can if we will. We are
old upon good authority that the whole expense of
completing the work from here to Flat Rock will not
exceed forty nine thousand dollars. We have per-
etual charter so amended by our last Legislature,
IS to subserve the end designed, and nothing now
mains but to 90 forward with the work and when it
completed the lnnumerable benefits to be derived
herefrom, conceive to be almost incaculable, tn
ecuniary point of view as well as social.
We are now much behind our neighboring towns
point of business-our real estate is almost valu
ess; we are not doing as much business in former
ears our village growing but very little (f at ally
many houses are begging for tenants. Merchants
and farmers are leaving us, and l might
ruly saw that seven in fen of all who own real es-
ate here would sell out to-day (if they could) and
a tho placo IN postprItv-