Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1851-08-06

~ IL VIII be well Tor the people OF the
Northern portion Of the settlements Of the
lower peninsula of this State, to look we'll into
the actions and doings of that little monster
monopoly, called the Michigan Central Railroad,
in connection with about doze Detroit
gentlemen, owning property opposite Detroit,
in Queen Victoria's DomiDions. A plan has
been devised by these two combinations for
the pretended purpose of building up Detroit
to have the great Western Railway, through
Canada West, diverge at London from the orig
inally intended line and plan, to Port Sarnia,
where it would connect with the Northern route
from Port Huron, through the richest and most
fertile portion of Michigan, to Grand Haven,
which latter named route, has been once sur
veyed at the expense of this State, and as we
have been credbly informed, the charter Of
which, is at the present time in the hands of a
company that are abundantly able if they will,
to build the same in three years, or less. The
Central Railroad men, Mr.. FORBES, Mr.
Brooks, and others, cannot be content with the
very liberal charter that has been given them,
and that too, by the votes of the counties on
the line of the Northern Road through Michi-
gan, while said Central Railroad charter turns
out to be so very liberal that they are not even
required to fence their road, but on the contra
ry, their charter which is a part of the statute
law of the State, in connection with the CON-
mon law, as laid down by the Supreme Court,
gives them permission to kill all the cattle in the
State, if they should stray on to, or across their
track. Again this very liberal charter gives
them permission to carry the citizens of other
States at less rate per mile over their road,
than the citizens of Michigan; for instance, the
man of business at Paw Paw, wishing to 60 to
from Illinois, Wisconsin, or any other Western
State, whose travel naturally centres on that
route, from New Buffalo to Detroit-the dis
lance from New Buffalo to Paw Paw, is sixty
two miles by Railroad, at three cents per mile,
amounting to one dollar and eighty-sx cents in
favor of citizens of foreign States, over the
regularly gulled Michganders, who have voun-
tarily, but unwittingly placed themselves in a
position to have their feathers picked from them
by this company The privileges here mention
ed are but a 1.-THE Of what are given and taken
by the great and never to be satisfied charter
ed robbers of Michigan.
Now, what will be the effect OF their new
project, if carried out by the builders, and for
the purposes Of continuing the Michigan Gen.
trail Railroad, and connecting it with the great
Western Railroad, through Canada West; by
building or aiding with Michigan funds to
build, the road from Windsor opposite Detroit
to London, instead of building road direct
from Detroit, on the American side of st. Clair
Lake and River, to Port Huron! We answer,
that if the road be built on the Canada side, as
proposed, Detroit will be checked in her growth;
the many improvements that are now going on
in that fourishing city of $4,000 inhabitants,
would in measure be stopped for the want of
funds that now circulate there-it would have
the effect Of turning many of the gentlemanly
Warehouse men, and business men from their
present lucrative and Independent business car
ried on by them, into servants and menals of
these Railroad companies, to obtain living for
themselves and families Detroit would in a
measure be Marshalized, many of those splen-
did structures and edi6ces now being built
would soon be lacking and begging for tenants
and like many other places, general neglect
and decay would assume and take the place that
is now filled by thrift and enterprise. Detroit.
ers! when you see the projected connection for
med by the Michigan Central with the Canads
road at Windsor you will then look calmly or
and see the thousands that now thronc the
broad avenues of your beautiful city, daily pass
ing directly from the cars, on board of the ferry
boats to the cars, without even buying as much
as one cigar from you-the thousands of dol
lars that are now left daily in Detroit, would b.
scattered along the line and at the extremitie.
of the several Railroad routes.
We are Of the opinion, that if Mr.. FORBES
and Mr. Brooks would favor the building of
road direct from Detroit to Port Huron, on the
Michigan side, instead of going into dark anc
benighted Canada, with their enterprise anc
funds, they would not only benefit their owl
condition, but that of the State; to whom We
say, they should not be little indebted in tn,
way of good will. The road from Port Huron