Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1853-05-25
REPORT OF THE MILWAUKEE DELE
CATION.

CATION.
The Milwaukee papers of Wednesday con-
tain the report of the delegation appointed TO at
tend the recent Port Huron Railroad Conven-
ton. We give below all the material portions
of it. II is gratifying to knew that the deega-
ton give decided preference to the Oakland d
Ottawa route, and that they are confident OF the
completion of the road within a period twenty
months: h sR
sowing to detention on the Michigan Gen.
trial Railroad, we were unable to reach Port HUI
ron prior to the adjournment the Convention;
we met a large number of delegates to that Con-
Notwithstanding some of the Directors OF the
Port Huron and Grand Haven Railroad-on
their return from Port Huron, and had confer
ence with them at Detroit; tho managers OF the
road informed us that arrangements had just
been entered into, at Quebec, by which major
ity of the stock Of the road was to be assigned
to English capitalists, who were to furnish the
capital for its construction, in continuation of
the Grand Trunk Railway, from Trois Pistolles
through the chief cities of Canada to Port Sar-
MIA that this Trunk Road, l,ll2 miles long, in
volving an expenditure of some $5O,OO0,000,
and forming the great highway of the Northern
travel to Europe by the ocean steamships, has
been undertaken by the English and Colonial
Governments, and the means for its completion
mainly proyided that, in connection with this
Trunk Road and its extension to Grand Haven,
the Branch from Port Sarnia to London--a line
of SO miles--is to be built, thus insuring con-
nection, by a direct route with the Great West
ern Road, through Canada, to Niagara Falls, and
by the Brantford Branch Road to Buffalo, Alba.
ny, Boston and New York. In the early con-
struction of these roads, Milwaukee has deep in
terest. tG H
"We also had two conferences with the prin-
cipal Directors and friends of the Oakland and
Ottawa Railroad Company-including some of
the most wealthy and influential, and business
men of Detroit, and found them thoroughly
aroused to the Importance of pushing forward
their Road speedily to Grand Haven, in order to
secure the extensive and increasing trade of the
rich valley Of Grand River, as we'll as of Wis
consin and the northwest, and to prevent trade
and travel from passing south of Detroit, by the
south shore of lakes Michigan and Erie. They
seemed to be fully aware of the fact, so long
overlooked by the business men of Detroit, that
the interests ofthat city and Milwaukee are iden-
teal, and would be mutually promoted by rail-
way to Grand Haven.
"From the officers of the Oakland and Ottawa
Rail Road Company, we learn the following
facts: yat
"The distance from Detroit to Grand Haven,
by their road, is 1873 miles. Twenty-Five miles
of this Road-from Detroit to Pontiac-is al
ready built in the most substantial manner, and
is now in operation, leaving but l63 miles to be
built. The line of the road is direct, of easy
grades, running through the most fertile por.
ton of the State, and the people throughout its
entire length are anxious to have it speedily
constructed. 1t has already been surveyed, and
the profles and estimates made, as far as Grand
Rapids, and the whole road will be put under
contract this month.
Irresponsible persons have offered to con-
struct and equip the Road complete, within
twenty months on terms most favorable to the
company, and entirely within their means, to put
powerful boats on Lake Michigan, which they
guaranty shall run from Milwaukee to Grand
Haven at least 335 days in the year, and to car
ry passengers from Detroit to Milwaukee, or
from Milwaukee to Detroit, in ten hours less
time, and at dollar less cost, than passengers
are now carried by the swiftest train from De-
troit to Chicago. And if the present rates of
fare on the lines of railways south of Lake Mich
igan are reduced, the Oakland and Ottawa Rail
Road will reduce their price in like proportion
"We have no reason to doubt that this road
will be built within the stipulated time of TWEEN.
ty months. The interests of the Company, of
Detroit, and of the region of country through
which it passes-al jeoparded by longer delay
will ensure its speedy construction. BY the
first of November next the Great Western Rail-
way through Canada will be completed to Wind
sor, opposite Detroit, and will pour an immense
tide of travel into that city. This reduces the
distance from Milwaukee to Buffalo, by the Pom.
tiac and Oakland and Ottawa Road to $50 miles,"
81. 81! Free Press.