Plymouth banner. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1852-1855, 1854-03-02
Another Voice from the West.


/ We give below ano,her inter esling let
ter from our Western Correspondent. We
have promise OF another letter. upon the
Church and Temperance movements OF
the good people of Indiana. We hope to
hear from our friend often. lie is well
booked upon the subjects upon which
he writes, and anything he may say about
the Great West cannot fail to prove inter
esting:--JohnstOwn (Pa.) Echo.
PLYMOUTH, Ind, january 2, 1854
MEssRs. EDrToRs:--In my last, | gave
you brief sketch of the many advantsge ges
which Northern Indiana, as al agricul,u
al State, possesses over some others. Per-
NIT me 10 call the attention of the readers
of The Mountain Echo to some Of the pros
poets before us in the County Of Marshul,.
which, you will perceive, by reference to
the Sectlonized Map of the State of Indi-
ana, (ond which. by the way, is the most
satisfactory map ever saw, of any Slate)
is situated about in The center OF Northern
Indiana, (for we call North oClhe Wabash
River, Northern lndiaua.) This gives il
some vefy important advantages over some
other parts of the State, being on n straight
line north from Indianapolis TO Lake Mich
igan, and having the Michigan Road.
which is one hundred ieet vice, running
through it. This road commences at the
Ohio River and runs north 10 Lake Mich
igan. 1t is partly laid with plank, max.
ing il q very excellent thoroughfaIe. We
have, also, good roads East and West;
West, 10 Michigan City, on Lake Michi-
gan, and Fort Wayne, East. But Plank
and Macadamized roads will soon become
an obsolete idea, and be supplunted by
Roads better adapted TO our necessities for
we are fast People, and must 90 on
ROADS where we can bo carried along as
fast os bird can fly; and here we have
such nearly completed. Tho Railroad
running from PhladelphIe to Chicago, uia
Pnisburg and Fort Wayne, runs through
our County and County seat, and is M. air
line from Fort Wayne TO Chicago and
brings US within 35 hours ride Of Phiin.
delphia, or within hours ride OF Chicago.
with its population Of Go, O0C inhabitants.
and which, in 1860, will haze its 100. 900.
The Cincinnati, Peru and Chicago Rail-
road will be completed the ensuing season
which will bring US within 8 hours ride Of
the Queen City. These Roads cross at
Plymouth, the County seat Of this County.
The land in the County is all excellen,
qualify of soil, covered mostly with timber
Abou: one tenth Of it is Pararie, having
The appearance Of once being cultivated 10
days OF other wears, or rather, tho appear
ance oil country once settled, with he:s
and there G large settlement, with tho
timber all taken of the ground.
Plymouth is becoming point OF consid-
erabe inbortance for uade. lis popula-
lion one year ago was $50. Il now mum.
bers upwards of 200 inhabitants, and
there have been built. during the last year
~ buildings, and to judge from appearan-
ces, there will be built during the coming
year, probably, 100 dwelling houses.
We have now one large Touring mill,
four stories high, with three run Of Brs.
and there is manufactured by this mill ms
good -four as any man could desire. We
nave, also, two steam saw mills in success
ful operation, and one saw mill propelled
~ waier power. and two steam saw mills
n process oil erection, Wh'cn VIII shortly
,e completed. The demand for lumber is
such that ready market is found for ali
he lumber that can be sawed, i'll conse-
luence OF the improvements that are being
made in the town, and country immediate
Y adlacen, to the town.
Plymouth is an incorporated town, and
,us her side walks Planked through all
he principal streets of the town, SO that
olks can afford to wear their leather black
ID on week days as well as Sundays, if
hey shoose. There are Il stores in tho
,lace, some of them doing business OF
rom S25, 900 to $50, 900 each, and no; &
liquor grocery in town.
There are several smaller towns in this
County, but the principal part of the bust.
less is done a. the County seat.
Rents are high, and money can be in
ested IN building houses so as to pay in
ent from Is to 90 per cent on the money
invested.