New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-08-08
RAILROADS.

THE owns article pubshed by yesterday contained
bad typographical errcr the first line OF the last paragraph
IL 10 now correct 81
EARLY HISTORY AND PRESENT CONDITION OF THE
MICHIGAN CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY
In 1890 the Legislative Council Of Michigan al the
instance of Mr.. Kingsley of Washtenaw, adopted
memorial to the General Government in favor OF the
establishment of a Canal or Railroad route from De
troit 10 the mouth Of ST. Joseph River upon Lake
Michigan.
Pursuing the project, Mr.. Kingsley in 1892 intro
duced and procured the passage and approval with
ont single amendment Of the blu 10 incorporate tue
Detroit and St. Joseph Railroad Company. Twenty
one Commissioners were named IN the act 10 open
hooks and receive the subscriptions for stock when
was fixed al one and One-half millions OF dollars, III
sbafes Of $50 each. large proportion OF Tue CON-
mssoners were citizens OF Detroit, and had become
eminent as the holders OF large piece OF land
The charter required the construction OF the road TO be
commenced within two years. In 1884 this time was
extended for two years.
In 1894 Major Biddle, one Of the Commissioners,
h,iug III roiuied by that body Us Chairman, sollc
tied the War Department 10 cause the route 10 be sur
veved This duty was performed under the authority
Of The War Department by Lieut.. Berren, and on the
24lh Of December Of that year he made report OF
bis survey 10 q Convention held that day az The Cap-
ta al Detroit composed Of the friends OF the PROJECT
throughout the State and OF Delegation rom mon
roe The route survey ed by Mr.. Beien was the same
at Detroit, on piece Of public ground styied the
" CcUDus M0rfius on the town plat and running
thence via lpsilant and Ann Arbor, az near as may
be through the center OF Jackson Calhoun MANI p
ZOO and Van Buren, Counties 10 the mouth OF the RIVER
81 joseph. Tie Convention adopted resolution
that "a memorial be Forwarded to Congress praying
" for an Appropriation of public lands 10 De granted
10 the Territory for the purpose OF constructing
81 Railroad across the Penin ua OF Michigan upon the
route surveyed under the authority OF The W ar De
partneni with lateral branch terminating at
Monroe
With the adjournment Of this Convention termi-
mated Substantially and practically the efforts Of the
citzeTs and real estate holders OF the cry OF Detroit
70 construct the Central Railroad. thus lar they nal
been excited 10 seton through toe efforts OIL aI.
kingsley ard her friends from he INTERIOR lhs Cly
OF Detroit then now, embraced what orgnally con
TINTED some twenty-ibree old French farms upOn the
river end which extended back some three miles.
few Of these farms had been somewhat divided yet
the entire real estate Of the city vas men, as now,
Owned by comparatively lew lndiViduas. lhesS
Rim Van Wrinkle, awakened sufficiently 10 attend the
Convention and thinking they had seen the iull dawn
Of the better day" they settled back again into ihe
very bottom Of sleepy Hollow. Tie project how
ever, was not doomed 10 die That wofch MF' hHss-
lev Lao projected and for which 10 so he had OBJ
tanned TIE charter was with some change IN the route
suggested by the growing wants OF the country des
tined 10 become ole OF the most important oil me rai
Eays IN the Western States.
The desire for internal improvement had become
quite general throughout the State, and when me
Legislature had assembled IN 1887, after the organ
zeiion Of he State Government, extensive ~ stem
was projected which included the Central Railroad:
Under toe auspices Of the SAFE the rOed was opened
to Ypsianti in ls3s - Ann ArbOr IN 1859, 10 JACK
sCn In s42 end finally 20 Kalamazoo, 90 miles rom
Detroit in lsi5 In is46 the Legislature chartered
the Mchiean Central Railroad Company, and soil ihs
las niles OF faf-bar railroad, with the irsnense5 ot
The Company for 3 eco, GOO being frsenon less
q an sli OC0 Y mile.
Ibe CoUrapy cane into the pcssessiOn OF the road
N the 23d If Seutfmber 1916 Il mediat-iy oeief
Mined 10 extend he road 20 SeFButaio, under ne
Viyiece granted in he charter, and 5000 alter (.
eeiyed IL uecessfy q c3nrrurC ne p. n $50 '' -e