New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-01-23
Correspondence Of The N. Y. Tribune.

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DETROIT, Jan. 30, 1857.
You wish me to give you some reliable information
as regards the Michigan Southern Road. will do so
with pleasure as have long felt strong interest in
this great and important line, and | am happy TO
say that some changes and improvements are being
made in its operations and new of business
and revenue aoded to it, which must increase i'm
mensely its business the present year. 1t has been
under an eclipse far time past and its rival the
Michigan Central, has, by management and tact, d.
verted from il sd amount OF business which has les
entd its natural DcrtGse but which will new soon be
made up. You will the Michigan Southern in the
SIriDc assume DOIe its old position a. the first
suOlg our first class ycads. glance a. the map
nuft convince any person tha. understands the geo
graphical bearings Of the country that tue line from tle
head Of Lake Enc 10 the foot OF Lake Michigan, across
the greet peninsula Of the State bearing the later
name forever be the great avenue from the East
10 the Wet Your Eastern gentlemen may Judge a
road by IT, value in WsB street; We judge 1t here by
ts position on the map OF th country and the business
WI ich s location mus naturally bring 70 IT. IL "a true
hat uCS. take int scennt the amount of capital
invested in the rosd, and tbe honesty and efficiency of
Is management IL these respects there Is n0thiog 10
lie said aga'Ect the Mchig Southern. IL will CON
pare favoysby with the le.dl2g IOsds OF the country
As 10 cost let Be compare It with the great road OF
your State, the Nv York Central
TIE Nj bis III Southern bSs 413 mules OF road, aud
is espal is 81 900 OC0 tsis Is 81 600 to TIE me
The Aes York Central has so miles Of road and .
capital is si0,CWGtO, or a, O6O 10 the mile. Ine
Michigan Central has cost so 900 ID the mile or
$1,000 more THAI the Michigan Southern. None OF
he Wtsen roscs have been esilt al eheaply @ the
latter The Rock Island, whit n u new road, ~
cost much, if not more. Tive msnagem-nt OF tae
Michigan Southern is, both az l eSards honesty eGd
economy, above all saspci1n or uasn9n: Several VI
lie directors have The main porto OF tne fortunes
invested in il, snd OF mig Standing aud an-
doubted integrity. 1t csnnot be oesloe that such
would suffer the affairs Of 70 III 10 which meg
deeply Interested and which s naer their daily
supervision TO be mismsnsged. Besid Is, gith man
If the cautions character OF the Presid eat John VII
kI SOD. ~ head Of the rosd, man bose integrity
above al suspicion il ia ait ge.her prot siois that ls
iner.sis carefully looked after; the only s9moslnt
IcEaps TO De made is, tina: too much ta1n)n ant
ecoIomy infused into the Management .yhi IN has
given Is daring and dsshiRy rival the Michigan
CertrIl, soue advantages and enabled il 70 divert
from the kickigan Southern some OF its Legitimate
business. Ba; al this Is only temporary and the b1si-
lees which pa;1raly belongs 10 the later road sil
sm this tine forth return 10 T. This result will be
bf1rgh shout By some important measures which are
aboul being taken aud import .nt facilities which
are ab,ut to De- s6de1 70 il. ] will point them out
briefly: i1ey ere destined TO sdd in my opinion. 80
cent 70 the receipts the preseat year
Tie int an mos, important addition ia the eoastruc.