Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1859-04-13
Anbet, BANDING and Tn4erse Ray R. R

u VIII be grahlylng TO The numerous
friends and acquaintances of DANIEL BECK
II, Esq, Of this city, to learu that he has
just been awarded another extensive con-
tract for building Railroad 10 Michigan
This is the second great work which has
been entrusted to his charge in that State
The first, the Kalamazoo q Grand Rapids,
has been for some time in course Of vigor-
ous progress, and is rapidly approaching
completion. It is stupendous work but
has been pushed forward with only snch or,
ergy and foresight as Mr.. b. evinces. His
eminent success on this work gave great
confidence to capitalists, and no doubt had
its effect in the recent award.
We learn that during last week the Board
Of Directors Of the Amboy, Lansing and
Traverse bay r. r. Company contracted
with MIR. Beekel to complete one hundred
and twenty-five miles of the road between
.Ianesville and Saginaw, within three years
For this work he is to receive three million
five hundred thousand dollars This road
--rasses through the eastern part Of the Pine
Z Region, and is a part ofthe Mackiuaw road
When finished it will become another most
important route FOR the transportation of
pine lumber from the best pine region in
the Union no part Of which will iniuriously
affect the interests of the Fort Wayne
Grand Rapids and Muskegon road, as it
will not at any point be within eighty miles
Of that road. 1t crosses in its course the
Southern Michigan, Central Michigan, and
Detroit and Milwaukee Railroads. BY ira,
cling the map, the reader will discover that
II not only passes through a valuable part
OF the State, and Lansing, the capitol, but it
also strikes Saginaw Bay, the head of the
pine regions, and will give the lumbermen
at all seasons of the year an outlet for their
lumber to a good market.
TO Ohio, as well as Iudiana, the compile
ton of this road is Of great Importance, as
these States will be able to obtain lumber at
any season of the year, at much cheaper
rates than it can now be offered by the way
Lake Huron, Detroit River, Toledo and
the Canal, The pine trees to make lumber
are already grown and are a sure crop. -
All that is wanting to bring this product of
u soil, not effective by the seasons, is to have
good railroads, and We are rejoiced to find
this will shortly be accomplished by the aid
Of our fellow citizen, d, Beckel, Esq The
pine lands donated to complete the part un.
dertaken by Mr.. b. amount to about five
hundred thousand acres, no part of which is
worth less than FIVE dollars per acre, and ev,
cry acre will yield from fifteen thousand tc
twenty thousand feet of lumber. When
this road is made, the pine lands through
which it passes will rise very rapidly in value
and prove to be the test gold mines in the
West Our citizens are deeply interested
in the Ocempletion of this road, us our city
win become, by means of its railroads, whicI
pierce every part Of the country, one @
the best depots for the sale of pine lumbei
in Southern Ohio and we wish its mana
gers and contractors the most complete sue
cess in this magnificent undertaking.
MIR. BIS two railroad contracts amount /,
about five millions of dollars.