The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1863-10-14
Decidedly Cunning.

The man that presides over the local depart
nent Of the O~os=o Press Is cunning eli, and
sondrous witty! he has lately got of several
very cute things in regard 70 our city, which
.how conclusively, without further demonstration,
bat he j. imam Of parts" We quote his last,
which j. in the following words;
NV RAILROAD ESI-RPRlsE The Lansing
people are fually about 70 build RailrOad, and
all hold meeting al Mason 10 consider the
matter. The contemplated route IS from Lansing
10 Grass Lake, on the Central road. Some Of
the " wise men Of Boston, it appears, own a
lake on the route, with pebbly bottom, and pic
turesque shores, which they have let out tor
bathing purposes during the past season. al
uniform price OF ten cents SKIN, from which a
iarge surplus has accrued. We understand IRON
responsible party, that this surplus will be in-
vested IN the Lew enterprise. TIE Legislature
Sil be convened At once, and arrangements
made 10 build the road without expense 10 more
Than three or four people Ia all Lansing Look
out for tue cars
Our O~osso friend Is evidently filed With fear
for the Ramshorn; :" for every time anything l.
laid doubuug she integrity Of the company, or
that there j. prospect Of any rival IA lroad be-
ing built, be gives one OF his cunning growls
We can assure this punster thai We, With him,
deeply love our Ram-hOrn," and dislike very
much to see IN prospects jured or ia sub
stance devoured IL has cost our community
much, In money, time and anxiety-they have
nnrsed Il 20 long. and watched It's growth 80
closely. lt has required close watching to see II
gran. and expended 20 much upon it, that they
have learned to call IT, aud justly, too, dear !!
new wrinkle has been added TO the horn
a. each succeeding Legislature las convened, and
xe have 10 DOUBT that # the mileuium morn
Is not too close At hand, il viii attain TO its tui
proportion in course OF time But out people
who have bled' freely for the benefit of the
. Ram-hOrn, and who have tailed n out to
rs present growth, have become somewhat sic6
rned at seeing the whole concern being gradual,
swallowed up. It's " head l. at ONo-sO, auC
being there also, rs they are being drawn il
gradual - the 80 heal II becoming huge. an,
po~eriuily strong. Under this state OF things
having invested our money once and iost. ",
are determined not 70 CRY for split miik, bu
10 Try again. We have great confidence, deai
OWo-so fIieud, in the speedy building # thu
Grass Lake road You say the pr,j CT has ioi
ia capital the proceeds OF lake, &c. W,
hope the lake may produce no " fish Tn,
"swsmps" OF the Ramshorn" have created
" ish, evidently of the sucker" species, sutf
cieutly large and voracious to gobble up the
~hole Concern. Some OF { EN- have been sem
10 New York, but they have only been a dead
~eght on the market. They remain there still
bIl OF expense % the road. The prospect for
'h- c. Ib4 -~~S - go Tts man ra-s ba y.
not to wait for the recovery Of any man dying with
consumption if they had We should have nc
more Confidence in the project than we have il
the final completion OF the Ramshorn." The
= ostsntial and industrious farmers, mechanic:
and business men along the line are going "a
build the road, and they purpose doing iL by
work, aud not by begging aud swindling.