The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1863-08-26

Below We lay before our readers another let
ter from Mr Willis. presenting many potent
inducements 10 capitalists and others seeking
investment. 10 aid in building the proposed
linz " railroad from Ibis city o. Battle Greek
Sc invite tl- EARNEST attention oi tar pu.lic
10 this letter and % q careful exaniuaiiou OF
the subject OF this railroad. Nr. Wills Ger
tainly does not rxaggerate or present the mat
Ter too ~trongly /, needs bot To be examined
TO satisfy any person of the feasibility Of this
route. aud that Il the road Is built it must bee
one OF the best paying road in the North
west:
BATHS CREEE Au-. 20 1858
M EDiraE.-A day OF tNo since T ccived
a letter from Charlotte relative to tn propo-ed
extension OF me railroad from Lansing to Bat
tie Greek The writer allads~ to the inability
OF q. Geanl frank 10 take hold Of the natter
presume De- meant to alude TO the extension
from Owos-o 90 Port Huron. A You have
mentioned this ] will state that the Messrs
Earrings. the great bankers of London. Eng
land. own tha Grand Trunk railroad. so | am
informed. atlea-t. Now, it is apparent a. you
have suggested go your article that that route
is the shortest route tor travel Of any other
to the East Hence. 10 proper efforts wer,
made los the people of that whole route have
no doubt ,aa. tae Me~,r- Baing-. they being
abundantls abi- would soon take hold az and
build the railroad from Owo--o Co Port Huron
All must see a. once. that that road built ant
the road from Lansing to Battle Greek ais,
made, that the value 10 the Grand Trunk rail
road would be incalculable. And here let N,
say. that there Is not railroad 10 nv knowl
sdge. In the United states, that traverses
richer, if a. rich a country. as this road from
Battle Creek TO Port Huron and Saginaw.
! apparent that the railroad from Lansing L
/ Battle Creek would soon have a double feeder
The railroad from Saginaw TO Owosso Is fxe,
matter. What Saginaw wants is To- get an out
let south west aud this She will have Shal
the want of 30 10 50 miles of railroad depriv
that boundless region OF wealth of an cutie
SO valuable to them. and also as equally val
uable to Us and tAo great Southwest
Nj. Editor / cannot see why men of capita
d. NOT take hold OF this work ~ once Ever
foot of this proposed railroad route abound
with The choicest farming lands. and ere te
years roll round, if the road II built the bus
ness Ike that of the great NJ. c. r. r.. woul
astoni>h ALL Every acre Of land between Bat
tie Creek aud Port Huron and Saginaw. woul
double ia value within ten 90 twenty miles o
each >de of this railroad. The ease an
cheapuess IN procuring the timber and WOO
Tor this road is unsurpassed by any route /
the United States Add 10 this the very tr
fling amount of work to grade the entire roa,
and .t makes a most desirable chance for il
vcstmlnt. and fully believe if the matter va
taken hold of as il should be capital coul
soon he obtained to build the road Every fa
mr. on The road should take stock. and feel a
interest az once in thu work At present the
are czp.adng thousands Of dollars in Eato
conniy 90 clear off and destroy timber Ill.
with the railroad. they could realize from =
90 $50 per acre far the timber aud wood. Ad
tais 10 other AID innumerable benefits The lai
road would be to them. and they would 500
talize that the stock taken by them would !
a rich investment Hundreds Of those farme
could pay their Subscriptions 10 timber Al
ties ior the railroad, and market at the
doors for their produce would soon conyin'
them OF the value Of the railroad.
Your truly,