The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1865-10-11
Cor Advertiser Tribune
Development OF Michigan-Rail Road Pro
lects Isabella County.

noticed 10 Your last issue quite d
lengthy article on a subject looking 90 tile
immediate prosperity Ot Detroit rs The
.eadin- place in this state. ! am happy 10
See llAi Tie people or especially the Id
rerit>'r f Ir'fh.. begins 10 realize
That j l- Necessary that something De done
toward more energetic action in develop
lu- --e Internal resources OF the State. IL
seems i9 me tAat the people Of this State
have h,ea derellct in their action In This re-
snoct
have examined the map and the various
routes referred 10 in the article OF the III
reT.>-F 0hG IrttfAe. Ii would seem that
llrre were tu. TWO feasible routes 10 which
we cHulI attach our energies. viz: The
FAni and Pere Marquette, and an extension
oi the Jackson and Lansing road.
From ihe pcuellar construction and or
-anzation OF our stale. / am Inclined tn
the opinion that a road running from Ow0s-
So or from Lansing 10 =. Johns thence
through GratiOt. Isabella, Clare Missaukee
ami Grand Traverse counties. terminating
at some favorable point on Grand Traverse
bay would serve the purpose OF developing
our state. and of forming the desired CON
Meeting liuk between Detroit. Is We'll as the
Interior portion Of our State and The Upper
Peninsula. YOu will readily see that from
the terminus AZ Grand Traverse Bav. there
j. "a very direct and short communication
with the Bay dc N0quet aud Marquette
Railway, running 10 Lake Superior The
bays 0n each side Of the lake are both com
m0diou, and easy Of access This. il
seems % me, is the road. or route. that
would serve all interests most. | would
here represent other features of the various
routes On the one last named Will be
found iirst-ciass farming country along
nearly or quite the whole route IL also
crosses most OF the leading rivers in The in
terror OF the state. and I'm such manner
as 10 obtain access to nearly all the pine on
said waters. There Is the Pine. the Chip
pewa. Muskegon, Manistee, and those cu-
iering into tie bay al Grand Traverse.
II would encourage capitalists 10 remove
from Eastern States TO the interior Of this
where We have incalcuiable wealth in pine
and other lumber. There are ample aud
sufficient water privileges on all our rivers
also, which would give Us all the power
necessary for manufacturing purposes Of all
kinds.
Ii would open "a market for our lumber
a- Well a. new market for the productions
of the central portion of the state The
N'tltl at part Nl tlt NlIlt could WITHOUT iIlt
eXhOrbtant price of lumber in Detroit, OBJ
tain Il from the North. You at Detroit
would have your much coveted connection
with the central portions of the State as
Well as The Upper Peninsula
think that the central portion can Just
~ claim one of the best agricultural pOr-
lions OF the State, and all il needs for its
immediate and extensive development, is q
direct and available thoroughiare and i'm
mediate connection with Detroit and other
leading places in the State We all desire
the growth and prosperity of Our own cities
in preference 10 those Of other States. De
troit has the capital and position, if she
only had the proper appreciation Of her po-
slt'on and energy 10 execute.
Let us hear from " D, and if thought ad-
to immediate action in the premises.
Fall crops are coming in finely. Oats
are all harvested, and all heavy corn is
generally out Of the danger of frost. POta-
toes are good crop, and are generally
sound Tie extreme warm weather OF the
past TWO weeks began to show on potatoes
but cold weather having set in We hope
that the rot will be limited.
Sept. TO- 1863. J. +. FANCHER.