The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1865-03-08

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ton accommodations 70 through lines, that
will surely charge fall rates. prove Of suf- .
fciert importance Is to BE OF Itself remune--
ration for the money invested. There is no
objection whatever to the citizens OF Jack
son using every legitimate means 70 make
the rich country northwest n that city
tributary 20 sheir enterpr!sing merchants.
When, however. tie people u ln5ham.
Eaton ana Barry counties are called on 10
furnish the means 10 build a road Tor the
benefit Of Jackson. and = road nom which
10 returns TO them eau be guaranteed, ex-
cept the facilities afforded u reaching avery
limited market. OF being subjected 70 high
freight rates that connecting lines VIII
charge il IS the duty OF every Individual IN
these counties 10 enquire if there Is 10 bet
ter outlet FOR their trade. anu II there = not
= route mora likely to promote their inter
ests develop the natural resources OF the
country enhance the value Of their prop
erty. give ample convenience for reaching
every part OF the State. and be more likely
- make q return on the money they may
invest and Do q road not under the neces-
sity Of depending entirely OF local aid, but
one that, Instead Of requiring every dollar
the several counties can furnish, Will CON-
mand foreign capital which viii be ex-
pended in building first class. broad guage
road, ard thus while il will warrant every
possible convenience. viii enrich instead Of
impoyershing the counties the line will &C
cupy Such ! road as the citizens Of the
most central, growing and pOpul0us part
Of the State should secure, IS the Grand
Trunk Railway Of Canada. This road, the
Cazen says, should be extended 10
Owosso, aud Informs Us that the Lansing
and Jackson road will be open the coming
season, and claims that 1.-THE completion of
the Grand Trunk extension 10 Owosso
would give the road . paying business.
viii not the C.t.zsa tell Us why the Grand
Trunk Company wish 10 extend their road
any further than Port Huron Mr.. Root
tells the writer that 1.-The extension Of the
Grand Trunk IS all bosh.' Why does the
the Grand Trunk is tie longest line IN the
world Is the business Of Shiavassee, Gen
essee, Lapeer and 81. Clair counties Of such
vast Importance to the Grand Trunk road,
as to warrant the extension Tie Citizen de-
sires-to Owosso, and no turtAer' Why
not let the road terminate As il now does,
at Port Huron and Detroit,
The managers Of the road are well aware
that Chicago Is the great depot for western
business. They have never lost sight Of the
necessity or extending their road % where
they would be in fair competition with other
roads; instead Of being dependent on, and
tributary TO. roads having 10 interests in
common with their own. They know that
i'm Chicago they would not be under the
necessity Of taking merely the leavings Of
competing lines. Hence they are ready to
join the citizens Of Michigan ia building a
first class through road. and one that will
have q paying through traffic. and thereby
be able to accommodate local business The
Cllzea says that, the Chicago Tribune
is agitating the subject OF the Grand Trunk
Railway extension from Port Huron to Ian
sing and thence across the central portion
Of the State OF Michigan. Can the Clti-
zen reasonably object 10 this Are not the
business men Of Chicago Immediately in
terested in this extension. They certainly
are; and the Press of that city indicates the
readiness with which the merchants Of Chi
cagO will aid in pushing Oh the work; and
there is no doubt Of having the assistance
Of Chicago capitalists. BY this route they
secure the shortest line to New York. and
hove direct communication with Boston,
Portland, Montreal and Toronto The peO-
pie OF Canada are awake to the importance
of the worl Nearly every leading public
journal Of Montreal and Toronto has COM
mended the enterprise The Montreal Her
aid says d" il is a work Of first rate import
ance even to the people Of Montreal" The
Toronto Giobs endorses the extension. and
the Montreal Guzetts says 1.-THE Grand Trunk
Company will al least furnish the iron roll
ing stock and equipments for the line and
thinks there should be no DELAY Mr.
Bridges assured the committee who con
ferred with him on the subject. that nothing
his road could command should be wanting:
that the Company was improving ia inan-
cial matters every day; AMI that if the
people Of Michigan would initiate the work
secure the right OF way, and undertake the
grading. his Company would aid i'm every
possible way, TO complete tue line without
delay
The road would develop large extent Of
country. that 10 now unknown, to tho isnni-
grant from the east. and much Of tie unoc-
cUpied lands along the line would at once
DE transformed by him to rich and produc-
tive farms. The building Of the road will
naturally attract the attention Of the people
Of the east, and the immense natural re-
sources OF the country made accessible by
the construction Of this road. will secure
the attention Of capitalists from every sec
ton. Lansing has an important interest in
this line, and il is thought her citizens will
not permit the abandonment OF the enter
prise, though the construction Of side lines
may injure the prospects Of the proposed
extension. The very able managing direc-
tor OF the Grand Trunk Railway has as
sured the writer that the Grand Trunk Com
pany are abundantly able to prosecute the
work, but wish to secure the cooperation
OF the people o. this State. The citizens of
Michigan should bear in mind that their
aid cannot well De extended to Two roads
through the same section OF country. and
that, By uniting their energies with the re-
sources Of the citizens of Chicago and the
interests Of the Grand Trunk Company. in
constructing q road that can be very cheaply
built they will secure a. Independent line
10 the very best eastern markets. and Will
have a railway Of which they wiz Justly feel
proud
Let this great international route secure
the sanction Of every man who is interested
in the prosperity Of this state. and who de-
sires to promote friendly relations between