The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1866-01-10
Tie Railroad Land Grants. The People
Opposed 70 Further Extension.

lie Detroit lgrtute4'-LLt AL--f--'-f 80
)!ies to our article Of the 2Oth VI December
n lis issue OF the 30lh. With the courtesy
hat might be expected from the press OF
Detroit. interested q they are .u The eyicl-
SION u q railroad 20 Grand 1r4vers-. i-
ioes not quote cur article. Sc suppose
rom The fear that il might have tie benefit .
1f the circulation Of that paper. Tie A.--- .
eie IS q very plausible one. Il first grants
al that We claimed 70 wit: tia. these raj
road corporations had entaiied upon Us tie
present state debt, aud that the presses
land grants we're made not fo- the benefit
" the people. but u aid "a few greedy laid
holders. and owners o. village AMI t0wl
sltes But says the cOi,.r oi -le d4C-rf4s-r
suppose railroads have cost money, t--y
" have been instrumental iu develop
NJ the wealth OF tbs state particularly t4e
southern counties, u au extent which cal
hardly lie computed A1yl- LJ1 i4g Hes-
the Michigan Contra. ava southern roads
Quilt across theSIate, before tle state was
obliged 10 sell them, aud private enterprise
I'''''is1 '''1 p''. '.'--. 80 ~ 30 $500
us ''"'e Will 80 - i'''1' '''' -'''
ands, was unable 70 Do, s.aSing millions
Of money. And because. 0rsJo-1, these
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'N'e'' mus p-'' '"'
continue 20 use the public domain Tor other
'o'-' - IN
7oo' may 0ou,'
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can
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PIE O' 'nI' "Ho'' COUNTY are io" ''''' i'
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column, where II July endorses "nA we
stated. that these mOnopohes were crush
in,, the life blood 0uI nffhe ,aer.sie- of the
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-.eHlehs an" progress 'nvu5i lDr dt-++-
ttser saws such talk % IS ali CANNON the
ro,d A. .-sr b,,iir NJ ,,,r-t i..-. ,,...,,e.
'"V"-n IL 'i"s no. Pu. l4'-c 100 .iec- money
ni0 tae pockets Of these Detroit Specuii-
/ tors. aud must bs done on .o,i,. 90. Dee, VS.
ton, ,l.- ,i.. ,.,...,., ...... ,,..,t .i......
'"Du7 rom III ''Ae- "n' 7e-.i-.'' ga. et.'
year The L!S Rapids L'y.- Jt Nn-l-.
county, a portion OF lie Grand Traverse
country which Frost MART T. a., s,. 80.
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rom when we make tile lOAo"in9 e4irae',
first stating that il has been copied Iu,O the
Grand Traverse Herald and these ara .1.
..rl,. tv-o r,,,ars IN tho cr.rd .-,,,..,-.,
-loD' II Is an ai'lce -'1.1 OF aLeclion lob
Detroit. and shows how reg anxious these
people North are for = railroad Tne E4g.
nm. 93i s,vs.
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o'' ~. ga. "'''cu .O' u'' pas, pune st.'7
nds' iiio'c 'll.1h any thln5 else H-hHet'i lht
%, o. Dur cVqnlrs mas geen br
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''u Pios 'eli'l- Il Is WIS NAicA j.. auu
80 ''e = 80 oU's' ~ ou' i- rs
80, oo's ~ Mus uO"cah To-"
Sonr,b 80. 80. ,S'. uese.1pc wen lhfr'-
-, g., VI .ne l]nt IS our ''
10, az 80 an, o"u e-ie- an
.'t -. ''''''"' 'vi''7 canal
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IT.. t',' - 49, 'r,' 'i"c.et I'D prove
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nave = IS.iroau 10 'he Grand Traverse pee
49, ~ ~" .''. ~ la a 'iolrn o'htf
'';II GU. ,''I' .''es - Nii"l go
,lo,. ,n, ~. .,..,..li an 1",' 'ios
- -, ny '''0i'e" ~ "sA TOT more
n, cr,,,i Do,,;l. m,
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-. 49,. -. 10 '"' i'ye.i ti'.'--
'eu|-- - iS"s' lueie Is 10 ~ o.tii2n Gro
corporation. probably because tba ,, have
the land they want AZ present.
some PLAN people may thinN that Tie
nee.,uS al O.',o.. means la.ifoal; L. Only
ken-down sw,ndlinor follow, ,i.,.@,,i .....-
selves Railroad Companies Grand Trav-
er.e, gentlemen Is line country Il is
G Go T~a ,,.sou, o1. nep- ot admire
travellers fat wallet. An Won w,rt ~ 1.-s,i
Traverse is perpetual lien on its rich lands.
Al We ask OF you IS no; 10 BALD rs % rail-
hova oornc 80 i.1, ~ .o1t neg We
cago eirhr months ~ i,e - - 81 a. III,
winter we can get out by stage II we ,.isr
II We should ever get ANXIOUS for q road 10
S- ou' i'''e nee S.eep; Gu trencn Town We VIII
70 ask for rbat and yo -' s s- - - w. , 3s
Lar "'''
We protest against any more Railroad
Z lana Grants We rely on the Member Of