Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1869-11-10


complexion of the road from La
lporte, for which the company Is al
ready organized, II viii also open
to us 8. joe, on Che east side, on
the c,,mpletion of the rad from
South Bepd, for which the company
is organized and the line run. That
gives us competition with lake
freights, and with water outlet with
in forty-two miles Of US on one side,
and .abodt seventy miles ion the 9TH
er side. The north line to South
Bend aud Niles, Brings the Fort
Wayne, 8 Michigan . Southern and
.MichiganaCentrs all ineeompetitiSn,7
and the line to Goshen makes 7 the
Fort Wayne and Michigan Southern
direct competing lines, east, fer all
kinds Of freight and transportation.
The completion of the Peninsular
rail road to South Bend. or any
point on the lake, which will soon
be done, gives US the completion of
another great line east. We have
the choice Of several lines TO- Cin-
cinnati--all competing-and all the
great lines leading west and north
west. The great coal fields OF Penn
sylvania, Ohio, ILdiana,r Michigan
and Illinois will be open to Us by
rail, and within four to fifteen hours
of as, giving us not only compet-
ton in prices of coal, but of
costs OF Importation; while it
gives US the benefit Of competition |
in freights for sending off manufac-
lures to every point of compass.
Every capitalist looking for a loca-
ton on which to establish manufac- |
turing Of any kind, wants facilities
for bringing in material and fuel as |
well as sending Of products, com |
bined with competition in cost of
transportation. With the roads
proposed, not exceeding one hun.
dred miles In all, we shall have sew
en- rail road outlets and the compe.
tition Of all the great roads leading
into and out Of Chicago.
A more favorable manufacturing
point cannot be found in the west
where land can be had as cheap, Ia
oorers can get as near their work,
coal can be procured at as little cost,
and such Wholesale competition can
be forced on cost of transportation.
The roads proposed would make
IS a town from 10000 to so, 900, in
,abitants: for capital will seek a
ocation and make Investments
where the facilities these roads will
give us can be found. 1t is more
favorable than Indianapolis, because
Of its water facilities by lake 1t is
nearer to Chicago than Fort Wayne
md it taps the great through lines
It points nearer than be got at any /,
'ther place, and it gives an almost
lirect line through to Omaha, which | Z
'annot be got at any other point
With so little expense and so short a
inc of road. We hope each of our ,
'eaders will take q rail road map :
nd mark on it line from Plymouth Z
o Goshen-from Plymouth to South G
Bend, Niles and st. Joseph. From
plymouth to Momsnce, Kankakee
md Bureau. and from LaPorse to
Michigan City. These lines are all q
provided for except from here to 2
south Bend, Momence and Cos en-. ?
The building of the two last will en-
orce the building of the Others.
We have only to tie and grade fifty a
i've miles of road west, and the rest 4
s pledged to us. Let us 60 to work r
md secure the organization of a
without delay. We under.
stand that c. II. Reeve has a con-
lItionsl subscription which will full Il
y protect subscribers. r