Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1869-09-22
RAIL ROAD FROM PLYMOUTH
TO KANKAKEE CITY AND
THE ILLINOIS RIVER.

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Hon. Jas. McGrew, President of a
railroad. visited our town this week
to interes. the citizens in new line
of railroad that is to be built from
some point on the p. Fl W. & c. r.
r., in Indiana, through Kankakee
City to Barean, Ills, on the Rock
Island and Pacific railroad. a COM
pany has been organized in Illinois
to build that portion of the line
which is in that state Hon. @. W.
Cass, Pres. of the p. Ft. W. & c. r.
r, has agreed to build ten miles of
The road on this side of the Illinois
state line, leaving but fifty five miles
20 be built thence to Plymouth If
he road comes here it will pass
through or near Sampler and Knox.
It. Wayne and Rochester are ahxi-
)us to have it pass through the lat
er and terminate at the former place,
md will contribute joyfully to that
nd. The Pennsylvania Central and
Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
Companies are anxious to have the
DAD built, and will iron it as soon
graded and tied. Over it will
ass much of the Union Pacific traf-
c and travel, and hence, and for
ther means, it will become very
nportant road. Mr. Thompson,
res. of the Pa. Central road pre-
hrs Plymouth as turminus to any
ther point. If it terminates here
ne whole line will be about 165
lies in length. In that event Ply
outh will at once assume an i'm
.ortant prominence, hitherto un-
teamed of. In every depot, rail
q bad office and hotel, east and west,
.iymouth will be placarded as an
tlportant railroad point, and trav-
RS will be solicited to 60 east, west,
birth and south via Plymouth. The
lvertising of TT. Wayne in this
amer has given her prominence
d prosperity, her natural advanta-
could never have given her.
President McGrew assures US that
Plymouth becomes the cast termi
sof the road, round house and
ops will be erected here This
81 ne, we have no doubt but that the
Wayne road, owning large in
rest in the new road, would also
ect shops here, perhaps remove
ne of their extensive shops to
is place, as the Southern did the
port shops to Elkhart. a road to
nth Bend, Goshen, or Elkhart
,uld at once be constructed, and
rhaps other shops located here.
moth then being so favorably
uated for shipping, would soon
Ike her lumber into furniture
pers, thrashers, cars, DC, and
is became quite manufacturing
Tn The railroad shops and man
.cturing establishments woulc
lie pertinent employment to large
hbers of mechanics. Farmer.
hid find ready market for theil
kducts and merchants ready sail
tGeIr goods. The county would
idly FIJI up, and Plymouth woul'
lone so important, that every
Iy within reach would come herr
lrade. and soon, instead of three
world have a population OF ten
tusand. Her people would sool
w rich, and be in possession o
That wealth can give.
Recently we took occasion t.
b our people against hastily yot
Ito tax themselves in aid of rail
h projects, but at the same tim
lgested that southswest or Yves
wo' i greatly benefit them. fifth
lng of the people of the count
ownships more directly interest
Iwould be the only means o
ting Plymouth the terminus Q
new road and of giving US tn
DAD shops. we would by a
MS urge that tax to that end b
ID. Counties and townships no.
the Ianful right to levy ia
lot more than two per cent. o
assessed value of property, !
of railroads. 100000 woul
small sum to pay for such gres
iantages as would be the termi
of the road. and building {
Is here Oar people may 500
allied upon to determine whs
IN, if any, they will take to 81
the profile ed benefit Shall "
Yourselves Of it, or aOt9