Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1869-09-29
For the Republican.


FIymOutn - uEsuuhs SO'
It is important to the permanent pros
perity of our county and town that some
steps be. taken by US for the prospective
increase and permanency of business.
Capital must be invited and encouraged to
locate here, and must meet that kind Of
liberality which is the ouigrowth of aud
always appears in all entcrprising COM
munilies. Neighboring towns and coun
ties are absorbing large sums Of money
and attracting hundreds Of thousands Of
dollars of trade from orr own people di-
rectly, as wen as encouraging and secur
ing the investment of foreign capital In
their midst. Unless we exert ourselves,
we shall find ourselves surrounded in a
few years with the results Of the energy
of our neighbors and of our own apathy.
An opportunity is now offering itself, OF
which we can take advantage II we will,
that will be likely to result in making us
leading town. and give us decided ad-
vantage over our neighbors as a bueiness
location. In short, we can become to
considerable extent, railroad centre
We already have an east and west line,
the greatest trunk on the continent-we
have southern outlet, and a rival line
west. The immediate result of the com
pleiion Of the latter road has been a re-
duction in ffeights, which has benefited
the business community over 900 per
annum, in the item of freight alone. II
gives a southern outlet In winter, and
while it takes from Plymouth some retail
trade, is slowly building up wholesale
business in its place of greater value. we
now need a north, northeast, and direct
western outlet, and Plymouth can reach
%. 900 Inhabitants, and the county
of the best in the state--become one OF
/ the most wealthy in the west The Grand
Trunk railroad, of Canada, has been for
two years seeking road to the south
west, and a road is graded and being built
to Cassapolis. A route has been projected
through Cassapolis. Michigan, across this
county, aud seeking some connection 10
Illinois, within one hundred miles OF CHS
cago. A company is already organized,
and prelimipa y lines have been run OF a
railroad from South Bend to Benton Har-
Dor, on the cas-; shore of Lake Michigan,
to proceed thence north into the great
pine regions of Northern Michigan, and,
of course looking to direct southern con-
nection. The Kankakee Il Illinois river
railroad company. is organized, with lib-
eral charter, to build road from Bureau
Junction of the Rock Island railroad TO
the Kankakee river at Momence, and
thence east through Indiana, to some
point on the Fort Wayne road. taking In
its line the towns of Dwight, Kankakee
and Momence, and tapping one of the finest
coal regions in Illinois. Ii depends on Us
whether that road terminates here, or at
some town further cast. From here to
Mouence, or the Illinois line, is about 55
miIes in a direct line. The company in
Illinois are secure in about $550.000 OF TO-
cal aid--enough to grade the road aid
furnish ties through that state. 1t only
remains for US in Indiana to organize
company TO grade and tie the route to tic
Illinois state line, and the read will be
rapidly completed, through Stark anc
Jasper counties, and terminating here, ii
we will. That secures Us the terminus o.
the Grand Trunk projection, giving 1t
through line to the south and west. Also
the southern terminus Of the road project
, ed from South Bend, northward, opening
. up to Us advantages unequalled by any
other interior town in the state, excep
indianapolis or Fort Wayne The Law
authorizes counties and towns to levy
taxes and issue bonds in aid of rail road
either as donations, or by way of takin!
! stock-to not be used until the road is Sc
cured. The Illinois towns and countie
have already voted $3.50. 900. and the town
vet to vote, will add 100000 to that sum
The people here can vote for such sub
4 scriptions, or against it, as hey please
d large foreign land owners in Stark an
s Jasper counties will be glad 10 aid to tn
r extent of their ability. The people c
Stark county will exert themselves TO thei
utmost. The people of Jasper, Twin
mostly south of the line, and it missin
Rensselaer,, will not give it the aid the
otherwise would, but enough can be raise
: without our feeling it, to grade and tie
l. miles of road, which can be done easil
% over such a route for 81 800 or s. 600 p'
mile. and the cars will soon be running
The p, Fit. w. & c. road, and the Roc
Island road. are pledged to iron and stoc
The road as soon as il is graded. A dl
lie tinguished railroad officer IS pledged
" grade and tie ten miles of the road, PR
- vided Plymouth is made the terminu
Both the above named railroads desi
Plymouth to be the point Of junction. II
building of this road Will secure US pc
oi manent advantages oil great importanc
G, Let US, as business men, secure it befo
Id it is too late. The projection of the CT
"A off by Blue Island, on one of the gre
T. eastern lines, will, if completed, ruin Il
project, hence an eastern terminus will
= secured at an early day by the Kankak
n IL Illinois river railroad company. I
~ city of Fort Wayne will take 100000
10 stock at once. The counties south Of
will subscribe literally for an east a
west route. We already have an ca
i. west and southern outlet. We can affc
u to give more than any other locality,
lr- cause it will benefit us more. If we "
devote a little time and attention to Z
er, thing, we can become railroad centre
in side of two years, and with prosperity
N cured that all our energies will not
- able US to equal by anyother investm
. we can make. be it ever SO large. l h'
'n' Teen at some pains to inquire into
NJ subject and the facts on which we can