The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-02-03

! received SaO, UUU. he road VIII add
about $50, 600 Of taxable property to
the two townships. which viii be forev
er taxed thereafter to aid the people in
paying the public expense, while the
people will only pay tax for two years
to aid in building that road, which adds
six times the value Of the tax paid to
tie taxable property. We pay tax two
years, the road pays taxes back to us
forever after. The increase of business
in way of manufacturing, which the
completion Of the road will build up.
will add five millions of dollars to the
property of the county inside of ten
years; and tat will reduce our taxation
one half. 1t is poor policy to spill at
the bung and save at the spigot If We
never expend anything we shall reap
nothing. Nature has located Us at the
exact point to become center. We
are the right distance east. west, north
and south from the great roads runring
out Of Chicago to tap them on the one
hand, and open the lake to US on the
other. All we need is cut off straight
west. We tap the Rock Island, St
Louis, I'll. Central, Chicago & Danville.
Great Eastern, Chicago & Louisville.
Laporte < Peru, and IT. Wayne roads.
Twenty four miles north opens up the
Michigan Southern, a, South Bend; SO
does 30 miles northwest at Laporte.
Tw, I've miles to Michigan City or ten
on to Niles cuts the Michigan Central
At Chicago, Michigan City and St 10.
on roads already built we tap the lake
We open our doors to the coal fields of
Illinois, Ohio, Indiana, Pennsylvania
and Mich, i;can; and all within four to
fifteen hours lun Of us, and bring the
dealers in coal in competition, and the
price of freight on col in competition.
We have the markets Of Chicago, Gin
cinnati, Louisville and Detroit open to
US with competing lines to each. Prop
erty is cheaper here than elsewhere,
and men with money, looking for a man
ufacturing location, will hunt just such
a place, and there locate. They could
snip from here, without change of cars,
in any direction. No other town in
the country possesses that facility. If
men 90 sixteen miles out Of Chicago to
build factory, and build their own
railroads to it, then ship to the city in
order to send away or bring in what
they make or need, they could have far
better chances here, and would have
every inducemcnt to locate here.
We had better look at this enterprise
more than once before we decide to look
at it unfavorably. Once built, this road
will force the outlet north, and with
that we become railroad center. The
name of Plymouth will be known ov
crywhcrc as Fort Wayne is now. That
''Ft. Wayne & Chicago railroad adj
vertlscment has made TT. Wayne city
of - 900 inhabitants. We have a
natural advantages over her.
We have better county-lnore people
outside the city-are nearer Chicago
have better lines Of railroad (kaying
southern outlet direct, which she has
not)-with this road would be rail
road terminus with shops AID factories
here as a nucleus for other manufacture
ING. We are nearer coal; nearer all
the markets for supplies; and can cut
lines at shorter distances.
Build the road, and We will see 'Plym-
outh everywhere as we sec Fl Wayne
now, and Plymouth will build up far
ahead Of her rivals inside of twenty
FIVE years. Look at it carefully. Take
a railroad map and study it out. Draw
a line to Bureau on the Rock Island
road, then another to South Bend and
St 10. riu Niles, aud one to Elkhart
ria Bremen, and see the location of
Plymouth. These roads will be built
if we say 50, and will fairly start them;
otherwise we remain an agricultural
town, no larger than We are, and more
onterprising places rob Us Of the bene
fits OF BENG the eastern terminus OF this
cut off south of Chicago, 10 be built
on some line in 1870 If we start it
we become rich and prosperous town
and county; if we do not, it will 90
south OF us or terminate west OF us, and
we arc and must remain the victims Of
most unmitigated folly, with no one
to blame but ourselves.
AN OLD CITIZEN.
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