Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1872-02-20

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EDIRoR GAzErTE-Dear Sir: In
response to an enquiry, | have receiv,
ed the following from Hon. o. NJ.
Barnes, of the Jackson, Lansing and
Saginaw Railroad:
What wU the people Of AlaJaster,
Ta,oas and A,ssabks do to,cdrd building a
road o'S to the j. L. g. S. Railroad at
Staadisi9 II they can clear, grub, grade
and tie 10, 1T CAN be IRoNED AND EQUIP
PED. WAat tciH they dos"
The above questions no one man can
answer. Will the people of the shore
towns meet at the several villages and
confer upon the subject and answer
these questions? Let us hear from
the people through your paper.
Yours truly,
j. o. WmITrEMoRE.
There, fellow citizens of the shore,
is in substance plain, straightforward,
busincss-like proposition, coming from
n source entitled to the highest conf
dence. If you will grade and tie this
road, says Mr.. Barnes, speaking for the
railroad company, we will iron, equip
and run it for you. We will put you
in regular and speedy and comfortable
communication with the world. We
will give You competing markets in
which to make your purchases at all
seasons. We will give you safe and
speedy transportation for the products
of your soil, your forests and your
lakes. We will open to you not only
the markets of the East, but the vast
interior markets of the South, the
West and the Southwest. All these
advantages and more are embraced in
Mr.. Barnes brief note to Mr.. White
more.
Citizens of the shore towns, there is
no need far us to enlarge upon the ad'
vantages that railroad communication
would give this section. These arc as
abvious as they are manifuld. Give
this important matter your early and
earnest consideration. Hold meetings
and confer together upon the subject.
Ascertain what you can and WILL
do. Then send us the result of your
deliberations for publication.
Forward, friends of progress
From the above, which we clip from
the Tawas Gazette, it would seem that
there is now chance for the shore
people to obtain a railroad to Au Sable
and then what? Are the citizens of
Alpena going to sit idle and let the
matter rest there? We hope not
Just set yourselves about it and see
what can be done to bring the road to
Alpena. Here is where we want it
to end, not at Ausablc.
ANOTHER RAILROAD.
The people of the western part of
the State are also talking largely of
another road across the State, from
Muskcgon to Alpcna, which route
would be through very rich portion
of Michigan. Perhaps if the Alpena
folks would open their eyes a little,
then their mouths, we might, IN time
have q railroad of some kind, and
from where. We live in hopes.
The Osceola Outline says:
"Since the project has been started
from Muskegon, up the river, to Ne
waygo, Big Rapids, Hcrsey, Sc, there
is considerable speculation as to wha
will naturally be the terminus on LAKE
Huron, after leading up the river al
far as the south end of Houghton Lake
anil tapping the country thereabOut.-
Placing a straight-edge upon the maj
of Michigan, and drawing direc
line from Muskegon, via Houghtol
Lake, puts the terminus for such
road at Alpena, on Thunder Bay, on
of the most promising villages il
Northern Michigan. A road bull
along that line would pass throug
some of the very best land to be foun
in this State, both for numbering an
farming purposes. Such road coul
be made to pay, from the moment
reached the numbering districts, an
we have no doubt it will eventually b
built 1t is natural route which
will be for the interests of lumbermer
traders and agriculturists to open an
improve. The counties through wbic
tho road would pass are: Muskcgor
Newoygo, Mecosta, Osceola, CLAIR
Missaukee, Roscommon, Ogemaw, o.
coda, Altoona and Alpena. The di
tsnce an a STRAIGHT line is 100 miles.