Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1873-10-28
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msnciDy >/tlye op,ra,i,a.s 10 b,ild-
iog doeks, g,siiDz, err, ~ an eariy
day. We are iDf1rAed W the PREF
fisst ~ he c1mpaDy TIA, its chjaf
snZfnser, with eDrps n 4seisiaDts,
viii cuamepee ~ lay Dgt tbs vim
terg wOrk a. ibis en- u tbe .iDe
air,lt the IDth pf0z., ao1 yTajiDg
will be c1mmeDced ~ a>,Du n,eresf-
ter ~ pral'ieabie BefDre grading
r. commenced, hDDeyer, u viii BE-
required II oar ci'izeus " pledge
tiemseiyes " all NE company ~
uJe am08nt ~ g75 300 W 600, 900
- oDe hall ~ he paid when tbe road
81 ia operation from hipeDa 10 tbe
J. T.. Il =. X. X. cTD.siD1, and The
balance when he rad y coiDplet-
81 W Grand Haven.
Tome twenty u our leading citi-
zeDs met the officers " tlie road a.
the Fletcher House yesterdsy
morning, and ayp)iDted commit
tie u eight, co3si ting u W len
Dey, W. H. Potter a. W Cum
stock, y. e. Folkerfs. T. ~ Luce,
J. T Bostwick, .. J.. Kjmball, and
J. X. LJckwood, wbo were " cali
upon our citizens aDd ascertain the
amount they would be willing "
subscribe aud W report progress a.
= 0clock last evening Several
speecbes we're made and . general
good feeling was manifested W al
present. u was aecet'aiDed ibat .
branch would ~ built fom tb'
main line u no 5oqd ~ D1yil Rive
IN order " give The company facili
ties tJr booming 01Dhre timbeI
wbicb facilities could not ~
bsd NJ hlpeDa without eDdapgeifDS
shipping.
~ is 70 b. hoped that Opr citi
zsps will cams fOrwsrd and sbb
scribe literally, ~ n railroad vii
be tho means u giving hlDeDa
population u ~ least zOl,OD sDUI
inside u toD years.
The building " G,is roa1 IL q
the greatest importance n tbs pa
pie ~ Alpeua, FIR, ~ W. have lTe
viously stated, " viii opep ~
this port M unlimited amount .
tho bost pins and farming binds 4
northern Michigan, tbe products 4
which must naturally find 40 o1i
let aud shipping port here.
will be means Ivy which the mill
Of this city can be- furnished wit
logs from tho pine regions tba
cannot bo reached In any otho
way. II will give us railroad con
noction with Grand Haven In on
own State, and then with tho entir
Northwest, and mako Alpcna
groator shipping port that mos
people have even thought Of II
deed Alpena, with this road, wi
receive a very great amount of Oh
freight shipped from the wester
portion Of Michigan, as IL Is favol
ably located for that purpose, b'
Ing situated on one Of the be'
harbors OF tho whole chain OF tn
great lakes; and being within cas-
transporting distance with Godric
aud South Hampton, on tho eas
shore OF Lake Huron, and Collins
wood, on Georgian Bay. throug
which ports tho eastern and Can'
dian markets would be reache
with en-e. aud considerable savin