Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1875-10-30
THE INLAND NAVIGATION.
The Board Of Control Take
Favorable Action.
A Survey Of the Route Ordered and {
Local Commissioner Appointed.
The Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad
Will Cooperate Heartily in
the Project.

BUNE Swamp Land Commissioner Havi-
land passed over the route of the pro-
posed improvements, under the instruc-
tons of the Board of Control. Upon his
report of the feasibility and necessity Of
the proposed Improvements depended. to
a great extent, the action of the Board.
The Board of Control met last Wednes-
dav. and Commissioner Haviland made
written report in regard to the improve
ment contemplated. 1t was as favorable
as the most ardent friends of the meas
ure could desire. He reported the route
entirely feasible, and of the utmost i'm
portance to the entire northern section
of the state, and recommended that the
Board order an accurate survey of the
route. and that when this was completed
that the Board should make an appro-
priation of sufficient amount of swamp
lands to cover the cost of the work, pro-
vided that the Grand Rapids and Indiana
Railroad Company, or other parties in
terested, construct a first-class wagon
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terminus of the railroad. The report
was accepted and adopted, and the survey
ordered by the unanimous vote of the
Board.
. Commissioner Haviland then appoint
ed William Chandler Local Commissioner
to take charge of the work. The ap-
pOintment was Immediately confirmed
by the Board. This constituted all the
action taken upon the subject, and was
all that could be done under the law and
regulations of the Board.
FUTURE PROSPECTS.
The future action of the Board will
now depend upon the report of the en-
gineer who makes the survey. We have
no doubt but that he will and it even
more favorable than the rough surveys
already made have indicated The writer,
who represented the interests of this pro-
ject, at the meeting of the Board, con-
suited with the individual members upon
impressed i'm regard to the ACCESSIBILITY of
making the proposed improvement, and
will, we have no hesitation i'm saying,
vote the aid required to complete it, when
tdey become convinced that it is for the
best interests of the state to do so. The |
Board are compelled to be very cautious
in regard to making appropriations of
swamp lands for internal improvements.
If they listened to all the projects which |
arc presented to them asking for appro-
| priations of swamp land, there would not
be an acre of land left in month. We
hope at the next meeting of the Board
to be able to present matters i'm such
shape as to secure the appropriation
needed.
THE RAILROAD COMPANY.
After securing the action of the Board
above stated, the writer proceeded to
Grand Rapids to consult with the mana
gers of the Grand Rapids and Indiana
road to ascertain if they would
fulfill the part of the improvement
left for them by the report
of Commissioner Haviland. We found
that Messrs Page and Simpson, who
made the trip over the route last week as
representatives of the company, had made
a very favorable report and were really
enthusiastic over the route. The officers
of the company expressed their willing
ness to do even more than is asked of
them. If the route is opened up and
properly equipped, the company will not
only build, or cause to be built the road
necessary, but will throw all their north
ern business over the route. This liber
atty on the part of the company should,
and doubtless will, be met with spirit
equally as generous Orr the part of all in
terested i'm the success of the project, as
well as the future prosperity of this Sec
ton of the state. A line of fast boats
must be put upon the route. The bust
ness that is thrown into the hands of the
boats by the railroad company will make
guarantee that the business will be
paying one from the start.
WHAT REMAINS TO BE DONE.
Although tSe prospects for the future
of the project are exceedingly encourag
ing, there still remains much to be done
by our citizens, if the appropriation is
assured beyond doubt, for until the
matter is formally settled by the Board
there is some doubt about its success.
1t is the most important project that has
ever been agitated IN this place, not only
in the prospective benefits to this town,
but to the whole country. Every citizen
of the place should leave nothing undone
that is i'm his power to do to forward the
success of the enterprise. A line of boats
is a most important consideration. If
the representatives of the project who
attend the Board could say that arrange
ments had already been made for the es-
tablishmento of the line, it would do much
towards securing certain and favorable
action. That the boats would be exceed
ingly profitable there could be no doubt.
! The writer of this article has in his pos
session facts which show this conclu-
sively. Let this matter be talked up,
and if any Of our citizens know of par
ties who would be likely to make such
an investment, upon proper showing,
let them communicate with the editor of
the TRIBUNE upon the subject. There
are no doubt plenty of parties who would
gladly make the investment did they
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