Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1878-03-02
RAILROAD NEWS.
The Marquette de- MGckim0sU Rail
road to be Built sUithOut
Delay.
James F. Joy Says Mr. Laman is
an Experienced and Respon-
sible Man, backed by plen-
ty of Capital, and will
Put the Road
Through.

of weeks since, has had the desired eff
feet. So much had been said and limited
about the probable failure of the con-
tracting parties in fulfilling their contract
that We were anxious to arrive at some
definite conclusion. With this in view
we took the trouble to make considera-
BILE enquiry. and the result OF the inves-
tigatiOn was given i'm our editorial.
We stated that the redeeming feature
was the fact that James F. Joy was in
teresting himself in the matter and lend
ing his influence to the contractors. We
cid not believe, from his well known
reputation. that Mr.. Joy would counte-
nance or aid parties who were irresponsi-
BILE.
The Detroit Post and Tribune is re-
sponsible for the statement that James
F. Joy pronounces our conclusions false
1t says:
1.-The story which came all the way
from ChebOygan to the effect that the
not be built, and that the gentleman to
whom the contract was awarded got it
for merely speculative purposes, is pro-
nOunced by james +. Joy to be sensa-
tiOnal. In his opinion Mr.. Laman, the
contractor is an experienced and re-
spOnsible gentleman, who is backed by
plenty of capital, and who will put the
road through without delay. Glad to
hear it,"
This is good news for Cheboygan and
Northern Michigan, and none rejoice
more over the prospect of the building
of the Marquette & Mackinaw railroad
than does the TRIBUNE, 1t has always
been our aim to make the TRIBUNE a
power in the development of this section.
and have always taken the opportunity
to advocate any project that looked to
the improvement and advancement of
this portion of our state, and the editorial
referred to was written with the desire
to give the parties interested
an understanding of the situation, in
hopes to secure from them something
reliable in regard to their intentions.
Doubtless Mr.. Joy is fully informed OF all
the particulars in relation to the inten-
tiOns and responsibility of the cOntrac-
tors. and therefore his statement NAV be
taken as perfectly reliable. This would
give us to understand that, nOtwithstand-
ing the many suspicious head shakes
and insinuatiOns throwing doubt upon
the project, that the building OF the
road was an assured fact, and that the
work would be commenced at an early
day and pushed rapidly to completion.
The building of the Marquette & Macki-
nav road means also the extending of
the roads in the southern peninsula,
which are reaching towards Cheboygan,
| through to the straits, in order to
make connection with the road on
the Upper Peninsula. The compile
ton of these roads will let Cheboygan
out of the woods and insure for her a
prosperous future. We congratulate the
citizens OF this northern section that at
last something which looks reliable, up.
on the railroad question, has been OBJ
tanned, and that the fears expressed by
the TRIBUNE have been pronounced
groundless by such an authority as
James f. Joy. We have always had coli
fidence in Mr.. Joy, and believe if he
could have had bis way that the Jackson
Lansing & Saginaw railroad would have
long ere this have reached Cheboygan.
| Bulletin Notes.