, 1881-05-09

htnut SevGnty- elRIIt 1nIftn tHInu4n Will ~
l,rornedcd with tllelr :. survey, wurk!nK
towar,1s The WISCONSIN line, wllon they ran
tlpon a nullitMr VI hostile claimants t,f th!s
Er" i% %is nFaosrty W. ~ spnosfs 3 sa q T. ca ts
Tho ofllcprs 0f tIle Company RScor!ilhTly
at Marquette 10 make Inquiries. where they
earcA tat ts o':er; !; sd The 9ea h''i g.
pltlndur this grant Ut fls ttlost valuable lnntls
Tint although the books Ut tho 1Ihrd-O0lco
showed tlat these lands wefg u,e property ol
S ss ~ arcT wsss Ss c9s f@ aa ey s@S LEX
r ysn14 u s,ns H. IT. Ians Il tn{r favoTts.
TMy founsi nt ti.at M soIt,o it, ,Ooo scres Of lie
sbn ",,a ,i,s I't n W '''
,..,.s.., 49,. ,m,,,, nm r,,p Ave-.
AhsokuTE VIOLATION oF THE Law.
s s!S!s " Of 's|E1 s|enisan: fay fouSd @ that ether
Of tl!e lamls, hid been sold T. sonIo OF tho
wealthy l!mlrfn,cn nt the n mouti, of tho ~.
fn,Mt;,eS River, aln! TINT st!!i others hnA been
ssss %h wslo e oasa sae II e% md
pertinent III agriculture. ttn attetnpt 70 fnlho
potat1cs out Of irofl-os9 Withn,lt q wln1lass.
Thp Culnt Company, lnnl1ormesl. and 80
Organization u tIis company, and that i
ineailt business. They q 9i,ce sct out 10
perfect t!t!o 70 Tue lands wliicil thoy
elnslhets. md - "hlc!t tney Mo 41t !l!etGhttt
Il lie oS oniy wsy % ID wc' II III they Guild sxpcet .
scc.!ro y tisie was to lnt.lco Congress 70 pass
9 lnw forfciting the grant t1 tllo State Of
Michigan. On ttle, ground that tle teii yeaFs
q Wl!ifl' te rn as % ay9 nee n1.llt h9a
cordtn4ly, ut tho commencement nf tue last
session q CONGRESS they pfocufcM DIS ., 10 90
qss pa1ed a. osssva 'S 9' stofy & I'll e s{ sSs{t II
which they SCI [0rtli nt eiletn the 0tRnn1za.1
tIot ,ot ttls company; naa na RfIafH1G I fnas.e y
sHSi ad.s .ws ~ TX stg ,,,da n,, " eoH''"
''''e t"o'' c''t'.'s .. 'noaa ,a'm'' .u.a
scArrElEp IT THROUGH coSnnEss
4 l,fuie River Company. This Company
wu1lt to Washington, and the 'nntter Was
hotly contested throughout. the session, put
no bill WIS passed., It has buen unusual III
eG5 tf Snte ~ @ Sr nsr @ efsstrs e so1y t. 3 md
i}oard Of ai' Control confarrinT tic grant lii
this Instance luoken II! Legislative action by
tic State. Accordingly, The. Ontonago', &
lature for MI net confirming the action of the
Board Ut Control. md specifying fnorp pr
tlcularly the method OF transferring tho lnrds
runt. rho cint.nat,ts OF those lai,ds, failing
to obtain ANY action Of Congress hostile to
this Company, l,aye appeared here, and haye
besought tho Legislature 10 bumper tho
Company BY compelling It to commence
building on the north end Of the. road. and to
fnke lin lands they should cari, CO.
tnrninons with the constructed road,
willis tho net Of Congress at,d tasa general
laws ut Michigan. which have regulated tho
inu,l,er in which companies shotIltl acquire
la1ds untlur those grants have provided that
the c1tlpa1ilGs may seiecf tue iaiids lM0y lave
earned anywhere nlonR tho ling, ihe Cgna-
pay, ela,ii thi E & y tnqk s'" mor, o on n liz y,
SelHst ,has % IT. ron o nvo W Va" - '''
THE ADVANTAGE or ArrtrtSd TO THE
/ NEXT HEssloN or coSt1IlEss
to take tj,c lands tlIcy ctA!nl away from tho
State md give them 70 tho claimants. put
tho lands they u;,tll Oh tito south site 0f the
grant, wllere the lands Ut these claimants
Are lOcntetL. they will be nbto to earn Md
select tlon during the coming summer, md
sclvctc&l II Will 10 out OF the power OF Con.
KreBs to forfeit thent. Thla Ii tlla pivotat
point Of The struggle. Tho ra!lroa.i coi'l-.
i,aIty clnim TINT tic title. of tile Stata Of
Cu,grcss for tie solo ptlrpnsa OF securing tho
construction Of this road, and f0r tllat singo IL
purpose only; anh that tt,w1ulu bo u brunGh
tr,s {! as y un,tsa ,s4 statf wsn \ soa s
tic limo Of the road ai,d 2 heletlclary as wnll
NJ the tiDnpr OF tho grant, anti to the ptnI'ss
Ut Ont0I,aK0ll. Tor whose tenehs tue grant
W eapgc,a!S 1aes af H. a ~ acs ft 81 VIZ W.
ss au ~, ~ ias'. in,,,a ~ t,e
Gonlpany, tho Etantee .. Hgse H !MTHs, TT ans usJ
Shat te tosa m no c,sants ,ny IT. n their nan nf pro
eNrlg M '" ~, ueSo s ~,
say y woa M De soh ~ mSt ~ ts =" t!',9 ~
m9Moer ot 19 Wairs 1,,T Ma ,yn tH ha "
uoat's III hls pFlVate aaa'ls. una Woula w
4 LASTING DISGRACE TO Till STATE or
MICHIGAN.
Besides, Il tho State md Congress should
10th yiald to tileimportu1ltles of tl.osu claim.
nnts and so deprive Tho Company Of their
lunls, that such notion would crcats a pecun-
iary iaOility from, Tho Staso to t'lls Company
for tlle full value OF lhe lands of, wllc!! THO
| Company would be thereby deprived. Tint
tGo Contract OF tho Siate grautlng tho landa
te Coppany under s.t te y, trst f Wfh a' tc
cation On tho uart Of tto State to atTortl tllla
Company such facilities as It usually has at.
ioriet 10 other companies. and II the State
other to hati interposes oi,stacies to lho Com.
pany's acquiring tic lantls 1t earns. that It Is
| force In thosA ,propositio1s. On the other