Telegram-herald., 1888-01-27
RAILWAY CONNECTION
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ho14s this msrniag Yesterday forenoon
the eoaimisiss dey1isd their uns to Isok-
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uess msn and having = xeaeral eonisreses
sish J. b. Aalliksn. gsnsral manager OF
The C. & " N aad b.. l.. & y. Raj says
laying before bim the facts an1 LgQFcs sith
a sies u iadaeing aim - extend the ROAD
from Bsldsln aJrlh. a distance Of oalY 81
miles.
Ths eommilsse iniormsd Ar. hulliksn
that last year A20lszss pslt the r L. NJ
tl5O.J .JoO for ifeisnss on merchandlss alone
Iae amount Of shipmsnls c0Hld not De
| given, oQt II sss sufflclent % say thaL dau-
Isges produced over 500 barrels ~ satt
/ daily and tie i4mbsF cuL il 30 OjoO)0 feel
/ yearly. much II walch sill be snlpped oy
rail hsfrsltsr. January I OF ths year q
| lumber yart wss sasted AZ Aanisies With
/ 81, Ooo. 90 feet Of lumber. ID be shipped by
raj. and more aris viii follow.
AueT hsIeElnk 10 the committee, Mr.
AGilizsn sa.d thai the surveyors we're nov
al WORK running Anss from Bald win to
| Traverse city. and, of course, Aanistes
would not be lsit out 10 The cold II tae roat
usrs built TIE matter has To os placed be
| fore The general officers OF the road at
| Boston and tue quessioa settled OF them.
fhls u0ulC give route direct 10 DeuOH.
a. lt we're, and only ten miles further thar
oy The T. 4 +. N. and the time 10 make
tnis TIP really shooter. A line Of steamers
| would 70 pat on the ols lake from
/ Manlstee 10 AanltoSoe. Another PROPOSE
/ ton Is 70 extend tne g. X & /. road frOni
/ Cary 10 AanisIee Junction. a distance Of
| forty-fve miles This could 0e dons cheap
| ly. as AR. Peters has . logging railroad from
/ tuat point 10 Aanistee- Toe other prOpOsi-
! ton Is 10 build a road from GrsnI Rapids
/ 10 hanistee, = distance Of 10 miles.
| In the afternoon the meeting OF the Board
| OF lrsde was held in accordance with the
call aud after some general remarks 10y The
| delegation, Hon. I. ID. Gilbert offered the
/ following resolutions, which were adopted
and Secretary Van Asmus instructed 10
| place a copy of the same IN the hands OF the
4 e.. X q 1. and Z. * w. ~ Railway officials.
| kSsolred That We sympathiZe with the
| business men of our sister city. Man!sree, IN
/ Their efforts 70 obtain independent railway
| com On unicatiOns with US, aud We pledge ths
influence o. this Board In favor OF any exist
| INK iius that may meet the wishes and re-
| quifements of the people OF Manistee, and
| Res0trcd. That in cur opinion the present,
aud certain future business between tue two
| cities, will Justify the immediate extension
to Aaals.ee vi one or both the roads now
leading IN that direction.
| Mr.. NiskeFn. in behslf OF the business
men. extended al informal invitation 10
attend banquet be given next month al
| Asnistee, time TO be hereafter named, and
| q formal invitation sent To the Board. Tine
| afternoon session then closed aud the meet
| ing OF represaot otatives from Tie two citie:
may be said TO be of good fruit.