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Cenirai Michigan Railroad Company las
already been 3Fksni1sd. ne route ssrssy 81.
aud ID another colsn8n = al advertisement
"a ling for 30 men and 30 tsaus % eoul-
E1sBes work nsxt koad4y azoFelng. A0gast
.. aszr he t0sn of FFseport.
IL Il a-2o.G needless ~ sAy that J. W.
Boynt0D. q tbs city, Is TIE protector u
Inis ns~ s1terpFise. Tor there have ooeE
FL. railroads b4ilf 10 Aicalgsn Of ate years
tbat he vas at he nrsG @ see the necessity
Of he q slssys ore Of the solsst
sdFocztss and pusnsFs of sach enter
prlsSs. Ia point u magnitude
The Central Michigan viii probably De one
0f The loasesl. II not the Longest line he a.
yet built extending a. Il dOes more than
the so0le seagIh OF TIE Lover Peninsula OF
Michigan, from Rogers city on the North
10 Garrett Indiana. where connection q
made. a. The division headquarters. with
tns Baltimore s. ONO railroad. Through
the energy Of Mr. BOynton large section
Of, as vet, unceysloped territory Will oe
opened up FOR settlement and improvement
Towns aBd villages nov tairly rrospering
will De given added facilities Tor shipping,
which greatly enhances ths value OF every
manufacturing site
Rogers City on the North 10 . thriving
yillsgs about sixty miles southeast Of
Asekinaw City, Oa the shore OF Lake
Huron. and forty or flny miles from the
marvellous 500 City, Rogers City has
good hsrbOF splendid sncOraee and sum
Gent depth OF water for the largest vessels
of our lake marine. Navigation Is open
there nine months OF the year.
Surrounding Rogers City are vast for
ests Of pine, cedar. hemlOck and the more
valuaos varieties o. ash. birch and maple
and otter kinds of timber which enter so
largely into the manufacture of furniture
and agricultural implements. and at present
| Is practically out OF the market because OF
the lack OF transportation facilities. With
| the completion OF this road IL is safe 10
prekict tor Rogers City formidable rival
| Of Bay City or Saginaw. Her resources
| certainly are richer or more valuable than
even those Of these cities Coming south il
crosses the Michigan Central Railroad AT
| Roscommon. a thriving and wide awake
town that is backed up by a splendid farm
| ing and hardwood country. SIX miles from
| there the lins makes detour to Higgins
| Lake, probably the finest inland lake in
the State. and the popular resort OF the
| Saginaw Valley. Thence south the line
passes through Isabella county, in which
various vast tracts of pine and hardwood
timber that are at present too remote from
market 10 warrant their being lumber ed.
| Passing through the southwestern portion
of this county, the road passes through
| the village of Six Lakes and then
crosses the branch of the D., l.. &. n.
K. k. thence southwesterly TO the
thriving and prosperous city OF
of Greenville, town without an equal for
! its size in the State for the thrift and en-
| ergy of its citizens. 1t has through Flat
| River one of the finest water powers in the
State OF which advantage its citizens have
possessed themselves as evidenced BY the
many Touring aud other water power man
| ufactuung establishments that line its
| banks. Ii IS intended TO run q branch from
here to Belding, a dangerous rival of Green
vile, some six miles south of II upon the
same river, thence TO Stanton and Mt. Plea
SAINT to Alger. the junction of Governor Al
gers Alpena road with the Michigan Gen.
trail from Bay City TO Msckinsw, thus Civ.
| ing direct line from Alpena to the West
| East and South over the main line of the
| proposed route. At Greenville connec-
ton is made with the Detroit. Lansing &
Northern railroad and the Toledo, Sag
NAV & Muskegon railroad. Some twenty
two miles south of this is the village
OF Lowell, the most thriving village in
Kent county, and large shipping point.
At Lowell connection is made with the De-
troit. Grand Haven & Milwaukee railroad.
Six miles further south at Acker Jun ction
| the road crosses the new Grand Rapids,
Lansing Detroit Railroad, passing sout b
on the lines of lonia and Kent counties TO
the village Of Freeport, in the heart OF and
best portion of the farming lands of Barry
county; thence soulh TO the city of Hast
ings, the county seat of Barry county, and
| q city OF no small importance. at this place
making connections with the Grand River
Valley branch of the Michigan Central
and tho Chicago, Kala mazoo az Saginaw
railroad. Thence south through the rich
farming lands of the townships of Maple
Grove and Assyria to Battle Greek. one
OF the largest sgricul tural implemen man
ufacturing cities in the u nited States. Bat
tie Creek will be- an impor tant town upon
the new road, as II is a shipping point oil
CO n.iderable magnitude, and its citizens are
fully alive to she importance the line will
be to them. At this point connections are
made with the main line of Michigan Gen.
trail, Chicago K Grand Trunk and the Chi
csgo, Indiana Il Michigan railroads, for
points east and west. South from Battle
Greek TO the Indiana state line the road
passes through the untsJ farming JANUS I'D
the United States, passing through Union
City. q thriving town of some 5000 inhab-
itanls. on the air line of the Michigan Cen
trail. to Coldwater. a town situated in the
midst OF the finest farming lands of The
state, q town of sufficient importance 10
warrant the projecting of two other roads
and one of the best shipping points of the
l.. 5. K NJ. 5. railroad in the state. The
line leaves she state of Michigan at the
south line of the township of kenderhook
Branch county, and passes through the
counties OF Sieuben and DeKalb. Indiana
to Garrett Indiana, the southern terminu,
of the road. By reference 10 q map oi
Michigan it will be seen that very promis
ing section of country will be tapped By
the new line. which will without doubt
become very profitable to its proprietor.
The benefits 10 the country and town,
along the line cannot be over-estimaied
and the people will have good reason tc
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