The times., 1895-03-15
OWOSSO MAY SECURE ANOTHER
RAILROAD.

The c., K. & 5. K. K. When Extended.
The Portland, lonia Co.. Observer of a
recent date contained the following article
relative to the extension of the Kalamazoo
81 Saginaw Railroad, which now runs from
Kalamazoo through Hastings to Woodbury.
in Ionia county. The Observer says:
While at Kalamazoo we called upon H..
G. Potter, general passenger and ticket
agent of the road, and had long and pleas
ant conversation with him concerning the
road and prospects Of its being continued.
Mr.. Potter is an agreeable gentema and
good business man but did not volunteer
any information concerning the road; what
we did obtain was gotten by interrogato-
res.
However, Mr. Potter informed us that
it was the intention of the present manage
ment to continue the road north as soon as
the business interests of the country would
enable them to do so; and the dull times for
the past year and half is all that has kept
them from doing it within that time. Mr..
Potter informed us that while the road had
paid no dividends to those interested, it had
paid a fair interest on the money invested.
After talking for some time upon the
various phases of the railroad business in
general, we asked Mr. Potter if he had any
contemplated route to Saginaw in case the
road was extended. He said he had-but
before showing us what they were he read
to us very encouraging letter from Owos'
so, wherein it as stated that that city was
very anxious that they be given direct line
to Chicago and asked that representative
of the road be sent there to investigate the
business of the city, etc.
Following the reading of the letter, MIR.
Potter laid before us a map upon which
several proposed routes north were marked
out. We noted them down and numbered
them and grouped them as follows, all, of
course being from Woodbury.:
Route No. 1.-Sebewa, Portland, West
phalia, st. Johns, Eureka, Ashley, Marion
Springs. to Saginaw.
Route No. Q. The same as above to ST.
Johns, then to Elsie, Olney, Chaplin, Brady,
Chesaning, to Saginaw.
Route No. 3.-Sebewa, South Riley,
Price, Victor, Owosso. Judd's Corners,
Easton, Saginaw.
Our readers will notice that by route
number two the road would reach the Ches-
aiming coal fields, a most desirable matter.
In route No. the road would cross
Dandy township south of us, and where 1t
would be easy and inexpensive crossing
both the Grand and Looking Glass rivers,
which latter this route does further east.
This route also passes through splendid
farming country, as our readers, intimate
with the country, know, and gets into
Owosso, one of the best manufacturing
towns in Michigan.
The intention of the management is soon
to issue prospectus in the form OF write
up of the towns and cities through which
the various routes pass, the advantages OF
each to be placed under separate heading,
aud send them to various places and indi-
viduals wlere they hope to float the bonds
which they contemplate issuing soon for the
extension of the road. This will be done as
soon as it is seen that the business pendu-
lum is swinging upward instead of down
ward or remaining stationary.
In proportion to the capital invested and
the length of the road, Mr.. Potter believes
the c., X. & 5. has done as well as any
road in the country during the business de-
preston of the past months.
Since our visit to Mr. Potter and our talk !
with him, the writer 10 satisfied, however,
that tho Chicago, Kalamazoo & Saginaw
Ry. will be extended north just as soon as
the business condition of the country Will
warrant 1t and arrangements made to the
end. III this revival comes this year we
believe the road will be extended this year.