The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-20
yxr. a.. A. Wright ed Railroad Mat
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HANCOCK, Mich, March 10. 1897.
20 tbe EditOr-My attention has been
called Co your editorial on the railroad
question in last evenings issue of rhe
staiiy NEWS. May | ask you TO kindly
publish my letter d ited August 15, 1896,
q answer TO yours OF August 13, which
you have apparently forgotten?
tn my Judgment any road building into
The copper country should make Calumet
.tts chief objective point, and should OBJ
IAN the best possible terminal facilities
al ali important towns. | have never
expressed anything TO the contrary.
dke crossing ui Portage Lake presents
ssou1e important difficulties which are
dkely TO necessarily influence the local
tlon OF terminals at Hancock and Hough.
Goa lie is certain, however. that no well
managed railroad will build into any of
Ehecopper country towns, without OBJ
Gaining adequate and convenient ter
aaiaais, which will place it on an equal
sooting for doing business in competition
with existing roads.
am sure there does not exist among
Sae people OF the Twin Cities" Hancock
sad Houghton, any selfish feeling as to
The location OF competing railroad to
the disadvantage OF Calumet or Lake
Laden; for il is manif silly for the bene.
at oil all, that the railroad connections
ssetweea these towns should be az direct
and Convenient a. possible A generous
md friendly cooperation on the part of
re NEWS and other oapers OF Houghton
eoaaty, and its business men generally.
rttl result in the contraction OF the COM
F0efitive railroad before the end OF the
present year.
Yours truly,
Z. A. Wight.
The etter Mr.. Wright refers TO had not
ts1sa forgotten. bat had been mislaid;
sIu- anee the reeeipt " bis letter Of yes.
esodsg se looked i, ID and gladly pub
a1sk q 81 ss ssks. Oar recollection OF the
q S<,er Tzs correct a. IL will be noticed
"a as ls;te. d August 10. Mr.. Wright
% a0i deny the remark we referred to;
oStT said be had no recollection, etc
HANCOCK, Mich, August 10, 1896.
10 the Editor'-I am in receipt Of your
favor OF the 18th inst.
The efforts of the committee sDD.$ass,
ae the meeting ~ the bsssssss ssas ~
a 0Vghton county ~ interview sl..s 80, ii
'6eot OF the Cbesz1, NipsStAs 1 vi.
Fagl railway e0fsp$sg rsss ~s.S.s ~ pc
hat ~ the sxsSxssbs ~ sac e9wpaoy e
iiae tatp ss many - $40 DspAeiipsl towns
~ bpS1htDn e<ysasg ss ypssit4s, Csls-
met beng TIE as,ses3ss pans, Tbs Dresi.
~f>at ~ The eDfaDsEF, W., Miller, ap.
pe~red very iavOrabiy disposed towards
an early construction ~ this proposed
<H Dasion. ! have, however, recently
re-ciyed letter from him In which he
says in reference TO this matter, that "the
very unsettled condition OF political az
tairs makes IL unwise to assume any
responsibility OF that kind until we can
see where we shall land" which pro-
badly expresses the only reason why no
~ork has been done by the company this
80 MINER on this extension.
The Pilgrim Biyer route, to which you
reter, together with other lines. were dis
'casaed with Mr.. Sheldon, the engineer OF
che st. Paul road, when he was here last
sri pg, but did not hear him express