The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-08-28
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territory 30 the sect and southwest
on Tho city is where 90 .s bound to
Ind realization
That thc great Ford proIecl Is o
practical certainty rs gcre"iiy ao-
cepted by ltr pua'ir Tlls project
While % tremendous .WParrsHr o..
viii not. it may sven b. believed.
measure tho limit OF aa=T'r.al de-
veiopmeui On rf larait1 H9weyer
81 s so important faa' fHe public
malt d. re marc oEoc. Information
Than bas scr been Afforded concern
ing e. location Frau s location
the average citizen may sell judge
for himself Hr effect uu contiguous
territory as 70 rea. estate values
The Logical Industrial ce7tsr
90 ont Fore al 90 where It crosses
the River Roure Across the bridge
lies Oakvood tte HtIe aud al bur
forgotten yr ge rou eht in the
mide. 90 trs 't el 20 indi
cate the general locality a. The 0ut-
set FOR ,hc reason that current re-
port and tho COS - of the street SO
frequently refer to the projected
Ford Development "a. out Dearborn
way. The reference t5 Dearborn no
doubt arises because ct MF Ford
large private holdings around that
village
Wnno tho large tract on which the
Ford stee. mill and the tractor plant
are expected soon to arise does adj
Join SIR Fords private holdings new
erthelCss, TIE two tracts ought not
TO be confused 30 one outside Of
Mr.. Fords authority IS IN position.
Il would appear. 20 exactly designate
the Ford Industrial tract, s.ill ia a
general way. hat tract s. believed
By men couversant with real estate
conditions IN that vicinity 20 be
about as follows tract extend
ing westward from The Fcre Mar
quette railroad as f. courses north
ward after rounding WoodmeTe Gem
etery, and lying between the village
OF Oakwood and the River Rouge. cr
the south, and the Michigan Central
railroad. on The north whore 81 fairly
closely parallels MichiEansve.. or
the Territorial-rd To The south .he
Ford industrial site probably ia
cludes a consider Bile extent 90 terri.
tory south and west Of the River
Rouge as well as its northern bank
Site OF steel Mil
Those who are familiar With real
estate In and about the village OF
OAkwood hazard the guess thai IL
ia the intention 10 locate the pro
jected steel mills on that portion OF
the Rouge about north from OAK.
wood This section OF the river lies
just westward OF two or three right
angle bends In rs course Just north
Of the Forrest bridge. and approx
mately west Of Woodmere cemetery. .
It Is these bends that Mr Ford pro-
poses 10 straighten II the govern
ment Will not do the work. That
there Is sufficient depth 81 water 10
float shipping laden With coal and
ore. around % the suggested site ~
the steel mill, directly north Of Oak.
wood, may be judged from the fact
that there is an Isfoot depth of
water In tho River Rouge a, the
Fort-st bridge
Just across Fort-st. bridge this
well-known thorouEhfare that gives
the bridge IT'S name, divides one
part continues directly westward
through lakewood. forming in real
ity what might be termed the main
street or the village, while Fort-st.
proper bends 10 the southwest and
follows along parallel With the rail .
road tracks and tho private right-of
way OF the inter1rban road. In Us
province as a country road Forrest
parallels the Detroit river. though
considerably back OF the river front
on which the villages OF River
Rouge, Ecorse. Ford City and wy.
andotte are located. OF course Il
was natural that great industries
should FIRST preempt the bank Of
the great river, and the places 'uEt
mentioned were the result. Now
the time has como when. taking "a.
vantage Of the River Rouge, the
vast available stretch back OF the
river front. and along the road here
Designated as Fortst.. shall be utn.
ized for extending tho Industrial
area OF Greater Detroit Indeed. as
the Ford Industrial holdings, recent.
ly acquired. indicate. the whole ter.
rftory back OF the down river towns.
attending clear through 70 Michigan. /.
ave. on the north. Is destined soon
to become hive % manufacturing
industry This may seem Ike a
dream OF destiny. bat the prepare.
tons now Rsoot would seen, 20 indi.
cate as much IN no other section
around Detroit do natural and art.
fetal facilities 30 unite for such
creation, and nowhere else about
the city Is the land 20 available 'or