Will Meet Opposition

WILL MEET OPPOSITION

Editor Argus: - In last week's Argus-Democrat we read a proposed electric line from Ann Arbor to Jackson, Manchester, Saline, Ridgeway, Britton, Tecumseh, Adrian, etc. It seems indeed, that the farmers are to be highly blessed or badly cursed, just as he feels about it. Some people think the cars a great convenience. Others think their a great curse. There are advantages and disadvantages in having an electric railroad passing one's house. When it is hot weather or bad roads a farmer can go to town on the cars much cheaper than he can go with a team and wagon thus saving time and the wear and tare of team and wagon, besides the freight car can take his produce to the larger cities often securing better prices than at the home market. Some horses may take fright, but no more so, we think, than at steam threshers, which are so common at this season of the year. Horses soon become accustomed to these things. In last week's Free Press we read of a proposed line from Ann Arbor out State st. to the Ypsilanti and Saline track thence to Adrián through Clinton and Tecumseh. We thought this a favorable route, thus following the present line out of Detroit over the old "Detroit and Chicago Pike, " which is wider than most highways, with an easy grade which was sought out by the state officials in its construction. This route passes through the townships of Saline and Bridgewater which have Ann Arbor as the county seat and many people would find it more convenient to go to court or conventions by rail than with teams. Clinton is just over the line in Lenawee county, has a population of 1,000 or 1,500, and their court and conventions meet at Adrian. It passes through Tecumseh. It secures good accommodations for travel to both county seats, passing through an excellent farming country, this route is only one and a half or two miles farther to Tecumseh or Adrian from Saline than by Macon, but we think Clinton with its 1,000 inhabitants will more than make up the difference of Macon with 150 or 200 people. besides Manchester is only seven miles from Clinton and is easy of access and will furnish many passengers Mr. Rockwell's idea of keeping out of the highway and going through the farmers' fields or yards will meet with much opposition and would lead to more litigation than is met with along the highway.

SALINE FARMER