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That Railway

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Parent Issue
Day
10
Month
June
Year
1885
Copyright
Public Domain
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Some yeara :igo, wlien we mentioned the Bubjecl fa hurse railway bet ween beM and Aun Arl or. the papen f that place bad ouly ridicule (or ihe idea. When tlic Sentlnel relamed tlie subject a few weeka ago, thej trttated the matter with respect. Tlut is so mach gained. Tlic Coübikb tbinka it muy be built, bttu iiKHK y is as plenty here as in Massachusetts. Bal we notice that they do nol uait for water worka until money is iis plenty herr; (hey go to Massachusetts tot t. U neoeuarr the same plan might be uscd in bnlldiDy rallway. Bul t is nut iiiccss.irv. 'i'here is capital ciniiiL.1'! In li"1 Iwo cities at eacü end, :inil in Ihe inlcrvciiing country, to build and run the rond The cities wonld cbeerfully grantthe rif;ht of way in the Bt reets to their eastern and restera liinits, and the townshipi doutitless could in either road between. In tact, sucli would be the eobaitcernt-nt of property alonr the line that the only contention wnuld bc, whicb road Ihe line Bhoiild occupy, A tb ree íool track would wide enough, and the coat of gradbig the road and layiiifi it woulil not l)c enonnous. Once built, the rond woulil iind and makc iis own husiiiis-, to determine to bat amonnt it sbould be equipped, and how run. Th in.jrct is so fetulble, and proper, that nothing but liick of enteipiisc-, and stltish Jealoufy in cach place, rpnoeive if ohstacles in the way. A broad-nnndca strinrer looklnpr nt rnc altUHtton and relations of ihe two places, might t hi uk it a shame, iliat the thlng has not been already done.

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Ann Arbor Courier
Old News