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in the centre of the city on the river, and cover an area of about twelve 

 acres. They have sixteen hundred and fifty feet of dock front on the 

 river. On these grounds ihere are two large store houses, freight sheds, 

 an engine house for six locomotives, machine shop, smith shop, wood 

 sheds, water tank, <fec. 



The construction of this road will bring to the city of Detroit, an 

 amount of l.usiness not easily appreciated, and its completion is para- 

 mount to every other of the many projected improvements, for the in- 

 terests and prosperity of the city. 



THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. 



This popular road, which was opened in January, 1854, extends from 

 Windsor, opposite Detroit, through thecities of Chatham, London and 

 Hamilton, to Niagara Falls, 229 miles, crossing the Niagara River on 

 the great Railway Suspension Bridge, acknowledged by all to be one 

 of the wonders of the world, and connectinor with the New York Cen- 

 tral and New York and Erie Railways, for New York, Boston and all 

 intermediate places. It also connects at Hamilton, with railway and 

 steamers to all ports on Lake Ontario and the River St. Lawrence, and 

 with the Great Western International Line of Steamers for Oswego, 

 which form one of the quickest, and certainly the most pleasant route 

 now open to the east — these steamers being fitted up with every regard 

 to comfort and convenience, and being unsurpassed by any steamers upon 

 the inland waters of America. 



The construction of the Great Western Railway, has secured for the 

 city of Detroit what was much needed, and which our citizens have 

 long suffered for the want of, namely, a speedy and reliable route to the 

 east, uninterrupted at all seasons of the year. 



The Great Western Railway is acknowledged to be one of the best 

 constructed, and most efficiently managed roads on the continent of 

 America, and has already a very large business, both in through and 

 local traffic, both of whicb are rai)idly increasing. 



The receipts for the half year ending 3Ist July, 1855, 



being, £239,193 



And for the same period in 1854, 150,105 



Showing an inerea'^e in one year of £99,088 



or upwards of (J6 per cent, on the gross traffic of the line. 



