ðeɪ ɛŋkˈɜːɹɪdʒd ˈaɪɹɪʃ ænd dʒˈɜːmən ˈɪmɪɡɹənts tə sˈɛɾəl ɐlˈɔŋ ðə ɹˈaʊt baɪ bˈɪldɪŋ kˈæθlɪk ænd lˈuːθɜːɹən tʃˈɜːtʃᵻz ɐlˈɔŋ ðə ɹˈaɪt ʌv wˈeɪ ænd sˈiːɪŋ tʊ ɪt ðæt lˈoʊkəl ˈɪndiən tɹˈaɪbz wɜː plˈeɪkeɪɾᵻd.
They encouraged Irish and German immigrants to settle along the route by building Catholic and Lutheran churches along the right of way and seeing to it that local Indian tribes were placated.