New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-06-14
hsa..ble. The whole shore of,Michis.n on both

EtQstlUft. Inc Wnoie suOrc OF tufchlg1n. both
sides Of the lakes-s distance, FLOWING the coast,
OF nearly 20oo miles-is lined with fisheries
which, properly taken care OF, 10 the strong and
emphatic language o. Gov. Ransom, are scarcely
exceeded IN extent or value by those Of Nsvfoond-
land Toe American Far Company alone,
few years since, packed over 10000 bis. In 1887
Tie value Of the fisheries amounted 70 nearly
100000
Tie Wool -ade, pro secuted 50 far under great
Disadvantages, is already respectable, and Is des
tined 70 great incrsise The elimste has proved
iavo. able to the growth and health Of sheep N0two
agricultural pursuits can be more iayorably combin-
ed than wheatcuture and sheepcrowing; and the
increase OF sheep Tor the last four Of five years has
been wonderfully rapid in some vicinIties doubling
in two yesrs. Wool IS sure 10 be another article
ofexpOrt and another prolific resource. The ex.
port Of lsi7 was about s2iAo0O. This year i viii
exceed $500 600
The mining Of Copper commenced bat few
years since, and under the mos. advantageous
circumstances, bids fair % be ultimately source
Of vast trade and great wealth to the State.
Among the other natural productions OF Mlcoi
gan Salt and Plaster Salt springs are found 10
the counties OF Kent Snd Saginaw, and IN the tor
mer county have been successfully worked at
Grand Rapids. Kent and Saginaw cOanties have
many excellent beds OF Plaster, and considerable
trade IS opening in the sale o. this valuable ar
ticle,
Such are some OF the natural resources OF Mich
igan-Breadstuf and Provisions in abundance
Iron, Copper, Coal, Fisheries, Lumber Salt and
Plaster in quantities which are, 20 the eye OF hu'
man foresight, inexhaustible.
Hon. NJ Buell. Of the House OF Representatives,
in very able report lately made by him rom the
Committee on Foreign Affairs on tbe Free Navi.
cation Of the St Lawrence" saws with great force;
who will not be startled on being told, that the
commerce OF Michigan has become equal to that OF
all Canada Yet, increditable as It may seem, tits
true. But Michigan is the child Of one generation;
and in our own day her population has risen from
five TO five HUNDRED thousand, while the population
OF Canada is more than three times that Of this
youthful State, and having the experience of two
centuries, she even now languishes with prema-
ture decline The following is q comparative view
of the Commerce OF Canada and Michigan in res
pect to certain leading exports for the year 1917
Canada exported. Michigan exported.
Flour, bbs............ 9S8Vol $500
Wheat, buarels.,..... y2OlZ 93to 200
Lumber 10 feet........ 7o,yl3,ISo lhstSsW
Shingles .'...s's.'''.'i4 ,IltVVN ~ooo',vy
Aggregate ex por;s for Isf7 unknown. S7ll9Sj2
The expors and imports OF the Lake pofs for
s4s were reported al or s same
poTis for 1915 IS estimated Aluminium. lslO'oo1S
The capital invested in the Lake tunnaSe IN
1916 was six millions, and this year it will exceed
ten There are now eight States Immediately
connected with the navigation OF the Lakes, VIZ :
Vermont, New.York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Mlchi'
gan, Indiana Illinois and Wisconsin, containing a
population Of some ten millions, almost one quad
ripple our entire population when We declared our
independence OF Great Britain, and equal to lneariy
one half the population Of Great Britain.
With all these statistics and sources OF wealth rela-
tive 20 the commerce of our inland and the city
OF Detroit being so peculiarly situated, emphatcal.
w the HALFWAY HOUSE on this GREAT HIGHWAY
Of the teeming WEST, can there be any reason why
the project Of Sectional or Dry and Floating
Dock would not be a profitable onel Is it not re-
duced to a moral certainty that most profitable
return will be had from an outlay of capital not only
in building Dry Dock, bat almost from any other
enterprise
Trusting that this communication may meet the
eye of some capitalist wto will find it to bis inter
est to at least visit the city of Detroit and then Judge
for himself, am truly yours, T.