New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-04-07
MICHIGAN.

MICHIGAN.
DETROIT has about doubled in population aud business
since we lss before it. neary six years ago. The
Michigan Central Railroad has done much for il the Can
ada will henoer,h contribute i,s growth while the road
mott weei which has the.to halted at Poqtac il now
being vigorously prosecuted Alter making some fifty
ules orth takes due west to Grandhaven,
on Lake Michigan.
We ran out on the Central Road l9 miles to the thriving
young village of Battle Creek Passing fp.'lanti Ann
Arbor Jackson and Msrha which among tie larges.
inland villages of the State All growing vigorously
though rapidly Battle Creek il younger and smaller
than ether Of these but has fine water power the Ka
smezoo well improved and the best Union School house
we ever raw in a village of is years and size II accom-
nodates 200 children but another Primary Department.
required to meet the wants Of the rising gsneraton II il
melancholy that any who calls himself an architect,
and knows enough make such building stand should
rot now that !, needs cnpacous and unfail ventilation
but 20 is Who will procure the indictment for maprae
tee al manssugher Of the next who draws the plaas
Of scloo house other building ntenced for public
use without providing adequately and thoroughly for ven
,sting it Whoever docs this will be greater public ben
e'sctor than Franklin or Howard
MICHIGAN has been passed by in the general rash or
the Far West and has grown far less rapidly thin
N.rtb.In Illinois, Wisconsin or Iowa She heavily
cured by Land Speculation 1856 and has hardly yet
thrown of the incubus The general lay of the land
toue bout her southern and settled half more
level than should prefer and do not think her sol
fertile 10 the average that Of the three rival Staes
above nam Herprairies often wet and sour and she
has many Of those shallow reservoirs Of mud and water
which ty be ponds petty lakee and only succesd in
being exactly sougbs Yet her drier lands strong
contain good shaie Of lime, well adapted to wheat
and improve vh;by with cultivation Her wet lands are
generally rich, and only need drsiDng-wbch in most
cases IL not difficult to render them decidedly and lasting
ly productive.
This State having been settled slowly than tn se
fouh and west OF her, is thoroughly American aud
homog in her populson than either OF her young
rivals This enables her TO devote attention and
nesns 10 Education as well enac. Maine Liquor
Law which her People ratified by the largest proportional
majority of any State which has yet voted Oh the question
And what she has thus declared che will stand TO- Just
now the Liquor Traffic is enjoying partial and skulkng
revival under the patronage OF certain Judges who emu
a;ing tie logic of Bottom in naming his dream bold the
Law invalid because the People have expressly sanctioned
IL Al their State Election next November tAe People VIII
cure these gal gentlemen of their cavis by choosing
Legislature enact the Law pure and Elm PIE driving the
hoops and tightening the Iveis wherever experience shall
have shown such TO be necessary Thus patience
and efoI, viii soon make all right.