New-York daily tribune., 1858-07-20
CELEBRATION At GODERICH

Correspordenoe Of TIE \. Y rrib1ne.
NEw-YoRK, Jaly H. 1853.
Did you ever visit that portion Of Michigan about
Saginaw Bay including the Ssg,paw Valley, and that
portion Of Cox sda West lying between Georgian Bay
and the {, OF Of Lske Huron II you have not, you
ought for certsuy they snopg the most promising
pcr,iors Of the Hrest-if west they can be called
bed the pleasure OF beitg aq invited guest a. tae M
o.sSIaton cr the Sth aud 9th inst al Goderen, the
portL W. stern terminus Of the BGtio ard Lake
FuTon Ra,lrsy. | Rave been intimately aoqusinlsd
for mary years with The cer,Ea porIons oi M.,h.Rsn
uorh of toe Central Rsilroad, and have before bad
tie p'rasure of saving something to your numerous
readers in regard TO II. But on recent excursion
over the Detroit ard Milwaukee Railway to Grand
Rapids anG On Iny return, p by water from $3.50
(dosn the Shicwsssee River ia & lnOel t. Sagiasw
| gas more than ever impressed vito the importance
Of that Tsson ss ore Of the very best agricultural
districts in the West When say i resembles
Western New YOik a. respects the timber, SOL aud
face of the country, hsye sufficiently described Il
Western New.York has no other advantage, except
that il is more accessible to ths great metrop )ls
SaeiDsw River opens nayigaole channel mo @ lac
very heart OF the Peninsgiar State; offers every aciy
soy commercial pursuits, and exports annuslY ml-
Ion end qusrter dollars worth Of produce. Already
we fId ths three fourslng towns Of Bsy City, E,st
Saginaw ard Saginaw City, containing IN the aggre-
gate S,000 Inhabitants, receiving large scoessions
every week liz ADDITION 20 her present aivant sges,
two magnificent grants have been made from the
United States Government for ra.lrosd purposes,
aieaCv APPROPRIATED Tue Sttle HuOSc
nc adr will cross eeoh other where or the Ssg
raw River Ii seer1s not too much TO predict tina.
suoh g country, with such advantages and prospects,
nue. advance with crest rspdity.
The people of Saginaw and G0torich-a town OF
about 1000 irhsbtsnts on Lake Huron, and the CON-
nercih center Of country a. good as need be-have
been Dtt rchspging csites tor three yesrs past by
social calls the Lake till they seem Ike neigh
bors. But about TO tell you Of he good time We
rad With our B 'itish cousius in Canada. Extensive
preparations had be made; ssplendid dining hall that
would eeat OO0 persons a. table had been temporarily
erected on the public squsre adjoining the City.Hal.
Guests from Buffalo, Chicago, Migaukee, Green
Bay Detroit and Saginaw, together with ali the nota
bes Of Canhds, had been invited. The Governor
General was there and many Of the elite of the pro
vin,es. sumptuous dnrer grand ball. ire works,
military end frenens turnouts, Sc.-everythlng as
il she ud be-sf such impression on the minds of
the visitors as will rot coon be eaced. Toass we're
drunk TO the Queen and TO the President of the ated
States and patriotic sentiments honorable to the two
countiies were alike given.
Tie situation of GOdeich ID truly beautiful, resen-
bling Cleveland in OHIO more than any other lake
tosn have visited. in the course of another year
they expect to establish steamboat lines to Lake Su-
peIor Green Bay and Saginaw, where they expect to
draw large travel over the Buffalo and Lake Huron
Railway, (l6i miles long from the east and sou'h.
The enterprise is of great local advantage TO
Weftern Canada, and the Saginaw Valley, as well az
ANEW and pleasant ute from NewYork to the North
Wss. c. d.