Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1865-08-24
Harbor Meeting at Michigan City

The Harbor Meeting at Michigan City last
Thursday, was attended by at least five thousand
people from abroad. Two trains uT from La
iayette crowded inside and covered on top by peo-
nle, and reached the city at about IL O'clock
Excurscn trains ran from both ways on the VI. c.
Railroad, and il was estimated that fully two
thousand people came in from the adj icent country
with teams. The people OF Michigan City had
amply provided dinner inside of the large freight
depot and at private residences, for all who were
in attendance. I'm fact the latch string was out at
every place, and hospitality was the order OF the
dav. No could heve gone away hungry.
The meeting was organized at one o'clock p.
NJ. ut the West end OF the Depot building, where
a stand was erected and seats provided. Mayer
II. II. Walker called the meeting to order and
nominated the following named officers:
PRESIDENT.
Hon. 4 , l.. Osborn, OF Laporte.
VICE PRESIDENTS.
ST. Joseph CoUnty.-JOhn REYNOLDS.
La Porte County.-Hon. John b. Niles, Hon.
II. Weir.
Lake Coun,y.--David Turner, J. II Luther.
Porter CoVnty-Rucl Starr, L. A. +. Cambell
f. Barr.
Pulaski County.-J. William. J. Reese.
Montgomery County.-Major c. Elston, Hon.
Jos Milligan.
Marion County Hon. VI. VI Ray. Coll. W.
Blake.
TIppteanOe COun'y-Colonel D. Brawlcy, L. B.
Stockton.
White COunty.--Benj Reynolds, Colonel II. w
Orh.
Warren COunty--Ion. B. F. Gregory, Jesse
Harper.
SECRETARIES.
J. A. Thornton, DR.. W. +. Godfrey, F. VI. Hea-
ton.
Speeches were made nv Hons. Henry s. Lane,
Thomas A Hendricks C. s Orth and Jesse Harp
er, all filed with ncontrovertbe arguments in H.
vOr OF building barbor at that point. Senator
Lane said he appreciated highly the opportunity of
addressing the people on subject SO fraught with
Importance The great nations that controlled the
world were commercial nations. The history OF
commerce was the history of civilization. The
only point Of importance in the State, where CON-
merce touchc. is Michigan City. The great State
of Illinois has her lake harbor and her commercial
city OF Chicago, Wisconsin, Michigan, and Ohio
have their Milwaukee. Detroit, Toledo and Cleve-
land and Pennsylvania its great city AMI harbor OF
Erie. Indiana should also have its Michigan City
Col Cane then gave short history Of the i'm
provenents made at Michigan City by appropri-
aiions made by the general Government.
We have not room to follow the eloquent and
arcumentatiye speaker through TO the close. Sen
ator Hendricks and Mr.. Orth continued in the
same strain, both urging most forcibly the pro-
priety of acting in the great and important matter
of completing the harbor.
The speech of Jesse Harper who "long ago.
was resident of Michigan City, was one OF the
most mirthfu and keenest have listened to in
a long time. II was just the one for the occasion
and e the people in the best OF spirits to subscribe
/ literally. which they did. the amount of almost
twenty thousand dollars OF stock being taken after
the speaker had concluded.
| We nnders,inl the subscription stands about in
this wise: The full amount of stock wanted i
100000. This is divided into shlres OF So
each. $4,000 has been taken by citizens o
Michigan City alone. The l.. n. A. x C. Rail
road Co. will take 100000 of it. and the corpo
ration OF Michigan City $4,000 more. This viii
leave only Ss5.OO0 more to be raised. The S2l.
600 subscribed THURSDAY will only leave S65,O0t
yet to be obtained
! The meeting was sranl success and the har
Dor at Michigan City is fully assured. The peop
,riU build it and that speedily.-Laporte Herald.