The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1869-08-04

via OrrviIle and Hudson by half
past 10 A NJ.
The Detroit boat leaves Cleyeland
at 9PsM. and we found good quar-.
ters on board the'R.l n. Rice, on the
evening 6fthe eSd-fare $3.50 Sew.
eraI miles out we saw for aIongtime
q large strong light, that Cleveland
gentIefnan said must DC O serious
confagration in the city. We enjoy
ed the moonlight scene on lake Erie
till late hour and after a few hours
repose we got up to enjoy the scene
In voyaging up the Detroit river to
the old French city of the stait. In
approaching the city, the fort flying
the stars and stripes, is a prominent
object to the observing traveller.
The Queens D9m4nion of course atr
tracted a good share Of our morning
gaze, iI8 iIiI5ilCll-1- iillb
Detroit Is now a~eity of eighty or
ninety thousand of a population and
is respectfully, well and compactly
built lIuEULII on l. 81
The Detroit and Milwaukee rail-
way soon conveyed dus 20 Iouia c0uuz
ty where we intended TO sojourn a
few days. On the route we passed
through Rontiae a. fifle town in 4
good wheat R5owIng teton. Mich
igan' Is great wheat growing State,
As may be plainly seen now. The
wheat harvest is just commencing
and many fields are not yet ripe
enough to cut. Wenever saw finer
wheat fields nor more Of them than
those which greet as in MichigaH.Tq
Z We travelled by hack from Pewaz.
mo station to Hub bbardstou, 8 miles
north. This is new region but being
rapidly developed. The many fine
fields of wheat and oats and grass,
indicate a good soil which is capable
Of stlstalping1 thrifty pop alations
This region having been settled some
twelve or fifteen years and much has
been accomplished in that short time.
Improved farms run from forty to
seventy-fye dollars an acre depend
ing on improvements and locality
The timbor hsreabonts Is beach, SUI
gar, oak, ash, black walnut, &c.
North OF this some twenty miles be-
gin the .pineries, thousands u, logs
are foated down Fish creek TO Hub.
bar,lston ana other points to be saw ]
ed Maple river into which Fish
creek empties, also floats immense
Numbers OF logs. The Maple runs
into Grand river which flows into
lake Michigan at Grand Haven!-I
This isa very fourishiug toNus The
d. &.MsZ Railway Company rnaIa q
line Of steamers to Milwaukee and
Chicago. Peach raising is the great
business Of farmers about. Grand
Haven and immense quantities Of
the luscious fruit are shipped to Chi
cago aud Milwaukee,. Z TheapbISand
peach thrive finely In this section
and the smaller fruits raspberries
and blaekberries ToWspontaneously
and in great abundance.
Crystal lake, beautiful body of
water sixteen miles above Hu ubbards-
ton. is OF great use to the lumber
men. ThaDwnerssof the lake have
dams -Hnd hood gates arranged SO
that In low water they can food Fish
creek and Maple river and, send
down the logs BY thousands to keep
the mills suBpIiedsa or course the
Iumbefmen pay wei for this use of
Crystal lake. This season however
the services OF the lake have not
been required - .-55.l... 5 n &
On. our way. over. Ia the hack we
made the acquaintance Of DR.. f., w.
Dodge, editor Of the AadtsstridE Jour
nal published BY the Labor Union
OF Michigan ct Grand Rapids. The
Doctor Is q awidesa- wake energetic
man, " hose whelesoaI IS In the labor
!. The, following recon-
tiohs taken from their platform viii
serve to showzoEI0E aL4aLaD
THE PRINCEPLEs OF THE LABOR
'l ORGANIZATIONS
REsoLYEo, That the design Of the foun-
ders Of the Republic was 70 institute q gov.
eminent upon the principle Of absolutesin'
herent sovereignty In the peoples and that
would giEet 70 each citizen the largest po.
litical and religious liberty compatible with
the good order of society. -
REsoLyEp, That all properly or wealth
Is the product OF physical and intellectual
labor, that lab0reEs, ought fo1ght, and
would Under q just mOneLdfy system, re-
tain or receive the larger Propoftion oof
their productions, that the wrongs, op'
presslons and destifutions which aaborers
are suffering, result from the unfair distri'
button of the products Of labor. pIsrr iaa.isi
x RESOLVED, That money is the medium
Of distribution b non-producing capitall
and pro5ncing labor the nate OF interest
what proportion Of the pro-
ducts of labor 81 ell be aWarded to capital
for lis use, and what 70 labor for its pro.
duction- .s5-ss a-9o.r
RESOLVED, That the formation of Me.
chanics Institutes, 1yeeulns and Reading |
Rooms, and the erection of buildings for |
hat purpose, is recommended to the WOr.
kingmea 10 aliciiies and towns IS a means |
u advancing their intellectnal cultnre and
social improvements hTE
RESOLVED, That the law anthorizing the !
National banking system Is inimical 70 the /
spirit of liberty, and slbFersiFe Of the
of juitiee upon which our ihstiA
Entions are founded, and without warrant
In the Constitution Justice, reason and |
sound policy demands lis immediate repeal |
md the substitution of the legal tender |
Treasury notes as the currency of the ma.
lion, 50 far As paper ,cngney IS now used.
RESOLVED, That Ihc-Sxamption from
tazztion of bank capital and goYerIrierse
bonds Is a7speeies Of dangerous and unjust
class Legislation opposed 70 the spirit of !
our institutlonss and contrary to the prin.
ciples of ? sound morality and enlightened
REsoLEKD, That our internal revenue
laws are in letter and spirit opposed 70 the !
principles of freedom and equality -upon
which our institutions are founded and
that there Is IN all its provisions manifesly |
2 studied design 10 shield non producing
capital ffom is just propOrtion of the bur
dens necessary for the support of the Gov.
ernnnent, imposing them mainly on the in
dustrial wealth ptoduclng CLASSES, ana that |
while these unrighteoas Avs Of distribu.