, 1869-12-24
MICHIGAN.
The Record Of the Year 1863.
The Exhibit Of Firnncial and Ma
terial Prosperity.
the Grewlt Of Her Educational
Interests.
miscellaneous Development.

miscellaneous Development.
~ oCR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT,
DErwor7, Dec ~.
The yesr 1eco. which Is now on It's death ocd,
L An 1"1ke Al GHt< moYt<n, statement c1ncernlng /
sa II OF ufefuiness ~ far a. Michigan ID con- |
1 I; ID. which may lnteres: the readers OF THE |
-rk;HtNH scattered throughout the great North |
wit. and feeling common pride in the PROGRESS |
e each Of tue thriving communities embraced |
Thin IL boundsr1eA- Durlng the Twelve months |
Las cloarR, our rentnsuaE state has rursued |
~nh stnrqun nna rapid pace the even tenor Of u |
MY Vi material and alto Of mora: nni social p1os-
i e::iy The rAture md extent Of her Aivance IN |
49, sccaton are set forth In the statistics and
:at;, y hIch follows:
TUE ilNAEClAL HscoRD.
I .e S.a:e government has managed its aI1.Fs
~.I rtte thrift and escn wtscr upesalisy. Our
;':ttect Gorernof and S.Atc Treasurer ate basil
4-> - en- OF experience and eaHnci:y. Our ltgtsa.
! { Fave re)u:cs,, in spirit u ccuaonY ,uat WIS
ugh and Jet rot utggardly. The growth OF
=. state hsl greatly increased toe pf0ducIreue3A
n ihe various sources oI her revenue. TIE result
II hi S. combined causes has been q financial
'.s 1eStueut Of The nost gratifying character, All
E SHE institutions have been treated with nu-
= ND growth hnu Widespread EenoEu threatened
Il ~u,A positive lpjuEy 10 lts prospects by lu-
N.yltEi l.. IN Al AInual expenditure that snoutI
t-.tttd tss dIcd lEcoUe of aesA ll1a1 $i0u30 from
1he cssRtns& land grant, has been rrlIssed from
81 traIt3:sucnt hy uCcUniIltiulat nnl from the
tt IL sEc n3uuut OF Eaa. U00 per Anuutn, coupled
~Hh lke direct gift Of over &0,oc0 that Ga. Acca-
l. .ict n ,he 1rta-u:S dus7tS tae stlug1le IE the
rt urrr the homeopathic question. The Asy-
49, DuMo nLu t1e Ditnd at
f., whose euptr5 ahI cathedsa!~itxe bu.dlng
s1s sit eau beeu EreT.ula!y nat.ned, received
IT. Lahdsome sum u t'u,GuO for ita comp.etoa-
7" Tx Agricultural College has teen given
:-"". ior the .recuon Of y sah,t.a.
~ c.tsaitGr5 ball Toe e1atia3 baillnss
tie sts;s Fssoa lavH BEEN increased
ut" 'n.itc,,ht. TT capetdt;nze Of IN appropll-
~. Il u s:h.ta", Md Ee= AID connsdtoss wurk-
't' - a sLo olhtr bpd.rvs have teen addict to the
latin Sthoti al coat 0i s:o,Aa. At The Insane
Ht,lLE th,puy; ait p1oy ycL.ituts hn been mAde
The aIii.fa;c cGst u witch Is &, ,0J0: and the
Ntsn SttuIl lk Ee3oitlrg IN large t1lck build.
Ing. teal. nlted uE. at cost OF t'at. tot the &C.
cen nea&'Ion Of IL experimental department. A
s,n't 'tual.c geological turv+y Ut The Slale untcI
str ttntl&l~ou VI Professor Wtochell h2s beep IN.
ttstuttc, aLd Is betIg prosecuted under liberal
Appropriation, on The nos4 thorough sc1le. II Will
tlls Le seen that Michigan has. during lSs, dealt
Elih Lcr vAEious Stale in4ttut,ons with generous
AID fo~,a1iug Land. Despite the unusua! mngu,-
tide Il her outiays ia this direction, Vhey amount
ii The asRreSac to s:s", ,&1s.ss, and those named
wcrc only the c1'raordlcar5 it.ms,, abe also re-
Sucad her State deot BY tue payment Of S570s0o
.bc On. and lett at the cioce Of the uscl ye1f
tSoV. it, ls6o,, balance III lhe trea5atT OF $751;
ts9.;x, with which t5al ,o1 ol bantla thai fall due
o., JatuaEI I, 1e,U. can De paid making total ~
lucton Of over 81, 1to, ,e0o the debt within tny-
teen EGnthE These 1esasts. however, were not
IL In f.,Nu
con:rautEd ty tIcctteu reduction thereon. The
vatio Q! taxation in 1sS. WAS ? 3ll mills On the
lVar, white III lSs3 1t Was 0ulg t.sl7. Tne tccosd
cf the pant ytar a thus one Of the slmultAnenus
reduction Of both the drbr and TAXATION, accom
1alied ty etfarccd llb<tAniy lohsr,s u!l tcserr-
trK Objects Of State exoeldltnrc. For the ld!ura
Tic oEtloo2 u oss cherttnz for there seems to be
tvtry reason 10 anticipate The early arrival Of the
lay Wheu the zar ueot *il wholly cease to e1.
ISL and whtn the Income from Tue specific taxes
tpon powerful corposstous, etc., will almost
wholly Eunce to mte& the ordinary expenses Of
oLr state Cover hICu:, ard will either wholly an
h1hslaic the necessity Tor direct taxation, or Will
make The fa,e 20 light that It viii not destryo the
GAne OF y hu.LEn.
kAILnoAles IN x1ctEiUAx.
Iht people Of Michigan, except those who live
II tie city Of Dctra!t, believe In railroads. In
fact lher faith Ia great that NJ tlcs Il crrs on
.ne eide OF suTcrabundnner. 4 prominent "rAii.
way tstkt1 " rocIutly boastcd Tint he oonld set
any Of the Interior communities OF the S:ato Wild
~ exhibiting to them Two parallel ssreaIs OF iron
russ and there ID no doubt that, rule, the fall-
road II regarded. lot as promoter, Int at IN es-
s.r,.al OF civilization. The year 1860 hal, there
;uI-. been characterized by Euusuat activity
sIOng ihe TRlruad 1ntcststs Of our State.
Sct soathtlon and construction have 10th
tHCn The order OF the day. TIE Southern aud L4ke
shurc l.ue has succeeded In breaking through the
-
tatIcd ncrosa the lower peninsula, and the line
from Wuie f1geon 10 Grand RApldB Is now undes
1tb exclusive confrol and gives II direct c0mmunl.
cation with the growing region nIonR the Lake
Michigan shute- 1t II also now engineering q
cot eoiida,ton Of the F1tnt / Pcrc Marquette and
:le projected wa!ne, Holy / Mon
roc Knadr, which will rive II
equn:y direct communication With the Saginaw
Wiley. The Central also Is putting out " feed
ert," and is backing up line from lillsd.le tc
IpEfisut.. which ia EoE under conteAcs, the
s;.ntd lsrer Valley Road, which nts jutt been m
sstsd bo ~ to connect jackson aud Grand Hap
Ids, aud v i'll be pushed Oh 10 Mnskesou: and ihe
Laus!Eg Il 1otia Kosd, which Is now running from
tie capital ta Portland, and will ston lap the De-
ltGlt Il AhxAutre Al Ionla, and ultimately he
lutt 10 PebtHateH uF fome other point On the
Lake store. Ihe nyAl trunk lines across TIT
state hive been Slguruutif crowded dussag thr
..sr The rEttcn vi tic reptnsulas between IN
II; ard I5aiIlc Creek, and TINT of the All Ltue DC
,a.cn l:ynco Aua R,dee~Ay, nnrc neen canP'ri
s4 ur the eakt etd OF the former line coasIef&
LrsIIl trauk hAl lex lAld ltom Fort HuEon intt
tae lr!vilc1. aLd INV to1.h wooaen rails alc DC
:cE temporarily srikcd dewn u
If...lde accommodation for tee locA
.,4ir1 sling that portion Of II tna
ceLetru1cs inIo Tho lantet regions OF Lance
.'u.n:e. TIE AIT ltnc tas received lasg
uC,cuEs Of AID tom the lowns Through Which
ra.ses, and is hopefully working 70 make itsc
t,a,k vi ltc reW grand trunk 1sne projected frot
;G,xI:o 10 Inc AtlAlitC Scato1nl- The Fol
Ns,Ee extension of tho JackHoh Saginaw III
t.cl ruAs,d toulh .! sontssll.e, and 1r1iu1 ar
yuu, II K reh uIaIiy NetWrcn that town and Jack
set. 1nc V'i Gtan.l 1.=rils lndIAna corpors
uut. LIZ, h. .vu rtoEsat'zd, aE1 lts tsAcR ms Dec
.A,.t...,l . rctre Vi Iucs further iuto the uo1t
iht c,r.trect!on ct the Kalamazoo i So1i
:,s,ru 1ia I,oan Is prog Win great t.
yia,,. hid the sunc of the Michigan Like sho
lst. TIE Seu,Ecrt Is backing the ps,iec.ca3eoa
Y,tu, Aursac r,o Hull ,t,i aud Grand Nuvento Nu
k..Cn III Il Ilis, lEerttorc, is blessed With exec
It'll lrestNcIs. Vpou the Detroit nnA L7usil
i;,Au lLLth work hiss u!lGatS been done, hui It
tcs sesH.Gg lhe Et:utt o. The vote IN Ills CITY
.atlrIt Ecai. There arc ntto other p1ojeet'
:i+Iinctr Sfnte proa winch more or les% lan
..s- -let II prftotnth. tEt tile tcEcsoag coast':a
lsetIit.pal iLcls pi our rl'iIo1o rfaREcAs
:-ea The following figures in r'sazd 10 tho PIX
cit tor ctt,pu OF our raitrp-ds n-e Approximate
,,tec.: M,lc1 OF suao IN OPERATION, 1900; nj!
lL 20. d!:lcn ior,,tor rtrets!rg the lion. a
II IL. ra,iIaily completed, $40; miles orgAa!z
VA Iot shca oct Is tc'pE rased, seo; a1es
'.sa for which land erauIs haze been maae, b
Witch sIe not ye1 Constructed, seo. To1s,. 81
uiit l>s9 general eozorrg aes vas pa'set. .
r.r whw Il To. xrti c'!:e3 were permitted By los
II El,,s If duutc4cat hpCaA TO aid PROJECTED n
;urls uLatr ccf atn RESTRICTIONS. Cr to the clc
TT .kt n-cal ,rar tSovrrher II. lss9A bosd4
:'eau.,1-1 cs sl,st:.,.t ~ had necn dero-,fe,
.ae Safe III asury III accordance With the ter
II ,,.. ssI. voted ty scscr'y-o1c roHns in aid
1h:r'c+ n tIrrfru; 1ailWa! lines Th- addition
:.:,octt II sit:t:-i ha:3 A'so hccn votet1, INT
!,ntes L.t 10. set t:ca died, and on Dece NJ
-. ,Lr:r wrrc rcudinR to tie vAriona to *ns J
s;.,r. rsuao.i,.vn. tavclsir7 the voting Of aid
tie atul int IT. <cl6,sIh,
EDUCATIONAL.
Ttr growth 0: Mtch1gan's superb carcl.to
e,stlu!e = natter nf even Ulu.e Importance II
she ceve;orn cnt Ct iii ualusat Iesonrses aod
lasstas. ot It's Ha'erial wealth. par1uR 1sso. ~
.:LHutI-nt Eudiuc1stoos we're iCtrod1eed Into
!.w. tt:u.a,:uZ rs free schools The old rate
s!.;ra. " ca at assacced thtaksrs upon eau
su4a: tnbr rts ave nnItrd IN coadcmn1rc.
sh:.lt-h.', a'.i the f!tae ior which Gsca d4ssric
tSkH1 n u ttF AN