, 1873-12-04
MICHIGAN.
Tho Record of It's Progress
During 1878.
Changes and improvements in Its
Lending Institutions.

spestal Correspondence " The Chicago Tribune.
DETROIT, Nov. 70, 1879.
Tho approach Of cold weather and the do
pressing effect Ut tho monetary Htrfngoncy ren-
Tor 1t possible to SUMMARIZE ut this carly day,
Sith substantial accuracy, tho record mado by
tho year 1879 IN Tho pennsular Stnte. Despite
lnrd timos," Its balanco is largely on tho Bido
Of healthful progross and gol,ai1lo prosperity.
Of course, tho general current of our stato his
tory, du,ing tho twelvenlonth now drawing to q
closo, runs parallel With that Of tho American
community ut large. It commenced with CLAP
,ors that contain tho chronicles Of driving en-
!cr1,riscs, Of commercial ambition, OF rcmarla-
bio industrial activity, OF tho founda.
tion Of now md tho enlargement Of
existing enterprises, md al tho energetic
Development Of our natural reHonrccs ln ovory
direction. 1t oloscs with tale OF financial
stagna:ion, Of depressed bueincss-ntcrcsts Of
sloclscd induatrios, md Of prostratod sohonoB
of public Improvement; still, much waB abb
,lutoly gainod TINT has not been lost. and this
fully comrensateH for tho wrock Of protective
wealth. Michigan bids fnir to weather. "tho
panic" na successfully as any Of its neighbors.
Tho debtor oass is not very strongly represented
among Its farmers or its merchants, who arc
bearing pressure with comparative composnre.
Ita numbering mud mining interests were widely
expanded, and aro suffering sovorely; but thoro
is as yet no rcnson to apprehonl that evon thoir
.roubea will ouninato in bankruptcy. Tho
universal contraction cannot essentially hnrm
Tho peninsular State, mud, II 1t ahall provo to
bo tito bridge leading to early resumption. tho
temporary check VIC havo received will provo
beneficial rather tlan ha1mfNl. From, these
general considerations lot US proceed to de-
.ails:
THE onors.
While it m av bo said that the hnrvest OF 1879
gas good Quo In most OF tho lending products
Of this stato, yet the yold not oQua! to those
of 1879 and 1871, Which weto unusually ample.
The vhoat crop Of 1878 was fair. but not aH large
as tbat Of tho two preceding years.. Tho re-
ccipts at Detroit, up to tlis Time. havo 6eon but
about onc-1lalf Of tbose FOR tho antne period Of
1872; but thoro Ii not that difference between
tho yield OF tho two yenrs, us this year, owing to
1he pnllio tic atringoucy OF tho monoy"lnarkot,
and the unsatisfactory prices that have pro-
vailed, . much largor portion Of tho crop IL loft
in tho faimos'h hnnds than in 1879 or 1871.
superior to that OF 1872, and nil!crs prefer it for
their use. It produces mora Hour to tho buslol,
and Of II much bcttor quality. Tho coru-crop
was very light one. more 70 than for some
10 fulY supply tl,o wants OF the s:atc for homo
consumption. Tho yield Of oats was also light,
and tho Michigan u1arkot was loft largely do
pondent upon other States Tor supplies. Darley
was not largo crop, but WAS n 1nUcE bottor ono
in qualit; thnu TINT of 1872. Nlaltstcrs pro.
nounco tho yield OF tue State to DO = very Auo
ono for their purposes, although 1t is short in
quantity. The potaLo-crop also shows some
falling off; while OF hay thoro WAS a fair, but
not largo yield.
Tho winter Of 1928 wns ono Of tho most So
yero ever oxporicnced i'll tho United States, and
tho fruit-crop In oil parts Of tho country was
Michigan, although suffering less than many
uthcr Statcs, did not wholly escape the elrccts
Of Tho cold. In all interior counties the yield Of
apples was far below tbs average ana, although
quality was not equal 10 that Of former years.
Tic pcacl-crop III tho interior counties was en-
tirely cut of by the severe winter aud lato
spring ffosta. The lakc-ahnro counties
ater uot descending. so low Within the influence
Of the open lake al in tho inferior. The result
was. Tint the apple-crop was abundant whore tho
trecs wore in boarlng.; but, as arplcs nre not
SPECIAL feature OF tho,lako shore counties, tho
crop i'll that single locality could not supply the
great demand now existing i'll both Eastern and
Western S.ates for Michigan apples. Thcpcacl-
crop In tho la}e'shore countics did not exceed .
sixth Of AL average crop, Many orchards Welded
no fruit; wlilehoro and taoro, aa ut South Haven,
Saugas,1ck, Holland, Spring Lake. Black Lake i
Aluskogon, aud Grand rrayorse, could DO found
orchards boaring quite a respectable crop.
cou.a,tios lmt tho frost cemo too enrlv' ond
i3omnonI the Into ynriatirA hofora fI,nv rroro
quito ripe. Cherries wero COED aud abundant.
consequences Of an carly drought. nax,,-
bqrilGS N0fo 1lE0 E9Uu anu abundant.
and ulackpprric8 {Wlu} Dl01lkY, Tho nulti-
vntn1 hiorkhnrriah iIIi1 haIt1r thnp last
year, as tho Kitta:inny and the Clarke
ore taking the place Of the Lawton, which failed
to stand exposure tn the severity Of our winters,
lnEH.EHnrA. 11ur1 In.
tsa , a' a,,s.ndu su "1o 4tu'' ~ WV 7"a
"oto 'eis ao"s,us'!t. sM.. ,,,,,,,,u.
Tho ait torosta If s.a1Maa
r,ast a,nr3ant fossmro " ~ H. 3santi, @
% ats f ta ~nr; Mic., IL "uu; a' ~
sua neto y. sno @ ao6ia p1!io h!u oa5
in Til, State in 1863 wan 1,09D, ,SO4, Isl feet !: