Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1875-12-11
A Committee to Visit the Location Ne
Week.

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The readers ofthe TRIBUNE have been
aware that the locating committee of the
State CampM Meeting Association have, dur
ing the past two months, been visiting
different places in the state, to secure an
eligible location for state camp meeting
ground From all the information which
l'could be; CLEARED; from the newspapers,
| the committee seemed to have settled
down to decision between three loca-
lions, Petoskey, Traverse City, AMI I.ud-
| ington. At one time it seemed quite GER
tain that Petoskey would be the place ses
lected, indeed we believe at, one time the
committee did vote to locate it there, but
for some reasOnthe place was not selected.
The committee then made another visit
to the three places named, and met at
Jackson on the Sd inst. to render final
decision as to the location. From a re-
port in the Detroit Post we learn that the
committee could not come to any decision.
Their atthntion was then called to locsa-
tions upon one or the other of our inland
lakes. The location struck them very ia
vorably and the committee was instruct
ed to visit the place and report, The
time fixed upon was Tuesday or Wednes-
day of next week.
There can certainly no place be found
in the state that possesses so many advan-
tages for the location, as can be secured
in several places upon Mullett or Burt
lakes. The matter has been talked of
considerably, in connection with the in
land navigation project, but although it
was superior location, it was not thought
that the committee would come so far
from railroad. However, theirsatten-
tion. is attracted this way, and it is likely
observation-disclosures is brought up
on them, that they will locate upon one
of these lakes. The imnrnrnn,,,ante Of nar- ar-
iSation UHe coming year VIII miike tne
grounds easy of access from either direc-
I ,ttoh, with wnfer communication as well
as rail, which will be great i'll lucement.
lit isa, poor time Of year to visit this see
ton of the state; some of the best locations
upon the Lakes cannot be seen at all, be-
cause NAVIGATION Is closed and there be-
ing no other way to reach thnm. Still
we must labor under this disadvantage
and do the best we can in setting forth
the advantages of these locations.
1t may be that some Of our pc pie Do
not understand what the C.unp Meeting
Association proposes to do. it Is their
Intention to secure hundred or two
acres of land, and make it a p ornament
camp meeting ground, where every sum
mer there VIII be held a camp meeting
lasting from one to two months. The as
sociation will put up summer houses for
uhe accommodation of the visitors, which
will be leased a reasonable terms for the
season. AT the same time ground will be
furnished to those who arc able and will
ling to build for themselvs. During the
meeting season there will be the first
year a village of a thousand or more peO-
pie. At Martha's Vineyard in Massachtl-
setts, during the meeting season there are
over five thousand people living there,
gathered from all portions of the New
England states. We understand that it
is contemplated, to have this connected
with Che National Camp Meeting Associ
alton. In this event it is highly proba-
ble. that within few years the National
Camp Meeting will be held upon the
grounds ofthis association, and certainly
there is no better place to come i'm the
summer mouths than to Northern Mich
igan.
Very little discernment is Necessary to
see what advantages would accrue to the
village, as well as the whole of Cheboy-
gan county. The Methodist is one of the
largest, if not the largest religious denom-
nation i'm the state. This state camp
meeting would attract the leading and
representative Methodists from every part
of the state. The grounds located upon
teither ofrom inland lakes would bring
nearly all of them through Cheboygan,
going or coming; or, boats being running
every day, they would atlleast visit the
place during their stay. Perhaps many
OF them would prefer to board here and
attend the meetings at their convenience.
All that Cheboygan county wants to be-
come rapidly settled and Improved, ,is to
become known to the people of the state
and other states. In no way can so much
beaccomplished as to secure the location
of the, camp ground upon our ipland wa
tiers. We have no doubt but that the I'm
/ provement Association will take the mat
ter in hand and do all that can be done
but they should be supported in their eff
forts by every citizen in the place,
II TS0TEf ITO TN1Ta
i LAND lOsFicE BpsNEss.-During Che
month of November there were 81 Home
stead entries at the Traverse City Land
Office covering 7,e49 22-lOo acres; 35 Ii
nal Proofs, covering 4,ll9 95-lOO acres; A;
Homestead Declarations, covering 7,20,
ceres; l27 46-1OO acres entered with cash
amounting to $s6s,67.