The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-03-25
The County Seat Question.

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gan appears rather | nythy mr.
Iiclo, 81 med IRA, cl-r,' purl.r'in.
{" be n description IL t"wns in LAX,
county, along the limo If tn. i. 4
+. NJ. Railway. It is, ia reality,
a very poor attempt ~ make capt.
tnl again.t the pr.j ct Of removing
the County Scat fo Baldwin. III.
whole communication 10 a weak
mixture ot untrufhfnlness with an
"ccasional fact thr~wn in to give j,
c"l"r, SO that people may perchanc-
bite" and be taken in.
In tho first place the article
speaks Of Chase, and mvorably.
That 10 all well cnougl.; but when
Il talks about four mills ready t.
commence ope' aii"n in the Sr,ing.
every honest man who knows the
fnc's in The Gaze, laughs aud won
ders ~ tU whether the writer re fcrs
to c"ffee or flaming mills. Sum
mitvilic, it save. lis not situated for
\ town" "Nirv.nx Is destined 4.
he u place "f good dimensions and
growth" Speaking Of Formau, il
says it lis the most central point in
the county Oh limo ut Il. H., and
many favor removing the county
seat to that lace sometime in tn.
Future" But the zeal animus Of
the article develops itself when il
refers to Baldwin. We give the
language;
Two miles west Of Formans Station Bald.
win is located. The place il favored with
two small mills, but 10 surrounded with light
sandy plains, which will be apt to deve lon
very SLOWLY into farming country. II 10 but
lightly represented with pine, having access
10 about 20 million feet. which los to the
East and South .: the village. The pine At
the Southwest vii mostly be run down the
Pere Marquette River to Ludington, to be
ma nufacturcd.
The Railroad Company has done mach for
Baldwin. having built a good depot. water
tank aad tgrn-tab Z: in the bsehee of I'M CHI,
u has been remarked by travellers, would
leave the place q mere cypher. This point
Il designated to vote upon this Spring tor
permanent locsti0n Of County Seat, which
assistance the place will require in order To
'ver amount to much In future, II is thought
hat the welfare of the county demands 10. |
'emaining where IL IL at present, as Chase
promises lar better than Baldwin, and-dar- |
ns tncee hard times it hardly justif-s the |
Expense Of removal anu establishing tempo
AIRY buildings, leaving an additional expesse |
o be met In future when the county 10 able |
o build better ones The county Is too un
eveopcd TO chow what poiut best desires
he honor OF County Seat, and the Interest
4 Baldwin 10 manifested with 70 Xtlte re-
ard TO the welfare NJ the county, th.ta very
feeling seems To exist Though.
ut n greater part Of the County. Baldwin,
AS about 20 dwelling houses Ia anu about
he place.
In addition to "1'raveler's" notes
70 have a ridiculous editorial from
''mc one of the managers OF the
organ" Git sounds silly enough fr
ursr). What he attempts to 81,
rtl,, is not 81 clear as "Traveler's"
otss. The question OF removal ol
he Comnty Seat is "all important"
nd Ire says In substance, if not in
lords &c" in, gentlemen, and
ght the thing tlfr"ugl; ont as for
&c, I'D rather he excused from ex
resting myself, until 1 un saristic,i
'hich way the battle will turn. !
NJ gerry much Interested in mntt.r-
.lating to The welfare Of the c"un
!; yet | am Inoro interested in
'yself, and prefer to eat the chvst
nts after you have pulled them
Mt of tho fire and placed them he
ire mo. | am neutral in thi.
latter. friends, and ask to 10 al
wed I" lit upon the fence AMI
atch the 'alIimp"rtant' interests
the county, in order that ! ma,
How them whichever way they
D."
However. the positiOn Of The cor
IN" is oflittle consequence. VIVA,
. wish t" get Al in"ie particular
10 the feeling If jealousy which
ems to exist in the minds ot n
inber "i citizens on the east side I
the county, against the wet side !
ny is il, thnt 80 many damaging. :
atctnenis are circulated with ref \
cncc TO the pr"duclivenrss If the !
ii sn the plainsl Why should =
. Soil be represented ~ almos, I
'rihless, when the fact has been c
'sady clearly demonstrated that d
y man with ordinary energy. :
ndence snd industry can obtain . !,
cd living from III Docs Il adj 4
nee the inierests OF the county ut 8
'ge t" circulate false rop"rts about d
y part ofi'l Most assuredly not.
I'd why this sncak.ny behind the
ak Of a "Travel~r," and thus add