Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1876-06-03

BY r. d.

The time is not far distant when this
whole country will be as fine developed
farming region as the most productive OF
the southern part of the state. Where
is now but a wild, uncultivated forest,
will soon be developed farms, than which
no state can boast better. This must
be so, because the men and women, of
energy and ambition, are coming to do
| it.
| One year ago young man, with his
wife and child, came here an l-settled up
OH piece of land, situated six miles
from town. They built a log house, and
cleared three acres of land. He has
chopped down, and now ready to be
burned, two or three acres more. There
was no road near him, and during all the
year that has passed whenever he wished
to come to town he has been obliged TO
| travel nearly twelve miles-in fact to
travel directly away from town three
miles, i'm order that he might get upon
the state road leading here.
He has, this spring, besides doing his
work upon his farm, taken petition TO
his neighbors, scattered as they are over
large territory. for them to sign, asking
the prop er authorities to lay out road
for them, which should be convenient
for their use.
He has succeeded i'm c,lising that rOa'l
to be laid out, and has promise from
the proper authority tha. something shall
be done towards opening it this summer.
The other day his brother landed here
with splendid OK team, hitched to a
new wagon, which was la.len with mer-
chandise, sent him by friends at home.
Behind that wagon was led "a COW. How
that young mans eyes glistened rs he
looked upon that team. How the wife's
heart did bound Us she beheld. for the
first time, the COW. 1t would be more
than half their living, she said. Never
was there young couple more proud
than were they that bright aud beautiful
day, us they realized that they possessed
as their own Il team ant: Il cow.
asked the young man where he ex-
pected to get feed TO winter them, and
how his eye glistened rs with glad
smile he hled up his two hard. sun-burn-
ell, calloused hands, and said, 81 cxpeci
to raise it with these;" and he will do il.
With such enrrgy-such ambition rs he
displayed and exhibited i'm every
motion he made us he was talking to me.
the work is half done before it is begun
II ere was no whining about the coun-
try, about the short seasons, about the
stumps, about hard work to clear of
| land. but, instead, pluck, and world Of
it. too. Such MIN is an honor and a
credit to any country, and from the bot
tom of my heart l wish him every sue
cess.
Years shall roll OIL, anu each one rs il
goes by. sees acre after acre improved
and added 10 the three acres of to-day.
New settlers come in and settle beside
him, and almost before he knows it, the
road he has caused to be laid out this
spring, will be lined with their dwellings.
As they come and start in towards
making homes for themselves, they natll-
rally look to him for advice and counsel.
because he came here first. He imparts
his energy to them, by his example ami
words of encouragement. They know
him to be representative man, and.
sOmcday, they choose him to represent
them i'm the halls of legislation. He goes
there and serves them with honor to him.
self and his constituents.
Still OH and Ola do the years roll. and
his grandchildren stand beside his knee
and listen with wonder as he tells the
story of his first OX-team, and how proud
he was of it that bright May morning.
During the time that has passed, the
country has been cleared of its forests,
and instead can be seen cultivated farms.
The soil is teeming with its products.
The roadside is lined with shade trees.
la place of the first log house. is seen the
spacious farm house, standing in its
beauty amidst the flower garden SO care
fully tended by the SONS and daughters
of this man meet, one of the first set
tiers of ChebOygau county.