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

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In every department of business, in oil
parts OF the country. the business OF the
year has opened up for the season.
Whether the outlook is good or bad we
10 not now propose to discuss. In some
branches of business 1t may be better
than i'm others, but in those where dull
ness prevail, the only remedy is more la
Dor. 1t Is true that because Of this, near
ly every one is so deeply engrossed in
business of his own that be cannot look
after the material interests of the town
in which he lives, and which supports
his business, the growth and prosperity
of which will proportionally enhance tbs
value of his private business.
The season which is just opening is
going to be an important one in the his
tory of Cheboygan. If rightly used there
can be more important results obtained
than were ever before secured in the same
length of time. The principal require
nent Is labor. Are the citizens of Che
boygan ready to take hold of this matter
in earnest? We can not expect return
for our labors i'm day, or month, and
perhaps We may have to wait years to see
the full result of our efforts. AS the
spring is the time for sowing the seed for
the coming harvest, so now is the time
TO labor for the future of Cheboygan, and
profitable results will just as surely come,
as the harvest follows the seed time.
Many times the harvests arc small. be-
cause OF the inferior and dilatory manner
of putting In the seed. Cheboygan has
in the past, is now reaping the reward OF
dilatory and inefficient labor. Hal its
citizens, as \ whole, commenced In time
and worked earnestly and faithfully to-
wards that end,' Cheboygan might have
had government appropriation for the
improvement of its harbor Of $4,000 OF
$4,000 instead of $4,000. 1t might have
had almost certainty of efficient range
lights. instead of only possibility.
1t Is worse than useless, rcpining over
the past. What we now want, is to take
lessons from the past, and go TO work en-
crgetically for the future. Ii is not toe
carly. We should now mark out the way
and set the stakes for the campaigns OF
the future. BY so doing We can avoid
the mistakes OF the past, and they have
been great.
At any time within the next two years
VIC may expect TO see the railroads start
ing I'm the direction Of Cheboygan. As
soon as it becomes an established fact
that We are to have railroad communica-
ton with the outside world, many OF
those whose attention has been directed
towards the advantages of the place. will
be coming to take advantage Of such a
result. The sooner that this can be
brought about, the greater will be the
benefits. There is nothing accomplished
i'm this world without labor. We might
sometime secure the advantages Of .
railroad without effort on our par, but
II would be at so late day that the ben
cfits would be correspOndingly small
We must labor without ceasing. We cai
TO it without neglecting private interests
There is, probably, no one who is at al
interested i'm the welfare Of the place. bu
who will say that all this work can bet
ter be accomplished through united ct
forts and organization than any othel
way. We have that organization. thu
Improvement association. During tin
past winter it has done much cffectua
work. 1t might have done much more
but its efforts were very much iinpsde'
by lack of interest among Its member
and citizens generally. This should N
longer be the case. The summer is q
hand. 1t is the time for labor. IL ever.
citizen will take hold and do bis Who'll
duty, autumn will chow results which
will be astonishing. an dthe way will b
paved for the coming year in s'ch man
ner that failure i'm any pr oject which W
undertake will be almost impossible
With united and energetic labor, we ca
reasonably undertake almost anything
without much fear of failutr. The In
provement association meets next Tues
day evening; let every member, every eli
izen who feels an interest, or has an
faith in the future Of Cheboygan. be pres
ent and ready to work.