Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1877-06-16
NORTHERN TRIBUNE.
CHEBOYGAN PROSPECTS.


opinion of our own citizens. who would
naturally be expected to take most "a
vorable view Of its future prospects, but
strangers who visit our place arel favora-
bly, impressed with its location andthe
many natural advantages it possesses to
make it a place of Importance, and are
free to express their confidence in its flu
tufe growth There is one thing which
isevident to all, and that is, during the
period of depression in which the whole
country has suffered to a greater or less
extent, Cheboygan has not retrograded
in the least, butshas been steadily and
surely advancing. 70 convince any one
OF this fact, it is only necessary toodook
back during this period and see what has
been accomplished. Not only have all
the industries which were in operation
at the committeeman of the panic been
Kept up, but new ones have been inapg-
urated and are in successful operation.
Our shipping facilities, instead of being
decreased, have been increased, and this
season more boats are entering our.har-
Dor to deliver and receive traffic than
ever before. p The inland navigation pro-
Jeet, which, when the hard times settled
down over our land, had only been talk-
ed,of, has become an es tablislIed and
completed route-th thus, afordihg us
more pleasant and convenient ,conuec-
tlQn with the lE.ilroad by which TO reach
the outer world. JnFromJ being served
wthafii-weekly mail, we now enjoy our
mali matter daily The population POI Of:
our village has been steadily on the i'm
creafSefWTif not rapidly it has been SINE
and OF "A permanent character Whilst
theVIllage has thus been steadily ad-
vancjng, the county has improved much
more 8r rapidly, and its progress is much
more perceptiblei go In which direction
you may, you Will find new settlements
and the march Of improyement making
rapid progress, Where but a fewryears
since all was wilderness, there are NOW
haPpy2homes, with well-tiliedl ACRES Of
ground. Roads have been constructed.
ana iSt,s AIT Detokeers the push aud enterprise
ot thriving nlrl''lg settlers, whose industry is
s!eadily adding year by year to l. the
wealth and prosperity Of our county.
The old and prevailing opinion OF the
more southern portion of our. country
thaiF nothing coald be raised in rhis secs
tlon, has been dissipated by actual test,
ahdj as a consequence. the settlement OF
the farming, country by which we aie
surrounded has been, rapid, and the pros
pfcis are that the present season will see
development of the resources
OF The county for farming purposes. to
greater extent than ever before. AM
this mas been accomplished, notwith-
standing the bard times. What then
may we expect with the Improvement
anu easing up of money matters. 1t is
the general opinion that the worst has
Deeil reached = in other words. that everv-
thIng BIAS touched bottC m-ahd that
heneheforward it may be expected TO
improve. Ii may not be rapidly, but It |
will be healthy. Speculation has been
checked, and real yalueywill govern to'a
great extelft alttransacti0ns III the change !
"i property, So that it may be expected
til aGi any Improvement in this respect
VIII De OF a permanent character, and not
resten any fictitious foundation. What |
Cheboygaia needs to insure speedy
growth is to have capital brought in
and Invested i'll building up manufac-
turing enterprises. That there are favor
able openings here for the investment
OF capital, we firmly believe, aud think
that if capitalists could be induced to M
vestigate, there would be no difficulty In
convincing them of the fact. We are
Satisfied that there. are several branches
OF Industry which cOhld be successfully
carried on at this point which would be
remuneratiye, and we believe that II the
matter was taken hold Of properly that
might be done to induce cap
ltaiistS to investigate the advantages Ell
The Improvement assoeia-
ton, i it rhad, been sustained, wouldfI
have done much in,this direction, and it
is Eirda to say what loss has resulted to
Cheboygann' from The apathy9pI our. cfiti5 |
zens,ss manifested in the encouragement
of tharIassopiation. .-5liit lGI3ueJ - bud
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THERE has been q great deal said in
the papers about Ohio receiving more
than her fair portion oflappointmenis in /
the government service, and President |
Hayes has been accused Ofundue partial !
itI-JfOr tho cifizct,S of HE .n,lJo st.nJu) a /