Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1878-07-03

| fers 20 remain in this "despised'
country where there won't anything
grow. If he wishes to remove he
has the consent of the whole com
munity, and we assure him that the
tears that would he shed at his de-
parture would fail to float steam
boat.
But how idle his words sound
when compared with what is said
by men of brains, sound judgment,
and unbiased opinions, and as a
true state Of affairs In the two To-
calities, we give the remarks OF
Hon. Fred Lewis, who has visited
both Kansas and Alpena county.
After Mr.. Lewis returned from
Kansas, in Publishing an account
of his trip he made use Of the fol-
lowing words:
ain Kansas, an abundance OF
crops means low prices, while a
failure of crops means restitution,
suffering and starvation"
It stands to reason that we can
ge. much larger prices for produce
here than can be obtained in Kan
sas. for he simple reason that orr
means of transporting such pro-
ducts to the markets and the sea-
board are very much in favor OF
this country.
Let us see how eager the people
of this part of the country are to
go to Kansas, if they had the means.
The facts in the case, as shown
from the following extract from the
Saglnawian-Hou. Fred Lewis pa
per-of the 22d of June, don't
seem to indicate that Alpena coun-
ty is such n worthless country as
the lover of Kansas, but stay in Al
pena correspondent would fain
make the people believe. Mr..
Lewis recently visited the shore
counties, and consequently knows
full well of what he speaks. He
has visited this county nearly every
season for the past seven years, and
has carefully watched the growth
of the city and county, is well
posted in regard to the whole shore,
and his judgment is worth more
than a regiment of hired Kansas
correspondents:
First among the indications OF
permanent prosperity we notice the
fact that the magnificent steamer
st. Paul, formerly of Wards Lake
Superior line, owned mainly in that
city, run in her interests and under
the management of that marvel of
good seamanship, business, sense
and hayward originality Captain
"Tod" (he wears red ribbon now
Boynton. is doing good business
and making popularity every day
in the week. Notwithstanding all
the recent pressure, Alpena has
made good progress. Thirteen
brick stores were built in 1875,
eight in 1877 and four others will
be erected the present season F; her
streets are being sensibly paved
her fire department-two steamers
in charge Of Chief Engineer A
L. Power, is a model of system and
efficiency, her schools are prosper
Gus, her public institutions, church
es and societies hale and hearty,
and her general business interests
as "well to do" as those OF any city
of even age in the west. Shrinkage
in values have been as light there
as at any point in our range of Oh.
servatioD and with a supply oil
timber to give full stocks to the
mills Or present rate Of manufacture
for thirty years, young, active
and enterprising population, nc
public debt, first-class military,
musical and miscellaneous organi.
cations and societies, it il no won
der that a reasonably solid feeling
is manifest on oil hands; but farm
ing interests are the speciality Their,
as elsewhere to which we point Al
indicative of a prosperous and pro
longed future. OF the COUNTIES
Immediately surrounding Alpena
Pressure Isle, of which we hav,
spoken, Is nearly all available TO
cultivation as Is Altoona and Mont
morency-ths "second burnings
being located In the latter county
Alpena two-thirds good as farmin.
counties. In the vicinity of AL
pena, by careful estimate are a
present under improvement as lie
gitimate agricultural operations
north and northwest, 200 farms
south and southwest, 100 farm
averaging 80 acres each. Farmer
are daily coming in both by the J
L. q s. r. R. via. Gaylord and b,
steamers, many bailing from On
tario; experienced agriculturalist
who not unfrequently bring consid
cradle means. In town 81 north
range two east, a small saw mill ha
been erected to supply the loca
demand for lumber in that vicinity
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