Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1878-12-07
1MPORTANT THAT WORK BE
DONE.


which have been undertaken by the gen.
eral government. Congress is now in
session, and it is time something was
done to place the Importance of our port
before both Houses that our interests may
not be neglected. We are satisfied that
if the proper effort is put forth on the
part of our citizens, sufficient appropri.
alton can be had to complete the improve
ments of the harSor next season. Major
HARDWOOD has presented his estimates
looking to this end, and if this is prop
crly backed by showing of the import
ance of the work and the necessity for
the same we are satisfied that sufficient
appropriation can be had to complete the
work. We feel confident that Cheboy-
gan does not lack for cnterprisiDg men
if they can once be enlisted in the work.
Our citizens should not be come so thor
ougly engrossed in their private affairs
as to neglect all public matters in which
the welfare of the county depends.
The natural advantages possessed by
Cheboygan are so evident as to impress
all who give the subject a thought, with
their importance, and even strangers up
Oh their first visit 10 this section are so
Impressed with these natural advantages
as 10 pIcdict with singular unanimity a
,,,oooccfnl f,,turo for Orr tbriyipO yiilopn
Nature has done much, it is true, but to
enable the county to derive the full BEN
eft of natures work, requires that
some effort be made upon the part of the
citizens to improve our natural sdvant-
ages. We have natural highways reach
lug out to all portions of the county,
which, if improved rs they should be,
wesld give Cheboygan county adj
vantages that are possessed by few
counties in the state. 1t is conceded
that there is no mode of transportation
SO cheap as that afforded by water COM
munication, and this our county possesses
in an unusual degree, which, if improved,
would make Cheboygan the most acces-
sible point from the different sections of
the county, Their improvements would
not only make our county tributary to
the village but would bring in business
from large portions OF the surrounding
counties. This business can be obtained
for ChebOygan. and retained, it our citi-
zens desire it. 1t is within their reach
and it is for them to say whether or not
they want it. These Improvements can
be made at less cost now than at any
time in the future.
1t is well known that there are thous-
ands of acres Of valuable farming lands i'll
the Black lake section of the county
which have virtually been out of the IN ar
ket by reason Of their iilaccessibility to a
market The proposed improvement of
the Black river rapids has already ill.,
duoed Rumb Der of settlers 10 locate in that
section. Was this improvement all assured
fact within reasonable time these lands
would not long remain idle, but instead
of being unproductive they would be
taken up by actual settlers, and by their
Industry be transformed into productive
farms, and it would be but short time
before Cheboygan county instead of i'm
porting the necessities OF lite, us it now
does, would be exporting the products
OF the sod, thus saving Il large outflow
VI money that now goes annually to the
grain markets of the West,
Another great necessity of Cheboygan
is to secure proper range lights for our
harbOr. II is well known that there was
an appropriation of $4,000 made by
Congress some three years ago for this
purpose and yet, notwithstanding their
urgent necessity, the appropriation Is UNI
expended, aud the temporary lights, ell
tirely inadequate to the demands of nav
igatiOn, are the only lights to guide the
the mariner into our port during the
night. These lights answer ordinarily,
bat there have been nights during the
seasons since the harbor has been i'm
proved to admit crafs, that they were
entirely insufficient to enable cap
tains to make our harbor, This fall there
has been u number of Instances where
steamers were compelled to run to Dun
en- City and remain till daylight before
they could get in. 1t certainly seems
thai something might be done to secure
the benefit OF the appropriation
made for this purpose 1t eau
not be expected that the rep
resentatiyes of the government are 60
lug to interest themselves in Il matter iii
which our citizens take no interest. Let
this matter be agitated and show upon
the part of the citizens that the impor-
lance of these range lights is earnestly
felt, aud that their early completion is
demanded by the Importance Of Che
boygan as IA growing lake port, and we
think s0meway could be devised by
which the lights could be obtained at
an early day.
The importance OF single vote is IL
lusirated by the result in the Eleventh
Assembly District of Wisconsin. There
is tie, and special election has been
ordered for Dec. 10.