Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1879-07-05
PRESENT EFFORTS BRINGS FU-
TURE PROSPERITY.

Cheboygan has grown more during
the last six or eight years than she did
In all her previous existance, and at
present is in just that condition that
little steady enterprise, public and pri-
vste, rightly applied just now will serve
to increase her Importance. and attract
residents and capital from abroad. Of
her healthfulness, cleanliness, and pros
perity there can be no question, and any
man who has sojourned in any of the
large or even medium Southern cities,
for any length Of time, feels as though he
had fallen into corner of Eden, when
for time he forsakes them and comes to
the beautiful forest city, of the near flu
ture on the straits. But beauty and health
fulness Is not all that is needed to build
up city. Pluck, public enterprise, and
public benevolence are required, and a
man who builds factory, or saw mill.
or to change the reading of an old line,
makes two chimneys grow where one
stood before" is adding just so much
more to material wealth and aiding the
village just to that extent in her race to
become a city OF commercial and manu-
featuring supremacy. 1t is a hopeful
sign, in double sense, that there is so
much building, as there IS going on in
Cheboygan just now. 1t shows, in the
first place, that the county is emerging
from its long night of financial gloom,
and In the second place, the village IS
not stagnant, but the people have conf.
dence In the future position OF the :place
and are willing to take part in the pro.
gressive march toward wealth and great
ness OF domain. On almost every street
some new building is going up, and the
sound of the hammer comes as pleasant
music to those who loook forward to a
brilliant future for Cheboygan.
The insertion of these lines has two
fold obiect-to congratulate Cheboygan
upon her evident prosperity, and the
work already done, and to urge her to
new efforts. These efforts should not be
confined to the few, for the few are not
alone interested. Never in the history
of Cheboygan has there been time when
q little enterprise, a little effort, would
count so much as at the present. The
place is in just that stage of development
that little effort goes great ways
Every effort that is made now will in.
crease in effect much greater in proper
ton than the years as they roll along
The result increases as the years increase
The opportunity presents itself to eff
feet the settlement and improvement OF /,
large and rich territory and make 1t for
ever tributary to Cheboygrn. The oppor
tunity will be open but short time ani
If not accepted, will be lost forever. The
scheme Of improving the navigation o
Black river, by means of dams and locks
has thus far been developed by the eff
forts OF the few The completion of thu
enterprise can .only be assured by tn,
efforts of the many. Public sentimen
seems to be universal as to the import.
ance, present and prospective, of the en-
terprise. The time will soon come wher
our citizens will be asked to show thei
faith by their works, The TRIBUNE ha
confidence that the people here will Sc,
no delay in the great work from lack o
the material assistance which will b.
wanted. We hope that confidence viii
not be misplaced.