Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1880-03-06

Under q resolution of 1858, no delegate will
be entitled to a seat who does not reside in the
county he proposes to represent.
JAMES MCMILLAN, Chairman.
g + a; B opossr p ? 2 E EensasD;
CHAs. w. CLIsBEE, ID. b. ANGER,
LEWIS w. HEATH, b. 8; SLEEPER,
w. s. GEORGE, H. G. SESSIONS.
RICHARD WINSOR, CALVIN WILCOX,
THEO. G. PHILIPS, EDGAR WEEKS,
j. HI. CHANDLER, ISAAC A. FANCHER,
JOHN N. RICE,
Republican State Central Committee.
r. E. TROwBRIDGE, Secretary.
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CHEBOYGAN A. a POINT FOR MAN
UFACTURERS.
The TRIBUNE has on different Occa-
sions called attention to the advantages
Cheboygan possesses as location for
various manufacturing purposes, and
important industries. The prospects OF
the completion of the Jackson, Lansing
& Saginaw road to the straits, and the
building of the Detroit, Mackinaw &
Marquette road through the upper pen
insula, will add greatly to the natural
advantages she already possessed.
Among the many manufactures and
industries which, in our opinion,
could be advantageously located
here, which opinion we are satisfied an
investigation would sustain, are smelt-
ing works. dry-dOck, tannery, various
manufacture of hard wood, wood pulp,
for manufacturing paper, etc. In the
first place Cheboygan possesses the very
best facilities for shipping to the various
markets, east or west, at low rates all
products that might be manufactured.
She possesses one of the best harbors
upon the great chain of lakes and is Wis.,
tied regularly by some of the best steam
ers that traverse these inland seas, each
season increasing the number, and thus
adding to her facilities and increasing
the competition which will always in
sure the lowest rates for freight. Fol-
smelling works we know of no location
Offering superior advantages to this vii
lage. 1t is already accessible, by water,
to the great Escanaba iron ore regions,
and the raw material could be delivered
here with but little expense. The COM
pletiOn of the upper peninsula road will
bring it in reach of the vast mines of
ore in the Marquette region. In this
vicinity are vast tracts of hard wood
for making charcoal, which is
necessary for use in a furnace. The in
land route already completed, and the
proposed Black river improvement, which
may now be looked upon as an assured
fact, makes this hard wood easily Access
sible to this point, and would afford the
cheapest possible transportation Of the
charcoal to furnace should one be es-
tablished. The completion of the Jack
son, Lansing & Saginaw road will add
to the facilities for shipping in addition
to that afforded by the steamers upon
the lake route, and enable the DISPOSE
tion of the products of furnace at all
seasons of the year and to all sections of
the country.
The dry-dOck project has been set forth
80 often by the TRIBUNE, and investiga-
tiOn has shown the advantages of this
location for such project so plainly
that we deem it unnecessary to more than
call attention again to it, and state that
capitalists have thought favorably of the
project and at one time it was thought
that the establishment of a dock was
an assured fact. The necessity of dry
dock in this section is apparent to all
who have given any thought to the mat
ter and. some of the leading papers of
the most important lake ports have ad-
vocated the measure. There is no better
location for dock than is afforded by
Cheboygan, and we are confident one
would prove remunerative.
AS to a tannery, the vast heml0ck
forests in this vicinity would supply
the bark so necessary for the business at
comparatively small cost. The num-
Der of hides shipped from here each year
already amount to considerable num-
Der and with those from other places in
the vicinity would go some ways towards
supplying stock, beside the excellent
shipping facilities would afford an op.
portunity for securing such an additional
supply as might be needed. A consider.
able quantity of leather is used here and
the amount will constantly increase
which would afford home market for 9
portion of the product, and the low
freights to the great markets, afforded
by water transportation, would enable
the surplus to be disposed of to very
great advantage.
The paper business is just now boom
ing and all matter going into its manu-
facture is in great demand. Wood pull
has become quite factor in the manu-
facture Of paper and in this state there
are number of factories for its prOduc
ton, and all doing we'll. In this vicinity
there are large quantities of poplar OF
aspen, which wood is the best adapted
to the making of pulp. This wood fol
any other purpose is comparatively o.
little value and pulp manufacture would
utilize the timber that otherwise would
be useless, and the pulp could be easily
and cheaply transported to the marke
Offering the best inducements. Tn,
completion of the Black river improve
ment will afford ample water power fol
various purposes and we think would b,
an excellent location for a wood pull
mandatory.
For the various manufacture of hare
wood the material, in the shape of maple