, 1881-09-10

An APPEAL TO HER CHARITABLE CITIZENS.
A Tribune reporter who called Mt tile Of
flee Of tic Lualbermen's Exchange, e54 South
Wnter street, yesterday found Il. ". Hotch-
kiss, tile Secretary Of TINT organization, busi-
~ e,,gagcd In preparing all appeal for tha
reltuf OF tho Michigan sufferers. Tile clrcu-
lar, w,icl, read us follows, WIS placed In the
hands of business men during the day:
c1eAGo sspt 1s$1" s.:; LGmbs,<MM e: M;,ts II e.
which, by rcason Of forest iiros. resulting il y
heMvy ius3 nf l!fc and vast de1reH or suffering,
ea Gns lr ns snu psuuSr e!aiMs n tue
sympathy OF tho lutnbetGluf " the eolntry, aaa
particularly upon tho citizens Of ChiunKo.
put days through its yleld OF lumber from 1hH
Cuss aid Flint lsisera. ~
the sAnlo ratsd October day which laid chlrago
IN asiies. aa!d tno pfcseIs t.cs lsass Il T., tae
trulls experience Of Oosober ISL. put Without
the rccuper.tlvv powers which such city ~
Tho sufferers u Tuscola. Huron. aud sanllao
EnHn!tcs nutnlor lnHy thDusanua. nna nase
tSs " persoa rs'nay fGSs r." nssa psI- snr
nlead eaH bo obtained thc suffering for wanr
or tad. clothing. mud shelter in11st he o,iormout
Wit. n.aay ct ,luse Who vii! 10 called upon 70
luke ii. letlvo purt III all,ytuttnx pressnt iIs.
'ssss ''s s Rsss
fSsyxS s i;or i ~ Fart 1Psa eh sysss sy ssD. 10
ti1ta which TIM lunsbrr merchants Or cltizeus of
GhlcIKp u'ay, fuel disposed 70 make fur the r.
Ilef oi, tho Intense and widespread suffering
Implicit ct,ntido,ici,. ANY contributions ot
lnol1oy ur cuthinR which y0u n,Ry be discussed 70
% nsy S9 ssnt @ e ssh E'ts q VICE.
.iho,,ll . general otgnn!zntion be .na,lg,.Ented
an.ung thu ,uprchanis OF THIS glty looktng ~ the
HUI ma;sa ~ yuI,ntesr trss 10 tSS na.sls Or seh
c0inn,lttco ~ ahMti bs, constituted.
iop!ng for Liberal rssponnss 70 rs eftfaos 1,oin
'''s oN'"'''' ''' tui.ouoE W. iEorcnIK1ss.
Secretary LulnhoE.num's ExehahYct
Mr.. IIotchklaA stated t!!at 1ie was ~ receipt
Of Il private letter frn,n II. ). T9lall, editor
OF tlls Cnro Advertiser. saying that tile
SUFFERING WAS FAR aIsEATER -
than tho papers bud represented, aud that
tho public could tDrln l!n conception OF the
ste' fsIisn tlo Il. 'IH tort,'sats ] ops Of EASTERN
NichiE,,l, Alr, Il0tc,lkIss said that In former
yours thu country arntl'tt Saginaw 10y had
Lse!s famous pine,lnl'!ecMr M MsYs@lol.. @ nit ts!as
jla.t Ieull uI,tiEely swept away. stncc tint
tjnn tllo only luI,btr trade from that section
w,lS in nmpla. be!clt, ant! other liart1 Woots
Which a sryys .ys. ts ,t te nu Tug M foYnffy naI
wnutl timber. In about tho prop9ttlon of one
tpr. ,StNce the former groat lire tile lead
trees ,ltlti otl.er dGbrls sGnttered throughout
thu liardwuuti timber have heen beconl.:
lux Inote ttlid more lntlaMn,ab!e, mud
lI,ive furnished abundant material Tor
thu forest fires tu work ltpun.
llle present ilre secnled to hny" swept OF
tll!s Inst truce nt thu former lumber glory OF
tGS Gs.ss i,,lti Flint regions. Mr. llotenktss
stated tilat this tlro lleallt g Chlcag1 trnue
thu l0sa nj Mt lenst lU1.Uo. oO3 feet Ut hnrtt-
wood lu,uber. 1t lid not tnyhIVo ahy pins
lumbar, ~ thsrv was llo4'e ra,linlnliG lI9fll
| thu ttru Of ton yours ago. When tha REGAIN
llnl lis ttnber resources sWept away 1T that
tine tho ll,nll,erilleh abandoned that SECTION,
Alpt tlle employees engaged III farming. Fllay
Wrre principally lnill-tlM!ls md loKgers, aud
wcra iH1ur enough. In addition 70 tlluse ttero
werp Il ktnut tllaily llulnesteatels. WlO III
culil1llUn with the lumber ltnlals Were strl,K-
KiIuY Il, liaakn II living N.itlnr tlso nat very
lnllctAble enllc0ura9e'ne!it Ut the reg!0st: ls
w.ls Ike nll lumber regions, sstlniy and not
worry furttle, allu 1t wns MlnGSt ll0pnE aK;lItIst
l,Ups to expect 10 MeAlllrs anything ltke
TINT tt.e present great ttre fnn,ld tue farmers
Vt hut rexlun in. They haa very little h.
| fore, mud HOW even that little Was swept
aWay. All idea OF the puver1y Of that feEaaJ!
could be llua froN tue tact that 1t !lHSar tsau
railroad, although one Was now 9eln: cQa''
atsnoted trolA Port Huron to 6aua HeasA.