Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1881-03-12

sas and several other states, i'm a build
ing all by itself, concentrating its re-
sources, l am safe in saying Kansas
wOnid have been far in the background,
but now she has reaped her reward, and
asks her legislature for $4,000 to exhibit
in New York in 1SS3-that she may
profit by her experience and come again
before the world and induce emigration
to her state. What is the comparison
between our state and Kansas as to re-
sources, and what state in the United
States has such valuable resources as
Michigan, or the facilities for utilizing
them?
The question arises and is asked, will
the amount asked for the bill before
legislature, viz, $4,000, enable Michi
gan to be properly placed before the
world? When such man as the Hon.
Henry Fralick, of Grand Rapids. says
no." am willing to abide his decision.
A resolution was offered by him at the
meeting of the executive board of the
State Agricultural society. to ask the
legislature to appropriate $4,000. This
amount is little senOugh to make a col
lectiye exhibit in building constructed
for the purpose, and | claim that the
money appropriated by the state should
be used for the best interests of the state
in making collective exhibit cOncen-
trated in one building. Said building
should have room sufficient to- exhibit
our resources in all departments -agri-
cultural, mineral, genealogical, mechan-
ical, etc. ,
Once it becomes known what our vast
resources are, and the admirable facili-
ties for utilizing them, we invite emlgra-
ton here at once, and what is $4,000
yes, a 100000? We have only to look
at the results of liberal expenditure in
Kansas; she has received back not ten
| fold, but one hundred fold, and Michigan
can do likewise.
In building properly constructed
with power to drive machinery, individ-
uals would drive more benefit by eXhib-
iting their wares and merchandise in
their own state exhibit than to be placed
hither and yOnder in different classes
and different buildings. and their eX-
hibitS would be located and always found
| by going directly to the state exhibit.
| Again the expense of attending to and
looking after them would be much less
and better. There are many reasons to
advance to show why state should con-
centrate everything at one point. EX-
perience has demonstrated the fact and
believe that no man has had more eX-
perience or can better set forth the facts
than the Hon. Henry Fralick of Grand
Rapids. He was with me several months
at the centennial exhibition in 1876 and
is thoroughly cOnversant wit h all details
as to collective and individual and CLASH
fed exhibits;a he is thorough and sue
cessful business man, capable OF Judging
and estimating, and he says an exhibit
should be made as collective state eX-
hibit in building constructed for the
purpose, and money enough should be
appropriated to make it what should and
would be Economically and prOpely adj
ministered.
1t is not necessary to maintain that it
takes time to collect and put in proper
condition statistics. maps, etc. Expert
ence has already taught this important
lesson. 1t is well to mention, however,
that people get better idea and form a
better opinion of state from
ing statistics and maps showing
a glance whatscan be seen on pa
what the amount of acreage, W
the amount suitable for agricult
or other purpose, what the populate
Each and every county should be map
in detail. Our resources and prOdt
can be localized to some extent OH ma
| These all take time an money.
Therefore, $4,000 economically
pended would make a crediIable eXh
of our resources; $4,000 better.
l am, respectfully,
+. w. NOBLE,
Sec'y of Centennial Commission, /
Detroit, Feb. 26, 1881.