Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1882-09-02
Michigan and he. Interests.

The following extract in regard to
Michigan and her interests we take from
the report of Hon. r. G.. HOrr's speechEtO
the convention which unanimously re-
nominated him for third term in Con-
gress:
If you will reflect for single moment
you will see that no State in the Union
has better right to demand more of
her representatives than has our own
peninsular state. Look at her resources
her achievements in the past, her pos
sibilities in the future. Not admitted
into the Union as state until 1887, and
yet she now ranks as the ninth state in
population in the entire sister-hO0d of
states. In the amount of taxable prop
erty in 1880 she stood the sixth in the
Union. In number of miles of railroad
she was ninth, and to-day we have with
in our borders 4,0C0 miles of we'll
equipped railroad bed. In 1880 only
three states excelled us in the prOduc-
ton Of wheat, Michigan alone producing
in that year 36, COO,0CO bushels. In lum-
Der we stand at the head of the list. In
lumber and the value of her forest pro-
duct was over $52OO0OOO, nearly twice
the value of her wheat crop. We manu-
featured and sold over One-third of all
the salt made in the entire states, max
ing in 1880 12,50000 Obushels, and we
shall this year reach 100000 bushels
In copper we lead all the states combined
Indeed of the 100000 pounds made in
1880 we furnished 100000, pounds.
In iron ore we are among the first. In
addition to all these look at our oats and
corn and barley and rye and potatoes our
fruit, and more than all our grass crop
from which comes our hay. Look at our
cattle and sheep our horses and hogs.
To these add all our varied manufactures
our car shops, our furnaces and found
ries, machine shops and furniture works
our manufacturers of paper, Touring
mills and workers in wooden ware, and
one is compelled to ask where else will
you find such varied industries, such a
multiplicity Of material interests ZAP
plause. ]OThen again you must not for
get the fact that we have more water
coast than any other state in the Union.
In the value Of her school property, ac-
cQrding to population, she leads the list.
IN number of her newspapers Michigan
ranks fifth. OF her people who cannot
read and write her percentage Is Of the
smallest; indeed so marked is this that
l never yet saw boy or girl born in our
state, who had reached the age of fifteen
years who could not read. Our common
school system is as good as any in the
word. Our high schools may we'll be the
pride of the state. Our university has
no superior on the continent. Our in
situations for educating the deaf and
dumb and the blind, for retaining and
benefiting the hayward youth of our
state, are models of their kind. School
houses and churches are everywhere evil
dences of the intellectual and moral cul-
ture of our people. In view of all these
facts Michigan has a right to demand
of her representatives, high standard of
morals and high order of statesman
Shy. [Applause.1 A man who aspirss to
represent such state and such people
has no time for personal generals and
personal ammosities. So varied and
complex are the interests of Michigan
that any man who will we'll represent
her business people and her intel
lectual and moral ideas cannot fail to
represent we'll the best interests Of the
entire nation.