Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-16
not Uncommon for parties Of travellers to
go from Detroit to Monroe or st. Clair
ON THE ICE.

ON THE ICE.
At that time the winters were very long
and regular. Navigation opened the first
OF June and closed the first of September.
none but foolhardy persons venturing
upon the water out of the regular season.
The bank of Michigan was chartered by
the governor and judges in 1918 and in
1913 Mr.. Trowbridge became its cashier at
| a salary of $500 per year, which was then
considered large pay. He continued In
this position until 1886 when he resigned.
Next year came the great financial panic
and all the banks in the Northwest with the
exception Of the Indiana state bank went
under. The Michigan state bank was sub
se9uently revived by James T. Coy, Zach
ariah Chandler, II. P. Baldwin, Franklin
Moore, G. T. Porter, Henry Ledyard, G..
Il. and F. Buhi and Mr.. Trowbridge, the
latterObein elected president. The bank
was conducted for thirteen years. until the
expiration of its charter. when it retired
from business, after paying handsome div
idends. There are still living III Detroit
few Of the Old residents who remember
Mr. Trowbridge's connection with this
bank, and as the reporter was writing this
article Saturday, Philo Parsons happened
into the editorial room. He CHANGED to
see what the scribe was at and said: Some
of the dearest aud sweetest memories OF
nay commercial life are connected with
Charles G. Trowbridge when he was an Of
ticer of the old Michigan state bank. To-
day l spoke to an old friend of his connec-
ton with that institution and, with tears IN
his eyes, that old friend said, God bless
him, his ready hand once saved ice from
great financial Disaster [ believed that
old friend echoed the sentiment of many
another man wi = kaew him in the darf,
days of '37 and later"
Mr.. Trowbridge was Intimately con-
nected with
THE EARLY RAILROAD HISTORY OF MICHIGAN
having been secretary and treasurer OF the
Oakland & Ottawa, subsequently the De-
trCit & Pontiac, End now the Detroit
Grand Haven & Milwaukee railroad. To
build railroads in those days the project
ors of them had to furnish the capital.
Money could not be borrowed for constrGc-
ion as il is to-day. He was also connect
ed with the building of the Detroit il st.
Joseph railroad, now the Michigan Central.
The road was completed as far as Ypsil-
anti, when the work stopped because TIE
money gave out. It's subsequent history
he public is generally acquainted with.
Mr.. TroIbridge was elected mayor OF
Detroit in 1884 and was the city s executive
during the terrible ravages by cholera in
hat year. Two years before the cholera
lad swept over the lower portion of the
lily, making sad havoc among the Irish
but in 1884 1t ragged among
ha f,aot o1a Of v,annla nd ho
ion was terrible. Many who had left the |
lied on the way of fever and exhaustion
Nr. Trowbridge said it was remarkable
act that of those who we're actively en-
Jagged in caring for the sick and dying not
me was attacked by the disease, while |
hose who fed through fear died by the !
vayside,
With the eaaly history of the Protestant |
episcopal church in this state Mr.. Trow- !
bridge is also very familiar, because he
vas one of the very first members. He has
AIKEN an active part in all the struggles |
nd triumphs of the church from its
arliest history to the present day, and the
present strength and extent of the church
organization is due in no small degree to
rs earnest and we'll directed labors in its
'ehalf.
Politically, Mr.. Trowbridge has always
cen stanch Republican since the forma-
ion of that party. He was the candidate
f the Wing party in the first canvass for
he governor of Michigan, but was defeat
d by the then popular and revered Stevens
:. Mason. He has seen Detroit grow from
he French village of two-wheeled carts
nd swamps to the prosperous and beauti-
III metropolis of to-day. His years and
lis honors, his achievements and his
rjends, are alike many.