Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1886-07-14
DsmocratIc State Convention.
The Detroit Daily Tribune's Descrip
ton Of Alpena-0nly Ten Years
Behind the Times.

9Th, 1885, devOtes hve columns
this city and inhabitants. The great
er part of the Tribune's article wa
published in the ARGUS some te
years ago, and was republished il
pamphlet form in 1876. The articl
in the Tribune is almost word f.
word as it is in the out of date his
tory, and is a good description of Al
pena as it was ten years ago, but vii
hardly answer for the present. being
somewhat ancient. Why did not tn
Tribune write of this city rs it i
now, instead of giving an accoun
some ten years old?
"The History of Alpena" having
been copyrighted, and the Tribune
having taken copious extracts from
the said work without permission
renders it liable for damages.
In some cases the Tribune forgo
to make the required charges mad
necessary by ten years time. ]
speaks Of the A pena Guards as c.
H. The Guards were so named j,
1876, but are now known as Co. B
They are credited with the sam
number of men now as in 1876. Tn
Tribune's article on fishing says
"The trap net grounds are inside tn
bay, the best places being Campbell
fishery, Plough's fishery and Sulphur
Island. The yearly catch will aver
age about 5000 barrels" The hi
tory ten years ago said the SANE
word for word. The Tribune's entir,
article on fishing was copied from the
ancient history, except eight words.
Ten years ago the history said ii
speaking of the lumber prospects
The pine is of good quality and
bears good reputation, and the sup
ply is estimated by various judges t.
last from ten to forty years"
The Tribune of July 9th last says
"The pine is of good quality AN
bears an excellent reputation, and tn
supply is estimated by various Judge
to last forty years"
The wharfs along the bay ar,
spoken of by the Tribune as Camp
bell, Potter d Cos dock, Deacon
Hitchcock's dock, the Trowbridg'
dock, and the Alpena lumber com
pany's dock" Ancient history sail
the same thing ten years ago word
f,r word. Some changes and i'm.
provements have been made sine.
then.
Ten years ago the history said
"The streets are paved with sawdus'
or pulverized plank, as they are jocoss
" termed, and it tends in great
measure to deaden the sound of We
hicles as they pass up and down tn
streets"
The Detroit Daily Tribune of Ju
ly 9th, 1886. says: "The streets ar
paved with sawdust or plank, and il
tends in great measure to deaden
the sound of vehicles as they pass VI
and down the streets" The onl,
change between the two description
consists in the Tribune leaving on.
"as they are jocosely termed" an
"pulverized," thus making it appear
that some of our streets are planked
At present the city contains 1886
square yards of first class cedar block
pavement, and nearly a mile of crush.
ed stone pavement, and how was il
that the Tribune did not find it out
Where did it find the streets planked
We do not know of any.
About three columns of the articl,
are taken from the 1876 history. on,
column consists Of what are termed
local advertisements of business firms
and the remaining column ap
pears to be original. The Tribune
also advises its readers to take you
old metal to Sam Ash, junk dealer"
There is picture labeled birds
eye view of Alpena as seen from tn
deck of steamers City of Mackina
and City Of Cleveland" 1t was pre-
baby loaned by the owners of sal
steamers having been frequently use
by them in their advertising circular,
We have not room in this issue {
report all the errors and stealing
made by the Tribune, but will cor
Guide for the present by quoting
piece Of the original matter in tn
Tribune's article. The Tribune's ma
got On the train Of the d. B. G. & A
rsilr al at Alger. and then says
IAN hours ride and we are at Blac
RIVER"
The train leaves Alger at 81
O'Clock in the afternoon and arrive
at Black River at 7:15-being thu
four hours. The Tribune man ther1
fore beat the train he travele
on some three hours, and thus, a,
corning to his own report, travelled 8
miles per hour--tbe fastest time o
record.