The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1888-01-26
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our tfiP 20 o. late meeting Of the
JSgtohal Grsfsp. ffom Chicago
Bkont to Lansi vie fhe Lake
Shore ! and s1liSdaaf Southern
RailEsy, ntel9s lndioated
~ theehh a. ile BYE Is
a fIls.&io,r 49, ke mosl
Doticeat ,uSof d landscape
VAS 1hco n5< khich~nof only COW
NJ tie kroahd.sbut ar6ssfRhills,
Some aspiriAg.to theAsfza pf young
lmouutaiuse sThese'sab dP Ms are
beng ahifted eonsts Ny the
lake wi Ids. The sam th coniunc-
Zion wah the sparse 7eget tion, of
the scrub oak species, gives the
country, in that vicinity, atbleak,
desOlatsNppearanee.a Aswe near
ed lansing, the aspect changed.
nthe lower portion Of The State
we passed through splendid inn
proved country; Immediately
around Lansing it had been settled
later, consequently did not show
such high state Of improvement.
There were several novelties to
Southern eyes, such as the roads
run on the sectional lines, giving
the country the APPEARANCE OF be-
ing cut into squares; this we rather
admired, as the roads were smooth
and gave the impression ths rid
ing or drivifs eQ them y6uld be
quite pleasurableS next Vefd the
stone fenc&Aafd piles - stones
about the fflds. These were often
picturesque abut Yp decided we
would ratf : forego, the PICTURES
queness n have the Zones in
our feln Pardon d digression.
~ advantages / have
yet to see TN sc that tcan sur
pass our own. nn|d we1kut make
would have 4 81 which s,ve.
could say wit9 - ;tfelt pride,
''This IS on our native
State %
We we're u0fluHate ID our
railroad connections; but the tedi-
up'of waiting Wa enlivened by
learning the hist&y bf the 0itywe
we're about to visit. Ilanking IS Of.
phenomenal growth. a deadlock
was made in the Legislature e. 10
which city should be the capital,
Detroit, Kalamazoo, Grand Rad-
ids and Jackson wishing the honor.
A compromise was made By select.
ing the geographical center Of the
lever peninsula witch wss ID THE
heart Of q dense forest Accord.
ingly The city vas located there
and IS new 4 fourishihg place
with electric lights, gas works,
water works, street railways,
theatres, hotels, fine public and
business buildings, and q magni6-
cent capital costing a MILL and
a half dollars. It is with the sat-
est pride claimed BY the people
that there has never been even a
suspicion that one cent Of the APP
for the capital was
misapplied.
The vexati0ns OF delay were en-
tirely effaeed by the hearty and
sincere welcome we received on
Lansing. Itwas 8 grand
welcome, not auly nom 81 broth
er and sister Gran fs, BIT from
the whole people flaga from
the regulation standard to d.
plaything, waved us vel
come from the capitol, from hotels,
business houses and private dwell
ings. Buntings, appropriate mot
toes and words 8 welcoH@ we're
everywhere displayed and added
to the pleasing effect. Windows
were gay with Representations oil
the farm; 10 some, regular farm
yards we're Initiated even Is the
old worm-ien lbe hens Hes Is
the hay-niOw, and the watchdog;
in another corn, Irish potatoes, /
and the like, products ct The farm,
were 50 naturally made IL en9
As to deceive. 81 FIRST glance. sVen
! farmer himsall Il would take
pages to enansEals TIE mans says
adopted By zhe good peen Of
Lansing 70 welcome ant honef the
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