The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-02-29

DDoAxUn, Ara, En. 16zu, 'o0.
In my last lsttsr hnd oomSthing TO ~
about the climate Of north Alabama, and the
contrast IL presented to the blixzard-stricken
region Of the North. have seen no reason
to change my views ON that score, az there is
now every evidence that spring is here in
earnest. One reads almost with incredulity
that snow and ice still hold the balance of
power in the North and West.
1t might be supposed that the summers in
this southern latitude would be excessively
warm, but am informed by the northern
people who passed the last year in this place,
that the heat was not as great as in Ohio,
that sunstrokes were unknown, that none of
the northern carpenters and laborers stopped
work for day here during the summer, and
that the nights almost without exception
were cool and pleasant. 1t is the rule, / am
informed, to sleep under WOODEN blankets at
night am told that during the terribly
heated term in Ohio and other northern
states last summer, public prayers were
offered in the Episcopal churches of this sec
ton for the heat stricken sufferers of IL Q
North.
am frequently asked by northern people
as to the healthtulness of this section. This
question can now be answered accurately, as
the health officer has just iss ned his report
for the last year. He shows that the death
rate i'll this city among whites was only
eteoen per Thousand from all causes, as low a
death rate as the healthiest city in the coun-
try can boast 1t must be borne in mind,
too, that the population was largely made up
of unaccimated settlers from the North.
The truth is that the idea that the South is
a less healthy section than the North is I'M
founded. The deaths from consumption
alone every year in the North is greater than
from all the epidemics that ever passed
through the South.
lam surprised to "meet up," as the south
erners say, with so many Michigan people in
this place. / have to-day talked with several,
and find they are all highly pleased with
their southern homes. Two ex-Union SOL
dies, Major Stevenson and Captain Taylo
from Iona, Michigan, have bought a con-
trolling interest i'll one of the daily papers
here-1He Free Lance. The other daily is
edited by northern man.
A Mr. Lorenzo Corey of Michigan, is
building six large stores and starting lum-
Der yard here, and MIR. Harmon of Ionia in
the same state. is starting large wholesale
and retail dry goods business. In short, the
Michigan colony is forging to the front. But
biiCu' gan ID uOJ tHe Otliy Hthle represented
here, as every state in the Union has its col
onies.
Ground was broken to-day for the works
Of the u. s. Rolling Stock company, that are
to remove their immense plant from Urbana
| Ohio, to this place. their buildings and
tracks will cover fifty acres and are located
on tho bank of the Tennessee river, above
the city, and will be an immense enterprise
This place will soon be the largest car build
ing city ia the South and West as the Louis
vile ~ Nashville II. r. are now erecting theil
principal shops at this place, and there is 6
rumor that the Pullman Palace Car Conpan.
will locate a southern branch of their works
at this place.
The contracts were closed to-day for tn,
erection of another huge furniture factory.
| visited the immense warehouse of til,
Cotton Compress Co., where l saw pressur,
of tloenty-tite M0uSand tons put on bale o
cotton to reduce its bulk, for shipment t.
Europe.
The Iron Bridge Co., the Chemical Char
coal works and dozens of other enterprise
are III tull blast w. T.. f.