The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-02-22

THE TIMES is indebted to Col. Fred L.
FarnswOrth, of Detroit, for neat pamphlet
containing the proceedings of the third an
nual banquet of the Michigan Club, Febru-
airy, 22d. 1888.
Baron Hirsch, of Paris, recently bequeath-
ed for the benefit of Gods people, the poor
in Russia, Germany, ETC., $40, 900, 900 In one
lump. Although Hebrew, the baron is a
good enough disciple of Christ who said:
HE that giveth to the Door lendeth to the
Lord"
Governor Luce has appointed the follow
ing board of visitors to the Orchard Lake
military academy for 1899: Wells w. Leg
gett of Detroit, George l.. Yaple of Mendon,
A. o. Blackwell of Gladstone, Daniel w.
Waters of Grand Rapids, and ii. c. Potter,
Jr., of East Saginaw.
Gratiot Journal: The Democrats in this
region are in receipt of a circular from /.
NJ. Weston, of Grand Rapids. chairman of
the state Democratic committee, which
dialates upon the future bright prospects of
the Democracy of Michigan. This is one of
the most remarkable indications we have
seen in many day of faith in the evidence
Of things unseen.
The New York Graphic has been recently
purchased and completely recognized as
vigorously Republican newspaper. 1t is
said that Senator Quay, s. b. Elkins and
other prominent Republicans are concerned
in the reorganization of The Graphic. If
So The Graphic is surely going TO become
power in the Republican party, and already
shows wonderful improvement.
Senator Chapman has introduced bill in
70 the Senate for the regulation of passenger
fares upon the railroads Of this State. The
bill includes the roads In three classes, viz:
l, those earning $4,000 per mile and over OF
road reported; 2, those earning $4,000 and
less than $3, 900 per mile operated; 3, all
roads earning less than $4,000 per mile
operated. The first class are permitted to
charge two cents per mile; the second two
and half cents per mile; the last three
cents per mile. On the first class would be
thaakichigan Central, the Lake Shore, and
the Chicago Grand Trunk companies; on the
second the Grand Trunk between Port
Huron and Detroit, the Detroit Grand
Haven and Milwaukee, and Flint " Pere
Marquette companies; all remaining COM
panies will be third class.
We have for some time thought that the
present system of township road making to
be poor one, both for tax payers and those
who daily drive over the highways. we
think the following argument from the
Philadelphia Times is sound sense:
First, the payment of all road taxes in
money; second, the employment of skilled
engineer to oversee the work of the county
and townships; third, the selection OF the
main routes on which good roads should be
both built and maintained by county author
ity. These would seem to be necessary.
If those taxed for the support OF roads are
permitted TO to ''work out" their taxes ac-
eording to the old and inadequate system,
old and inadequate results will follow, I'M
less the work is done under the direct orders
and supervision of a competent engineer,
and even then it is doubtful if it can be
done as cheaply or as well as by men VINO
are skilled in the actual work of making
roads. The farmers might supply field
stone or cart gravel, but there is little else
that they could do advantageously.
Gratiot Journal: A successful merchant |
remarks that ''people do not give the news |
paper the full credit for the amount of bust |
ness it brings into town through Its adver-
tisements and its general information about |
business interests" He takes q little credit |
to himself OH account of his own advertising |
and Observes ''When l make special |
effort in that direction, my neighbors, in
other lines of goods get a little benefit as
well as myself, because l attract people |
here from all parts of the state, and once
here, they make day of 1t, purchasing |
such goods in other lines as they happen to
need. know this to be true from personal
experience, as it not unfrequently happens
that have to direct customers to other
places where they can obtain the articles
which they require that are not in my line.
1t is a study, this advertising business, but
never yet put dollar into it that did not
return me four fold"
1t gives us great pleasure to reprint the
following from the Saginaw Herald. We
regard the Herald rs n political necessity
in the Saginaw Valley. 1t is staunch
Republican sheet, well edited and full of
general news each day. We should be glad
to see large number of the dailies circulat-
ed in Owosso. The item is as follows:
IL will be gratifying TO all the friends of
the Herald to know that it is steadily and
surely attaining a leading position among
the newspapers of the state. Its circulation
throughout the Saginaws is on the upward
bound, every day adding new names to its
list of readers. Its present position has