The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-07-30

FRIEND EATON,

FRIEND EATON:
We have been kept SO busy sight.
seeing ever since leaving home that 1t
has been almost impossible To write,
but now that we are on the long run
from Minneapolis To Yellowstone Park,
want tn tell you something of the cor
dial greeting and generous hospitality
extended 10 us by our Michigan breth-
rem:
Brass bands greeted us everywhere;
special trains whirled us along at the
rate of "A mile minute, and we were
feasted and toasted until il seemed as
il we must have corner" on all the
good things of this life. We have had
so many souvenirs given us that it looks
as if we would need a little tin trunk To
hold them before we get around. In
fact, we have met so many fine people
and seen so many admirable things in
the Wolverine state, that the Associa-
ton ought To send forth over all this
land an editorial song in praise of
Michigan, my Michigan"
Saginaw was delightful surprise tn
most of us, and with its twenty-five
miles of finely paved streets; its many
elegant homes and public buildings its
large lumber interests and fine steel
ship-building plant, and last, but by no
means least, its generous, noble-hearted
citizens, is city To challenge admira-
ton from any one SO fortunate as tn
visit it, The three days of the Assoca-
ton were filled to Overlooking with a
varied round of amusements, rs you
probably saw by the papers, and on the
morning of the 10Th we started for Che
boygan. with our hearts filled with adj
miration for consolidated Saginaw.
Arrived at Grayling about noon, we
found the hotels thrown open, with IA
fine dinner awaiting us, and proceeded
upon our way much refreshed thereby
We reached Cheboygan about p. m.
and received free entertainment, "A car
riage drive about the city, which show
ed us that it was rapidly coming to the
front, and in the evening reception
was given us in their fine city hall, with
music and dancing. Early the follow
ing morning we continued our Journey
To the 500 in the fine, well-equipped
steamers of the Delta Transportation
Company, and To Manager w. X. Owen
we are greatly indebted for delightful
day spent on the blue waters of Lake
Huron and amid the varied scenery of
beautiful st. Mary's. The government
locks, the Power Company's canal, the
electric light and railway at the 500, "
were all interesting and illustrative of
mans ability to control the forces of
nature and bend them To his will. The
growth of the city since my visit of five
years ago is truly remarkable, and yet
not more SO than that of Iron Noun
tain, our next stopping place. Here
everything was literally las free as air"
To the members of the Press Associa-
ton, and the gigantic machinery of the
Hydraulic Power Company, in close
proximity as it is to the beautiful Quin-
nesec Falls, the great iron mines, hold
ing millions in their grim jaws, and the
busy, bustling city, filled us with awe
and wonder. An excursion to Norway
in the afternoon, kindly given by the
Chicago IL Northwestern X. X. Co.
gave us a glimpse at the "pocket" mines
there. A banquet, arranged on the same
generous scale as all had been, com
pleted the programme for Iron Noun
tain, and for Michigan as well, and at
$50 p. M. of July 22d we took our Pull
man sleeper which is now bearing us
swiftly over the bOundless prairies of
North Dakota.
vi course | must not conclude With
ont mention of the weather, and will
say that it has been all that we could
desire, and we are both well.
Mrs. Nj. says she has not forgotten
her promise to write you, and will re-
deem il if she can possibly find an OPP
pOrtunity.
Trusting that all goes as well with
you as with us, | will subscribe my
self Truly yours,
A. e.. MARTIN.