The diamond drill., 1890-01-18


by the newspapers of the Upper PENN
sula. The lower peninsula fellows do
not like the tone OF the talk and also
have something to say. A divide must
come sooner or later. II ever COM
lnunity stood in dire need of divide,
the people Of the Upper Peninsula con-
rtituto that community This il n
matter OF more than ordinary interest
90 all of us and the sooner we cut loose
from our slow-gOing brothers the better
IL will he for us. Until the Upper PENN
sula IL "A separate state our progressive
Americanism land here is where il de-
velopes itself to full size) viii bc held in
check by the lower Michigan chaps who
don't know what hustle means. The
Marquette Mining Journal recently con-
tanned the appended relative to the sub
iect:
II must be the "conceit' Of The Sault
Ste. Marie News ia heading its items
relating TO this part Of the Wolverine
commonwealth "State OF Superior" news
that inspired the article in the Jackson
Industrial News here reproduced:
steady but quiet movement IL going on ia
the Upper Peninsula looking toward the sepa
ration OF the same from the lower. II is an as
-ured fact that this separation viii yet be con
summated. and win prove far more ruinous for
Michigan than the biting on by Ohio Of the big
mouthful on our south border. The fact IN
that the Upper Peninsula has little or nothing
in common with the lower. Her mineral pro-
ducts pass by our doors Co eastern ports. while
lar.r gaf
uaukee or Minneapolis for all necessaries. II
viii prove highly disastrous TO this state should
ths separation take place. with the exhaus
tion Of our lumber supplies. the lower portion
~ the state will be left with Its agricultural re
sources alone. The fact need not be denied that
the north aud northwestern portions OF the
state this side of the straits, composed OF |
sandy plains. irrccla!mabie swamps. and useless |
pine barrens From all this no future supply |
" any material whatever can be expected. |
Hence the mineral wealth OF the Upper Peninsula
is the source alone OF Mchigans future great
uess. That the separation Of the state In the
method proposed will prove rui nous is a simple |
iact admitting OF no question. Shall IL be per
mitted 20 take places
The Jackson paper tells much that is
true IN what II SAYS about theeffect that |
granting the Upper Peninsula statehood |
would have on the state ms il IN now geo. |
graphically constituted, but the Mining |
Journal ventures 20 assure 10 that 10 is |
tffrighted without adequate cause. There
u as yet no movement, and not much |
sentiment, favoring separation from the
lower peninsula up here, and there would
be less would the "hawbuck" legislators
and greedy politicians of that peninsula
were inclined to deal fairly with this geo.
graphical division az the great and pros
porous commonwealth OF Michigan.
IL II true that the bulk of our trade
GOES tn cities outside of the state, but
that is because these appreciate it's value
more keeny and reach for il more vigor-
ously than do the cities and towns of
lower Michigan. Our people would glad
~ have 10 otherwise. but business In
business" and they nre not disposed %
force their patronage upon those who
evince no desire for it-especially when it
is eagerly sought by the great lnerchan-
tile houses of Chicago and Milwaukee.
What proportion of the mines of this
section is owned in Detroit or other OF
tl,c lower peninsula cities? An inconse-
qnential fraction would represent IL.
What part has lower peninsula capital
taken In developing the mineral resources
81 which the jackson paper speaks?
None deserving mention. When we have
needed money 20 open up our mines we
have had To go elsewhere for 10, and as
consequence millions leave the state each
wear ia the form OF dividends earned by
Upper Peninsula mines that would re-
main here had the capitalists of lower
Michigan towns properly appreciated the
opportunities that were offered them in
this section, or were they actuated 10y
state pride To aid us, and at the same
time help themselves, ls outsiders have
done.
Then, too. the Upper Peninsula ia being
compelled to bear more than its share
of state taxation to-day, through the
system Of taxing our mines that short
sighted legislature adopted. Our people
may well wish that they might Obtain
separation from portion of the state
that maniiests disposition To use them
unfairly in n variety of ways that the
Mining Journal will not attempt TO emu
lnerate. But we are loyal To the great
state we form "a part, and shall not EN-
bark in any movement Tor separation
from IL until We ARE thoroughly satisfied
that only through such n step can we get
political and administrative Justice.
The Escannba Iron Port tells the lower
peninsula how IL can check the desire for
separation In the following:
Lower Michigan folks begin 20 under
stand that there is really a desire on the
part 81 the people 81 this peninsula Co
cut loose from them and "set up for our !
selves" aud Co realize that Michigan
would I've only hall ms big and hall IA rich
were n separation to take place They
van check the growing desire II they will.
They have only Co forHake their foolish
i,ees and parilmOny. only To treat the