The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1895-09-13
Letter from BsnxIs County.

Ed. NoRTHERNER:-Thinking some
OF the citizens OF that part OF the state
might wish To know how we are getting
along, we know of no better way than
writing To you. We are favored above
most parts OF the state by having good
crops of all kinds, excepting wheat, oats
aud grass Corn and potatoes are n big
crop; peaches are a big crop; plums.
crabs, pears and apples are above the
average. Millet was sown to take the
place of hay and is good crop. and
our people are as well fixed for winter
as anyone could wish. Stock IL looking
well and is cheap, of course.
Our city is growing as fast as could
be expected under the iron heel OF the
bourbon democracy. We are to have
system of water works, soon; the bonds
were voted last week. The streets are
being graded and graveled the build
ing being done is substantial; the mer
chants are having "A good run of Gus
tom; shops are busy, and more logs are
being cot aud skidded than ever be-
fore. A last factory will soon locate
here with yearly pay roll of from SlS,-
600 to $40, 900, and there is prospect
of hoop factory starting up this fall.
Our school started out with a good
corps of teachers; two hundred and
seven scholars in the district and more
coming every week. 1t is said that
more freight is shipped from this place
than from any other point between
between Traverse City and Grand Rap
ids. A bed of iron ore has been found
near town, assaying about 70 per cent.
A clay bed by the river awaits the com
ing capitalist; five coal kilns are burn
ing coal, and the shingle mills are all in
full blast.
Having travelled over this county,
(BenZie,) Wexford, Grand Traverse,
Manistee and "A part of Missaukee, we
can truthfully say that we are favored
above any place we have seen Farm
ing lands are cheap, but constantly
rising in price Railroad facilities are
unexcelled and, having good markets
and a wideawake people, we are bound
to progress. To the renters in the
older parts of the state we would say:
Come and own home, and when you
grow good crop it is all your own.
Taxes are not high; timber to build
with is cheap. Come and see how much
better off we are than the farmers in
the southern part of the state. Our peo-
pie are like the people of other parts:
there are no Jesse Jameses nor Small
legs here-all are workers, all frugal,
all thrifty. Society may be different
from there in some respects, but hogs
are not plenty here. We have churches,
of course, and people attend divine
worship; the same general laws are in
force here as there; people marry and
unmarry, as there; some die, but it is a
fact land we have no licensed liars) that
the cemetery was not dedicated until a
man was killed for corner stone.
McBain is not close by us, so no one
need fear. We have only one practic
ing physician more would starve); only
one lawyer-(enough for all legitimate
purposes), and one democrat (the post
mastery, all the others having gone over
into the camp of the enemy" So you
see we are as healthy and happy as a
boy killing skunks. We invite cores
pondence and will try to tell the truth
when called upon. We do not claim
any kinship to our country's father, G.
W., but can tell the truth about our
county, as it is easier than to lie about
it. Many people dread our winters,
but having mad a short experience, (be.
ing short man, We cannot say we adj
mire deep snow at any time or place, |
as 1t causes us to make three tracks
the middle one resembling an otter
slide, but the cold is not severe; not so
bleak nor intense as farther south. |
Frozen ears are never seen, nor is any
one bothered with cellars freezing.
We heartily endorse the financial
stand taken by the old home paper;
believing it to be sound as ever, we
predict its success in the political field. |
Always fearless and outspoken, repub-
lican to the core, there is no such thing
as failure.
With kindest regards we are yours,
for Mckinley and protection.
f. S. NoRTHRUP.
Thompsonville, Mich.