The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-11-25
a NEW STATE IN VIEW.
Michigan and Wisconsin to Furnish
the Territory.

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commonwealth will be called Superior
and it will be composed of the northerm
peninsula of Michigan and that part OF
Wisconsin lying north of a line drawn
across the state from Green Bay west
ward and a little downward to the Mis-
Eissippi river.
For long time the people of the
northern peninsula of Michigan have
felt that they did not receive the Same
attention and advantages as the people
of the lower peninsula. Besides that
they claimed that they were farther
north and subject to different climatic
laws and that, therefore. they should
not be treated the same as the lower
Michigan people. To settle the dispute
there have been negotiations pending
for some time to make this peninsula
into different state, and in order to
give it proper size to cut slice off
Wisconsin. this slice to be added to the
peninsula.
The proposed new state OF Superior
would have Lake Superior on the north,
Lake Michigan on the east, and on the
west Minnesota, the Mississippi river
and a little OF Lake Superior.
Besides the magnificent location the
state would start with population OF
nearly 100000 people. Its size will
about correspond to that of kentucky,
which it also resembles in shape. 1t is
we'll watered by many small rivers and
it contains coast which is second to
no other state. Besides this, Superior
IL, y
contains iron and copper enough, were
its output fully worked to supply the
whole world. and its building stone is
remarkable all across the country. Its
mining facilities make it a klondike in
copper.
It's cities, though not as large as
| those of the lower peninsula, are very
tiourishing. and West Superior, which
| will be the metropolis of the new state,
| Is considered finer in its possibilities
than any other city of the central
| United States.
The way in which Michigan came to
| have an upper peninsula and the man
| ner in which il was divided is very in
| teresting. Michigan was the 18th state
| admitted into the union, and came i'll
| by act of congress in January, 1887. 10
| extended further south than il now
| does, and westward to the Missouri
river, but owing to some political deal
| on its admission, a part of its southern
border was cut off and given to Ohio
A strip had also been given to Indiana
few wears before. After Michigan be
came fully settled as a state the gov
ernor of Michigan made a great fuss
about these slices that had been cut off,
and so, to quiet him, what is now known
as the upper peninsula was granted to
| him. This made state that was sep
nrated by great body Of water, but
notwithstanding this obstacle, Michi-
gan has always ruled both its upper and
| lower peninsulas as well.
| OF late, however, the people of the
upper peninsula have felt greatly
sighted at times. They think that,
with Lansing and Detroit in the lower
peninsula, the laws of the state We're
made more for the part containing the
: capital and metropolis than the part i'll
which they were living. They have
pointed to their beautiful islands. the
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in Lake Superior, and have pointed out
their beautiful harbors and their OPP
| pOrtunities for commerce with Ontario,
and have at times made requests of the
Michigan legislature, which they felt
should have been granted.
Another reason for making new
state out of the peninsula is that Mich
| &c tnt 70 If tliT
cnces. The climate of the southern por-
ton is warm. but that of the northern
is rigorous Take Detroit, which has q
mean annual temperature of AZ de
| grees, and that of Sault Ste Marie
which is 40 degrees. This is differ
ence of eight degrees between the diff
ferent parts of the state. Along tn,
northern part there is great deal o.
; apple raising. but in the peninsula
) there are vineyards, and, of course, the
same agricultural laws cannot apply
to both of these.
1t is said that all the preliminary
U work of making this state has beer
j gone through with and will be settled
when congrets reassembles. The con
eressmen of Wisconsin and Michigan
are both said to be in favor of it, an'
such lobbying as must be done in Wash
ington has already been attended to.
The lower Michigan people are sai'
" tC he in favor of losing their uppe
peninsula. because they feel that it i
no part of them, while the upper PENN
:, sula certainly feels that it should be in
- dependent
When congress assemblies and tn
matter really comes up at Washington
there may be new points brought on
that will prove to the legislators tina
y l. is not best to divide Michigan, bu
: unless this happens and the new point
are shown and well maintained incl
= Sam is likely to add another star to hi
fiag.--Chicago Chronicle.
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" The other Sunday morning in Wasl
IS ington a gentleman sailed forth bt
+ times to have his shoes polished. an
y finally discovered coal-black "profe
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