Cañon City record., 1898-01-13
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An nttempt II 70 be made TO create
. new state at the next session Of con-
gress. II the plan succeeds the new
commonwealth will be called Superior
and it will be composed Of the northern
peninsula Of Michigan and that part Of
Wisconsin lying north of . line drawn
across the state from Green Bay west
ward and little downward TO the Mis-
sissippi river.
For . long time the people Of the
northern peninsula Of Michigan have
felt that they did not receive the same
attention and advantages ~ 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 a. 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 alice of
Wisconsin, this slice to be sdded 70 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 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 Il also resembles in shape. Il 10
well watered by many small rivers and
IL contains . coast which il second to
no other state. Besides this, Superior
has an inexhaustibls mining supply. 1t
contains iron and copper enough, were
it's output fully worked, to supply the
whole world. and it's building stone IN
remarkable all across the country, Its
mining facilities make It Klondike In
copper.
Its cities, though not a. large a.
those Of the lower peninsula. arc very
tiourishing, and West Superior. which
will be the metropolis Of the new state.
is considered hner 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 10 very in
teresting. Michigan was the 1ath state
admitted into the union, and came In
by act Of congress In January. 1887. II
extended further south than IL now
does, and westward 10 the Missouri
river. but owing to some political deal
on its admission, = part of its southern
border was cut OF and given TO. Ohio.
A strip had also been given 70 Indiana
a few years before. After Michigan be,
came fully settled as q state the gov
ernor of Michigan made \ great fuss
about these slices that had been cut on.
and NO. to quiet him, what Ia now known
as the upper peninsula was granted TO
him. This made state that WAS sep
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
slighted 1t times. They think that.
with Lansing aud Detroit In the lower
peninsuls, the laws Of the state were
made more for the part containing the
capital and metropolis than the part In
which they were living. They have
pointed TO their beautiful islands. the
greatest Of which In the Isle Of Royal,
in Lake Superior, and have pointed opt
their beautiful harbors and their OPP
rortunities for commerce with Ontario.
and have ut times made requests of the
Michigan Legislature. which they felt
should have been granted,
Another Fesssa fur making q new
state cut Of the peninsula is that Mich
igsn IL y state OF Pr~nt climatic differ
rncrs. The climate OF the southern por-
ton IL warm. but that OF the northern
Is rigorous. Take Detroit. which has
mean annual temperature OF ~ de-
2rees, and that of Ssult Ste Marie,
which is 20 degrees. This ~ . differ.
ence Of eight degrees between the dit.
ferent parts pf the STATE, Along tho
northern part there IN ? great deal Of
apple raising. but In the peninsula
there are vineyards, and, Of course. the
same agricultural laws eauuot apply
to bath of these,
II IL said that al tho preliminary
work Of making this state has been
when congress reassembles. The con-
SFeootUon oI Nb8cousiu hhu MtculRon
are both said to be In favor Of u, and
such lobbying as must be- done In Wash
ington has already been attended to.
The lower Michigan people are said
to be In favor of losing their upper
peninsula, because they feel that IL is
no part Of them. while the upper penin-
sula certainly feels that It should be ta-
dependent rrft..s.
When congress assemblies and the
matter really comes up 1T Warrington
there may BE- new points brought out
that will prove to the Legislators that
&. 10 not best to divide Michigan, but
unless this happens and the new points
are shown and well maintained Upols
Sam IL likely to add another star 70 his
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