The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-10-12
What Northrup Saw.
TRUE NoRTHERNER,

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Having visited in old Van Buren,
county after residing in Benzie county
for seven years, we saw many changes
that the people there probably would
not notice as plainly as would one not
there during the changes. We saw in
the place of a narrow gauge, pony rail-.
road broad gauge, up-to-date railroad
running from Hartford to Lawton, and
i'm the last named town saw 20 cars be-
ing loaded with grapes, grown upon
what was considered to be barren lands.
We saw many signs of prosperity there,
in new buildings and streets.
Coming to Paw Paw we saw canning
factory where the farmer could get
money for his fruit, whether plenty or
scarce, where labor was employed that
would not have been had the fruit been
shipped away. We saw an evaporator
where less choice fruits were made OF
value by the aid of labor of men, women
and boys. We saw clean streets, fine
buildings, well dressed, well fed, well
clothed, happy, contented people, good
schools and churches to hold all the peo-
pie: and last, but not least, an electric
light plant as fine as can be found IN
the state, and cheaper lights to consum-
ers than the majority of lights; business
men prosperous, and Paw Paw one OF
the cleanest, best kept villages in the
state, with its cheap transportation OF
products, its surrounding country well
farmed and fruited. But one thing we
did not see, an open saloon or place where
liquor was sold to the tippler, although
we had been told liquor was plenty as
when the saloon was a fixture in the
county. Everywhere we went we saw
the people prosperous, at least IN looks.
At Lawrence we could see changes,
but not so striking as elsewhere.
In Hartford noticeable changes had
been made; many new faces, new build
ings, and new business had been added.
While many mourned the days gone by
and could not see bright side of affairs,
there was in evidence prosperity unde-
MED. While in Hartford we met one who
rode to defeat the rag baby, but who now
has firm seat upon the free silver hobby
| WlIH It's dIldTClllSllC, SOCldlioIiC tCLNOh
cies, and who is so sanguine of success
he has become a Nazarene in appearance
until he rides into the governorship TN
his mind. We also attended demo POP
convention held to nominate a candidate
for representative in the state Legislature
Among them we saw disaffected republi
cans, who, unable to get into office in the
republican party had espoused the cause
of the dear people and were willing tC
immediate themselves upon the altar ano
be the Moses to lead the people to vic
tory True to the party presidents, they
stuffed the ballot box, casting severa
more ballots than there were delegates
The speakers instructed all to claim the.
would support Pingree, so as to win on
by getting republicans to vote for thu
democrat nominee. Because of it, o
course, they think they have put up
job on the boys, but it will not work
While we are not in any manner worried
over the result in Van Buren,, we thinl
there should be larger work done thi
fall than two years ago. While everyon
has right to his own political belief
we would advise voters to study hard t
acquaint themselves with conditions, AM
not take it for granted because someon
says prosperity has not come as promised
that it is fact. Look for someone to as
sst in caring for crops, or any labor t
be employed! All are busy; none i
idle. as was the case only short time az
They tell US of the mistakes of the &C
ministration in prosecuting the war wit
Spain: that the poor soldier has bee
abused; but they forget that in the tim
of peace larger army was obliged t
beg for bread, and subsisted on SOU
Lets all stick to our text, and never le
up until this party of calamity bowler
is driven into the last ditch, finds itse
e relegated to "innocuous desuetude" wit
Altgeld, Waite, Llewellyn and Tillmal
: but let preserve Sui. Cook
} GILMORE S. NoRTHRUP,
Thompsonville Mich.