The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1905-05-12

President j. j. Woodman and Secre-
tary l. p. Bates were at Lawrence, Tues
day, May 9, to meet the executive COM
mittee of the pioneer association and the
citizens of Lawrence to make arrange
ments for the annual meeting of the So
ciety to be held at Lawrence, June IA.
In addition to local speakers, it is hoped
that Gov. WarLer will be able to be in
attendance. This will be the Both an
nual meeting of this organization, and
will be in a sense an anniversary, as the
first meeting was held in Lawrence in
1870.
Mr.. ard Mrs. A. G.. Glidden left last
Saturday for New York City. Mr.. Gid
den will bring with him on his return IL
people to work for farmers and other
employers of labor. This trip will be
the sixth for Mr.. Glidden and bring the
total number he has located up to So.
Last year the number brought by him
into the state reached Ill. These peo-
pie prove to be as satisfactory as the
average help employed, insomuch as
filling their obligations is concerned. OF
the number that were employed by
farmers living east of Paw Paw, all full
filed their obligations and all but one of
the number worked out the time con-
tracted for.
A government expert in road making
has been in Lansing looking up the pos
sibilities of the construction of the pro-
posed macadam road from Lansing to
the agricultural college. The plan as
outlined calls for roadway 10 feet wide
is $4,000, of which the college is asked to
raise $500 and the property owners
$500. 1t is announced that this sum
will have to be raised before the con-
struction will be begun Mr.. johnson,
the government expert, thinks that the
building of this road will make it pret-
ty drive and its proximity to the agri-
cultural college will make it valuable for
experimental purposes.
w. G. Wildey left Monday for Chicago,
where he appears as witness before the
interstate commerce commission in the
matter of the Pere Marquette and Ar
mour private car contract The prices
that have been paid by local shippers
for icing refrigerator cars will result in
destroying our local fruit market to the
detriment of both railroad and grower.
A comparison of freight rates of the
years 1902 and 1904 brings out this state
of affairs. In 1902 the icing charges on
car of grapes to Souix Falls were
Sl375. In 1904 under the Armour con-
tract, the charges for icing a refrigerator
car to the same point were S45, and in
addition to this the freight rate was
raised five cents per hundred between
Paw Paw and Chicago, making the total
raise S46.75 a car or IL cents a basket.
Papers in the eastern part of the state
are commenting upon the swinging
round the circle of w. G.. Mcmillan on a
tour of inspection of telephone lines in
which he has an interest. The Kalama-
zoo Telegraph says: "In circular let
ter to many state papers, A. A. Schantz,
general superintendent OF the ID. & G..
Co.. writes AS you are probably aware,
Mr.. Mcmillan, in addition 20 his inter
ests in the d. & G. Navigation Co., De-
troit IL Buffalo Steamship Co. and the
Michigan State Telephone Co., is con-
nected with various large manufactur-
ing and financial institutions in our city.
He is young, husting broad minded
man, and is generally spoken of as the
logical candidate for the United States
senate from this district. Anything you
may say, consistent with your judgment,
to create a sentiment in favor of Mr..
Mcmillan will be gratefully appreciated. ,"
The True Northerner prophesies that
when General Alger retires there will be
several contestants for the senatorship,
aud other locations aside from Detroit
will have favorite son in the field.