The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1910-09-16
IMPORTANCE Of LAND SHOW
G. J. Monroe Writes Interesting Arti-
Gle that Furnishes Much Food
for Thought and Reflection.

gan, Van Buren, and Berrien counties
are worthy your thoughtful considera-
ton. They include over a hundred sta
pie crops which have been successfully
raised for more that 90 years. The lana
and improvements, implements, nachln-
cry ana live stock exceed in value $685.
OO0,OO0, the products over Sl2,400UOO.
Note the proportion OF values of crops
with the balance of the state! Also The
large value of some items, e. G., eggs and
poultry sold. All these products are
within three to six hours from the great
est market In the world. by cheap trans
portation with natural refrigerating sur
roundlngs. This "belt" is convenient
suburb of Chicago to furnish its daily
supply of fresh fruits, vegetables, meats,
milk, etc. There are three harbors and
a number of piers along its 70 miles Of
lake coast, with a dozen or more large
steamers and many small boats to ferry
people aud products between Chicago
and this suburb; also several railroads
around the lake. The prevailing winds
being across the lake furnish the modify
ing influences which make possible the
raising OF tender fruits and vegetables in
higher latitude than interior places;
also the cool breeZes invite hundreds of
thousands Of people to enjoy n day, week,
month or more in towns or country at
the harbors or piers and parks along the
coast or some of the 400 small lakes scat
tered through the belt.
So-called calamities come once in a
while, probably that We may better ap-
preciate the many good things. The
freeze of October 10, 1906, wiped out
thousands of peach trees, with no insur-
ance to replace them and several years
waiting for income The panic of 1907
occurring In harvest time imposed more
loss than on other classes OF business.
March and April, 1910, changed ordinary
weather conditions, greatly to the detri.
ment of farm and especially fruit pro
ducts. These were beyond mans con-
troll and unheard of in the memory or
records of the oldest inhabitant. The
three coming within four years have
caused encouragement OF many. The
west, South west and even the East of
the great yields and large profits, has in
creased the uneasy feeling, causing neg
lect of farms and orchards and spending
OF money to visit some new Eldorado.
The exploitation Of soil produces is to
be concentrated III great exposition at
Chicago, November 10 TO December 4.
1t is ar opportunity these counties can
not afford to miss No equal territory
can exhibit such a large and varied dis
play in quantity and quality at so small
expense of time and money and to such
direct yearly advantage.
We must realize that we have large
competitors backed by railroads with
long hauls, land companies with land to
sell and bond companies with bonds to
market. One of the latter pays for space
$4,000, and the Hartman system $1,000,
Northwest Michigan $1,000, Northeast
Michigan ST, 200 and ours 81 ,0S0 Their
money comes in Jumps from few, ours
in driblets from the many Their ex.
hibits are gathered by boards of trade
and commercial clubs from several hun
dred localities; cur association must pick
them up in small quantities over the
three counties and from growers in 4
year of unusually light crops and large
expenses. We appeal to all business in
terests for money, because it is to their
direct advantage and to growers for ex-
hibits, it being to their benefit to show
our city and other markets that they
can rely on this belt to furnish fair
amount of soil products even in decid.
eddy off year. While fruit is most fire.
quently mentioned the farm and garden
products, including live stock, are more
than three times the value. 1t Is pro.
portionately important to have all these
varied products exhibited.
Study these statistics, for the better
you understand them the more you will
appreciate that you live and are doing
business in a locality having its full
share Of natural advantages and OF un-
usual opportunities, worthy the contrib
ution of a little extra time and money
to develop them to the benefit of all
Much has been said and written about
the reciprocal relations of the town and
its surrounding country. The interest
Of towns people in the farms, orchards,
gardens and their products, and vice
versa, that of the country residents in
the schools, churches, social, business
and market advantages of the town both
cooperate for better roads, making ira
vel easier and pleasanter, encouraging
more neighborly feelings, enlarging so,
cial amities promoting business relations
and fostering many other mutual bene-
fits.
The Chicago land show, centering the
exhibitors and their soil products from
every point of the compass at our great
market city, makes it important for us
to he there with our best The near
ness, convenience and cheapness OF
transportation greatly aid in making a
large display Of the numerous farm, or
chard and garden products successfully
raised in this belt; also for thousands of
our people to visit the exposition and
drink IN some of the enthusiasm of our
competitors, view their exhibits, study
and compare cultural and marketing
methods and the relative quality of pro-