Charlevoix county herald., 1912-02-03
SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 3. 1912.
RFMAIN IN MICHIGAN

| ~ Y'r'' 49,
b + Springs Republican, Dec. q, l9li
When people are sweltering under
The tropical sun of the soul hern skies,
thev talk OF Michigan.
When the E-year locust makes his
debut. devastating crops and presag-
ing ruin. the stricken farmer d"plores
Ills fate and sigh> for home In Mich
igan.
1 When the seven furies arise. as IL
were from the storm-swept wastes OF
the western plains, lifting the humble
sbacks aud deposiIing them ip neigh
boring states, the homeless turn yith
a Lying faith and look pp site IN
Michigan.
When old Neptune comes ont Of the
sea, shaking his hoarv locks ana blow
ing a tidal wave across the main. the
Survivors aee from the ocrap's wrath
and enquire the way TO Michigan.
When dismal drouth dries up the
land and the rurrowscrack like parh-
ing lips. the hungry hrrdrs do not de-
spair, for iaminrs fear the name Of
4 ~ Michigan
When earthquakes and volcanoes
shake the earth To it's foundation, en-
vnlfing cities and destroying towns.
those who escape bemoan their fate
| and praise the tranquil state Of Mich
| igan.
When people suffer in some plague
ridden laud, where malignant mi
crobes dance triumphantiy about, the
pal tents toss upon their feverlsh beds
and long for health like we haye here
10 Michigan
Whatever landsides. billiards, yei-
low perils, avaianches. waterspouts,
! inundatiOnS, seiSmis disturbances,
: epdemics or the elements combine TO
wreck The lives and homes Of the in
habitants, and If any escape to en-
auire, "Where am l at?" they always
lind they are NOT in Michigan.
Because nothing of that kind ever
happens in these peninsulas
Happy is the man who can call
Michigan his home; thrice happy Is
he who will bring Others here To enjoy
the blessings Of this wonderful state.
This Is not boom for the rail-
roads nor real estate agency; our
sole ambition is the greatest good to
the greatest numbrr,, 1t is not neces-
sary 10 paint lurid advertisements nor
distribute fake hand-bilis; the facts
alone are sufficient To prove Michi-
gan's supremacy In nearly evers line
over all the Eldorad' 8 Of the land.
It Is CUSTOMARY to appeal to the
farmer. and this we do with the ut.
most regard for the many diversified
interests II the commonwealth; for
where We have prosperous farmers
there also will be found flOurishing
cities, thriving industries, and great
ceuters Of commerce.
! We shall not seek TO build ourselves
up by tearing Others down. but when
the people Of Culorado ask you TO
come TO their state because they claim
to have raised la5.O0O,0 900 pounds OF
sugar beels last year, tell them that
Michigan raised 262, ,OO0. 900 pounds.
When the citizens Of the Dakota.
ask you 10 move TO those states b.
capse their average hay crop for The
year 1910 was So 10 per acre, tell them
that in Michigan IL was SIT 68.
when the people of Idaho ask you
to emigrate To that commonwealth be-
cause Of its potato raising lands. tell
! them that last year MiohiRan's potato
crop was more han 35, ,OOO.0OO bushels
a figure exec, ded only by the state Of
New York.
When the people Of California ask
you 10 "move on" to that Eidorsdo In
order to raise corn, tell them that in
1910 Michigan's yeald was 6S040, 900
! bushels-greater than that OF Minne-
sofa, North Dakota, Wyoming, Mon
tana. Oregon, Washington, Idaho COL
orado or Nevada.
When the people OF Washington ask
you TO east your lot ia that far coun-
try because Of the apple industry, tell
them tnst last year Michigan raised
one Of the largest apple crops known
in the history OF the world aud took
the first prize at the Chicago Land
Show against all comers; that the
lake bretzes Of Michigan together with
the titDess of the soil, produce fruit
superior in quality TO that grown In
any other part Of the inhabita BILE
globe.
When the people OF Oregon call
your attention to their vergio forests
tell them that Michigan has the great
est amount OF hardwood timber of any
state or of any nation 10 the world
When the people Of the northwest
apeak Of the density Of population OF
| inc east tell them that Michipan has