Charlevoix county herald., 1912-03-23
CharlevOix'S
. Resources
Fine Booklet Setting Forth The
County's Many Advantages.


advertising our many advantages and
resources is now 90 the press and Il
few advanced cocies have been sent
out. The main edition will be ready
for distribult n the latter part Of next
week. The larger portion OF the edi-
tion will he divided between the
County's three cities aud buoch
will he ia the hands of each supervi-
sor Ia the county for free distribution.
The booklet Is OF 80 pages aud is a
credit 10 Charievoix County. IL is
financed by the Board OF Supervisors
who at their October session voted an
amount TO cover the cost Of such a
booklet and appointed a committee to
look after the publication OF same.
The committee t0 whom credit Is due
for the handsome edition are: w. f.
Hampton. Chairman, Charlev0ix; w.
A. Loyeday, Secretary, East Jordan;
s. g. Smith, Treasurer. BOyne CITY
The t.ooKlet is Handsomely illustrate
ed with half-tone scenes from all sec
tions Of the county and fine map OF
the county showing the large water
area aud the exceileut transportation
facilities. In addition 10 a leOgthy
article covering the county at large,
each city aud township has a depart.
ment by itself
A featured article on CharlevoiX
County by Prof. l. r.. Taft, one OF
;. Michgans leading hort!cuIiurists, is
herewith repeated.
'Charlevnix County certainly offers
many advantages both TO the general
farmer and fruit grower. Much Of
the land WAS originally covered with
a heavy growth OF hard wood, mostly
maple aud, b,ing OF a ciaV-loam na-
ture, IT. Is rich In lime and potash.
and as it has not suffered seriousl,
from forest fires, the newer land Ia
particular contains d large amount OF
humus. For these reasons the soil Is
naturally more productive than that
tu sectious where IL is uf lighter
nature
For the fruit grower its elevated
rolling land should be particularly at
tractive, as such locations are compar'
atively fee from frOsts. The climate
during the winter ID but little. il any.
more severe thsn ia The GENITAL and
eouthern portions OF the state. aud
the fruit crops are even surer, as the
Trees stagt late aud the blossoms are
less likely To be Injured by spring
frosts The fruit growu under such
conditions Is uf high color and rich
favor and will bring the highest pic
es.
aside from It's many natural ad-
vantages there are two other features
u. which should appeal to prJspectiv,
purchasers + land in Ch4rlevoi1
Cuunty: First, the low price AT which
good fruit laDl eAn be obtained. IL be
ing so to l0U per cent higher in mos
OF the counties 10 the soI thern por
tion uf the Michigan fruit belt. Sec
such dangerous insects as the San jose
acala. and the dreaded peach yellow,
has not been found within one hun
dred miles. 1t may be years bef0r,
either Of them gets foot. hold, anf
the San Jose scale Ia particular is mol
likely TO be as troublesome, when q
does appear, as Ia the more southerI
Counties.
Another important matter, To frui
growers especially, Is the transports
lion question, ia which Cbarleyei;
County Is unusually favored, as, be
sides being crossed by three Of tn
leading trunk lines of The state, IT. ha
upon Pine Lake more than tftv mile
OF shore line, with many land locke,
harbors, where IL Is possible To loa,
steamers, not only for points upo
/, anlnsf the Great Lakes, but for an
ocean port Ia the world"