The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-02-07
North Owesso Farmers Club.

Vice Pres.--Mrs. p. G. Willlough-
by.
Secretary-.Mrs. S. l.. Henderson.
Charlain--Mrs. A. +. Stewart.
Director-Mrs. VIM. Mcconnell.
Reporters--Mrs. +. w. Stiles and
Mrs. T.. G. Lowell.
The program was then taken UP
ard the following questions discuss
ej
Can Nut-Bearing Trees be Grown
With Profit in Michigan? S. l..
Henderson.
How to Remove Lime from the In
s;de of Tea Kettle, Mrs. Y. ID. HG"-
rell.
how Long Before Cooking Should
a Chicken be Dressed? Mrs. c. l..
Greenwald.
What is the Proper Temperature
for the Living Room? P. j. Will
loughby.
Music, "Who Shall our Pilot be?"
Miss Edna Wilkie and Mrs. c. Will
kie. wiG
What Effect Does an Untidy Yard
and Out-buildings Have on Child's
Habits at Home and in Business? w.
S. Carson gave a very able talk on
this topic.
Mrs. Getman read a paper on
Michigan" In 1913 Lewis Cass was
appointed governor of the territory
of Michigan, which office he held for
is years. The territory then includ-
ed Wisconsin and Minnesota. AT
this time there was not a road in all
the TERRITORY except the military road
along the Detroit river. The popula-
ton then was only 5000. Today it
is two ant one-half millions. The
inhabitants at that time were in a
state Of great distitution owing to
the calamities caused by the war OF
1912.
In 1919 Gen. Case made an ex-
tended tour of the Lake Superior
countr for the purpose of learning
more about the copper which the In
dians had reported as being there in
great quantities. He was accom-
panied by Henry Schoolcraft and
several other noted men of the times
The first steamboat used on the wa
ters of the great lakes was launched
IN 1918. Her name was Walk-in-
the-Waters, after the chief of the
Wyandotte Indians. This boat made
the trip from Buffalo to Detroit in
A hours, which was considered
wonderful event.
Father Marquette erected the first
church in what is now the state or
Michigan about 1858. He built his
little cabin at the foot of the rapids
and started the first permanent set
tle:1ent.
Michigan is said to be the richest
IL: natural resources of any state in
Che union and remarkable for the
variety of its productions and indus
tries. In agriculture, numbering,
mining aud fishing, it takes high
rams.
In the western half of the upper
peninsula are the richest iron mines
and next to the richest copper mines
in the world. One half the value of
iron ore produced in the -. 8. comes
from these mines. The Calumet and
Hecia are the most valuable copper
mines in the world and produce one
eight of the worlds supply. The
copper. is found in pure state en-
bed9ed in the rock.
Michigan is one of the leading
states in the production of salt. The
Saginaw Valley and Manistee dist.
are the chief salt producing districts.
Gypsum is also found in large guam
titles near Grand Rapids and Iosco
county. This is used in making plas-
ter paris and in fertilizers. Gold and
silver are mined in limited quantities
near Isbpeming. Fine building stone
Is quarried along the shores of Kee
wenaw Bay. Clay, excellent for brick
tile and pottery occurs also in many
places. At Grindstone City in Huron
county are valuable grindstone quar-
ries. The stones are sold in all sizes
from the saythe stone to those weigh
ling thousands Of pounds.
The fisheries industry Is Of great
Importance.
Michigan has extensive factories,
for furniture, wagons, carriages, au-
tomobiles. forming tools, railroad
cars. bricks, sashes, screen doors.
blinds and door. 1t ranks first in the
manufacture of autos and the pro-
duction of beans and sugar beets.
IN the fruit belt large quantities
Of apples, plums, cherries, berries
and from 100000 to 100000 BUSH
elsof peaches a year, are produced.
The raising of live stock and dairy
ing are also important. The largest
peppermint farm in the world is Ill
AIlegan county. Michigan leads the
world in the production of pepper
mint oil.
" 1t has 1000 miles of coast line,
greater than any other state in the
union. Also has 5000 inland lakes
and 200 islands most of which are
noted as health resorts and for their
scenery. There is marked differ
ence between the climate of the low
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