The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-09-13
HUGH MULHOLlANO
TELLS OF ATLANTA
A LITTLE TOWN WITH AN INTER.
ESTING HISTORY
Sory of Railroad That Spans the State
in Its Narrowest Part, and
Other Items
Atlanta, Mich,
Aug. II, 1918.
Editor of The Messenger.

Editor of The Messenger.
Dear Sir and Friend:
Find enclosed renewal for subscription
to The Messenger.
We are now located at Atlanta, Mont
morency Co., and will say that it is
some town, with one hundred popula-
ton. 1t has already sent 165 men to
Camp Custer and other training camps;
a number of them are already on the
firing line Somewhere in France. :"
This town is located on the B. c. G. &
A. Ry., the shortest railway to cross
the state from Lake Huron to Lake
Michigan, the distance being 81 miles.
In fact, it was once much shorter, when
it's builder. w. H. White. had four
miles of it in operation. He was then
a man Of many occupations, being own
er, superintendent, road master. con-
ductor, camp foreman, mill foreman,
and master of several other minor jobs.
About that time Mr.. White sent pass
over his four miles of road to the presi-
dent of one of the big railroads down
east, expecting similar favor in re-
turn. But the big fellow wrote Mr..
White there was nothing doing, as his
road was too short, to which Mr.. White
replied that his road was not very long
but was just as wide as the eastern
railway, These few lines brought Mr..
White an exchange of passes over the
big eastern railroad. There is large
production of war material shipped
over this road. One chemical company
at Boyne City makes use of 80, 600 cords
of wood annually. This country is also
famous for its trout streams and lakes.
where the fishermen can find all the
pleasure there is in the game. The larg-
est private game reserve in the state is
also to be found here, owned by the
Turtle Lake Club. There is said to be
10000 deer within the wires, also a
number of elk. Another convenience
here is the natural gas wells, which are
very numerous. The hunter or trav-
eler in the woods can light one of these
wells and cook his meals or warm his
hands. They sometimes burn for weeks
at time.
Shopnegahns, an old Indian chief who
is quite familiar to the older residents
here, made one of the old trails from
Grayling to Alpena quite memorable,
as he claimed to have walked it three
days before breakfast one morning."
Some stunt, should say.
notice you had the famous Kelly
Show in Clio for week. No doubt
every one was pleased with Mr.. Kelly's
entertainments. They were here a
short time ago, and delighted every
one, except big Swede. 1t was call
ed the Kelly Stock Co., and the Swede
came out from Marshall Peterson's
lumber camp every night to see what
kind of stock they had, as he hadn't
been to stock show since he left Swe-
den.
We hear so much about lack of fuel
down your way. Allow me to suggest
a remedy. Why not use fireless cook
ers and fireless heaters? And if that
won't work, there is enough wood
going to waste up here to heat the
whole state of Michigan for several
years. 1t would cost but trife over
the cutting and shipping.
Now, Brother Reed, will say in con-
clusion that our family has increased
80 much you would scarcely know them.
as they weigh about 4S0 pounds more
than when we left Clio. Three of the
eldest have taken the places of men;
drafted for army service.
Please keep on sending me the paper,
and oblige,
Yours Respectfully,
Hugh Mulholland.