Milford chronicle., 1925-02-20
A LETTER FROM MICHIGAN


MI, ,-.,. February 8, 1925.
lne Milford Chronicle,
Milford, Delaware.
Dear Mr.. Editor:
Having just finished reading Miss
Stldham's interesting letter in vonr
issue OF January 3Oth. felt nerbaps
you or your readers might he inter
TSIeG TSI u IN knowing how the GROIN
LIE sIrays to most every part of
InG country through some of your
SuDsCIlDers u during year.
II ls/a long ways from Americas
mlnter m playground, the land of
Fonce DE Leon sought for the foun-
sS lam OF youth, and found a. land of
LioWers hence,-Florida, to the state
vi Mlchlgan, where they also have
an abundance of flowers and warm
suushlne sII but,-not at this season of
-, nave covered a large portion ofI
Lne southern peninsula of Micbioan
curing curing past ten days, from Ta%as 1.m,
city on Lake Huron, to Wusire"on M
on lake Michigan, and CadiiIoo s-1iiIo Ion
somewhat North of there. and Wben
l recall how two of nv De1aU-a. ~
t[Iends who are rural CARRIERS dreaJ
tne approach of Winter. 7 would ILL.,
- ~ nave them make a trim fbroro,I,
'ne Northern part of this Penins11S9s
tho 5 eIiclosIng sheet clipped from
I,,o,.H1 RIO H1''i5i1le" ~ news Courier on Feb
potSS oeS Oh; which contains many
49, notes OF interst to the farmers. one
tbe ' 81 o uck me most forcibly being
white onnoffpttlonaIiy large yield Of
loaa. LILLE potatoes, by a farmer of Al
-osaI COunty,-5l0 bushels ner acre
ouu tnat extended over a twelve
acre a neId. In this connection Iargo
l i,.a 3u@uIIIles OF white potatoes are be-
- 1n5. Iua[keted at the present time
jsssli5s pen stored in houses wban
ISs IasC ran, and you will f,irtber
'DserVe another article in +bo sonoo s1-o
'aPer' y with reference to the grs5ino din
y Tue potatoes to Command bes@ 4
market price. --iiii''iiu DeSI
Inc two largest shipners +bo+
ave come in contact viii 90 -
ne west central part Of fba 1owo- 81
,i-.I ,9in!.IIsuIa, one being an evcbonoa "1
,ililIa[ 10 the Eastern Shore of W.,
54Ila 54i produce Exchange. and +bo :
,CneI Delng a Cooperative NIor1,o+
IS association, which brings I'm IN Al, Fbo
iuesCion of distribution of nrod1,o+s otl9
+ iS no agricultural products. for
1rod,,at.o ~ ioHser question of their
hei,. oao Dut a serious one for
1rdo,, t economical distribution in
,,u's - uoI 10 insure the farmer a fair re-
nor1,ot No u Lor ms efforts, stabilize tbe
n%rhets ,i,sl,As OF consumption SO the con-
,TineI rilleI can purchase at reasonable
ioTe, iS, ana avoid the annual conges-
,o'lI Ills OF commodities at MANY Isr%e
,on'eTs with their consequent vast
e., IL ~ requires broad vision and .
;sbo5 H. VI courage to deart from estab-
.2HeE r customs and practices ~
= l. "; wells, author of "Onf1ino of
ne worlds history, saws That +be
~ sin of ali natTro ~
CanuIng still, stagnation. and % ~
las Deen IN the distribution of oo,i
uIturaI products in the nast 6,1+ I
Here IS a spirit Of awakening fonpJ :
all sections, for organized distri-
ution, either through Cooperative
or through Exchanges,
S the problem of distribution of the
oils products is the one great big,
feature, confronting the
lrmers today.
Lansing, where I am spending a
-eek-end, the capital of the State 2
as a population of about 10000
eople, and very active industrially
eing the home Of the Olds, REQ,
urant and Star automobiles, with
any auto parts factories and auto
The Capitol building is Il
Gated in center of city on a space
ground equal to four square city
Ocks, and is valued at about $3,-
10000, the dome is lighted up
ectrically at night, the effect being :
mewhat similar to streamers from n
distance. The motor industry
hile responding to the general i'm
Ovement in business is picking up
ore gradually, than many lines,
lth production as awhole some
hat less I would say than a year
70, yet marked improvement over
te summer of 1924.
Hope that Miss Stidham will, con-
lue her weekly letters of her Flor
a trip, for there are a lot more of
J, if we were travelling for pleasure
recreation would migrate in that
rection, at least we would not
lect the Northern part of the coun-
y during the winter, although the
.rking places and filling stations"