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The Huron Expositor, 1890-09-12, Page 7lot L R thriving and'deliclitful settlements of Michigan,where there are many Canadian Eng- ance sandy loam. The improved land is nearly -all in grass. The bvildings pn this COUNTY OF OGEMAW. li�h and Scotch farmers,- There are 250 acres cleared and improved and enclosed farm eomprise the following: with splendid board fence. The soil is one-half clay loam of the finest quality, the DWELLING HO USE, 12,000 acres of well -timbered lands in the Oounty of other half clay and rich sandy loam. 200 acres of this farm are e-overed with much �—Njo. 3 Ogemaw, 55 miles north frame, two stories higi, 30x4O feet, cellar under kitchen; L of Bay City, and situated within 3 miles of We t Branch, the County seat of Oge fine timber, malfle, beach, basswood, hemlock, birch, etc., and enough cedar to fence MAW) a rapidly -growing place of 1,500 inhabitits, on the Michigan Central Rail- the whole farm. There is one of - the most beautiful fresh water lakes in chigan VJ on the east half of the farm about 250 feet deep and abounding in fine fi bass, BA N., Way.. The soil is chiefly rich clay loam., here a d there, a rich sandy loam with clay fine fi h sub-soill. The timber comprises maple, beach, o�k, basswood, birch, hemlock, ash and perch, pickerel. There are two never -failing spring creeks on the farm, emptying frame, 40x60Jeet,, with a leanto 'on three sWe's, 'capable of housing 40 head of horses -en I i t cedar. It is well -watered with spring creeks, and flowing wells of purest water may in this lake. The buildings 9n this farm are as follows: or cattle, the floor is -'of oak plank be had on every farm. There are 100 of these flowing wells in West Branch. The' FRAME DWELLING HOUSE GRANARY AND ROOT HOUSE land is geutly -rolling, and is suitable for general farming. Good clim -ate, mild win - nay On ters warm suramers fenty of raiin. 'Corn' 9 p reac es great perfection and is a standard irost proof, and capable of containinig thousands of bushels of grain and vegetables. on stone foundation, main part 3006 feet, and addition 24x28 feet, all two stories Z3 ates crop. Spring and fall wheat does well; roots a d fruits flourish. All -advantages of There are also houses for pigs- and sheep. uildings are in first class condition, built civilization : churches schools, mills, high and well. built -12 rooms in all, splendid cellar undbr-whole house, with ciste. post offices, cheap lumber, abundance of fuel, in it. in 1887' There is a never -failing well of g od spring water, and i wind -mill. This good stores, unsurpassed market and best' of railway -facilities. Price and terms rea- farm is 'Blightly'rolli' ng and is adapted to al kinds of farming,—best of pasture lu *d. sonable and suited to persons'of - some means. Title indisputable. This land is now BARNS. dry and,. wet weathbr,—abun dance of fuel. There is a large and prosperous settle - for the first time offlered for-'-sile. Like every place in the world, rit within two miles, with stores, mills, hurches, k one requires a lit- (a) One 90x50 -feet 36 ft. posts; (b) Horse stable 60x50 feet; (c) cattlestabl! me ichools etc. The PRICE IS tle money to settle here and be independent. VERY LOW and- TERMS EASY,—or wpi rent to right party on shares, and also Owed on 100x1'0 feet—all frame building§ and substantially constructed. There is a splendid and None of these lands here off6red for sale are what is. called 11 burnt lands place stock on it on shares., Title the best. well of purest spring water. A large yOdUg orchard of all fruits, many trees bearing: thbre is it splendid growlth of living timber upon them, of all kinds mentioned above, This farm is admirabl' suited t6 9,11 kinds of farming, produces the finest of wheat 2. A farm of:1 20 acres, in the Township of Lincoln,'X y idland County, and only large and thrifty. Eve�y word here said about he above wild and improved lands 4 miles distant from -the above described farm, 30 acres cleared,and seeded with �t, sq, -it w spring and fall—and cereals of all kinds, and for stock cannot be excelled. The land is true, absolutely true, but 11 seeing is believin and ill pay you to come and clover and timothy,—has yielded nearly 3 tons per acro each year for three years. ently rolling. Churches, schools, mills ind'" see, if you want land, From Toronto, viW Port Huron, g good market near by. It will b it is only a days journey. The. clearing is enclosed with fine board fence. The land is level with spring creeks d see. sold as a whole or will be divided into two or four farms. PpicFs Low. TIERM81 Come an running across A ISASY* Title perfect. it,. The soil is sandy loam, 4nd black lo'am. along the flats of -the creek. . There are two good wells and plenty of fuel. No better farm in -the Stite for garden purposes and grass., This farm is situated on the Midland and GaIdwin State road, 41 miles from the village of Averill, on the Flint and Nre.- Marquette COUNT)� OF ISABELLA COtUNTY OF'MIDLAND. r1E Railway. A magnificent improved farm of 573 acres, situated in Isabella County, 5 BUILDINGS: on Court 0 miles 1. A fine farm of 270 acres, in -Hope 'Township, Midland County, 8 miles from Clare, a villaue of 800 inhabitants, on the Flint & Pere Marquette Railway, 21 fr 'in 016 County town, Midland, which has population of' 3,000, situated on the'; two excellent frame dwellin- houscs; a splendid frame barn, 4Ox7O feet, with leanto I ` b Q a iles from:tbe way -station on the New Toledo 4, Ann Arbor Railway, and 12 -in les F1' t and Pere Marquette, Railway, e 95 acres are cleared and 16-T.70 feet� finished in stalls"for horses and cattle. PRICE LOW—TERAMS EASY. mi i in 3 5 mil' � from Saginaw This farm Fand, Loom from the large village of Mount Pleasant. is situated in one of the most en�losed with a splen len�ce. Half of thi farm is clay loam, bal Title indisputable. did board and wire is .0 Loan. atore, -gala XTR, CT- ROM S GTN G OB VS Ci4ps, and because they are transferiing thleir operations elsewhere. These farms' Michigan informer years under the influence ofi illusions that, have vanished like the are. generally well loc a'ted, very fertile and well watered. They have no i been em-' mist of- the morning before the rising sun, returning from Dakota and AT'lanitoba and stoper FARMS INL IVIICHIGAN, , 'I Z5 hausted by over cropping, but being largely'in grass,- are in, splendid shape for gen- other-mestern states and territories, and acknowledging, with regret for the - inex- eral farming� Neither is there any lack of, 'uel, for the avel rage lumberman is far-,, perience. whioh led them away Michigan is good enough' for - me T_ They are to - [AIR ay escaping.in hundreds. and would in thousands, if multitudes had,not lost their seeing, and has left ple; ty of standing timber on his farm. ith s6me means and a number! Sli, from the -land of frosts and draughts, blizzards and cyclone ' which have ruined Here, then, is an opportunity which the farmer wi. No Better Investment at the Present 'Time. I so( 81 of sons should hasten to seize. It wil n pass away And return no more, f4 and their health swept away their 3�, Itheir crpp�,.. destroyed their earthly prospects Softness� Michigan can fiever boast of such another cr�p of timber a� has I vanished from her, homes and their dear ones,' and broken their hearts, and are returning, to Michigan I uid Free broad acres. And in what part of the _Uni6n� in what part of tl�is continent, from. 'as to a veritable land of promise, Some Good Reasons Why This is so. Wealthy Lum- Hudson's Bay to the Gulf of Florida can 6elfarmer hope to find more favorable, Here the very poorest land, in the very poorest season, yiel ds- something to re - the Scalp. conditions of success than here in Michigan 1, wardthe industrious tiller of the soil, and there is never complete. disappointment. bermen who have man broad acres to' Planted not far from the middle of t itinent; 11most surrounded by the What madness is i nadian friends of the neighboring rWine to the !1e coz t that has led many of our Ca will stop the- Dispose of. great lakes,. which temper the climate in surhmer and Ii �t6, and are no doubt the, Provincesi,,and our brothers of, the Eamtern States, to p�ss our ap�endid'lands by, )t soil the skim means of warding off the blizzards, cyclonesand tornadoes, which cause such-1right-, only to go, further and fare infinitely worse. ful destruction of life and property in man�, parts of our country, and from which The tiae, however, has turned; men are growing wiser,- and are seeking and The present offers a most favorable opportunity to4hose who. may desire toin- we enjoy complete exqmption ; abundantly supplied with rivers and springs of the Ending at their own door what, they need. And it is safe to predict- that when the Vest in iihiproved farms in Michigan. Many of our wealth 0 ns r- W Y y lumbermen are winding purest water ; having a railway system whose ramificatio tap eTery nook and co 6rld's Wr opens at Chicago in 1892, and multitudes from the Old World, and the N-rv-INCKD� up their operations, and are betaking themselves to fresh1fields in the west aud south. ner of our State, which is also traversed by the. great trunk lines which stretch f�rom 'Eastern States and Canadian Provinces, . north of us.'shall tr . averse our State, as they. They find themselves possessed of large farms which bAve been the, headquarters of ocean to ocean, snd a commercial marine which is the pride- of the eountry ; boasting' m t to' attend it, Michigan will become known and admired as itdeserves to be, and Substitutes. their lumbering -business. ' With their ugual open-handedness they have spared a market that cannot be excelled - rich in mineral resources; abounding in fish and there will be an unprecedented influx of. capital and population, our wild lands will. neither pains nor money in clearino, and fencing &se farms,, and in. erecting upon game; yielding in greatest plenty and finest quality all the grains, grasses, vegetables be eagc,�rly. bought up, and our improved farms must be rea'arded desirable �TuARA, 23 J. 0 0 as a very them splendid buildings, dwelling houses for their men, barns and other outhouses and fruits of the temperate zone noted far and wide for its lumbering and manu- investment. :OASE for their stock—such buildings as the farmer 'needs. The material in these buildings facturing interests; envied by- the whole nation for its vise, able and incorruptible No pains should be sparect by those who have the welfare o',our, State at heart is of the best, and they have been constructed with a view to durability. business and public men, for the order -loving ind law-abiding 6aracter of its 'citi- make its resources known at this time to the world. Those UK St., West, I V too, who invest now, But these wealthy lumbermen are not farmers by profession. They bave had zens, for devotion to the supreme interests of morality and religion—Midliligan is to- *hether,-in farm or city property, shall no doubt reap a rich harvest, in the near ONTARIO, these farms to, serve a temporary use, chiefly to supply hay and pasturage for their day recognized as a great, peaceful and prosperous State� one of the most resplendent future. 'Michigan welcomes the industrious, -abiding and -the good of all na- the -law rs, seaforth. gtook'and work for their men, when not otherwise engaged. They have served there gems in the glittering coronet of sister Statos, a mighty factor in the social and poli- tions, to inake for themselves homes in our midst where the will enjoy the protec- Mds, and now they wish to part -with them, often offering them for much less, than tical evolution of ouriia'tion, and with a still more potent future before her.' iionof. laws justly administered, and rejoice in eing cit4ens of - no mean country.— the buildings ccs.t, because neither they nor their fam. s live on them, but in the We do not wonder when we hear, as we do every day, of farmers who have left, Saginaw Globe, August 17, 1890. The followin excellent sum ary of the resources,of IiVichiaan, and the advann ;:!i JL 1MJ& J b OF MICHIGAN U S A & IMPR VED FARMS FOR 9ALE B t I 911 i INM t it oners to. all who -will settle within her borders,. published and signed by the Governor and Secretary of -Evening Sun of Au ust 23rd -111L 8 9 o. -State, should be read 7ith. interest. It is taken from the. Detroit gl Live Stoek OW on the road 10 the _e W.asher d the WAT-M' -attended to Zuriebi 0 RTH %MPANy- ATM ljusineaS tr*"' I mmercial yfotel merei", ,,atel X Manager. . 114 ip PrescriPtt�o Jd cy and all elf.abuge or ckage�� $1, - for Write e by .ists. SeAforth M� MI HII �AN M...IC-HIGAN C -..G, J Its Resources and Advantages to those looking for Homes and thol'e' who have Capital to Invest; presented., in as Brief a- Manner as Possible. Michigran is located on the Briti4h American fiontier, and is separated from the and mariufacture, of lumber, first in salt) fi­. in copper, frst in. obatcoal pig irop,_cw. THE LU.NLIBER INDUSTRY. —Michi gan's lumber industries are kii 'all 0 own Dominion of Canada by Lakes Superior, Huron and St. Clair ind. their connecting tainly second if not first in. its iron ore, first iA its firesh water. f�sberies, fourth in wheat over the world, certain parts -of the'Northern Peninsula being devoted entirely- to the straits. It extents approximately, from latitude 41.30 degrees to 47.48 deureer, ; and and. fourth in wool. It has the -largest iron mirie and the la-irgost copper mine in, the manufacture of lumber for the markets of the world. L 1 0 1: ast year the mills of the north from longitude 82.41 degrees to 90.33 degrees, and' covers'a'n h�iea of 56,451 square world. S -even -tenths of all the wheat iaise(� in the country �U, -grown in nine states,. turned out 4,292,189,014 feet of lumber, An enoinilous amount surely. miles. It is divided into two parts—the Lower and UpperPeninsulas, which are sep- and only three excel Michigan in 1the volun�e of this crop. 11h this last census yf)ax,, it.. i THE MINE S OF MICHIGAN.—The copper products of Miehirgan are worthy arated by the straits of Mackinac and contiguous -waters. AlthouLf h united, politically, produced more wheat to the acre ban any �fdte in, the Union except Colorado,, 'Whose 4 more than passing notice. The output last year was some 76,224,927 pounds. these two divisions are thus disjoined geographicatly, and they lo, differ widely in total : yield was leas than a million and a half _o,� bashels. It is also one of I 'the,, bbst THE IRON I-LNDUSTRY.—Is the next in importance to - copper. The output physical characteri�tics and resources. The Lower Peninsula is f r themest part level fruit� prod ucing States in the Unio- i. I iii tl�e -first year the mines were worked amounts to the enormous figure of 40,8111861 and prairie -like or moderately rolling, and excellently adapied- �o . aoiculture ; while The areat lakes— Michigan, 1E_ uperior, H4on and St. Cl=' —with their bay& and nie:of ore. Never in their history did their development and production begin to be the Upper Pe nsula is hilly and rugged and even mountainous,. and is' distinemished. connecting rivers, touching the Sthtes of Ind4na Illinois,. Wisconsin aDd Mirmeso.ta 4s large as- it is to -day. Silver and gold abounds in considerable, quautities in the ni princimllv f . or its abundwit mineralresources. and forming the southern and wei tern boundr� of.ihe 'P�Dvmee. of Ontario (Canada), , Northern Penins'lila. This discovery was made within the past few yean, and already - The Lower Peninsula is bounded on the east by Lakes Hurop, St. Clair, etc., and (rive a total co,"t line of nearly 4, )00 miles,which is laWly increased also by.navigable t �e output has reached an'enormous-figure. Coal, is found in nearly eyevy part of the from north - to south, and its rive�s flowiii(, into them. The ca nmerq of t1lese vast Wand �eas, as yet compaxative- State) its minin6 having grown to be, one of the g'�eat industries of Mic igaii. ou the west by Lake -Michigan. It is 277 miles long . 0 1 0 0 - hq g-eatest width is 259 miles. It basa area of 33,841 square milea, or 2.1,677,-184 acres. ly In its infancy, all floats past t1i city of De�roit, the. commercial metropoli�:- of the THE STATES PROPERTY—The total 'valuation of State property is $7,073, - The Upper Peninsula is 318 miles lonr� 'east and west,'and As eatest breadth is 'State, through the strait which giVes it its nam' e, and is said to exceed the tofmage en-. I J55 30. -o -t in the world. HLES OF RAILROADS. —Michigar.'s railroad facilities are second to no other 164 miles with am area of 22,580 square,miles, or 14,451,456 acres It is bounded n tering the port of Liverpool, the lArgest, shippilig por �ha north by Lake Superior and on the south by Lake Michigan, theStraits of Afack- The rowth of Michi,an durin ' the past feNIv years has. been has steady ana healtby, Atate. In 1838�� 63 miles of railroad w 9 0 9 as all tbA existed in, Michigan. To -day that iiat, atc. and the State of Wisconsin. and has ke * t pace with its increas� during for+�r periodi;. The population, in 1888 figure has cyrowl J - p 0 to over 7,000 miles. The State of Michigan i&,9,745 square miles 1�rger than the State of New York; wag estimated at 2,195,692 and it !is expected that the census, inow being -oompleted, A HEALTHY CLIMATE,�T' e weather is generally ad mirable. Lying, as it 500000. does nearly surrounded by water, � �0 13,700 larger than Pennsylvania; 17,855 larger than' Ohio;, 22,5P5 -larger than Indi- �ill make it 2) 2 Miebicran, is a summer resort in the summer, always ana; and 2,265 1 ' er than Illinois, The entire area of the six New En -,land States GREAT FARTATING STAT�E.—As a f State it ranks -araong the best. cool and inviti-D&. Thousands of people flook from all arg over the country to )1if,,higran1s is but 7 650 square miles larger than that of Michi�',an. The'statisties of 1889 show that Michigan ha. 7 865 168 acres of improvwl farming cool resort every summer, As for e_--creessive cold winters I they are never beard of The largest body of fresh water -in the world forms its northern boundry the land, -4,657,082 acres of unimprovied la iDg a total of 12,�22,250 acres. - This within its borders. Asia or is dividedUp iDtO 138,013 farms. Live siock and wool brim6r, good pricea. The total EMIGRAXTS ATTENTION.—The w' Second largest its western - except these two, there, are no- lakes id El urope, I ages of all kinds of Mechanics are good, A-raerica 1�rger than that which washes its eastern bor'ders ; and it has ports on -two wool clip in 1889 was,,12,437,413 pounds. farm help as we - IL In fact Alichigan presents more thatillvites stringers tober borders others. 3 Ly� (r in the i�mbrace of th.ese, immense seas, its 4imate has no equal in the -MICHIGAN'S SALT WELLS.—Salt is aLother intportant' ln&a8try of tha than any other State in the Union. If you are looking for place to 0 locate or t Ing o in- modeTation. of its temperature in any State or Territory situated on the s-ame degrees of Stateand 3,750,000 barrels were inspected during 1889, The total output since 1869 11�vest your money read up cn Michigan before decidi-n— where, to go. latitL1de.e__'tof the. Rocky Mountaius, and these great watersgive theState ashore has been .45,207,.066 barrels. CAPITALISTS, ATTENTIOT.—If you are, 1 -iug for good investments comle ag 0 ook 0 0 lirle Of 16- and being at the bead of lake navacrdtion where the products of the FIELDS OF W, AVING -GRAI-N.—As a urain State 2%TlchlcaD_, is recounized as [to -Michigan where enterprise, pl. ck and ability are building up large 20 railes, to 1 0 0 0 U zfortunes every n According to reports compiled ki, the affice of the f Year. Don't pass, this by q Lf r 'Weat aim to reach water trailsportation to the seaboard,they, have contributed imraense- one of the first States in the Unio ts-unworthyof notice, but. w-i'Le for circular and all i onia- ly to,tile State's commercial prominence and prosperity. Seerkary of State the average cost' of raising oats in Michigan in, 188a was 26 cents a tion to,. In the order of production Michicran stands first am6ng the States in the growth bu'sh6l, corn 19 cents abushDel, wheat 64 couts a bushel, and'hay V.74 a ton. CYRUS G. LUCE,- Govern r of Michigan,'or.`GIL. R. OSMAN, Secretary of State Lansing,. MichiganO For full information in regard to the above- lands, -address the iindersigned who will c9urteonsly reply �ind take -pleasure in, showing these lands to intending purchaseks. REV. ISSAC. BARR Rom 786 'East- Si igan, 8a.0- i naw de, Mich U9 so A,0 Not � J 7 lot L R thriving and'deliclitful settlements of Michigan,where there are many Canadian Eng- ance sandy loam. The improved land is nearly -all in grass. The bvildings pn this COUNTY OF OGEMAW. li�h and Scotch farmers,- There are 250 acres cleared and improved and enclosed farm eomprise the following: with splendid board fence. The soil is one-half clay loam of the finest quality, the DWELLING HO USE, 12,000 acres of well -timbered lands in the Oounty of other half clay and rich sandy loam. 200 acres of this farm are e-overed with much �—Njo. 3 Ogemaw, 55 miles north frame, two stories higi, 30x4O feet, cellar under kitchen; L of Bay City, and situated within 3 miles of We t Branch, the County seat of Oge fine timber, malfle, beach, basswood, hemlock, birch, etc., and enough cedar to fence MAW) a rapidly -growing place of 1,500 inhabitits, on the Michigan Central Rail- the whole farm. There is one of - the most beautiful fresh water lakes in chigan VJ on the east half of the farm about 250 feet deep and abounding in fine fi bass, BA N., Way.. The soil is chiefly rich clay loam., here a d there, a rich sandy loam with clay fine fi h sub-soill. The timber comprises maple, beach, o�k, basswood, birch, hemlock, ash and perch, pickerel. There are two never -failing spring creeks on the farm, emptying frame, 40x60Jeet,, with a leanto 'on three sWe's, 'capable of housing 40 head of horses -en I i t cedar. It is well -watered with spring creeks, and flowing wells of purest water may in this lake. The buildings 9n this farm are as follows: or cattle, the floor is -'of oak plank be had on every farm. There are 100 of these flowing wells in West Branch. The' FRAME DWELLING HOUSE GRANARY AND ROOT HOUSE land is geutly -rolling, and is suitable for general farming. Good clim -ate, mild win - nay On ters warm suramers fenty of raiin. 'Corn' 9 p reac es great perfection and is a standard irost proof, and capable of containinig thousands of bushels of grain and vegetables. on stone foundation, main part 3006 feet, and addition 24x28 feet, all two stories Z3 ates crop. Spring and fall wheat does well; roots a d fruits flourish. All -advantages of There are also houses for pigs- and sheep. uildings are in first class condition, built civilization : churches schools, mills, high and well. built -12 rooms in all, splendid cellar undbr-whole house, with ciste. post offices, cheap lumber, abundance of fuel, in it. in 1887' There is a never -failing well of g od spring water, and i wind -mill. This good stores, unsurpassed market and best' of railway -facilities. Price and terms rea- farm is 'Blightly'rolli' ng and is adapted to al kinds of farming,—best of pasture lu *d. sonable and suited to persons'of - some means. Title indisputable. This land is now BARNS. dry and,. wet weathbr,—abun dance of fuel. There is a large and prosperous settle - for the first time offlered for-'-sile. Like every place in the world, rit within two miles, with stores, mills, hurches, k one requires a lit- (a) One 90x50 -feet 36 ft. posts; (b) Horse stable 60x50 feet; (c) cattlestabl! me ichools etc. The PRICE IS tle money to settle here and be independent. VERY LOW and- TERMS EASY,—or wpi rent to right party on shares, and also Owed on 100x1'0 feet—all frame building§ and substantially constructed. There is a splendid and None of these lands here off6red for sale are what is. called 11 burnt lands place stock on it on shares., Title the best. well of purest spring water. A large yOdUg orchard of all fruits, many trees bearing: thbre is it splendid growlth of living timber upon them, of all kinds mentioned above, This farm is admirabl' suited t6 9,11 kinds of farming, produces the finest of wheat 2. A farm of:1 20 acres, in the Township of Lincoln,'X y idland County, and only large and thrifty. Eve�y word here said about he above wild and improved lands 4 miles distant from -the above described farm, 30 acres cleared,and seeded with �t, sq, -it w spring and fall—and cereals of all kinds, and for stock cannot be excelled. The land is true, absolutely true, but 11 seeing is believin and ill pay you to come and clover and timothy,—has yielded nearly 3 tons per acro each year for three years. ently rolling. Churches, schools, mills ind'" see, if you want land, From Toronto, viW Port Huron, g good market near by. It will b it is only a days journey. The. clearing is enclosed with fine board fence. The land is level with spring creeks d see. sold as a whole or will be divided into two or four farms. PpicFs Low. TIERM81 Come an running across A ISASY* Title perfect. it,. The soil is sandy loam, 4nd black lo'am. along the flats of -the creek. . There are two good wells and plenty of fuel. No better farm in -the Stite for garden purposes and grass., This farm is situated on the Midland and GaIdwin State road, 41 miles from the village of Averill, on the Flint and Nre.- Marquette COUNT)� OF ISABELLA COtUNTY OF'MIDLAND. r1E Railway. A magnificent improved farm of 573 acres, situated in Isabella County, 5 BUILDINGS: on Court 0 miles 1. A fine farm of 270 acres, in -Hope 'Township, Midland County, 8 miles from Clare, a villaue of 800 inhabitants, on the Flint & Pere Marquette Railway, 21 fr 'in 016 County town, Midland, which has population of' 3,000, situated on the'; two excellent frame dwellin- houscs; a splendid frame barn, 4Ox7O feet, with leanto I ` b Q a iles from:tbe way -station on the New Toledo 4, Ann Arbor Railway, and 12 -in les F1' t and Pere Marquette, Railway, e 95 acres are cleared and 16-T.70 feet� finished in stalls"for horses and cattle. PRICE LOW—TERAMS EASY. mi i in 3 5 mil' � from Saginaw This farm Fand, Loom from the large village of Mount Pleasant. is situated in one of the most en�losed with a splen len�ce. Half of thi farm is clay loam, bal Title indisputable. did board and wire is .0 Loan. atore, -gala XTR, CT- ROM S GTN G OB VS Ci4ps, and because they are transferiing thleir operations elsewhere. These farms' Michigan informer years under the influence ofi illusions that, have vanished like the are. generally well loc a'ted, very fertile and well watered. They have no i been em-' mist of- the morning before the rising sun, returning from Dakota and AT'lanitoba and stoper FARMS INL IVIICHIGAN, , 'I Z5 hausted by over cropping, but being largely'in grass,- are in, splendid shape for gen- other-mestern states and territories, and acknowledging, with regret for the - inex- eral farming� Neither is there any lack of, 'uel, for the avel rage lumberman is far-,, perience. whioh led them away Michigan is good enough' for - me T_ They are to - [AIR ay escaping.in hundreds. and would in thousands, if multitudes had,not lost their seeing, and has left ple; ty of standing timber on his farm. ith s6me means and a number! Sli, from the -land of frosts and draughts, blizzards and cyclone ' which have ruined Here, then, is an opportunity which the farmer wi. No Better Investment at the Present 'Time. I so( 81 of sons should hasten to seize. It wil n pass away And return no more, f4 and their health swept away their 3�, Itheir crpp�,.. destroyed their earthly prospects Softness� Michigan can fiever boast of such another cr�p of timber a� has I vanished from her, homes and their dear ones,' and broken their hearts, and are returning, to Michigan I uid Free broad acres. And in what part of the _Uni6n� in what part of tl�is continent, from. 'as to a veritable land of promise, Some Good Reasons Why This is so. Wealthy Lum- Hudson's Bay to the Gulf of Florida can 6elfarmer hope to find more favorable, Here the very poorest land, in the very poorest season, yiel ds- something to re - the Scalp. conditions of success than here in Michigan 1, wardthe industrious tiller of the soil, and there is never complete. disappointment. bermen who have man broad acres to' Planted not far from the middle of t itinent; 11most surrounded by the What madness is i nadian friends of the neighboring rWine to the !1e coz t that has led many of our Ca will stop the- Dispose of. great lakes,. which temper the climate in surhmer and Ii �t6, and are no doubt the, Provincesi,,and our brothers of, the Eamtern States, to p�ss our ap�endid'lands by, )t soil the skim means of warding off the blizzards, cyclonesand tornadoes, which cause such-1right-, only to go, further and fare infinitely worse. ful destruction of life and property in man�, parts of our country, and from which The tiae, however, has turned; men are growing wiser,- and are seeking and The present offers a most favorable opportunity to4hose who. may desire toin- we enjoy complete exqmption ; abundantly supplied with rivers and springs of the Ending at their own door what, they need. And it is safe to predict- that when the Vest in iihiproved farms in Michigan. Many of our wealth 0 ns r- W Y y lumbermen are winding purest water ; having a railway system whose ramificatio tap eTery nook and co 6rld's Wr opens at Chicago in 1892, and multitudes from the Old World, and the N-rv-INCKD� up their operations, and are betaking themselves to fresh1fields in the west aud south. ner of our State, which is also traversed by the. great trunk lines which stretch f�rom 'Eastern States and Canadian Provinces, . north of us.'shall tr . averse our State, as they. They find themselves possessed of large farms which bAve been the, headquarters of ocean to ocean, snd a commercial marine which is the pride- of the eountry ; boasting' m t to' attend it, Michigan will become known and admired as itdeserves to be, and Substitutes. their lumbering -business. ' With their ugual open-handedness they have spared a market that cannot be excelled - rich in mineral resources; abounding in fish and there will be an unprecedented influx of. capital and population, our wild lands will. neither pains nor money in clearino, and fencing &se farms,, and in. erecting upon game; yielding in greatest plenty and finest quality all the grains, grasses, vegetables be eagc,�rly. bought up, and our improved farms must be rea'arded desirable �TuARA, 23 J. 0 0 as a very them splendid buildings, dwelling houses for their men, barns and other outhouses and fruits of the temperate zone noted far and wide for its lumbering and manu- investment. :OASE for their stock—such buildings as the farmer 'needs. The material in these buildings facturing interests; envied by- the whole nation for its vise, able and incorruptible No pains should be sparect by those who have the welfare o',our, State at heart is of the best, and they have been constructed with a view to durability. business and public men, for the order -loving ind law-abiding 6aracter of its 'citi- make its resources known at this time to the world. Those UK St., West, I V too, who invest now, But these wealthy lumbermen are not farmers by profession. They bave had zens, for devotion to the supreme interests of morality and religion—Midliligan is to- *hether,-in farm or city property, shall no doubt reap a rich harvest, in the near ONTARIO, these farms to, serve a temporary use, chiefly to supply hay and pasturage for their day recognized as a great, peaceful and prosperous State� one of the most resplendent future. 'Michigan welcomes the industrious, -abiding and -the good of all na- the -law rs, seaforth. gtook'and work for their men, when not otherwise engaged. They have served there gems in the glittering coronet of sister Statos, a mighty factor in the social and poli- tions, to inake for themselves homes in our midst where the will enjoy the protec- Mds, and now they wish to part -with them, often offering them for much less, than tical evolution of ouriia'tion, and with a still more potent future before her.' iionof. laws justly administered, and rejoice in eing cit4ens of - no mean country.— the buildings ccs.t, because neither they nor their fam. s live on them, but in the We do not wonder when we hear, as we do every day, of farmers who have left, Saginaw Globe, August 17, 1890. The followin excellent sum ary of the resources,of IiVichiaan, and the advann ;:!i JL 1MJ& J b OF MICHIGAN U S A & IMPR VED FARMS FOR 9ALE B t I 911 i INM t it oners to. all who -will settle within her borders,. published and signed by the Governor and Secretary of -Evening Sun of Au ust 23rd -111L 8 9 o. -State, should be read 7ith. interest. It is taken from the. Detroit gl Live Stoek OW on the road 10 the _e W.asher d the WAT-M' -attended to Zuriebi 0 RTH %MPANy- ATM ljusineaS tr*"' I mmercial yfotel merei", ,,atel X Manager. . 114 ip PrescriPtt�o Jd cy and all elf.abuge or ckage�� $1, - for Write e by .ists. SeAforth M� MI HII �AN M...IC-HIGAN C -..G, J Its Resources and Advantages to those looking for Homes and thol'e' who have Capital to Invest; presented., in as Brief a- Manner as Possible. Michigran is located on the Briti4h American fiontier, and is separated from the and mariufacture, of lumber, first in salt) fi­. in copper, frst in. obatcoal pig irop,_cw. THE LU.NLIBER INDUSTRY. —Michi gan's lumber industries are kii 'all 0 own Dominion of Canada by Lakes Superior, Huron and St. Clair ind. their connecting tainly second if not first in. its iron ore, first iA its firesh water. f�sberies, fourth in wheat over the world, certain parts -of the'Northern Peninsula being devoted entirely- to the straits. It extents approximately, from latitude 41.30 degrees to 47.48 deureer, ; and and. fourth in wool. It has the -largest iron mirie and the la-irgost copper mine in, the manufacture of lumber for the markets of the world. L 1 0 1: ast year the mills of the north from longitude 82.41 degrees to 90.33 degrees, and' covers'a'n h�iea of 56,451 square world. S -even -tenths of all the wheat iaise(� in the country �U, -grown in nine states,. turned out 4,292,189,014 feet of lumber, An enoinilous amount surely. miles. It is divided into two parts—the Lower and UpperPeninsulas, which are sep- and only three excel Michigan in 1the volun�e of this crop. 11h this last census yf)ax,, it.. i THE MINE S OF MICHIGAN.—The copper products of Miehirgan are worthy arated by the straits of Mackinac and contiguous -waters. AlthouLf h united, politically, produced more wheat to the acre ban any �fdte in, the Union except Colorado,, 'Whose 4 more than passing notice. The output last year was some 76,224,927 pounds. these two divisions are thus disjoined geographicatly, and they lo, differ widely in total : yield was leas than a million and a half _o,� bashels. It is also one of I 'the,, bbst THE IRON I-LNDUSTRY.—Is the next in importance to - copper. The output physical characteri�tics and resources. The Lower Peninsula is f r themest part level fruit� prod ucing States in the Unio- i. I iii tl�e -first year the mines were worked amounts to the enormous figure of 40,8111861 and prairie -like or moderately rolling, and excellently adapied- �o . aoiculture ; while The areat lakes— Michigan, 1E_ uperior, H4on and St. Cl=' —with their bay& and nie:of ore. Never in their history did their development and production begin to be the Upper Pe nsula is hilly and rugged and even mountainous,. and is' distinemished. connecting rivers, touching the Sthtes of Ind4na Illinois,. Wisconsin aDd Mirmeso.ta 4s large as- it is to -day. Silver and gold abounds in considerable, quautities in the ni princimllv f . or its abundwit mineralresources. and forming the southern and wei tern boundr� of.ihe 'P�Dvmee. of Ontario (Canada), , Northern Penins'lila. This discovery was made within the past few yean, and already - The Lower Peninsula is bounded on the east by Lakes Hurop, St. Clair, etc., and (rive a total co,"t line of nearly 4, )00 miles,which is laWly increased also by.navigable t �e output has reached an'enormous-figure. Coal, is found in nearly eyevy part of the from north - to south, and its rive�s flowiii(, into them. The ca nmerq of t1lese vast Wand �eas, as yet compaxative- State) its minin6 having grown to be, one of the g'�eat industries of Mic igaii. ou the west by Lake -Michigan. It is 277 miles long . 0 1 0 0 - hq g-eatest width is 259 miles. It basa area of 33,841 square milea, or 2.1,677,-184 acres. ly In its infancy, all floats past t1i city of De�roit, the. commercial metropoli�:- of the THE STATES PROPERTY—The total 'valuation of State property is $7,073, - The Upper Peninsula is 318 miles lonr� 'east and west,'and As eatest breadth is 'State, through the strait which giVes it its nam' e, and is said to exceed the tofmage en-. I J55 30. -o -t in the world. HLES OF RAILROADS. —Michigar.'s railroad facilities are second to no other 164 miles with am area of 22,580 square,miles, or 14,451,456 acres It is bounded n tering the port of Liverpool, the lArgest, shippilig por �ha north by Lake Superior and on the south by Lake Michigan, theStraits of Afack- The rowth of Michi,an durin ' the past feNIv years has. been has steady ana healtby, Atate. In 1838�� 63 miles of railroad w 9 0 9 as all tbA existed in, Michigan. To -day that iiat, atc. and the State of Wisconsin. and has ke * t pace with its increas� during for+�r periodi;. The population, in 1888 figure has cyrowl J - p 0 to over 7,000 miles. The State of Michigan i&,9,745 square miles 1�rger than the State of New York; wag estimated at 2,195,692 and it !is expected that the census, inow being -oompleted, A HEALTHY CLIMATE,�T' e weather is generally ad mirable. Lying, as it 500000. does nearly surrounded by water, � �0 13,700 larger than Pennsylvania; 17,855 larger than' Ohio;, 22,5P5 -larger than Indi- �ill make it 2) 2 Miebicran, is a summer resort in the summer, always ana; and 2,265 1 ' er than Illinois, The entire area of the six New En -,land States GREAT FARTATING STAT�E.—As a f State it ranks -araong the best. cool and inviti-D&. Thousands of people flook from all arg over the country to )1if,,higran1s is but 7 650 square miles larger than that of Michi�',an. The'statisties of 1889 show that Michigan ha. 7 865 168 acres of improvwl farming cool resort every summer, As for e_--creessive cold winters I they are never beard of The largest body of fresh water -in the world forms its northern boundry the land, -4,657,082 acres of unimprovied la iDg a total of 12,�22,250 acres. - This within its borders. Asia or is dividedUp iDtO 138,013 farms. Live siock and wool brim6r, good pricea. The total EMIGRAXTS ATTENTION.—The w' Second largest its western - except these two, there, are no- lakes id El urope, I ages of all kinds of Mechanics are good, A-raerica 1�rger than that which washes its eastern bor'ders ; and it has ports on -two wool clip in 1889 was,,12,437,413 pounds. farm help as we - IL In fact Alichigan presents more thatillvites stringers tober borders others. 3 Ly� (r in the i�mbrace of th.ese, immense seas, its 4imate has no equal in the -MICHIGAN'S SALT WELLS.—Salt is aLother intportant' ln&a8try of tha than any other State in the Union. If you are looking for place to 0 locate or t Ing o in- modeTation. of its temperature in any State or Territory situated on the s-ame degrees of Stateand 3,750,000 barrels were inspected during 1889, The total output since 1869 11�vest your money read up cn Michigan before decidi-n— where, to go. latitL1de.e__'tof the. Rocky Mountaius, and these great watersgive theState ashore has been .45,207,.066 barrels. CAPITALISTS, ATTENTIOT.—If you are, 1 -iug for good investments comle ag 0 ook 0 0 lirle Of 16- and being at the bead of lake navacrdtion where the products of the FIELDS OF W, AVING -GRAI-N.—As a urain State 2%TlchlcaD_, is recounized as [to -Michigan where enterprise, pl. ck and ability are building up large 20 railes, to 1 0 0 0 U zfortunes every n According to reports compiled ki, the affice of the f Year. Don't pass, this by q Lf r 'Weat aim to reach water trailsportation to the seaboard,they, have contributed imraense- one of the first States in the Unio ts-unworthyof notice, but. w-i'Le for circular and all i onia- ly to,tile State's commercial prominence and prosperity. Seerkary of State the average cost' of raising oats in Michigan in, 188a was 26 cents a tion to,. In the order of production Michicran stands first am6ng the States in the growth bu'sh6l, corn 19 cents abushDel, wheat 64 couts a bushel, and'hay V.74 a ton. CYRUS G. LUCE,- Govern r of Michigan,'or.`GIL. R. OSMAN, Secretary of State Lansing,. MichiganO For full information in regard to the above- lands, -address the iindersigned who will c9urteonsly reply �ind take -pleasure in, showing these lands to intending purchaseks. REV. ISSAC. BARR Rom 786 'East- Si igan, 8a.0- i naw de, Mich U9 so A,0 Not � J