Alpena

A little over -00 niilew noirtli oí Det%it on Mlcthiffan's eastern store líes nnc oí our most eaterprlalng and hustling eitkss, Alpena. The shelter of liumder Bay and the river givew patrtect km to veseelfl loailins or nnloiwlin,Lr, wtoüe this sauif rivrr ha leen tiie carrier t'or mfUlOOB of logs floated down trom tbc Untterlor, wbteh have snpplU-d tht' hugje mill.s Wltta sawiuji for t.hirty yeare. ümtoid waltih lia.s come trom thefar lumbt'r, uut il. now, v!ifu the pinehas been nearly cxhaustrd, the lumbermen have purcbased Uirge pine limtte acroaa ühe lake la the Georgian. Bay reglón. Thence taigs tow tlie log aeróse tu !■.■ ga wed np u Alpena. This addB ilfteem years to the work of the milis. liut tihe niisiiivss men are solvimg i he problean wliich faces uil liiwiis in aniillüT way. Ajii-0'íiíi tin1 pine foreste aro greïtt iiiu-Miiiui's al sou oD-.i.-. i;'s-, poplar, iiirca. hemlock, etc. Riese are beiujt milizcl by estiabllebiment ol a iulp lililí', mnlrtng inpcr pulp by i ( herma o i-uipiiii e libre procesa ; ;ilsii .-, liciniiK-k bark extract plant; a large epoo) taxrbory, aa exoelalor ■■. oarriagie works, etc. Afine eleotric li.x.ii plant is run by water power. Alpena haa a populatJoo oí over 14,000, witilx asseesed valuaiiou of real estáte at $4,000,000. Mnnj miles ui lild.k poveme-nt have beeu. laid. good Bciüool butliitngs, ehurches. and hotels are enjciyrd. In boring tot salt a number of years agK, stromg magnetic sulpliur water was dlscovBred and a lianiisome batili house lia.s just been completed wihiea the rinewnatlce set in condiltkm ti tln-ow auay their viines. Go cd [armlmg lands are beding od all alxmt Alpeoa, the BOÖ and climete ix'taiji found eepeclaJly adapted tor ptume and ether fruit s. Jlcr peopte are vci-.v hospitablo, as as demonatrated tliis Btunmer when t'he Btate Breas AssoctatU was ttoere, and at any lime thE people sbanil ready to welooaue isitors.