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The Mouth Of The Maumee And The Thriving And Beautiful City That On It Nestles

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Day
2
Month
October
Year
1895
Copyright
Public Domain
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Some days ago tliere carne a ,summons f rom Toledo, O-, to a numlier of Michigan 'editora to appear in that city on Monday Sept. 30th, to be ïor tlif! d;iy the iuvited guests of the Cliomber of Commerce of Toledo. The summons "vas one not to be ignored, and consequently a representative of the Courier obeyed it. Arriving in Toledo, it was ;ound thar, the editors of Ohio and indiana had been summoned also, and some sixty or seveaty of the tri-state pencll pusliers had responded. Tho day, whlclh might have been pleasanter, was spent in going about the city and inspecting the elegant electric Street car system, the fine paveö 6treets, the beautirul parks, the handsomely shaded boulevards and I avenues, and the thrifty and growing business and residence portions of the city known to fame for the great war that once carne near taking place between Michigan and Ohio over lts possession. Tou see Michigan people saw iuto the future and did not desire to give To'edo up, and Michigan as a state, vi-ould feel very proud to-day, if tliat fine city wlth its hustling inhabitants was only ■within her cerritory. But To'edo business men make amends somewhat ior Ihe oss, l:y al-nays invlting Michigan peop'e to particípate in all the good things that her people have. In the first place allow us to paus-e a moment to say a good word for the electrlc street car system of Toledo, including the road that runs up the river eleven miles through Perrysburg, to Fort Meigs, and across the river to Manmee, and so on back to Toledo on the opposite side of the river. We havo no fear of being contradicted when we assert that it is the finest in the United States. There is no superior, ave honestly believe, on any continent in the world. lts rol ing stock is all in the best condition, its track per.ect, and the cars are so run that the people of the entire city are accommodated and pleased. "Whoever planned it deserves the grat:tude of the people of Toledo. And we noiice aslo. that the waste places are being turued into teautiful spots o! earth, as for Instance the Riverside park. And up the rlver also, are nome as fino parles and scènes, as one will run across in many a 1 ong journey. The city in every particular has the air of a progressive, rustüng city going forward Chicagoward. The party all went out on the electri.; line to Fort Meigs where a stop was made and that historie ground traversed. It will be remembered that it was in this placethat Gen William Henry Hanison won a victory over the British and indians that practically opened up the great northwest and made it a portion of tliis magnificent unión oí states. The Crenches and breas tworks are still there, though a road has bee:i allowed to run through the site o i the old fort, and the historie old Mansfield & Coldwater E. It. road bed sti 1 les at the foot of the bluff on which Gen. Harrison so suecessiuUy builded his defensas. It ia a shame and a disgrace to this government that neariy one ihousand of her brave soldiers lie buried there wilh no lieadstone to mark thelr grave.?, no mark oï' any kind to desígnate where they sleep c.xcept a few stakea In the ground -which kinïïliearted old pioneer have kept renewed irom time to time. These men were 'as true patrióte, as brave soldiers, as deeply mourned as were the soldiers in the late war, and that the United States government should be so derelict in its duty to their memory Is simply astouishing. And what is still more astounding is the fact that this government should allow that sacred soil, enriched by the blood of its citizens, shed in Jefense o' tho nation"s life, to be sold and cut up into farms. AVhat 1he oíd pioneers aud people of To'edo desire, and what the patílotii- eilizens oï the entire nation sliould 'demand, is that this o'.d l:attle field and burying ground sliould I e re-purchased by the nation, ihe; graves so mared tliat the generations to come may knoiv o! them, and the'sg sacred grounds preserve forever, ít saered as is the soil of Gettysburg or Chlckamauga. Think of the hearts thal bied when these lives went out ■ Tliiuk of a nation that can so far forget its héroes as to allow their graves to lie deiíe'jrated as these have been ! It is a sad. sad tliing to contémplate, and the nation should liasten, -whi'e yet there is time, to malee amends for its past neglec.t. The ! pie of To'edo, and Ohio even, are not i alone interested in this, but it is ' the concern of every patiiot'c iitizen Ín this nation, no matter what try may have given him birth, no ter -what co'or the Lord may have I dyett his face. JNot only should the government oivii thirs fort, but it should also own Fort, 'Miami across the river, and all the historie ground thereabouts. Xliat tln-ee-quarters of a century has elapsed since these stirring sienes weie enacted is all the more reason why sometliing should be done right away. In the evening the visiting editors were given a magnificent banquet at the Boody House by the Chamber of Commerce. The menu was elegant, served in ten courses, in the very latest Btyle, and it took au even o hours to dispose of it in. After the feast, toasts and responses were had. The mayor of Toledo gave an address of welcome, and a number of the citlzena of the city told of the history. growth and development of Toledo and i's industries. M. T. Woodruff, of the Ypsüanti Sentinel, spoke very nicely "ov the Michigan contingent, and Editor Stohl of South Bend, the man ivho had such an elegant backing for the position of public printer but which President Cleveland ignored and appointed sorne one else he wanted, spoke for Indiana, and did it ivell too. If you háve over r.oticed the cartoon figure with which The Judge represents üself, then you have seen an excellent picture of Editor Stohl. It seems as if that paper musl. have had a photograph of him j when it made its cartoon. Lack of time prevenís the sny'.ng of many things in this issue brought r out that evening which wlll be spoken i o' in a future number of the Courier.

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