History of Bay County, Michigan, and representative citizens; . <X aX H OH W u a: ^?1 H ^Hi Z ^Hi w WKi H 2 « u ?i ^ u >^ X ., . < ?k m w z. AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS. 153 which gave tlie settlement an easy road to mar-ket, and doubled the value of the farms, as thepioneers were not slow to notice. In could boast one blacksmith shop, twosaloons, and a Good Templar lodge of 43members. Two sawmills and one shingle millwere being operated in the midst of the greatforest. By 1868 Williams township proper hadover 300 inhabitants; in 1880 the populationwas 866: in 1894 it wa
History of Bay County, Michigan, and representative citizens; . <X aX H OH W u a: ^?1 H ^Hi Z ^Hi w WKi H 2 « u ?i ^ u >^ X ., . < ?k m w z. AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS. 153 which gave tlie settlement an easy road to mar-ket, and doubled the value of the farms, as thepioneers were not slow to notice. In could boast one blacksmith shop, twosaloons, and a Good Templar lodge of 43members. Two sawmills and one shingle millwere being operated in the midst of the greatforest. By 1868 Williams township proper hadover 300 inhabitants; in 1880 the populationwas 866: in 1894 it was 1,752, and in 1900 itwas 1,818. In 1868 the township polled 47votes; in 1900, 301. The soil is a rich loam, lying high enoughfor cultivation, and the pine stumpage offeredgood grazing for cattle. From the first thesoil has been easily tilled and very old plank road has been superseded by thestone road which is as far superior to the rottenold planks, as the original plank road was aheadof the blazed trail. The Garfield stone roadcrosses Williams township north and south,Mith fine cross roads, so that the road problemis well so
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