[ applause ] so good evening, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to the kansas city public library. Robert merry is, this is his second presentation in the somewhat hallowed calls of the kansas city public library. Five star library this week from library journal. Thank you. [ applause ] hes a graduate of the university of washington. He has a masters degree from Columbia University school of journalism. Hes been a reporter for the observer, the wall street journal, managing editor and editor in chief of Congressional Quarterly and more recently the editor of the National Interest in the american conservative. The american conservative has about us passage saying it is collaborate but it sounds a lot like robert merry. This is a description of their philosophy. We believe in constitutional government, fiscal prudence, sound Monetary Policy and delineated borders, free markets and restraint in Foreign Policy mixed with diplomatic acuity. We adhere closely to our institutional maxim idea, pri
[ applause ] so, good evening, ladies and gentlemen. Well m coto the kansas city public library. Robert merry, this is his second presentation in the somewhat hallowed halls of the library, five star library this week from library journal. Thank you. He has a masters degree from Columbia University school of journalism. Hes been a reporter from the observe, the walt walt journal, managing editor and editor in chief of Congressional Quarterly and more recently the american conservative. He says its collab la tif but it sounds like robert merry. We believe in constitutional government, fiscal prudence, sound monetary patrol si, delineated borders, authentically free markets, and restraint in Foreign Policy mixed with diplomatic acuity. We adhere to ideas over eidology, principles over party. One could wish there were more of that kind of true conservatism wandering around the beltway than some who profess to be conservatives. Hes also the author of books on those ultimate journalistic in
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The toledo strip was actually formed by two different surveys. And the differences a wedge shaped strip that was five miles wide at the indiana border and eight miles wide by the time it reached lake erie. So its a pie shaped 450 square mile wedge which became the toledo strip that ohio and michigan really started to wrangle over. The whole point that ohio and michigan were focused on would be what was referred to as the port of miami, miami being the indian term from the mommy mommy river. Everybody knew it would eventually become an important port. Michigan and ohio wanted to be a part of that. On top of that you have the eerie canal opening in 1825, people start flooding down across lake erie into this area. People recognize the value of the canal system. And by the 1830s, people see that as a reality, and they realize that a terminus has to be built in this area. Michigan and ohio wanted that. Whats legend is that if her trapper familiar with the area came down to the legislature a
Was five miles wide and eight miles wide by the time it reached lakeeren ie. It was like a pieshaped wedge that became the toledo strip that ohio and michigan started to wrangle over. Both ohio and michigan were focused on what was back then the port of miami, miami being the indian term for the river. It is that connection to the river basin and lake erie. Everyone knew eventually that would become a very important port. Both michigan and ohio wanted to be part of that. Theerie canal opened in 1925. People recognized the value of the canal system. Now you have the miamierie canal being built. They realized it had to be built somewhere in this area. Both michigan and ohio wanted that. What a legend is a fur trapper familiar with the area came down with the legislature and reminded them if they drew that line, they were going to lose the toledo area that we know today. So they made an adjustment and moved the line northward as they reached lake erie. That went into the 1803 statehood ap