Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1895-07-25


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VI "a and the starting
81 point for the ex-
cursion which follows. These summer
outings are looked forward to with
much pleasure and interest by the ed
itors, their wives and friends whom
they choose to make up the party and
although the trips are planned to con-
sumo as little time as possible and yet
cover considerable territory the pen
Gil pushers find it one continual round
of pleasure from start to finish.
There were fifty names OF the editor
ial party on the register of Hotel
Benton, which fine hostelery was head
quarters of the association for two days,
when the first business meeting was
called to order, Tuesday, July 9th, by
Fred Slocum of the Caro- Advertiser,
president of the association. Business
matters were attended TO and discus
sions held upon topics of interest to
newspaper publishers at each session
and the following officers were elected
for the ensuing year: Chase S. Os-
borne, OF the Sault st. Marie News,
president; Thos. G.. Stevenson of the
Marshal Statesman, vice president; +.
o. Dewey of the Owosso Republican,
secretary: l.. +. Slussar, Mancelona
Herald, treasurer; and b. B. Scher-
mcrhorn, Hudson Gazette, historian.
Tuesday afternoon, the party were
shown through one of the leading in
dustries of the place, a box and basket
factory which employs about 10 hands
and during the fruit season turns out
immense quantities OF fruit boxes and
baskets, the process OF manufacture
beginning from the rough log and end
ing with the Grating for shipment.
In The evening a reception Was ten
dered by the citizens under the auspices
of the Twin City Press Club at 8
O'Clock in the spacious parlors of the
Benton during the course of which
Victor Nj. Gore, the city attorney,
welcomed the guests in a fine speech,
taking occasion to give few statistics
which show the Importance of the two
cities as "A shipping center. On this
point he SAID
During last year there were shipped
to and from here by rail and boat and
handled over our docks and through
our warehouses As, 900 pounds of cement,
1000 tons of paper, 1000 tons of pota-
toes, 1000, 600 packages of miscellan-
eous fruits, 500, 900 baskets of peaches
$4,000 barrels of apples and pears,
500, 600 baskets OF grapes, 1900 tons of
miscellaneous freights. There were
received here 1000 tons of iron and
iron ore, 30,000,000 feet of lumber,
$50, 600 barrels of flour, and 5000 tons
of general merchandise in packages.
These shipments had an aggregate
value of $2,4l5,000 and the receipts
were OF the value of 81, 955, 900. In
carrying this vast amount of merchan-
disc !, 100 vessels entered and cleared
this port"
The response to the welcome was
made by Hon. Chase S. Osborne of the
$500" and the reception closed with an
elegant banquet in the dining room.
The following day long line of car
riages furnished by the good citizens of
the cities drew up before the hotel at 8
o'clock IA. III. and we were given ride
about the two cities, taking in all the
points Of interest, chief 'among them
being the wonderful Eastman Springs,
a beautiful park owned by one of the
old citizens with numberless springs
noted for the purity and medicinal
qualities of the water A syndicate oil
Chicago capitalists two years ago offer
ed $50, 600 for forty acres Of his land,
including the springs, which he refused.
The ride closed with a grand round uI
at the beautiful home of +. X. ellison,
editor of the Benton Harbor Palladium
where dainty refreshments were served
by Mrs. ellison, assisted by Mcsdames
Bailey, Owen, Morton. Gore, Reed and
Bracken.
The drive was a delightful one ant
many complimentary remarks were
heard as to the progressive, hustline
outlook which the cities took on. Al
electric railway connects them and i
is evident the city fathers of Bentor
Harbor are favorable to bicycle riding
as a wheel track mile in length, five
feet in width adjoining the sidewalk
is maintained, said 10 be the only on'
in the state. Lake Michigan in all n
grandeur greets the eye from the bluff
and terraces at st. Joseph which ha
become noted summer resort