The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-03-20
Portage Lake News.
The Business Mems
Meeting Yesterday
Afternoon.
By Prominent Business Men OF the
Connty-Invitation Sent to the
e., M. Il 10. r..

The meeting held yesterday afterno IN
at st. Patrick's Hall, under the auspi ca
oil the Hancock Business Mems Asso, a.
ton, for the purpose OF discussing nd
taking action on the inducing OF cit er
the C., NJ. q st. p. or North. Western Ill
roads 10 extend their lines to the cop Der
country, was largely attended by repre.
sentative business men from every to yn
in the county. There il no doubt, FIR om
the sentiments expressed by the various
speakers, that there il a very general de-
sire all over this section for increa sed
railroad facilities. This il but natural
and expected, but, in addition, everyone
who spoke had something to say on the
advantage such an extension would be
to the road making it, which was very
much more to the purpose.
The meeting was called to order by Mr..
c. A. Wright, president OF the Hancock
Business Mems Association, and he was
afterwards made the chairman. The fol-
lowing gentlemen, everyone OF them we'll
known business men, were elected as vice
presidents OF the meeting: j. A. Hubbell,
Edward Ryan, r. NJ. Hoar, J. Vivian, Jr.,
Fred Mackenzie, c. d. Sheldon, j. II. Will
son, A. j. Scott, Frank Lathrop, Adolph
Haas, w. A. Dunn, b. 7. Judkins, j. r.
Dee, and ID. Il. Macdonald. Mr.. II. l..
Baer was chosen secretary.
Mr.. Wright stated the object OF the
meeting in a spirited manner. He said
that the general demand for additional
railroad connections had been apparent
all over the country for years. The
newspapers had faithfully represented
this sentiment, and the large attendance
at the meeting but emphasized the fact.
No one doubted that railroad built up
through the southern portion OF the
count, wcc!a he ~ the Urea test benefit
to not only the section through which il
passed, but the older portion as well
Such being the case, the chairman
thought that the least the business men
OF this county could do was to make
their desire known in formal way to the
management Of both Chicago roads,
VIII 'ch are at our very door. and for this
very purpose the Hancock association
had invited the cooperation OF their
brothers from the other towns, and this
meeting was to get expressions from
prominent business men and toformuli tie
action looking toward the desired e d.
lie then called on Mr.. r. NJ. Hoar, OF
Houghton.
Mr.. Hoar made some very perth mt
remarks on the growth of trade in
Houghton county since he, the first n an
to commence business here Of any n an
now in business had so begun. In he
old days the cost OF getting barre oil
-four from Green Bay here was S5 Gel IT,
After the railroad came, he, with sevs "a
Others, kept hammering away until be
rate was reduced TO so cents per bar el
Since then, not much advance has b ,er
made, for the present rate is A. Gel -
and to Calumet still more. There il
room for another railroad, the spee eel
declared, and it would not make SO m Ict
difference either to the D., s. s. & A., fol
it would open up an entirely new country
and develop business for itself. And thu
only way to get an additional railroad
Mr.. Hoar declared, was to keep mt it IL
the way be and his conireres did wbeI
they obtained the lower freight rate,
years ago.
Hon. Jay A. Hubbell made one OF tn
spirited addresses for which he is famous
He preinced his remarks by saying TIA
he thought no occasion of greater impor
lance than the present. He had his littl
Joke with Mr.. Wright, for the latter il
his remarks had called a single railroad
a monopoly, and the speaker said no on
knew this better than Mr.. Wright
Mr.. Hubbell made good poin
when he spoke OF the copper coun'r
as a barrel, which he said the ID
:. \. & A. had tapped at i's bung-hol'
Portage Lake. striking az IL docs th
mineral range at right angle here.
feeder, the Mineral Range had been bull
to haul out the hidden resources OF tn
north end of this barrel, but the sOut
end. which, barring the Calumet an
Hecla. was undoubtedly as ricn az tn
developed portion, had been allowed t
remain in it's virgin state. The buns
hole. said Mr.. Hubbell, is not lars
enough today to allow OF all the r.
sources OF the barrel to be taken out, IN
the time ia ripe for making an Outl,
through the bottom. A second railroa
would double the taxable property {
the couotry was the proposition mac
by the speaker. aud by this every ma
would benefit.
Mr.. Edward Ryan expressed himself g
heartily in favor Of TIE movement, an
promised his support to any actio
taken.
Prosecuting Attorney A. T. Strest'
struck the keynote Of the situation b
saving. that the management OF raj
road, approached by a committee, wtu'
say can extension would be all very We
for Won. but what il there in it Tor ,is.
This the committee would have to
prepared 10 answer to expect favor ID
result from their mission. OF the abilt
of this section to offer inducements in tf
| n l...;aa.s tarminal facilifiee etc