The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-07-06

| sack Race, O'Leary.
| Working Boat Race single. one mie-James
Burt; double, Burt aud Chester Raymond.
The winning team came over the line
with but two oars, one oil Burt's having
broken. The latter two events are re-
viyal OF the old time use OF the lake on
the Fourth and they proved most popu-
lar. Everybody can see these races
which is more than the crowd permits on
the streets. The Illuminated bicycle pa
rade in the evening was an elaborate az
fair.
The merchants OF both towns very gen.
orally decorated their places OF business
and the streets presented gay scene.
A meeting of mining men, engineers and
copper country business men was held at
the Douglass House Saturday afternoon
TO make arrangements for the entertain
ment OF the members of the American In
stitute OF Mining Engineers who will visit
this district July y and 13.
Superintendent w L. Parnal was
made chairman and b. T. Judkins secre-
| tary OF the meeting. Mr.. John Stanton,
treasurer of the Atlantic, and himself
member OF the institute, spoGe OF the im-
| portance OF the visit OF these engineers.
He said they are men of the highest stand
ing in the mining world, some OF them
men who travel the country over inspect
ing mining fields and upon whose reports
the coming OF capital 60 a district often
depends. Mr.. Stanton said he thought
the Lake Superior district had been in
manner sidetracked during the past few
years. True, our producing mines are
| putting forth more copper than ever, but
the opening up OF new territory has not
| been undertaken. The employment OF
mining capital in Montana and Arizona
| has been responsible for this, but now
the time is at hand when the valuable
properties in those states have been taken
| up and capitalists, some OF whom the
! speaker comes in daily contact with, are
turning their eyes again to Lake Super
ior. These men havec come to realize that
with all the competition Of the immense
properties in the west and southwest, the
Lake Superior copper has more than held
it's own, owing to it's quality. and not a
few OF them have recently acquired inter-
ests here and others are about to do so.
| The visit Of such representative body OF
men as will be here July II is therefore
most opportune and Mr.. Stanton urged
the expediency OF giving them every op-
portunity tc inspect everything we have
here He pledged the support OF the At
lantic and his individual interest to the
matter in hand.
The chairman was authorized to ap-
point the following committees:
Finance-F. Mem. Stanton. Fred Smith, G. A.
Wright, j. II Rice and u. w. Wright
Transportation-R. G.. Collins, II. ID. Had
dock, Joseph Croze, j. c. Shields and Joseph
Hennes.
Entertanment-F. Mem. Stanton. j. X. Dee,
w. ID. Calverly b. T. Judkins G raham Pope
and William Harry.
reception committee OF thirty, to be
possibly added to, was appointed and in
the course OF remarks Mr.. Pope urged all
who are on this committee to make it
their business as far as possible, to be
with the party during their entire stay
and to see that all information is given
that Is asked for or that may be thought
of. The more knowledge the visitors
carry away, the more profitable to this
county will their visit have been.
The visitors will arrive on the North
west at the canal the morning of the
10Th. They will be met with barges, as
the steamer will not enter Portage Lake,
and transferred to Houghton. The itin-
erary of trip TO the smelling works,
mills and various mines will be worked
out by the transportation committee.
There will be no big banquet or ball to
entertain these men. The members OF the
institute here say they do not expect or
want that sort of thing it is trip for
profitable sightseeing, and no legislative
junket. The only evening OF their stay
will probably be taken up by an institute
meeting at the Mining School. They will
leave at 8 o'clock Tuesday evening by
special train for Duluth and thence to the
Black Hills.
The meeting Saturday was most salts
factory 10 every way. All present seemed
imbued with the idea OF the Importance
of the visit OF these engineers to all bust
ness industries OF the county and there
can be no doubt OF the hearty co opera
ton of our representative citizens in the
proper entertainment to be afforded. The
further plans OF the various committees
will be given as soon as formulated.
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