Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-09-01
MICHIGAN NEWS SUMMARY.
Dolngs of the Week Recorded in a
Brief Style.
CONCISE AND INTERESTING.
Big Convention of Michigan Business
Men Held Mt Detroit and "a Permanent
Organization Made-Michigsn Boys
from Santiago VIII Soon be Home.
business Men of Michigan Meet.

The scheme of Detroit merchants
and manufacturers to have the business
men of the state meet in Detroit for a
few days outing and to consider mat.
tiers of interest To their pockets proved
big success. The formal meeting OF
the Business Mems convention was pre-
ceded by boat ride on the beautiful
Detroit river from Crosse Point to
Wyandotte. which showed two big
boat-loads of visitors the busy river
front of the metropolis of their state.
This was followed in the evening by a
splendid display of fireworks from the
top of the tallest building in the city.
The next day the first formal meet
ing was held in the new Light Guard
armory and the business men of the
state were welcomed to the city by
o. r. Baldwin, president of the De-
troit Chamber of Commerce. who intro
duced eX- Gov. John Il. Rich as chairman
of the meeting. Mayor Maybury
added to the welcome in behalf of the
municipality and Gov. Pingree COM
bined business and politics somewhat
in brief talk which can caught the
delegates in great shape. After Justin
Il. Whiting. of st. Clair, ''who aspires
to be governor of Michigan" had had
his say resolution was adopted to
make the business mems convention of
Michigan permanent organization.
Trolley rides and ball game filed in
the second day and grand peace jubi-
lee was held in the evening with
speeches, singing and music by large
orchestra.
The last day of the big convention
was marked by the completion of the
permanent organization of the mich
igan Business Mems association" the
objects as announced being: The adj
vancement of the commercial, manu-
featuring, mercantile and industrial
interests Of the state of Michigan; the
securing of extended markets for the
products of the state: the prevention
Of discrimination against the state or
any locality therein by unjust transpor-
tation rates; the securing of the enact
ment of just laws and the repeal of un-
just laws affecting the industrial in
terests OF the state. and the correction
of abuses in municipal government.
Annual meetings were provided for,
the place TO be determined by the board
of governors Officers and standing
committees to be elected annually; no
dues or fees, revenue to be derived
from voluntary contributions. The
officers of this convention were de-
clared the officers for the ensuing year,
giving Ietroit the entire rostI Pres
dent, Or BaIdwfn; vice-p,9Ndent,
w. a. C. Miller; treasurer, J. C.sdutch-
ins; secretary j. c. Ferry.
Resolutions were adopted declaring
for closer trade relations with Canada,
for the annexation of the Philippines,
and for the speedy completion of the
Nicaragua canal. Speeches were made
by Congressman Corliss and others.
The star attraction of the whole
week was the visit of the 35th Michi-
gan volunteers from Island Lake. The
/ 800 men, dressed in their neat new
khaki uniforms, gave splendid exhi-
bition drill on Belle Isle and added
greatly TO the success of the big indus
trial and military parade in the city.