The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1901-05-11
ARE CONFIDENT.
Members OF the Firemen's Executive
Committee Say That
WE CAN CARE FOR ALL
men or As Visitors Work on
Track Begun.

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/ men As Visitors Work on
Track Begun.
There has been a sentiment about
the peninsula that Crystal Falls can't
care for the crowd that will come here
TO attend the Flremen's tournament.
The members OF the executive com
mittee who were here and looked the
ground over know differently as may
be seen from the following interview
OF Mr.. Flynn's given 10 the Mar
quette Mining Journal:
tom Flynn states that Crystal Falls
is all right, and he should know for he
was down there little more than a
week ago. Tom has reference TO the
| firemen's tournament when he makes
this statement, but IL Is probable that
he means IL all around. In discussing
the chances Of the firemen and their
friends for hotel accommodations
there during then annual tournament
Tom says that the Crystal Falls people
are fully prepared TO take care for
about four Thousand visitors and all
who attended may be sure OF being
treated I'm righ royal fashion. There
are many small hOstelries which have
from twenty toi thirty rooms that
have been closed for the past few
years, and these will be re-opened in
time for the tournament. The towns
people are going 10 attend To the
wants OF the firemen first and the
visitors afterward, which will be a
distinct novelty I'm the handling OF
affairs Of this kind. In Calumet last
year the laddies were left In the cold
and the visitors who were merely
sight-seers took everything in sight.
One thing which has put the people
OF Crystal Falls upon their mettle is
the fact that III the coming tournament
Is success the other small towns and
cities in the circle will have show to
entertain the tiremen i'm turn, where
as f things 60 wrong at the coming
meet IL will be long time before an
other small city obtains the annual
tournament. The people there keep
this fact well In mind, and will strain
themselves To make this years tourna-
ment a success. A very capable com
mittee was appointed last year when
ii was decided TO hold the tournament
in that town, and since then the mem
bers have been turning every minute
60 good account. The members OF the
, executive committee OF the associa-
tion are not worrying any about the
tournament, feeling confident that
the Crystal Falls people will make IL
one OF the most successful yet held.
Work was started last week on the
track, and this promises TO be perfect
in every respect. The two new carts
: which the association purchased this
year Will go along way toward making
the contests fairer, and when the
committee decides TO purchase a thous-
and feet Of hose for the use OF the
various contestants, the stock OF sup
, plies will be complete and every com
peting team will have an equal show
with each and all the others.
The date OF the tournament has
been changed. The opening day will
be Tuesday instead OF Wednesday, as
!. has heretofore been the case. This
,, change was made In order that teams
, from distance could return TO their
homes before Sunday The last events
: on the list OF contests are booked for
Thursday and II one OF the days
: should be rainy, Friday will give the
! men a day leeway. In Calumet last
|, year there was rain every day and
: some OF the teams were compelled tC
: leave there without having contested
in some OF the events. II II Is a pos
? slble thing, this will be avoided next
August. From every indication the
tournament will be big success anc
II IL is not, IL will not be the fault OF
. the good folk OF Crystal Falls.
AT Lake Linden this evening 1
/. meeting of the tiremen will be held al
Il which time 1t will be decided whether
the village will be represented by I
: running team at the Crystal Fall,
/ tournament. The project Is general,
3 favored, the question OF expense onl,
3 botherIng the boys. All citizens arr
|, invited 70 be present at tonight'
l. meeting.
,, IL Is not yet known wheather Calu
: met will be represented by team a.
y the tournament. At present the fire