The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1902-07-26

The third annual outing Of the upper
peninsula press association brough E
out the largest attendance that has been
present at any OF the meetings held so
far Eighty nine persons were present
from the different papers Of the penin-
sula, the party being made up of
editors and their families and employees
on the papers The meetings were
held at Marquette and Munising aud
the people of those two places certainly
did themselves proud in the entertain
ment of their guests Az one editor
expressed it, Marquette people Ger
tainly know how to do things and
Munisng Marquette neighbour on the
east, has certainly imbrued large
chunk Of hospitality and good fell
lows ship from ner big neighbor
The members began to arrive az
Marqu cite shortly after noon Of Mon
day. the delegation from Manistique
being the first 10 put in an appearance
The delegations from the Menominee
arrived during the afternoon aud at
Z 80 large number arrived from the
copper country Monday evening was
spens In visiting and in street car
eide 20 Pressure Isle and visit to the
Mining Journal Office Tuesday morning
ever one was on hand at Lake street
sta IN for the tr Munisin; and
toe pictured rocks A special train of
four coaches had been provided by the
management Of the Marquette q South
eastern for the trip
A few words OF explanation regard
ing this road may not be aniiss in order
that our readers may get some idea OF
what this road il and what its building
means To the people Of the section
which it traverses and the upper
peninsula in general. Shortly after
the organization OF the Y. S Steel
company that concern secured an
option on the mines and furnaces Of
the Cleveland-Clifs company but, lt is
stated the Steel officials considered
the price too high and the deal to take
over the properties of the Cleveland
concern Failed Of consummation
Then began a program OF expansion,
on the pant of the Cleveland people
SO as to be Ia position % compete with
the omnibus concern The Cleveland
people had been operating charcoal
furnace at Gladstone for q number Of
years and were making success OF
the enture They decided to branch
ont in the charcoal iron business and
to build at Marquette the largest
charcoal blast furnace in the world.
This meant a supply of coal and tc
furnish it they planned for the build
Ting Of extensive coal kilns and retortt
to which was connected a distilling
plant for the saving OF the by pro
ducts of the coal This in turn mea nj
wood and for supply the Cleveland
company turned their attention to Algel
county where lies one of the fines
tracts of hardw ood in the upper penin
sula. They purchased an immens'
acreage az an initial investment anC
have later purchased other tracts $.
that their holdings are very extensive
But, in order to coal this wood, /
would have to be- brought to Marquett
and here again the officers Of the con
Germ showed their business ability b.
securing the Munising road, a railroa'
that mad been operated for severa
years by the numbering companies a
Munising, and connected this roa'
with the Lake Superior Ishpeming
a road from the mines at Ishpemin
to Marquette by the building Of abUu
twenty five miles OF new line. Thi
gives the concern railroad from tn
mines for their ore and from the wood
for their timber It 10 stated, an
with apparent good authority. tina
the Pennsylvania system. which hs
lately extended to Manistique intend
in a short time to extend to connec
with this road 30 that there will be
direct route from the mines and fun
| mace to the east over railroad line
; tnat are in close connection with tn
} gigantic iron concern. With thi
: short review Of the building Of the roa
we will return 10 where we left th
: tourists, ready TO take the train Tues
day morning.