The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-06-06

A
ne walked on snowshoes TO Escanaba
ana thence by stage and on foot he
nhaliy reached the capital in Is days
Al this session the legislature was ia
distribute the lands granted by con.
gress, and the proceedings were made
| notable by vigorous speech by Mr. IA
| White urging that the many LOBBYISTS
| should not be permitted 10 influence ~
the deliberations. Thoroughly fam.
mar with the upper peninsula. Mr..
White did good work. and in greas
part to his efforts the careful distrf.
| button or the grant was due At theo
close or the session, he walked back
10 Marquette. and 1t was 20 years ne. "
| lore he again served the people I'm q
legislative capacity
| resident OF the upper peninsulasE
| since the days when the district waxssmr
III us infancy In a commercial sense aaa'
oeiore the iron mines had begun to,sx.*'
send forward the product which has =,
MADE the Lake Superior country Ia
| mous-Mr. Whites career was full or '8'-f
interesting experiences which II would3a fn
require large volume TO Chronicle Gag
AS raconteur. he was unexcelledIsyo
and his French Canadian stories ara eud
FAMOUS. His knowledge was prosor3
found. not only in regard to the state I q
al large, but concerning public affairs sk
generally. while as an authority ongssf
nnance and political economy he posssvlI
sesseo high standing. sew
Held Many Public Offices. fas
Mr.. White held many Offices OF -,
trust In his city and county. was IA
member OF the school board sinca Ia
1891, twice served in the legislature. nroa
was the Democratic candidate for con- Ife
gress In 1888 and for several years 49,
har nf ha
State Park commission.
Mr.. White was a lifelong Democrat s,r
except that In two presidential cam ,dv
palgns he worked and voted for Mc-a,,,r
hiniey. He was delegate-at-largo,I,,,
from Michigan To the Chicago copven- y,
tlon where Bryan was first nominated. ,,yy
Believing In sound money, however. y,
ana also opposing other OF the Issues IA
advocated by the Nebraska leader.@as~~
Mr. White on the floor OF the conyeu- -
tion repudiated the platform and sn- M
nounced his intention OF doing active h J.
campaign work In the interest OF Me-
hlnley. Returning home he charter 81, !,
cd special train. and with Bourka !.
Cockran's partner, Tomilson. and s.
other strong speakers he stumped the M
upper peninsula from end to end. win &
ming many votes for the Republican
ucket and assisting in pillng up aD.1
phenomenally large majority for the'
Ohio nominee.
One Daughter Survives.
Peter White is survived by one 4
. daughter, Mrs. George Shiras. Third. sas
OF Washington. her husband being a,rs,
son OF Justice Shiras or the suprems. ass
court. He leaves three grandchildren 4
the children of Alfred o. Joplin, ofs5is
ma.que,1e; iU0s
Mr.. White had many proteges. M,
among whom was Fred II. Begole, of,sYs
Flint, who entered Mr.. whites em.q
pioy when young man and through ~
this connection became very rich "a
Peter White Phelps was another ,ot
young man whom Mr.. White assisted aty
to affluence and who married Miss AZ
Fitch, daughter OF the general man bna
ager OF the d.. s. s. a. A. railway Mr..
| WHITES fortune I'm connection with
that OF his wife was very large but
he was noted for his public spirit and
his gifts were many and diversified, =,
He was the leading spirit in enlist,s s1d
Ing the government approval OF mak.-sn
ing Mackinac Island a national park,
Had Many Large interests. $40
Besides being president OF the First rs1,
National bank. OF Marquette. Mr.. %
White was director In the Peoples ID
State bank, OF Detroit. He was also
Interested In Parke. Davis & Co and
In the Great Lakes Engineering works.
Besides being a director In the Cleye--
land Gins Iron Co. he was interested
In most OF the other original iron com.
panies OF the upper peninsula. He
had done great deal or prospecting
and located some OF the greatest cop
per deposits on the peninsula In 81
younger days. retaining some interest
up 10 the present time.
He was large landowner. and also
had big fire and life insurance bust
ness I'm Marquette. Not only by his
own business enterprise but in other
ways he had worked for the develop
ment OF the upper peninsula. As
member or the state legislature. he In
troduced the bills for land grants to
aid In the construction of the original
railroads in that portion OF the state.
II was Mr.. Whites custom TO come
TO Detroit twice a month 10 look after
his various business interests. He
: formerly stopped IN the Wayne hotel.
but had recently changed TO the Hotel
Pontchartrain as a Detroit residence.
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