The Detroit times., 1910-06-10
COMMERCE BOARD
SETS OUT ON ITS
1910 CRUISE
Nearly 500 Detroiters on Board City
OF Cleveland for the Annual Trip,
This Time Around the Islands
in Georgian Bay.
No Detail Has Been Overlooked in
Arranging for the Enjoyment Of
Jolly Excursionists.

With nearly 500 OF Detroit's mrs:
citizens-leaders In the city's industry
and commerce and financial activity
aboard, the magnificent ID. a. Z.
steamer, City OF Cleveland. queen OF
the great lakes. swung away from ner
dock at the foot OF Wayne-st. at l
o'clock this afternoon, bound Tor
Georgian Bay.
II Is the third annual cruise OF the
Detroit Board OF Commerce and, py
reason OF the fact that II comes prac-
tically at the weeks end and Is nm
ished in time to permit those aboard
TO get back TO their business Monday
morning. is extremely popular with
the membership.
A limit had been set at 400, but SO
great was the demand for reserva-
tons that II was found absolutely
necessary to stretch the list.
Capt A. ]. Mckay Is in charge or
the boat and Capt. Cox, OF the North
ern Navigation Co, has been engaged
To act as pilot in Canadian waters. The
management of the ID. & G. has not
overlooked a detail that will make for
the comfort and safety OF the passen-
gern and the ships larder Is well
stocked with good things in the way o.
eats" Members of the Board OF
Commerce have demonstrated on
many previous occasions that their
appetites are second only TO their civic
pride In assertiveness.
Although the board Is not supersti-
tious organization, the ID. & {. man
Pgement decided to take no chances
with the hoodoo associated with FRI
day as starting day. Ordinarily the
Georgian bay trip would have been
the City of Cleveland's opener for this
season, but the resourceful general
manager, Gus" Schantz. got around
this by. giving a moonlight on the
Cleveland. Thursday night. So the
Board OF Commerce excursion Is really
the boats second trip of the season
and everybody is breathing more
freely.
opportunity on this trip TO learn what
limited lake service really means.
On the up trip not single stop will
be made. The Cleveland will proceed
directly to Depot Harbor, where the
rarity will be transferred to the steam
er Waubic for a cruise through the So
600 islands to Midland. Ont. The
business men OF this town have ar
ranged a feast for the visitors in a
big freight warehouse, the only struc-
ture In the place large enough to ac-
commodate the crowd, Saturday noon.
A caterer will be brought from Toronto
10 serve the repast. The board Will
take this opportunity to let the Cana
dams of this section know that Detroit
is going to have an industrial exposi-
ton In the near future, and is planning
10 literally plaster the town with
posters.
On the return trip the party will
stop at Harbor Beach for a brief visit
TO the business men OF the commun-
ity, reaching there Sunday morning
In the way OF entertainment, the
committee in charge has overlooked
nothing. The doings start almost AS
soon as the boat Is under way. Presi-
dent Abner 4. Larned, OF the Board OF
Commerce, will start the ball a-rolling
with few remarks appropriate to the
occasion. and there will be an address
by ]. Adam Bede, ex-congressman Of
CONTINUED on Puge Four.)
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