The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-05-30
DETROIT JUNKfTfRS DEPART;
CALL TRIP GRAND SUCCESS
0ctorara Bears Party of Pleased
and Pleasant Businessmen
Toward Home City.
CROWD ENTERTAINED ON BOAT

When that splendid steamer, octor-
ara, steamed away from Houghton and
Hancock today she bore within her a
very pleasant and pleased delegation
of Detroiters, representing the Detroit
Wholesalers and Manufactures assoc
citation. The business men and their
ladies constituting the party We're
pleasant because that seems To be
the nature of the members OF the jun
ket sent 10 this northernmost section
of the state for the purpose Of getting
the merchants up here better acquaint-
ed with the business men Of the me-
tropolis Of the state, 20 the end that
better trade relations may exist be-
tween them to their mutual profit.
They were pleased because they be-
lieve that this purpose has been ac-
complished
Just before the big steamer left her
dock. President Noack OF the Detroit
association was asked by a represent
ative of The Calumet News if the
members Of the delegation were salts
fed with the results of their peaceful
invasion. Indeed we are!" exclaimed
Mr.. Noack who is himself in the
wholesale jewelry business. Il can
safely state that every member OF the
party is glad he came. We have found
the merchants of these towns up here
a wide-awake. progressive lot OF BUSH
ness men and the treatment which they
have accorded us on this trip has been
such as to make us wish IL were pos
sible for us To come up here as often
as do our statesmen. Although the
most of us consider ourselves pretty
well posted upon the affairs of our
state and were well aware that this
copper country is a rich and well-man-
aged section of Michigan, still am
sure that every member Of our party
was astonished at the sights that he
beheld in your copper country towns"
Saturday Nights Reception.
The reception aboard the Octorara
Saturday night was a well attended af-
fair, about 300 local business people
and their ladies crowding aboard the
boat about o'clock. AS the people |
entered the steamer they were greeted |
pleasantly by Mayor Breitmeyer of
Detroit and others of the reception
committee and directed to pass up the
main companiOnway into the grand
saloon of the fine new boat. After in
speeding the boat and being introduced
to members Of the Detroit party they
a1Iya 70 tIaf =,
the "Octorara theater." which was ar
ranged in the forward freight compart- |
ment of the boat This big deck was |
arranged like a theater the after part |
Of the deck being screened off by |
bunting and palms and a raised plat |
form constituting the stage. Here a
splendid program was given.
II was the intention to have the Oc-
torara run out into Lake Superior yes
terday, but the weather was so bad |
that this feature was abandoned Peo-
pie from Houghton and Hancock ar |
rived at the boat as early as o'clock |
at attend the church services that had |
been announced the previous evening. |
Rev. McCalloll preached a splendid /
heart-to-heart sermon on prayer the |
text being Let My Prayer be Set Be
fore Thee as Incense" An Offering
was taken for the benefit Of the st.
Joseph's hospital and amounted to over
$50.
Rev. Mccall announced that In the
evening there would be an informal
round table discussion at which ques-
tions might be asked and satisfactory
would be attempted by him
self and others. The questions which
had been handed i'm covered n wide
range OF subjects, and most OF the an
swers which ne could not answer him
self, DR.. Mccall referred 10 others sit
ting on the platform. Among these
were Dr. McNalr Of the Michigan col
lege Of mines. ]. ]. Crowley. Mayor
Philip Breitmeyer Of Detroit. and
Conant Of the entertain
ment committee.
While the Octorara Is crossing Lake
Superior this afternoon. memorial
day service will be conducted I'm men,
DRY OF the soldiers and sailors Of the
years OF 1866 and 1908 and also in
memory Of the sailors who persisted
while in pursuit Of business all the
years Of navigation on the inland lakes.