The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-10-28
COPPER CITY'S
GROWTH NOTABLE
TARTED ONLY TWENTY. SIX
MONTHS AGO 1T NOW HAS
1000 PEOPLE AND MANY
BUILDINGS.


siveness. 1t has grown into a town
site of importance during the past
two years. and it keeps right on grow
ing. It's rapid development has as
tonished most people who have watch
ed it's progress, and it is easy to see
that it will make one of the largest
towns in the district.
A News representative paid a visit
to this thriving burg yesterday and
could not fail to note the wonderful
strides that have been made there
during the past few months. 1t is
just twenty-six months ago that
Contractor Edward Ulseth secured the
plat of the village, and started to erect
a building there to be used by him
self as an office. From that small be-
ginning Copper City now boasts of
population estimated to be at least
1000, four stores. one of them a de-
partment store of large proportions.
a butcher shop, a barber shop, bowling
alleys, two saloons, a depot, and what
is most important of all. a school
house, having accommodation for about
200 pupils. The school Is under the
jurisdiction of Calumet District No. 2,
and its teaching staff consists of a
principal and four teachers. The pres
ent school attendance numbers 14O.
Ideally situated, Copper City APP
parently has a bright future. Sand
wiched in between the Ahmeek and
Mohawk mines on the one hand, and
the North Kearsarge and Allouez on
the other, its position from resident
tia land business standpoint can be
easily seen. 1t is provided with cleo
trio lights practically all of the streets
being furnished with large arc lights
by the Houghton County Electric
Light company. This morning con-
tract was let to the company for the
installation of more lamps.
The Keweenaw Central railroad runs
directly through the town, and has a
depot in the heart of the burg. II
derives considerable freight and pas
senger traffic from Copper City, the
Ulseth firm alone doing big business
with the road. Mr.. Ulseth has lumber
and coal yards there the manager be-
ing Harvey Johnson. From these yards
the residents secure their lumber and
fuel, as well as hundreds OF others in
adjacent mining communities.
Copper City has an area of 100 acres.
large enough to make of IL a. town of
considerable size. 1t is the intention
to incorporate in the near future. as a
village. Cement walks are to laid
throughout The town next summer and
later up-to-date sewer and water sys-
TENS will be installed.
With the exception OF the school
house. the most imposing structure i'm
Copper City is the general department
store. of ]. r. Benefits, at one time
manager of the Beacon Hill store of
the Trimountain Mining company.
Mr.. BENEFITS has had a lifelong ex-
perience i'm the general store business
and it is believed he will make a sue
cess of his new venture.
1t is a two-story brick veneer build
ing. practically completed. 1t is sub
stantally built steam heated, and
electrically lighted. The interior finish
is of solid oak. with fixtures to match.
A handsome oak stairway leads from
! the first 10 the second floors while an
electric lift also has been installed.
The building has frontage Of so feet,
with a depth of so feet. cement
basement extends the whole length of
the building. and it is provided with
ample window lights. In fact the
whole store is literally dotted with
windows. making it very convenient
for purchasers. Mr.. BENEFITS is stocked
with all lines of goods. including hard
ware, furniture. groceries. and dry
goods.
The basement has height of eight
feet. the first floor thirteen feet. and
the second floor eleven feet. 1t is gen.
orally conceded by everyone who has
inspected the store that IL is one of the
most up o-date i'm the copper country.
and a credit to both contractor and
owner.
| Copper City also boasts of a COM
mercial hotel which is patronized
largely by the Ahmeek company's Of
flee staff and other employees. The
building is steam heated and electric
ally lighted and has table and bedroom
accommodations for a large number.
| August Kuhn Is the proprietor of n
store that carries good line of smok-
ers' outfits, as well as a firstclass line
of novelties, candies, etc.
Albert Schmidlin is the owner of the
bowling alleys. and also conducts a
shoemaker shop. The alleys are in
commission nightly.
One of the first to engage In bust
ness in Copper City were Erlandson
Bros, who are conducting a general
store there, and doing a good bust
ness.
The meat market is branch Of the
Peninsula market of Red Jacket II has
every available appliance for the sue
cessful handling of its business
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