The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-06-06
DETROIT HOPES TO BENEFIT
BY RECENT TRIP TO NORTH
Arrangements Will be Made for
Colour Freight Delivery to
Copper Country
CHICAGOANS HERE ON JUNE IS

Detroit business men who recently
visited the copper country and other
upper peninsula cities believe their
tour will result in an increase of trade
for the manufacturers and wholesalers
of the Michigan metropolis. From the
business standpoint the outing was
successful in every way says the De-
trolt Journal. Ii proved conclusively
that the upper peninsula wants to do
business with Detroit and that the
bulk of the trade will come to Detroit
when the jobbers and manufacturers
of Detroit convince the buyers in the
north country that they can get quail
ity, price and shipment on par with
what is offered in Chicago. Milwaukee,
st. Paul and Minneapolis.
The big question is railroad facili-
ties, and the association Will make a
tremendous effort To improve present
conditions
Sidney Renshaw, traffic expert ~
the association, worked on the railroad
question throughout the trip. He talk
ed with the local agents of, the rail-
roads at the towns visited and with the
railroad officials, and as n result new
schedules are to be forthcoming which
will give a 4S-hour delivery Of package
freight i'm Marquette and 60-hour
delivery in the copper country.
Railroads Are Ready.
m.
TO cooperate with the association,
but frankly demand that they be shown
that the business is going to be there
for them if they do new construction
work, change train times, etc.
OF course, many Detroit concerns al
ready enjoy great business In the
north country.
AS a result of the trip there are like
" to be more Detroit autos seen i'm the
upper peninsula that there are now.
The Buick and Mitchell apparently are
the popular machines there now, but
the Cadillac, Regal and Brush, all of
which companies were represented on
the trip. are planning a campaign in
that section.
Chicagoans Here June 10.
Now the Chicago wholesalers, not to
be outdone by their Detroit brethren,
are coming to the upper peninsula. The
copper country towns, of course, are
included in their itinerary, and they
are scheduled to arrive at Houghton
early June IS. a week from next Sat
urday. Like the Detroit bunch they
are going to do the entertaining and
have made elaborate preparations to
welcome the natives" of each place
they visit. An account of their pro-
posed trip is given in detail in the
Hancock department of today's News
Governor John Burke of North Da-
lxota is to accompany the Chicago bus
mess men, and will be the guest of
honor on the trip. The steamer Roose-
Welt, on which the town will be taken,
is not a stranger I'm this district, haV-
ing been chartered last summer by a
copper country fraternal society for AN
excursion to Port Arthur. She is a
new craft, splendidly equipped with all
the comforts of home. She will have a
wireless outfit and undoubtedly will
talk with the Calumet station when she
reaches Lake Superior.
The Chicagoans will bring their own
automobiles along with them, which
will be of great assistance to them i'm
carrying out their plans of entertain
ment.
Calumet will be visited the afternoon
of Saturday June IS. and 1t is likely
ments to give the visitors a royal well
come. Some sort of informal enter
tainment probably will be arranged