The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-06-10
WARM WELCOME
FOR DETRO|TERS
DESPITE LATENEss OF ARRIVAL
HANCOCK ouTDlD HERSELF
IN DIRECTING BOARD
OF COMMERCE.

citys population was gathered in the
vicinity to welcome the members OF
the Detroit Bureau of Commerce par
~. and the shrieks of dozens of fac
tory. locomotive and steamboat whis-
Ties created din seldom heard In this
city.
Immediately upon the putting out of
the gang plank the visitors filed ashore
and formed a parade headed by the
Hancock homecoming cavalry troop
and Boos band of Detroit, which
marched through Quincy and Hancock
streets to Montezuma park, where the
program as previously announced.
took place,
Mayor Dodge welcomed the visitors
to copperdom and spoke of the glories
of Detroit, the greatness of Michigan
and the advantages and enterprise of
the copper country. Clyde Webster,
secretary of the board of commerce,
was introduced and spoke briefly on
the objects of the visit to the copper
country stating that IL was not for bus
mess purposes at all but merely TO
get acquainted and promote good fell
lowship and friendliness between the
people of Detroit and those of the
copper country.
Mayor Thompson Talks.
Mayor Thompson the next speaker
on being introduced referred to the
remarkable growth of Detroit and also
country in the past twenty years. He
said that the copper country's history
dates back TO ancient days, and while
the gold of Ophir was being mined for
the construction of Solomon's Temple
the copper mines of Michigan yielded
mp their product 10 an unknown race
that has long since passed away, as
indicated by the old pits still i'm exis-
tence.
I'VE of Detroit have for many years
been dealing extensively with Canad-
ian neighbors. and hope that the time
is not far distant when the copper
country will enjoy extensive CONNER
cial relations with Canada. This was
about as near as any In the party came
10 touching upon the subject of reel
procity.
II don't like the term upper PENN
sula," said Mr. Thompson, II think
Northern Michigan is much better and
/ hope that the latter term will be more
generally used To paraphrase an ex-
preston Of the late Henry W. Grady
of Atlanta: There is no east, no west
no north. no south; we are one people,
have one God. one flag, one state-'the
grand old state of Michigan"
Wilson Avoids Reciprocity.
Many present had expected that Sec
rotary Wilson would have something
to say on the subject of reciprocity
but they were doomed to dsappoint-
ment. Mr.. Wilson began his address
by stating that he had been sent by
President Taft to bring his good wish
es to the people of Hancock. Mr.. VIII
son said that he had been pretty near
ly all over the United tSates but had
hitherto been a stranger 10 Upper
Michigan. II saw enough In my short
ride about town" said Mr.. Wilson, ito
show me that you possess all the EVIL
dences of the highest civilization, In
Guiding not only splendid high school
but a college. Some years ago ! visit
ed several states to see what could be
done by the department of agriculture
relative to taking care of the cut over
pine lands. and i'm this relation we
come to you today with the offer of the
best scientific crops the world knows
of along these lines. AS the years and
centuries go by. the iron mines ana
the copper mines become nothing but
holes in the ground, but the fields and
farms properly cultivated are forever
source of health and pleasure. Whlle
coming up on the boat ] noticed the
winding narrow strait forming the en-
try to the lake and thought that here
is something that should be looked
after and done away with. Now all
that Senator William Smith has to do
is to tell the senate about 1t and that
river will soon be widened and
Strengthened"
Senator William Alden Smith.
William Alden Smith also steered
clear of mentioning reciprocity In
casual way. "This excursion Is sup
posed to be a reciprocity trip, he SAID
but IL has developed into one of an
nexation. Detroit has come here TO
annex the friendship and friendliness
of the copper country. That's the KIND
of reciprocity | want and the Kind oil
reciprocity | want and the kind OF
economic propaganda that | desire ana
mean to work hard for such reciproc-
ity as that
Referring TO Detroit Mr.. Smith SAID
that Detroit had something to be proud
of in its ball team. | know httie
about baseball. he said; ! can tell
foul line from a home run, and want
to say right now To my friend Mr.
Nimmo that the only way he can get
me to retire from the senatorship Is
TO run Hughie Jennings for the once
Other Numbers on Program.
Musical selections were given by the
band and by the Hancock Glee ciun'
led by Prof. Mustonen, which SANG
several songs composed for the occa
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