The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-05-09
j. P. BUREAU Is
FULLY ENDORSED
ENTHUSIASTIC GATHERING OF
BUSINESS MEN IN INTER
ESTS OF DEVELOPMENT
MOVEMENT.

Tho work of the Upper Peninsula
Development Bureau was given hearty
endorsement and tender of support for
its continuance at "a gathering of cop
per country business men at a banquet
at the Douglass House last evening
The banquet was arranged for the pur-
pose of giving the officers of the de-
velopment bureau an opportunity 10
talk TO representative business men
and the latter an opportunity TO hear
what is being done and what is pro-
posed 10y those promoting the Upper
Peninsula Development Bureau. There
were about one hundred guests in at
tendance and enthusiasm and interest
were aroused i'm the movement in per-
sons who had hitherto been lukewarm
or apathetic. The gathering was rep
resentative Of all the interests of the
copper country. including the medical
profession, mining men, bankers, cler-
gymen, merchants lawyers. newspaper
men, educators and others. Among
them were many who We're brought for
the first time TO take an interest i'm
matters relating TO agriculture, and the
remarks of the several speakers were
listened TO with a degree of attention
that showed the earnestness with
which the business men Of the COM
munity are willing TO take hold of the
development movement when fully
aroused TO a sense OF its great import
ance TO the upper peninsula.
William b. Mclaughlin, vice presi-
dent Of the Houghton National Bank.
acted as toastmaster. He opened with
references to the part which advertis-
ing is playing in letting the world know
of the resources and possibilities of
the several sections Of the United
States, mentioning the fact that Allan
Ia recently raised In n single day
$4,000 for boosting purposes. Mr.
Mclaughlin showed how one line Of in
dustry might wane and that in case Of
failure Of the mines the copper country
would have TO depend for it's future on
its farm lands. He cited how Mus
kegon was once n lumber town with
forty-five mills. II was predicted that
when the numbering gave out the town
would die. Instead il is now better Off
than ever because the business men
inaugurated n publicity campaign in
the interests of the agricultural de-
velopment Of tho section. Mr. Nc
Laughlin then asked President Thorn
ton A. Green Of the Development Blu
reau to explain the plans Of the organ
ization.
Broad Scope of Movement.
President Green described the organ
izatlon Of the development bureau at
Menominee last February which meet
ing. said President Green. was one of
the most representative ever held i'm
upper Michigan, and newspaper men
from St. Paul. Wisconsin and Min
neapolis declared they had attended
conventions from Maine 20 California
but never saw one more enthusiastic.
At its inception the movement. said
President Green. was criticized as a
land mans game" but this feeling is
disappearing and knowledge is gain
ing ground that the movement is
much larger than this. It's posslbli-
ties are becoming better known every
day. The plans are very broad, are
broadening day by day. They include
the advertising of the upper peninsula
as a health resort, calling attention 10