The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-10-28
TAFT DELEGATES
NAVAL STATION
Great Training School, 80 Miles
North Of Chicago, Visited
by the PreSiden.
BUILT AT COST $3,5O0,000
Plant Consists Of Thirty Nine Build-
inss, Covering 1872 Acres. Has
Many Recruits.

Chicago, Ill.,. oct 2S.-America' 5
newest and greatest naval training
station. located on Lake Michigan,
thirty miles north of Chicago, was
formally dedicated by President Taft
this afternoon in the presence of q
distinguished gathering that Included
governors or other official representa-
tives Of nearly all of the middle west
EN- states.
The President made the trip to the
north shore after spending an eX-
ceedingly busy forenoon in Chicago, in
the course OF which he had delivered
two addresses. one before the Amer
lean Mining Congress and the other
To the members of the Chicago Ban
association.
Accompanying the President To the
Navy Meyer, Governor Deneen Con-
gresham George T.. Foss and other
notables. together with a committee of
prominent Chicagoans. Upon arrival
the party was received by Rear Ad-
miral Albert Ross, commandant of the
station. who personally conducted the
visitors over the $3,5OO,OOO plant
which includes 80 buildings and COW
ers 1S2 acres of ground a presiden-
tial salute of twenty-one guns greeted
the arrival Of the President at the
station. Following the programme OF
speeches the President reviewed the
recruits.
In the addresses Of the day the Pres
ident and other speakers laid emphas-
is upon the Importance and significance
of the occasion and reviewed the his
tory of the movement which had cul-
minated in the completion and opening
Of the first inland training station tC
be built by the navy.
Favorable Site for Station.
Since the United states took it'
place in the ranks Of the world Power,
following the Spanish-American war
the navy has been growing at a rapiC
rate. The completion of each battle.
ship meant the employment of at leas
five hundred additional seamen. ant
occasionally it was necessary to resor
to strong measures to get sufficient re.
Cruits
The heads of the Navy Department
took the problem i'm hand, and. recog
lnizing that the Great Lakes distric
had in the past furnished a large mum,
Der of seamen to the navy, IL was de-
cided to establish a vast naval train
ing station at the most favorable sit,
that could be obtained.
The site at Lake Bluff. an hour anC
halrs ride by railroad train from
the centre of Chicago, was selected a
| the most centrally located and as pos
sessing more natural advantages thar
ANY other At the foot Of the bluff oi
which the main buildings of the sta
tion have been erected is a land-lockeC
harbor i'm which several good sizet
gunboats could be sheltered in safet!
during the worst storms on the lake
A large and well equipped boathous
has been built at the point where tn
basin connects with Lake Michigan
and there are abundant facilities 70
the housing of cutters and other Graf
which will he used by the embryo sail
ore in their practice maneuvers.
Taft Made a Union Man.
The first thing on the program toda,
for President Taft was the initiation
of the chief executive into the bricl
layers union. so he would he membe
in good standing before undertakin
the laying of the cornerstone of tn
Hamilton clubs new building Monday.
Following the issuance of a car
Taft addressed the American Minin
Congress on conservation as related {
mining From mining the presiden
was called to discuss the recall Of IN
Judiciary at a luncheon given by TN
lChicaro BaT association.
II was at the conclusion of thi
speech that the president prepared 70
his thirty-mile trip to North Chicago
where he dedicated the naval trainin
station. At a banquet by the Chica
go Association OF Commerce tonlgh
the president will speak on arbitration
1856 Pound Pumpkin For Taft.
Edwardsville, H.. oct 2S.--E.
Keller Of this place is in receipt of
letter from President Taft through hi
lprivate secretary. Charles Hilles. aC
cepting and thanking him for a 1S5
pound pumpkin offered as part Of III
THANKSGIVING feast at the Whit
House. The city officials. when the
learned the pumpkin had been accept
, ed. insisted on sharing whatever eS
/ lponse was attached To expressing n
r pumpkin To Washington.