The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-08-14
CAMP in RICH
FARMING REGION
COMPANY A. ENGINEERS, AND
OTHER STATE TROOPS ARE
IN FINE COUNTRY DAILY
PROG Am.

; Port Huron, Mich, Aug. 14.-UBy
Stam Correspondent.)- This is one of
! the richest farming sections of all
Michigan and in this part of the state
hundreds of the farmers who were
| most bitter adherents of the agitation
for the tonnage tax imposition of the
mines of northern Michigan have rich
and productive farms. There are still
scores of these rich farmers and otn-
ers who are independent because of
their fine farms and large land hold
ings who are bitterly opposed 10 any
thing Northern Michigan" but most
of them are gradually coming TO n
realization that the mining and other
properties of the northern part of the
state are already paying their just
| share of the states taxes, although
they will listen To nothing in the line
of talk that their farming properties
are under-assessed.
All through this section of the state
| and up to the north of Port Huron
and over towards the central portion
of the state, the farmers not
only have their teams Of fine drivers
hut also their automobiles, their
| trucks with which to carry the pro-
duce Of their farms to town, TO 10
work about the farm and 10 haul milk
and other dairy products To the milk
cars and trains. but also their run
abouts or touring cars. The roads
are the finest and the country is, for
the most part, very level.
M. N. G. Encampment.
II is i'm such a farming district as
this, only two miles from the city of
Port Huron. that the annual maneu-
yer encampment OF the Michigan Ma
tional Guard is being held. Here there
are gathered nearly $500 troops, i'm
Guiding infantry, the engineers. the
cavalry. artillery, signal and hospital
corps and regular army troops.
The people Of Port Huron welcom-
ed the troops to this encampment,
signs( "Welcomc NJ. n. c." appearing
on many of the buildings i'm the city
and about the tunnel station settle
ment. which is near the encampment
This IS about the first time i'm the
memory of most of the men who are
attending the encampmcnt of late
years that the Michigan National
Guard has ever been welcomed, al
though Ludington, Port Huron and
other towns of the southern part of
the state have been fighting for the
annual cncampment When the troops
disemharkod from their trains at the
| tunnel station of the Grand Trunk
railroad they were cheered by crowds
of citizens, who came out from town.
Residents of the city swarmed through
| the camp after the tents were pitched
and mingled with the guardsmen.
pressing them to make themselves as
thoroughly at home as possible. The
town is thrown wide open to the SOL
| diers.
The Calumet Engineers and the
Houghton Light Infantry are station
ed almost at the extreme ends of tho
camp. the Engineers being placed be-
| tween the cavalry and the artillery
and the Light Infantry taking their
regular place i'm the line of the Third
regiment Their first night i'm camp
the Engineers slept i'm their shelter
tents because they were unable to
get their allotment of tcntage before
Thursday morning.
Home Saturday.
II L. probable that camp will break
| a., m
gineers arriving home either Saturday
night or on Sunday morning. Sevcra
of the boys will stay over, intending tc
visit Detroit. Chicago or other points
before returning home. The Engineer
have been most orderly and have beer
enjoying themselves greatly at Cam
Osborn and i'm Port Huron.
The camp schedule for the Engin'
GERS, from time of leaving HoughtoI
tiu the close of the encampment, fol
lows:
Aug. Entertainment at Hough
ton.
Aug arrival at Port Huron; es
tablishmont OF temporary camp.
III Aug. Establishment of perma
nent camp.
Aug 11-Engineer drill, 1880 "A. m.
1890 n. m; target practice, 1875
500 p. m.
Aug. 12-Infantry drill, 1880 n. m.
$3.50 n. M; close order. extended or
der; Engineer drill, 900 n. mill =
n. m; officers tactical walk. 800 I
M, Gas prescribed in G.. O. No. II
1911.)
Aug. 10, IA, 15-As prescribed Il
General orders, No. II, 1911.
Aug. 16-Infantry drill, 1880 n. m.
$3.50 m. advance and rear guards
outposts engineer drill, 900 a. m.
| 1880 a. M; athletic field exercises
$3.50 p. M; lecture. map reading Go
ofiicers) 4:45 p. m.
Aug. 17-Englneer drill. 1880 n. IN
900 n. M; $3.50 n. m.-11:30 n. IN.
| Lecture military corrpspOndpnc