The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-02-14
jos. BRUNEAU
OPPOSES Plan
DOES NOT WANT TO SEE FUR
THEIR COMPETITION AMONG
FARMERS. COUNTY BOARD
NAMES DELEGATES.

The principal business coming be-
fore the board of supervisors which
met this morning i'm the county build
ing was the selection Of Supervisors
r. A. Hamar of Chassell and DIR. c.
f. Moll OF Kenton as delegates TO the
meeting TO be held at Menominee on
Tuesday February p TO organize an
Upper Peninsula Development assoc
citation, a publicity bureau to adver-
tise and develop the farming resources
of the upper peninsula.
Supervisor Hamar introduced the
subject after the monthly bills had
been read and approved, stating that
the upper peninsula had just as valua-
BILE land as has Florida and the west
ern part of the United States, and
that this land needed to be exploited
so that farming land now lying idle
would be bought up and settled 10y
farmers. In making the motion he
brought i'm the provision that the del
egates should go to Menominee at
their own expense. that they should
not make the county liable for any as
sessments and that they should be
simply representatives of the county.
Joseph Bruneau Objects.
Joseph Bruneau, the Houghton
county farmer and dairyman, who at
tended the meeting, was given the
floor and objected strenuously 10 this
procedure. He stated that he was
present on behalf of the farmers of
Houghton county to object TO the
passing of any such resolution and
that all, with few exceptions. thought
as he did. He said that the farmers
depend upon their own market for
selling what they produce and that
within the last few years many of
loss. He stated that the local mar
kets do not permit of the competition
Of any more farmers. Another argu
ment against assisting the project of
developing the resources of the upper
peninsula by the proposed publicity
bureau was that it would benefit only
the larger land holders who had land
to sell and was scheme for the fur
thering of private interests only and
that the county should have nothing
to do with it.
Mr.. Bruneou was told that the pro-
posed publicity bureau would benefit
Houghton county as well as other
parts of the upper peninsula, that the
county would not spend a cent for the
project and that the men sent as dele
gates would go at their own expense.
The motion of Mr.. ITamar was passed
over Mr.. Bruneau's objections.
Other County Matters.
George Ross was appointed assistant
clerk of the county to act as purchas-
ing clerk and general auditor over the
supplies purchased by the county His
salary was fixed at $1,000 "a year of
500 a month.
Supervisor Hamar made motion
that the board instruct the treasurer
to set apart the 100000 taxes raised
last year for the county road fund as
separate fund. County Treasurer
Rashleigh was not sure that this
amount should be kept as a separate
fund and J. w McLane. chairman Of
the county road commission, who was
present, explained that this was abso-
lutely necessary according to law.
The motion was passed.
Supervisor Mason brought up the
county bridge repair work and de-
clared that the walk now used by pc
destrians was unsafe and required the
agility of tight rope performer to
navigate it. Supervisor Foley, chair
man of the bridge committee, quietly
explained that Mr.. Mason was week
behind with his complaint as the walk
was cleared last week.
In the absence OF chairman A. ID.
Edwards, who is in Lansing, Supervi-
sor Smith, Of Hubbell, presided.