The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-02-17
WAYS and MEANS
FORHOME-COMINC
DISCUSSED LAST NIGHT AT
MEETING OF THE GREATER
HANCOCK CLUB. DELE
GATE NAMED.


the Upper Peninsula Development as
ISOLATION meeting at Menominee, were
the most important details transacted
at the meeting of the Greater Hancock
club at the city hall last evening.
The council and the Business Mems
association having failed TO act on the
matter of sending someone to repre-
sent this city at the Menominee con-
ventlon. on Tuesday and Wednesday
next, the Greater Hancock club took
up the matter and decided that it
would be to the advantage OF the city
to have a delegate present who would
be able to report fully on his return
of what was done at the convention.
Thomas Coughlin's name was present
ed and on being notified of the action
of the club he consented to act
Most of the evenings discussion cen
tered upon the methods which should
he adopted TO start the flood of shekels
on which to float the celebration, and
the most feasible suggestion advanced
was that tickets be printed, each TO be
good for about ten admissions to the
park. and given to merchants and 9TH
ers contributing to the fund, by them
to be sold or given away and the
amount represented in the tickets to be
turned over to the finance committee
The tickets would be transferable, so
that after pa and ma has seen the
show the children could use the un-
punched portion.
While this plan struck those pres
ent favorably as an ideal one for rails
ing funds. it was thought that some
way should be found 10 secure money
at once for immediate needs, as money
will soon be needed for various Incl
dental expenses. 1t was proposed that
the secretary send out membership
tickets TO each of the present members
of the club, to be disposed of by him
for one dollar apiece, that being the
annual membership fee. This would
bring i'm four or five hundred dollars.
The amusement committee stated
that it would be ready to report some
thing about the middle of March. 1t
being expected that correspondence
now in progress will have developed
something definite by that time. 1t has
been decided that there shall be no
carnival company brought here, but
that all attractions will be handled by
the celebration committee. An aero
plane exhibition is practically assured.
the chairman of the amusement COM
mittee having been assured that one
could be obtained for the home COM
ing.
1t was proposed that the secretary
write to some park architect to ascer-
tain the cost of having the driving
park properly laid out, with a view to
making ii a permanent recreation park.
The question of securing the park for
the week of July II. was left to a
committee which will bring 1t before
the council at the next regular meet
ing of that body. Fred Francis. mayor
pro tenn of the city, expressed his opin-
ion that there would be no difficulty
in getting the ground and intimated
that as soon as it is known what build
ing would be required the old horse
sheds could be demolished and the
lumber used in the construction of
other structures.
The transportation committee will
call on the street railway officials in
tracks on Ingot street extended to the
park gates. 1t is hoped that the per-
mission of the state railroad commits
sioners can be obtained for the tracks
to cross the Mineral Range at grade
for the one week of the celebration.
May Get Factories.
| Chairman Rogers stated to the gath
ering that is an opportunity for the
Greater Hancock club TO exercise its
influence for the upbuilding of Han
cock in securing new industries to To-
cate here. Mr.. Rogers said that he
had received a number of commun-
ications from a Detroit concern, in
forming him that they have a number
Of manufacturing plants which are
looking for suitable locations. and
seeking to know what sort of factories
Hancock desires and inducements Of
fered.
| One member present last evening
suggested that the name OF the or
/ ganization be changed to one more
clearly indicating is scope as a civic
organization for the advancement of
the commercial interests of Hancock
end also that some more clearly de-
fined organization TO be effected, SO
that there would be no question in the
minds of any relative to responsibility
for contracts that might be entered
into.
Mass Meeting Thursday.
on account of the small number
present last evening II was decided to
hold big general mass meeting of all
members of the club and all persons
desiring to become members, on
Thursday evening next. February 2S
at the city hall. At this meeting a re-
port will be submitted to the club by
the delegate to Memominee. and IL is
hoped there will be large attendance
Every citizen interested in the celcbra-
tion is invited TO be present in order
to get the plans for the "home coming