The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-07-01

URGED IN WORK
NEW MANAGER OF ". p. DEVEL
OPMENT BUREAU SENDS
LETTER TO ALL MEN,
BEERS.


Theodore +. Quinby, newly elected
manager of the Upper Peninsula De-
velopment Bureau, has sent out per-
sonal letter To each member of the
association urging all To work together
in AN effort to book 10000 members
of the association by January /. 1912.
Following is the letter sent out by
Manager Quinby to the association
members:
Please accept this letter as cor
dial greeting from the new manager
OF the Upper Peninsula Development
Bureau of Michigan. 1t would give
me great pleasure to personally meet
every member with a hearty handclasp
and have a long talk concerning the
aims and objects of the Bureau.
There is much To say about what
we are going To- do and how it is To be
accomplished The possibilities of this
great peninsula are almost limitless.
Few of us, perhaps realize how ire
meudous is the task that we have un-
dertaken.
Although but little more than three
months old we already have mem
bership rapidly nearing the three
thousand mark. We are already a
very healthy infant with a very long
name and If we all foster and care
for the child with the close attention
that we should, its life will be much
longer than its name.
Il cannot make it too emphatic that
| | represent no personal interests i'm
this movement of ours l am simply
an employee of the Bureau, and you
among the other thousands are con-
tributing to my salary therefore it is
up To me to be as loyal To your inter-
ests as to that of the largest contribu-
tor.
Il have been in this upper country
but "A few days. In that time, | have
traversed from the 500 on the east To
Ontonagon on the west, and am now,
for the time being at Menomince. in
the south, from which point this letter
| is addressed To you.
Il want to be of any assistance that
possibly can TO YOU at any time |
want you to feel perfectly free to
write to me whenever the spirit moves.
want you and every member To con-
slider himself now and for all time to
come. correspondent. and send me
a few lines whenever anything occurs
in your neighborhood that you think
| n
bers
1t is but natural that your pride is
ccntercd i'm the products of your own
| vicinity, SO whenever YOU are doing
nything worth while. drop me a line,
and | shall pass it on to the thous-
ands of members located elsewhere.
1--WE want to make a splendid show
ing of Upper Peninsula farm products
at the Chicago Land Show next No
vembcr. If YOU can help i'm any way
by contributing anything from your
farm, whether it is grain, fruit, OF
vegetables, notify me or the Chair
man of your county committee just as
soon as YOU can.
I'VE must make good as one big
family of brothers and sisters i'm the
work before us and even instill into
our children the patriotism, the love
of home and the progressiveness of
the people.
Here is hoping that before long we
shall be able TO meet and become bet
ter acquainted than we are now. As
soon as | get matters of the Bureau
lunder way. am going To make it a
point 10 let YOU hear from me at least
once a month. ! shall be glad to have
"a letter from you whenever YOU have
time to write me. and as soon rs the
printer can get out some stationery
and self addressed envelopes. | shall
mail some TO you. so that it will make
ii easy for you to carry on Occasional
correspondence"