The Calumet news., 1912-07-22
Unique Celebration In Honor of
the 2lst Anniversary of the
Founding of the City
GREAT HISTORICAL PAGEANT
More Than 1000 Will Participate
in "voyage of Founder
MANY VISITORS HAVE ARRIVED

Detroit Mich, July 22.--The Cadilla-
qua festival in celebration OF the 21ith
anniversary of the founding Of Detroit
by Antoine de la Motto Cadillac, the
French soldier of fortune. was ushered
in today, with the city gorgeously dec
Grated and filled with visitors as neve:
before in her history
All that the rounding out of two
centuries of progress and development.
OF building and expansion. OF growth
In population and business, of goals
gained and ambitions realized, OF work
REFORMED ard projects completed. Of
ideals attained and problems solved,
OF thinS done means To city is what
Detroit will celebrate during the week
beginning today
II was on July "a. 1901, that cadil-
lac arrived at the site of the future
metropolis with fifty soldiers and tf-
" Canadian traders and artisans, and
established Fort Pontchartrain on the
banks of the river. Two days later he
laid the foundation stone for Ste.
Annes church. In this church, some
two years later. Detroit's first white
child. daughter of Cadillac, was bap-
tised.
The French called the new settlement
La VILE d'Etroit" The population Of
the village was increased in 1749 by
the arrival OF half hundred imml-
grants. who came in response tn a pros
clamation of the governor general Of
Canada Offering a subsidy to new set
Tiers Later there were more arrivals,
including large parties of exiled Aca-
dians.
Detroit's Great Growth.
The population of Detroit reached
500 in 1895. and T70 In 1910. In lSio
ID was 9l42, In 1850, 2l.OIs. in 1870.
1857. in 1890. 2O5.S76 and in 1900
2S5.1O4. The latest census. taken liz
1910 gave Detroit population of 465.-
,66, an increase of 63 per cent. In ten
years.
In l774 the arst civil government
was provided by the British for Detroit
and the surrounding territory. In l'S6
the town came into the possession OF
the United States and was occupied
by American troops. The town was
incorporated In 1902 and three years
later II became the seat OF the terri
torial government OF Michigan The
FIRST paper printed I'm Detroit appeared
in 1909. On August l6. 1872. General
Hull surrendered Detroit to the British
and they retained possession for "A lit
Tie more than q year. In 1918 the first
steamboat arrived here from Buffalo.
In 1924 Detroit was chartered as city
and John X. Williams was elected as
FIRST mayor.
During the gala week there will pe
daily pageants on land, on the water.
and in the sir There will be athletic
events and amusements of every de-
scription. Notables from mary cities
Of the United states and Canada have
accepted invitations to be guests Of the
City of Detroit
one of the big features of the week 8
program will be a great historical pa
seant depicting the voyage of Cadillac
and his landing in Detroit. More than
1000 persons garbed in the dress of
The period will first be seen resting in
their camp along the st. Clair River.
As Cadillac completes his voyage ne
viii be met by fleet of vessels,
The fleet will be made up of several
United States revenue cutters, six yes
sells Of the naval reserve and many prl-
vate yachts.
on setting foot In Detroit the Frencli
explorer will be met by United states
regulars from Fort Wayne. the EsseS
fusiliers of Canada, the Michigan mill
TIA and marines from the United
states revenue cutters and the naval
reserves. who win escort him to Grand
t1rcus Park. He will be met at the
park by a band of Indians. the chief OF
which will present him with a pipe
~ peace. He will then be formally re.
ceived by Governor Osborn of Mlchi-
gan and the official Representatives o
Detroit.
One night OF the week Is to he giver
over to mammoth Industrial parade
with floats representing the progres,
o' the various manufacturing and mer
camille interests OF the city Ther
mere will be an automobile parade II
which 10000 motor cars will take part
me object being to call attention to tn,
iact that considerably more than hal
me automobiles made In America ar,
built In Detroit
III the hope of making their city tn
iu'ure water sports center Of America
he committees have arranged an ella
"o'a'e program OF. aquatic spot
iacht races. power boat races. cano
aces swimming contests ana hydro
pane competitions will MI In the week