The Calumet news., 1912-09-25
LITHOGRAPH OF CL0VERlAND
ATTRACTS ATTENTION HERE
PICTURES FACTS OF THE UPPER
PENINSULA IN A STRIKING
MANNER.

Col. Mott has solved the problem
of picturing facts in an attractive
form, this being amply evidenced by
the big sign board he has had erect
ed and placed in front of the entrance
to the county fair grounds. This is
Ia autographed advertising stand set
ting forth clearly and concisely the
advantages and wonders of Cloverland.
the upper peninsula of Michigan.
This lithograph is one Of 2110 the
development bureau has had printed
for distribution throughout lower
Michigan, Wisconsin, Northern Illinois.
eastern MINNESOTA Indiana. Ohio and
eastern Iowa. II is I'm ten colors.
The top of the poster asks where
Is Cloverland and then answers the
question by informing the reader that
CloVerland is the upper peninsula of
Michigan. ON the upper left hand cor
ner is a map of the upper peninsula
divided into counties and showing the
railroad lines running through the
peninsula. This is done to show the
railroad communications with St Paul.
Duluth Milwaukee. Chicago and the
other centers of population which are
To furnish the markets for the upper
peninsula produce i'm future. To show
the proximity of good markets the
map is extended to take i'm Wisconsin
and a small section of the lower pen
insula.
elbow tho map is some reading mat
ter. telling of the possibility Of Sc
curing good farm lands at nominal
million acres Of unoccupied farm
lands i'm the peninsula.
The middle and right hand side
of the stand are taken up with a pie
.ure of a model farm i'm the uppe" pen
insula, Colonel Mott declaring that it|
is reproduction of an actual photo
graph of farm. This picture shows q
cloverfield, wheat field. load of hay
on a road leading down through the
center, some sheep and other stock
and in the back ground q group Of
up-to-date and modern farm houses IN
the middle Of a big orchard.
Every little detail i'm this man was
carefully worked out and made ls
true as possible. the stock and hay
being grouped so rs TO properly bal
ance the scene and tho proper disttnceI
from the farm house being studied out
before the photo was taken In order
10 make as attractive a scene as pos
siblc.
One OF these pictures wa2 on cX
hibit at the upper peninsula booth ci
the state fair and attracted no end
of attention Colonel Mott declares
every farmer who viewed the exhibit
stopping for several minutes to look
over the poster and all being par
ticuIarly impressed with the scerc.
Under the picture is some more
reading matter setting forth the min
eral. farming, dairyng and manufac-
turing possibilities OF the country. and
telling about the churches. roads. rail
and water communication facilities. |
the climate the educational advantages !
and the other elements that enter into |
the composition of this section Of tho |
state. In the right hand lower corner
are few questions addressed prim- !
arily TO the farmer IN the older lgri- |
cultural states who has been paying |
a big rental for his land for q rum- |
Der Of years and who has been getting |
very little FOR himself This is oalcu- |
lated to call his attention 20 his own |
condition and TO open his eyes to the |
possibilities of the upper peninsula as
a farming community and 90 do away |
with the impression 90 often held by /
outsiders thuc the copper and Iron
mines precluded any chance OF the up /
per peninsula ever being a great farm
Ing section.