The L'Anse sentinel., 1912-02-10


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Treasurer-H. w. Reade, Escanaba.
Baraga County Directors-John o.
Maxey, Hokan Lundin, August Hutula,
Oscar Zellen, w. L. Mason.
The success of the second annual meet
ing of the Upper Peninsula Development
bureau fully reached the expectations
of the officers and directors of the
organization, and indicated an enthus-
iastic support of the work in which it
is engaged that augers well for its
future. There were in attendance some
125 outside members of the bureau.
representing nearly all the counties
north of the straits. They were men of
affairs and standing in their respective
communities the sort of men who can
do the bureau much good, both at
home and abroad.
NEXT MEETING AT EscANABA.
Escanaba will have the 1918 NEE ting
of the bureau, an invitation extended
by the chamber of commerce of that
city having been accepted. The session
will be held in February.
RESOLUTIONS PASSED BY BUREAU
A number of resolutions were passed
by the bureau, among which was one
for the organization of boys and
girls auxiliary association, each MEM
Der to be charged twenty-five cents a
year for membership, and the money
raised in this way to be devoted to
prizes in boys and girls corn growing
contest, etc., throughout the upper
peninsula.
The bureau resolved that the Detroit
Board of Commerce be received as
guests of the Upper Peninsula Develop
ment bureau on its excursion to the
upper peninsula next summer. The
Recommendation also was made that the
board visit Green Bay and other Lake
Michigan ports of the upper peninsula.
A resolution was adopted requesting
the state board of agriculture to devote
a greater portion of the annual appro-
priation to the support of the state
experiment station at Chatham.
SOUTH SHORE PLEDGES SUPPORT.
w. W. Walker. geneaal manager Of
the South Shore, was one of the speak
ers at the meeting of Upper Peninsula
Development bureau, whose remarks
were listened to with special interest.
He pledged the wholehearted cooperat-
ion both of himself and the railroad
which he represented with the work
that the bureau has in hand. Mr..
Walker said:-
Il consider it very great pleasure
indeed, to be allowed to meet with you
here today, and an honor to be invited
to talk to you. At the ontset wish to
definitely state that the railroads in the
upper peninsula which have the honor
to represent are very vitality interested
in the work of your organization, and il
has our full support so long as your
efforts are directed in. the line of i'm
provement of conditions, agriculturally
and otherwise, in the upper peninsula.
1T is very patent that the railroads
cannot build up permanent local traf-
fic without development of the soil
Our efforts, therefore, are not entirely
unselfish, but it seems to me that as
an instrumentality in assisting in this
development. railroad company with
with an interest in such matters, is one
of the most potent. We propose doing
great deal of work in. our own way
toward this end, but we also want to
cooperate with not only this organizat-
ion but with any other organization
properly conducted with this as their
aim.
"It seems that we are all agreed
among ourselves that we have an empire
open for development that contains lands
which will grow anything. 1t is. there
fore our mission to induce people to
take up and cultivate these lands. The
real vital point is, what shall be the
method employed that will bring abou,
the best resultsf
There Is q tremendous amount OF
work going on with other such organic.
in other parts Of the United States, and
It seems to me that.a careful study OF
the methods that have been employed
by them in the past should be made &C
as to avoid the methods that have
proven worthless. In other words, we
should profit. without expense to our
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