The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-02-07
TO ENLARGE WORK
OF u. P. BUREAU
RECOMMENDING MADE BY
GENERAL MANAGER QuIN5Y
AT MARoUETTE-HoToN
MAN SECRETARY.

John T. Mcnamara OF Houghton was
honored at the annual meeting Of the
Upper Peninsula Development Bureau
at Marquette yesterday by being elect
ed secretary Of the organization. sue
ceeding W. r. Davidson of the 500
who refused another term. other Of
ficers OF the bureau were reelected
and Theodore Quinby was elected tc
the office Of assistant secretary. newly
created.
The meeting was a very enthusiast
tic one and all present expressed great
confidence that the work which the
bureau is doing for the advancement
of the upper peninsula. VIII meet with
good results II was decided that the
1913 meeting would be held in Escan-
aba. The annual excursion. which
probably will be TO Detroit. is SEIZED
uled for June 13.
RESOLUTIONS were passed endorsing
the work Of Thornton a. Green Of on
tonagon, president Of the bureau; re-
questing the state board OF agriculture
y
experimental station; advocating the
formation OF a boys and girls auxil-
iary with membership fees OF % cents.
70 60 into a fund for prizes for corn
growing. etc. and thanking the upper
peninsula press for its energetic work
in behalf Of the bureau.
The reports presented by Secretary
Davidson show the bureau TO have n
membership Of 2.529. The receipts Of
the past year were s21,S45.32, Of which
S19.31S76 was received in subscrip-
tions and the remainder i'm member
ship fees. The total disbursements
amounted to $13,31S.76.
The following telegram addressed to
President Green was read TO the meet
ing from Manager Theodore T.. Quin-
by Of Menominee, who was too IN to be
present:
please extend 10 members cor
dial greeting and best wishes for
successful meeting. My enforced alb
sence is one Of the bitterest disap-
pointmcnts Of my life. He'll is not nee
essarily place Of fire and birthstone.
Good lack TO you all"
President Green, i'm his welcoming
address, said he was much gratihed
at the progress made during the past
six months by the Development Bur
eau. Among the recommendations
made by the president were that the
bureau have large exhibit at the
Michigan State Fair TO be held in De-
troit next fall, and that II an excur-
sion is run from the upper peninsula
10 Detroit this year II be conducted
during the holding or the state fair.
Mr.. Green endorsed Mr. Quinby's
work during the year, ami said that
he looked for this year 10 be a banner
one for the bureau. Mr. Green's re-
marks were Of most optimistic ma
ture and he was heartily Cheered at
the conclusions Of his talk.
Membership by Counties.
The report Of Secretary Otto David
son showed the membership of the
bureau to be 1929 Of which six were
honorary members. BY counties, the
membership is divided as follows;
Menominee 42S; Chippewa All;
Houghton S41; Marquette, 2i9; onto
nagon. 233: Delta, 2lS: Iron, 140;
Nackinac 1874; Schoolcraft, 73; Alger,
80; Dickinson 9S; Gogebic Il; Baraga
II; Luce. IA; Keweenaw. 3; non-rosi-
dent, IS.
Manager Quinby's report was read
by his secretary. Miss Efie Huffman.
10 was a voluminous document. cover
ing very thoroughly the work Of the
bureau during the few months Of itsI
existence. and the bright outlook for
the future. In his report, Mr.. Quinby
made number Of recommendations
chief among them being the follow
ing:
A big exhibit at the state fair, an ]
the excursion. n any be held. be dur
ing the fair: educating the school chill
dren along the lines Of boosting" and
everything possible done 20 arouse