The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-12-17
Houghton Department
ASSOCIATION or
|. up. SECRETARIES
Commercial Club Workers vii
Organize to Promote District

That an organization of upper pen
insula commercial club secretaries will
be formed at meeting To be held in
Escanaba when the development bu-
reau meets there in February is APP
parent now. NJ. II Barton. secretary
of the Manistique club, in answer Ia
/ circular letters sent 10 the various
booster clubs I'm Cloverland received
replies this week which tend 10 show
that practically all of the secretaries
/ in the peninsula favor such an organ
/ i2ation.
A. r. Roberts of Marquette, presi-
dent OF the Upper Peninsula Develop
ment Bureau OF Michigan is very en-
/ thusiastic over the movement and says
il is decidedly the plan in the right
/ direction. I'm letter 10 the Manis-
jique Commercial club. he says
Il want To- tell You that ! think this
is decidedly a plan i'm the right di-
recttou. The Development Bureau con-
sidered such an organization some
months ago. but decided il would be
I best 20 wait until some OF our other
, affairs are i'm better shape before at
| tempting this.
/ "It is very gratifying 10 have this
taken up 10y the commercial clubs
themselves as it properly should be.
! ] wish You would let me know how
much YOU would care To- have me do
! ian promoting this idea. shall be
very glad To turn the support Of the
Marquette Commercial club your way
and through the executive committee
If the Development Bureau. see that
the thing is properly worked up in the
various Cities
The secretaries Of the Marquette.
Neuomuee, SauIt ste. Marie and
copper country commercial clubs ten
uered their support in no less strong
! terms and urged that the work Of or
/ sanitation be- continued
IL was pointed out in the circular
! letter sent out by the secretary of
| the local club that an organization Of
! this kind would not interfere in any
way with the Michigan Association
Of Commercial Clubs, the members
Of which would not he able to at
| tend meetings of state bodies because
! of the distance TO travel, time wasted
going back and the cost Of making
the trip. Then, too, the problems Of
| the upper peninsula secretaries are
! foreign To those below the straits, eX-
copting. as was explained by Secrc-
! tary Chambers of Menominee in a
letter to Mr.. Barton, as all secretaries
/ have their work i'm common.
Secretary Chambers adds Il think
/ particularly that the secretaries of the
upper peninsula should get together in
an attempt 10 put, by concerted effort,
the upper peninsula on the map, and
the using of every possible means Of
cooperation 10 keep within the upper
peninsula every prospect that can
possibly be handled here-an exchange
of advantages in other words The de-
velOpmcut bureau is doing splendid
work and should bc supplemented by
commercial organizations working as n
unit ana not individually; inasmuch as
WORKING individually We are contin-
uaIly crossing wires. Your idea is a
good one and is along the lines that
/ have felt are right"
Secretary Daley Of Marquette says:
The idea seems TO be good one and
personally would favor IT, As you
STAKE. Nr are Interested in the develop
meut OF rac upuw peninsula. and real
nave very little ON common with the