Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1913-07-12
is WORTHY OF PRAISE
DAY LAUDs DEVELOPMENT WORK
IN WESTERN MICHIGAN.
In Bringing Prosperity to the West
ern Section Of Michigan.

ID. II. Day, president of the Western
Michigan Development bureau, at the
annual meeting of the membership,
spoke in laud praises Of what has
been accomplished towards making
the Western Michigan country pros
porous section.
He spoke as follows:
The bureau ia now entering On the
fifth year of its existence and l wish
to congratulate you upon the great
success. which through your efforts
has been attained. At the time Of
its formation, Michigan was a fruit
full field for land and emigration
agents representing the western rail
roads, Canada and other colonization
enterprises. Our own people were
dissatisfied pessimistic and ready to
listen to arguments of Green Fields
and Pastures New" and in no part
of our state were efforts being made
to promote our own interests, nor
show to our people what was theirs
by right Of heritage, If they would but
set themselves at work to take ad-
vantage of their surroundings. There
was no advertising of our advantages,
no government experts, nor field men,
no good roads agitation, no newspa-
per aid, neither were chambers of
commerce, nor home organizations at
work. The Western Michigan De-
velopment Bureau was the first to en-
nf
the state had to offer, especially in
its own territory, and it was soon
followed by the Northeastern and
Upper Peninsula Bun eaus, all doing
successful work today for the de-
velopment of Michigan.
The tide OF emigration outward is
practically at an end and today the
tide has been turned inward and great
numbers of settlers are coming. Cred
It must be given to our bureau for
the active part 1t has taken in assist
ing to bring about these improved con-
ditions.
believe the time has come when
the bureau should take up another
important branch of work, namely
that Of properly marketing the crops.
III will not be necessary for us to de-
vote 30 much time encouraging the
setting of trees. as they are being set
yearly In vast numbers. We could
not stop ii IL we would. We should
work for universal standard inspec-
work for universal standard inspec-
ton, the proper care of orchards,
growing f1rst-class fruit, proper pack.
ing, the organization of fruit growers
associations, and the concentration OF
marketing under one or two or three
large selling agencies, the installing
Of cold storage plants at large con-
venient centers, so that instead Of
being forced to throw the crops on
the markets in thirty to sixty days, we
can distribute them over a period Of
eight months or a period reaching
nearly to the maturing of the follow
ing crop, thus keeping a stable and
healthy market at all times. We
should make efforts to locate canning
factories, evaporating plants, cider
mills, in fact, all enterprises that will
take care of the surplus and inferior
part of the crop. While the bureau
does not advocate the growing OF
such stock, II will be in evidence,
and it is a sin to waste that which
properly cared for could be an asset,
and provide additional food to feed
the masses at reasonable prices. In
all lines of manufacture this feature
Of eliminating waste is the key note
to success. High class stocks or goods
will always take care of themselves.
II Is not claimed that all Of the soil