The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1913-11-08
vANasRcQoK TELLS EVENING MS.
coNsINsRtADERssABoUr CITY
PRAISES our COUNTY ROADS
Ne Describe, the Farming Possibilities and
Tells Of the Market Advantages
That Exist Here

county in company with Col. Mott OF
the Upper Peninsula Development
Bureau couple of weeks ago. Last
week he had an article on Iron River
and this week he tells of Crystal Falls
with especial reference 10 the develop
ment of the agricultural possibilities
OF the community. as follows:
That in this particular section, men
should spend millions OF dollars tunnel.
Ing the earth for minerals, and be- en-
tirely neglectful of unsurpassed oppor.
tunities afforded by productive soil.
is a paradox of human activity. That
vast areas should be stripped OF its
forest growth without a thought or act
TO carry forward the work of convert
ing timberland into farms. is the usual
picture and inference that any cut-over
country presents. This is the impress
sion trip through portions of Clover.
land gives. Those who came first were
only mindful. here as elsewhere, that
nature had crop ready to be- cut and
noated To market Afterwards came
the discovery of iron, commanding the
activities of another set of individuals.
IL is only within few years that
anything more than fitfuI effort has
been directed toward the development
or this section along agricultural
lines. Here and there some miner or
some iumberman took over piece of
land and cleared ID up. II was much
the same sort of efforts could be wit.
Messed Ia the early days of northern
wisconsin. where the homesteader Sc
cured title TO his land. not for purpose
OF making farm but in order 20 dis
pose OF the timber It was a start,
however, for the present development.
and trsil-blazing process TO show
what could be done. Upon the show
Ing made is based an expansion
which In the very near future will
result in converting millions of acres
of wild land into farms.
Here is a country within twelve
hours OF Chicago. ten hours OF Mil
waukee ten hours of st. Paul and
Minneapolis. section here in which
are located large number of towns
and cities. all Of which are practically
without home raised food supply.
According To approved soil and
typographical surveys, over ten mil
lion acres of the land in Cloverland,
or over seventy.two per cent OF all
the land, is suitable for the snccess
ful growing of crops and for the pur.
poses of dairying and stock raising.
In view of what has been demonstrat.
ed. the question and problem is, how
long will homeseekers be diverted
from opportunities sucn as are here
afforded. No section anywhere affords
better railroad facilities and from
many points in Cloverland the lake
ports on Lake Michigan and Superior
furnish additional az well as cheaper
transportation routes
The men who control the land
timber and mineral interests of ,ha
Upper Michigan Peninsula are nor
nnmindful OF the agricultural possi.
oiiities OF this section. Up 10 RECENTLY
hey have been engrossed along othAr
ines. In number Of ways they
nave been preparing tor what is sure
o come. In no section OF this conn.
n.y. anywhere east. west, north .or
outh' mas there been tuch progress
made In building permanent roads.
net work Of state and county roads
u most excellent construction have
'een pushed through the Wilderness
onnecting the cities and towns. From
hese main arteries are branch roads
pening mp the entire country inspre.
'aration OF the day when what ia nov
imbered or cut over land will be trans
ormed into farms.
For Iron county, Crystal Falls the
ounty seat, is the center Of this hleb.
vay system and no better roads are ~
e found anywhere. The same open
anded spirit obtains in the matter ~
chools and schoolhouses. The msn
rho pay the taxes are not niggartiy
. providing most excellent education.
facilities. Practically every town
nd village has most excellent eou,.,.
rent In teaching forces and In buyld.
igs.
in recognition OF the progress farm
evelopment Is making ia Glover.
md, in practically every county there