The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-10-29
MILLIONS OF U. P. ACRES
ARE AWAITING development
WRITER IN EVENING WISCONSIN
TELLS ABOUT RESOURCES
OF CLOVERLAND.

G. L. Nandcrcook. who is in the up
per peninsula in the interests Of the
Milwaukee Evening Wisconsin, writes
lis paper Il, follows concerning Clover
land
"ClovCrland!" Where is Clovcrland?
IT is the Upper Peninsula OF Michi-
gan"
This slogan, descriptive and encom-
passing, Is a watchword influence i'm
the development Of new agricultural
empire An empire hundreds of miles
In extent, fertile, capable Of cultiva-
ton and with lavish promise of re-
ward for those who engage in farming
There are fifteen counties in the Up
per Peninsula of Michis an included UNI
der the name of Cloverland While
other sections of our country possess
ing but one natural resource, may be
deemed favored, In Cleveland there
are three basic opportunities, three
golden chances for success resting upon
natures original gift TO man. This sec
ton has ITS mines of proven wealth
IN iron ANA copper, It's remaining for
csts of hardwood timber, and, i'm
mcasurably more valuable than both,
i's millions OF acres awaiting farm
development. The settlement of these
lands means the furnishing of home
grown food supplies TO feed the thou
sands IF workers in mine, forest and
factory. Tho workers are here. The
farmers are not in sufficient number to
feed constantly increasing Industrial
population.
To secure farmers who will work the
surface Of the land and under most ia
Vorable natural as well rs unequalled
industrial conditions, transform Cloy-
erland into one of the best producing
sections OF the country, is the problem
and effort Of the Upper Peninsula De
velopment Bureau. This ORGANIZATION
consists of the businessmen, farmers,
mine owners, land owners and in fact,
Cf all interests and individuals having
the welfare of Cloyerland at heart.
Col. Charles " Mott, for many years
general immigration agent for the
Northern Pacific railroad and one Of
the best known as we'll as most eff
cient mea IN the entire country, is sec
Rotary manager and tho directing
agent for the association.
Farm Development Delayed.
That tho agricultural development
Of this section should have been neg
lected for 50 many years, i'm face of the
demonstrated success of the farm
wherever throughout Cloverland the
attempt has been made, is due To the
fact that the entire population, almost,
has since earliest days, been Interested
i'm mining and NUMBERING. The copper
country To- the north and the interNen-
ing ranges Of iron mines, with an out
put aggregating hundreds of millions
of dollars i'm value, is sufficient IN
duccmcnt to stimulate the. Industrial
activity of any set of men, Then too
nature most lavishly furnished this
entire Upper Peninsula with a growth
ur pine and hardwood timber which in
quality and value could not be equall-
ed. II is the old, old story with ever
the same result. The pine has been
stripped from the land and ioated
down the streams and rivers. In more
recent years and under more modern
methods, the railroads have been used
20 transport logs to factory points
elsewhere Big fortunes have been
made bigger because of natures git
i'm forest values to the Upper PENN
sula notwithstanding the vast acreage
cut during more than half century
of numbering, the largest tracts oil
hardwood timber 10 be found any
where on the continent, are still locut-
cd IN the counties of Cloveriand. W
to recently, directly and indirectly the
entire population has been too busy
taking the iron and copper from the
storehouses under the ground and the
timber growing on the ground, to give
much attention TO the intellectually val
liable as well as assured profits from
farming. Just about enough along this
line has been done TO most successful
IL, ,,rn, a. what can be done.