Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-08-22
WEST MICHIGAN
PRESS TAKES THEIR
ANNUAL OUTING
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accompanying the body comprised a
major part of the boat program and
rendered decidedly pleasing part in
the entertainment "Hell, Typeset-
ting Machines and Editors" was the
topic of a paper most ably handled
by G. DeVos of Coopsrsvillep Follow
ing his regular speech Mr.. DeVos
read poem depicting an Australians
opinion of Chicago. 1t made decid-
ed hit with the delegation. Fred
Keister of Pewamo was in the party
and his humor won much applause.
Business, impromptu talks and paro-
dy songs comprised a happy evening
in which all participated.
Will Be On Movie Screens
On leaving the boat in Chicago at
a. m. the camera man was put in
operation and Michigan editors will
later appear on the screen as factors
in developing Western Michigan.
Assignments were made at the Sher-
man hotel.
After a sumptuous breakfast two
hours of leisure were given permit
ting everyone to do some shopping if
desired.
At IL o'clock the association was
made the guest of the Chicago Her
aid Bureau, working in conjunction
with j. |. Gibson of the Western
Michigan development bureau and w.
p. Hartman of the G.. r. & |. railway
The movement of displaying indus
trial exhibits in the heart of the met
ropolitan city of the west is father
ed by the Chicago Herald. Exhibits
from all over the United States are
beautifully displayed in booth form
and in these displays Michigan plays
the most important part. The object
is TO further the agricultural indus
trial and horticultural movement to
a much larger extent with the idea
of making this a permanent affair.
The advent of Michigan editors COM
prised Michigan Day and delightful
and profitable forenoon passed all too
soon at the buerau building, where
luncheon was served at the noon
hour. At this event the w. r. Roach
Canning company of Hart, Michigan's
largest Gamers, assisted in the ma
terial provisions by advance ship
ments, making case of Michigan eat
Michigan. They also presented each
guest with a large can of berries or
cherries. Orchestra music and Michi-
gan songs interspersed talks by Edi-
tor James Kelley and other brilliant
speakers. The West Michigan Press
association was represented on the
program by President E. B. Blett,
Hon. George Welsh, t. o. Huckle of
Reed City and j. /. Gibson in talks
pertaining to a bigger Michigan de-
velopment through cooperative meth
DDS. Ward ID. Williams, commission
er of the Chicago Herald Land and
IL, ,a1 y
Jameson, head of the British re-
president of the Town Development
company of New York; w. w. Birch,
publisher of the Sheep Breeder and
Herder, and r. H. Williams, business
manager of the Chicago Herald were
called upon.
Shown Through Big PlaHs
The international Harvester COM
pany was host of the afternoon acti-'
vities and visit to their mammoth
industrial plant only added to the i'm
by the company name. The whole
tory walls. At the Mccormick Bin
der Irvine plant an unusual amount
of education was cleaned The size
Liberal helpings of cold grape juice
refreshed the visitors and was much
A forty-mile drive
the city parks was enjoyed
in a sightseeing trip, ending with a
banquet at the Bismarck Gardens, in
charge of the Herald Bureau. The
Bismarck is among Chicago's promin-
ent hostleries catering to a classy
trade
A visit to the Chicago Herald
press building, one Of the largest in
the world in action producing pro-
duct of like proportions, compared
in wonderful magnitude and effici-
ency with the average visiting edi-
tors shop and inspired to still great
err things. Owner James Kelley was
host at midnight lunch at the Ter
race Gardens at which farewell was
paid to the visiting delegation. The
Sherman house was reached at an
hour in accordance with the regula-
ton hours Of Chicago retirement.
Saturday morning breakfast was
served to accommodate the return to
Grand Rapids.
Return On Pere Marquette
Leaving Chicago, Grand Central
Harrison and Fifth avenue,
on the Pere Marquette Railway at
1880 Saturday morning, a special
coach was attached to the regular
train, for the homeward trip. Every
courtesy was extended the party and
arrival in Grand Rapids was at 1885
p. m.
A special representative of the p.
M. railway accompanied the party
and told some wonderful things about
this great Michigan railway that we
will give our readers for their benefit
and consideration. He said: cover
30 per cent of the total railroad mile
age of the lower peninsula of the
state of Michigan is owned and oper- |
ated by the Pere Marquette railway. |
Its lines in Michigan comprise over
,800.3 miles of the total state mile
age, for the upper and lower PENN
sulas, aggregating 8,792.17 miles.
This system, or its predecessors, has
pioneered the state of Michigan from
the outset. The earliest lines of the |