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tana, North Dakota. Minnesota, Wis
consin and Maine. 1t is $50 miles long
aud $50 wide, II possesses 10,42O.-
900 acres OF land OF which but little
Is In actual use today. but OF which
nearly all will some day be used for
agriculture.
Lying as II does 700 miles south OF
the famous Canadian wheat belt and
in the same geographical position
with the Dakota fields, Cloyerland can
at once be seen 10 possess a position
on the map equal TO or better than
txese famous regions. With the vast
shore line Cloverland enjoys, this reg
ionclaims climate all its own. AS
Is the usual case, the vast bodies OF
water cool the breezes in the summer
andswarm them in the winter This
fact has added to the agricultural
and grazing possibilities OF Clover
land.
Much can be said OF the shipping
advantages The Great Lakes offer
unusual water transportation, and
there is not point in the country
which cannot easily take advantage
OF the cheaper water freight charges
Today Houghton, Hancock, Marquette,
Munising, Sault Ste. Marie, St Ig-
mace, Manistique, Escanaba and Men
ominee enjoy water shipping priyi-
leges. and some OF particular.
larly Manistique- -contine to ship by
water the year round.
Railroads are Numerous.
Railroads traverse the country from
one end to the other. The Duluth,
South Shore & Atlantic operates from
one end 10 the other along Lake Su-
perior from east TO west; the Mime
apolis, ST. Paul & Sault Ste Marie
operates through the eastern and CEN
trail part; the Chicago, Milwaukee G.
st. Paul and the Chicago a. North
western extend into the rich mining
and agricultural regions, while many
other smaller lines make II possible
for rail transportation in any part Of
this Cloverland.
Any part Of Cloverland is within
nights ride from Chicago, Milwaukee,
Minneapolis, ST. Paul, Detroit. and
other large shipping points, while GER
tain parts are much closer. This Is
easily seen to be great advantage
for sheep and cattle men over the far
west points because there need be less
feeding, less loss in weight in transit,
less care and lower rates. These
TENS are OF huge consideration.
Has Excellent Highways.
One Of the most remarkable facts
OF Cloverland is its excellent system
of highways. Though possessing but
100000 inhabitants, Cloverland has
become a mecca for motorists because
of its high quality of roads There
were thousands OF tourists in the
peninsula last summer, and from all
sides came words Of high praise for
the remarkable highways, climate and
scenery These highways are due 70
the fact that Cloverland's mining men
!, ,and lumbermen were and are public
spirited TO the supreme degree and
insisted when the pioneer highways
were built they be laid on firm foun-
dations Practically every county OF
the fifteen in Cloverland has high
way engineers who have no politicians
10 report 10 and whose only business
Is to build and maintain high class
roads. That they are doing so IL
proven by the immense touring traf-
fic which has visited the peninsula
during the last two years. or only
since the country become known
There are lakes and rivers In every
portion of Cloverland, so that no reg
ion is without natural watering plae-
es. There are no large cities, Iron
wood being the greatest with 10000.
Escanaba is a close second, with
Sault ste Marie. Ishpeming, Mar
quette. Menominee, Houghton, Han
fock, Negaunee, Iron Mountain, Man
istique, Iron River Crystal Falls.
Gladstone, Bessemer. Calumet and
others following closely. Owing 70
the fact that all OF these cities are
mining, numbering and industrial
places, they offer the best kind OF
local markets for all products.
Therefore. with those vast natural
resources and with this favored geo
graphical position. Cloverland the
upper peninsula OF Michigan stands
forth today as a possible future home
for the great industries of cattle and