The Washington herald., 1919-05-11

addition il has made a wonderfully
beautiful park Of Grand Island IN
Lake Superior, and has devoted tre-
mendous amount OF money and energy
to the development of Michigan's for
esty possibilities. The company has
also established a large number OF
<xperimental farms. designed solely to
help the people of Northern Michigan
Determine what their land will pro-
duce most profitably.
In 1896. Mr.. Newberry and a number
Of his associates organized the Mlchl-
gan Naval Militia Brigade. the first
step ever taken in this State toward
the establishment of a Marine Ma
ticnal Guard Two years later, on the
outbreak Of the Spanish-Amerlcan
War. the entire organization enlisted
in the United States regular army and
served with distinction during the
war. Mr.. Newberry, throughout the
unpleasantness. served as lieutenant
on board the L. s. s Yosemite.
II was while on training trip with
the brigade that Mr.. Newberry at
tracted the attention of Theodore
roosevelt, then Secretary of the Navy.
when the latter became president. he
named Mr.. Newberry assistant secre-
tarv Of the navy, in 1895, and three
wears later the Detroit man became a
cabinet member. as Secretary OF the
NAVY. AT the expiration of President
RooseyeIt's term. Mr.. Newberry spent
more than a year travelling abroad,
and on his journey paid special at
fention to the naval equipment and
commercial activities Of various for
eign countries.
On his return, Mr.. Newberry again
5ernonstrated his interest In his ma
Ave city and state. With his brother.
Ne developed the vast Field farm
tract in Detroit and opened this de-
sirable residential district to the peo-
ME. The property was located east OF
Grand Boulevard and north of ker-
cheval avenue, and it was Newberry
money that financed the building OF
,he nrst 100 homes erected there. An
other Newberry achievement Is the
developnnent of the so-called Voight
park subdivision. now one of the most
beautiful residential districts in the
citv. That tract. improved and sub
,.fvided by the Newberrys, is ira
versed by the present Chicago and
Roston Boulevards. and homes worth
many hundreds of thousands of dol
1.rs are now located on those thor
nurhfares west of Hamilton Boule-
ward.
n was during the panic of 1907
thai Mr.. Newberry gained a lasting
fame for his devotion to public
welfare At that time. with BUSH
ness generally throughout the
country going to pot" Detroit
bankers found themselves con-
fronted with very serious condi-
lions Every financial man in the
city remembers well the meetings
Of anxious bank directors that were
held almost daily and how tho sit
nation went from bad to worse
until IL almost verged on panic.
They all recall how at one of these
meetings. 1t was proposed that De-
troit banks should call all loans.
This procedure. with its attendant
hardships on the mass of the peo-
Die, would have gone through but
for Mr. Newberry. During an in
tense moment of the discussion, he
rose and made a speech which is
notable. not only for its bfevity
but for its courage. in financial cir
cles-
The business OF a bank in time
Of stress is to protect its custom
ers, and not itself" he declared.
No Detroit bank should call any
loan at this time. l protest against
n and will never agree to it."
He carried the day. and for a
loaS time Detroit and Michigan