The diamond drill., 1919-10-04

The Diamond Drill is In receipt o
the following letter from Secretary
Doelle OF the Upper Peninsula Devel
opment Bureau:
Editor The Diamond Drill:
Between that road map an(
those road bulletins" the Bureau
has certainly had its full share o
wallops this season.
May impose on your time and gooc
will TO the extent OF full explanation
Of the road map and the bulletins, sc
that, once and for all, we can under
stand each other thoroughly on the
ratter.
The map, as you doubtless know, IL
the work of the Northern Michigan
Road Builders Association, and II
was upon their request that the Bu-
reau took upon itself the task OF pub
fishing g. Since the Association Il
composed entirely OF the road engin-
eers in the various counties OF upper
Michigan, we felt justified, and still
do, In accepting the map as authentic
and permitting his publication under
our name.
Likewise. the bulletins, which have
been sent out from the Bureaus OF
fee are compiled from individual re-
ports received by us from the county
engineers throuout upper Michigan
They are not "doped up" and are
printed practically as we receive
them And, similarly, coming as
they do from men directly in contact
with road construction and improve
ments throughout the upper peninsu-
la, we have confidently believed them
TO be authentic and authoritative in
every respect.
AS regards your editorial criticism
under the caption Those Road Bulle-
tins" You referred, specifically, to
the road between Manistique and Es-
CANADA, declaring that the bulletin
said that the road can be negotiated
in from two and one-half to two and
three-caurters hours. We agree with
you, that Il can't be done mot with
az automobile"
II you will kindly refer again to the
road bulletin YOU will find that that
part OF the report TO which you re-
ferred, and which, / believe, comes
under Schoolcraft county. said abso-
lutely nothing about the road between
"Manistique and Escanabn," but de-
clared that the road west (from the
Schoolcraft county line) to Escanaba.
good" and that IL Is now possible 10
drive 10 Escanaba In two and one-half
10 two and three-quarters hours"
Where, here. Is there any reference
10 the road from Manistique 10 Es-
canada"
Furthermore YOU will find that the
road in Delta county are described in
detail. under Delta County" and
that there can be no mistaking the
fact that parts OF It are very good.
others fair and some bad.
May we ask az least. further con
sideration OF this matter by The Dia-
mond Drill and. IL, after again going
over the matter YOU are satisfied chat
your view is still correct. we have no
further argument, but II. on the other
hand, you fell that your statements
will stand reservation. may we expect
to be given the benefit OF your recon
sideration, through your columns2
Dependent, as we are, upon the
boards OF supervisors, as we'll as the
land and lumber companies, corpora
tions and individuals. for support as
editorials such as appeared In the
last issue OF the Diamond Drill Is de-
cidcdly harmful particularly when
we do not feel I'VE had Il coming"
The Bureau has always felt that
the Diamond Drill and its editor had
a deep interest In its welfare and i'm
the work Il was striving TO accom-
plish. May we not continue In this
attitude, by receiving your careful
and thorough investigation into the
statements Of your editorial?
Sincerely.
j. A. DOELLE. Sec-Mgr.
From the above letter It will be
seen that the Bureau is only the fos-
ter parent OF this road map and bull
letin The adoption OF children is al
ways hazardous undertaking for
the adopter as he has 10 stand spon-
sor for traits. the generating OF which
he had nothing do with II is really
unfortunate that the Bureau is the
goat for some other fellows mistakes
but so long as the Bureau fathers the
dope" II really hasn't much kick
coming " IL is made accountable for
the shortcomings Of It's adopted child.
To get down 20 specific business,
the road west" from Manistique IS
the road 20 Escanaba. There Is no