The diamond drill., 1919-02-22
NEwETTs SUGGESTION GOOD.

NEWETT'S SUGGESTION GOOD.
A few years ago while travelling
along the Shasta route from Seattle
90 San Francisco, ! met a southern
lady who, with her four children and
a Negro mail, were returning from a
summer spent in the Canadian Rock
les.
Her home was in Memphis, Tenn.
In speaking OF her trip she said
IL simply have to get out OF there in
the sum=er time with my children;
we cannot stand the heat. spend
the months of June, July and August
OF each year in the North. This year
was in the Canadian Rockies, but
IL Is so far away and so expensive
that one in moderate circumstances
cannot afford TO go there each year,
especially with a family as large as
mine.
IL wish that / knew OF some place
mot SO far away where one might get
rest in the summer time; complete
rest from the Oppressive heat of our
southern cities"
/ told her of the upper peninsula
tof Michigan; Of its many advantages
In the way of climate, scenery and
,other attractions that appeal to a
iperson seeking to escape from the
excessive heat Of the summer further
south and she replied:
why in the world doesn't someone
tell about il and place the information
where those who seek that kind OF in
formation can get 1t. / never heard
OF your country and, II II is attractive
as you claim II is, II is funny that
someone hasn't circulated some in
formation about IL down our way. We
see the Canadian Rockies, the park
regions and other places in the north
west advertised in railway folders
and magazines and that is the reason
that so many OF us go to these places
This story is brought to mind by an
excellent article printed in last weeks
Iron ore from the pen OF George
Newett. Mr. Newett, in commenting
upon the effort OF Homer Guck to
capitalize the scenery OF the copper
country pleads for wider field and
greater effort. He wants the en-
tire upper peninsula taken into ac-
count. Mr. Newett's article is as fol
lows
Homer Guck, the versatile ed
itor OF the Houghton Daily Mining
Gazette, has been seeking 10 inn
press the people OF the copper
country with the great value they
possess in their magnificent seem
cry. and has been trying to wake
that district TO the importance OF
this commercially. lie has been
telling them how, IL they let the
world know about II, the latter
will come to summer with them,
TO drink in the delightful draughts
of Lake Superior air right at its
fountain source, to revel in the
sight OF the mountains and valleys
and lakes and streams. to escape
the heat and dust and smoke of
places they may be inhabitants OF.
and to mix up with Nature nude.
or adorned, according to their de-
sires. Good roads are TO help on
In this advertising OF copperdom.
The great mines OF copper, the
stamp mills the smelters, the
boats moving over old Lake Su-
perior, the virgin woods. etc, etc.
will be attractions for sweating
humanity. Naturally, the hotels,
the business people, the sandwich
maker, will profit from the in
creased population during the
summer months.
It's business. And II will be
Just as well in advertising the
great north country TO take Il all
II on. We are to permit Mr..
Guck to grab off all the honors,
or emoluments in his winding OF
the moose horn or the duck call
in the attraction OF the automo-
bilists OF other portions OF the
United States. To reach copper
dom by car the summer flight will