The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1919-09-12
L'ANSE WILL MISS
JOHN 0. MAXEY.

The village OF L'Anse this week
sustains the heaviest loss in years in
the leaving Of John o. Maxey for De-
troit, where his duties as vice-presi-
dent of the Security Mortgage Cor
poration.
Mr.. Maxey has been our foremost
and one Of our best citizens and has
done more for L'Anse and it's people
than has probably any single individ-
ual ever residing here, and to show
their appreciation in small part for
the good Mr.. Maxey has done for the
town, a banquet and dance was given
at the Town Hall Wednesday evening
IN his honor, the whole community
turning out. Judge Of Probate ]. ].
O'Connor gave the opening address
Of the evening at (the stag banquet,
expressing in suitable phrases the
many things our departing citizen
has accomplished for our town, and
on behalf of the people Of L'Anse pre-
sentiEg Mr.. Maxey with a handsome
gold watch as token Of our appre-
citation. He was followed by ]. F.
Hambitzer, Judge P. H. O'Brien and
Frank E. McKindles of the copper
country and w. T. Culver Of Luding-
ton, many local people also being
called upon for expressions also. Leo
Paquette acted as toastmaster.
1t is very seldom a man of the cal
ibre of Mr.. Maxey is able to receive
due recognition Of his services before
he has died. The banquet and testi-
moinals offered Wednesday evening
are something that every man does
not have the chance Of attending and
listening to as the guest Of honor.
The Sentinel has disagreed with Mr..
Maxey upon several different occa-
sions and has vigorously opposed him
in many things, but we are not big
oted enough to believe that we have
always been in the right. We have
made mistakes, as has also Mr.. Max
ey, ard have conscience enough to
own up to it, but regardless Of this
fact, there is no denying that Mr..
Maxey has been the main cog in the
machinery which has put our town on
the map and in the position which it
now enjoys.
He has given us our bank, which he
is president of, he brought to L'Anse
the mill which has proven the root
fo- the main industry Of the town,
and he has done many other good
deeds here which the people little
know of. His loss is going to be felt
very much by many of those who have
the best interests of L'Anse at heart.
We wish to join in wishing him good
luck and success in his larger field,
and we wish much happiness for his
family, who leave with him to make
their home at Ann Arbor.
The Security Mortgage Corporation
was recently organized by Mr.. Max
ey, formerly representative from this
district and who is also interested in
large timber interests in Baraga
county. Mr.. Maxey is vice-president
of the institution. E. J. Corbett, who
is large producer and shipper Of
coal and coke, is president. Joseph
A. Moynihan, one of the leading at
torneys of Detroit, is secretary and
treasurer. The other four directors
are men of large interest in Detroit
and are recognized as men of splen-
did business judgment.
The capitalization Of the Security
Mortgage Corporation is $500, 900
1T is the object of the corporation to
deal largely in land contracts, in
which there is a splendid opportunity
in the upper peninsula and from
which splendid returns may be ex.
pected.
Mr.. MaXey leaves this afternoon
for Detroit, going by way of Chicago
over the Northwestern line.