The diamond drill., 1919-03-08
THE UPPER rEISsULA.
Thugs About II That Most Of Us Do
Not Know.

The upper peninsula comprises near
" one-thlrd OF all the area OF the
great state OF Michigan, the largest
state, except Georgia. east Of the Mis-
issppi river.
The one-ninth OF the population OF
Michigan residing in the upper PENN
sula pays nearly one-seventh OF all
the state taxes.
Tie upper peninsula is larger than
Delaware. Massachusetts, and Connec-
t.cut combined.
The upper peninsula has larger
population than Delaware, Idaho,
wyoming, Arizona, Nevada or New
Mexico
The assessed valuation OF the up
per peninsula OF Michigan is greater
than the assessed valuation Of Arkan-
sas, Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Idaho.
Mississippi. Maine, Montana, Nebras-
ka Nevada, New Hampshire. New
Mexico. North Dakota. South Carolina,
Utah, Vermonth or Wyoming.
Our assessed valuation is nearly
$50 ,OO0. 600 more than the combined as
sessed valuation OF Utah and New
Mexico
Houghton county has larger as
scssed valuation than the entire state
OF New Mexico and more population
than the state OF Nevada.
TT ere are more miles OF railroad In
the upper peninsula of Michigan than
Ia Arizona. Connecticut, Delaware,
Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Ne
vada, New Hampshire, New Jersey,
Utah, Vermont or Wyoming.
Situated in the upper half Of the
north temperate zone. the upper pen
insula OF Michigan has sunshine more
than twelve hours every day from
March 20 TO September % and, in
June. the sun shines almost sixteen
hours out of the twenty-four. This
means successful farming. for the
soil is fertile and its development has
only been delayed because of the large
operations in numbering and mining
which. great as they are and have
been, are now to be followed by the
turning into profitable farms of some
1000 900 acres of rich land.
That greatest American agricultur-
ist, James Wilson, secretary OF agri-
culture, said over his own signature:
There is every reason why success
ful agriculture can be carried on in
The upper peninsula. Ii should be
come a great dairy and fruit country
and it will grow crops for dairying
and stock breeding, and 1t will outlast
SIS mining industries, great as they
are"
Frank Hagenbarth of Utah, pre-
sidert OF the National Wool Growers
Association, said on October 10. 1917:
You have the greatest livestock and
dairy country in the United States, If
not in the world"
There are employed in the upper
peninsula of Michigan more wage
earners than in Kansas, Nebraska
Colorado, Oregon, Arkansas, Montana,
vermonth, Utah, Oklahoma. Delaware.
Arizona. Idaho, North Dakota, South
Dakota, Nevada, New Mexico or Wyo-
ming.
Upper peninsula has more wage
earners than all the wage-earners of
the combined states of Wyoming. Ne
yada, South Dakota, North Dakota,
Idaho, Arizona and Delaware.
Nearly one-third OF all the iron ore
and approximately one-sixth of all
the copper produced in the United
States are mined in the upper PENN
sula Of Michigan.
The lumber products of the upper
peninsula are equal TO the lumber
products OF Wisconsin, Pennsylvania,
California. Minnesota Illinois or Mis-
sissippi
TIE upper peninsula pays In taxes
greater total than the taxes paid in
Arkansas. Colorado. Vermont, Wyo-
min, Utah. South Carolina, North Da-
kota. New Mexico. New Hampshire,
Montana, Mississippi. Florida or Ida
no
There Is not city in Arizona, Ne
vada, New Mexico or Wyoming as
large as Escanaha, Michigan
There Is not a city in Vermont Wyo
ring New Mexico. Nevada, Mississip-
pi Arizona. North Dakota or South
Dakota as large as Calumet
Calumet is larger than any city in
Oregon except Portland in South Car
olIna, except Charleston; in Utah. ex-