Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-01-24
NORTH SIDE NEWS

NORTH SIDE NEWS
The North side Larkin Club met
with Mrs Farley last week. This
makes the third meeting. The Feb.
meeting will be held at Mrs. Blake
ley's.
Mrs. Harry Farley and infant daugh
ter went home to Iron Mountain Mon
day Mrs Farley has been with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. VIM. Rusch
since November and looks forward to
pleasant winter in the Ford Town"
Word received from North Side PEG
pie who went to Iron Mountain last
year gives us the impression of pros
perity and happiness as the North
Side we are glad to note all the men
who started working for Ford year
ago are still employed there and are
not listed in the long list of "drifters"
so common in places where industries
of this size are situated The North
Side Correspondent had the pleasure
of meeting most of the Eagle River
North Side people last week and can
verify this report.
The Harold Older family Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. Blong and the Geo. Hay
den family of L'Anse are well and
satisfied there.
Fo,,a ~ god Sr1fN flHaT1
new home last week. The property
was formally owned by Anton SLIDER.
Editor of Review Having just re-
turned from a two weeks visit in
Northern Michigan among Ford ac-
tivities and being impressed by the
gigantic undertakings and possibili-
ties this man has in motion in that
country. | am tempted to give you an
outline of these impressions as near
| ~ as my efforts will permit: Hoping
some who read this will be interested
and those who are not, will not at
least consider their time lost
at the L'Anse plant since / left there
last August and during the year, Che
only bought the L'Anse plant in Jan.
| 1929 However there has been built
in this time twenty-five miles of stan
dard railroad four dry kilns, a lath
mill installed, big maintenance
l., ,4o TO01,
| dock built. 1t is said some other
plants will be built this coming sum-
mer. All this was done besides TAX
| ing over the whole mill town of PeQua
ming about miles away. This place
is built out on point of land and con
sists of 102 dwelling houses, an cleo
trio light plant and water system, a
railroad, besides the saw mill, lath
mill, and a big tug used for transpor-
tation. This tug was going back and
forth towing a big scow with three
standard car loads of coal to and from
| the mill This was on the 14th of Jan
You are perhaps wondering about the
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waves and being unprotected from the
open lake this narrow strip of water
three to six miles wide and about
eight miles long does not freeze over
until very severe cold weather comes
It is rumored now in that country
that "the company" is thinking of buy
| ing the stamp mill at Keweenaw Bay
if such report proves true the pros
perity and advancement of this sec
| ton is assured.
/ On my way home I had the very
great pleasure of going through the
Ford Plant at Iron Mountain, which
according to employees and from i'm
dications is still in its infancy
To one unaccustomed to seeing a
mill or rather an industry Of this sort
and size, it is well worth your time to
view the various activities in this
plant.
/ The plant being situated some dis
lance from the city one must take
chances of catching bus and al
| though there are number of them,
you will take chances, owing to the
fact that with three shifts each day
men are forever going to Fords.
After reaching the plant ITSELF you
needs must go to the office there and
secure passes duly signed with your
name, address and the date. Armed
with these you next look for watch
man who does the honors by escorting
you through places unknown. He will
start first, perhaps in the boiler rooms
where you see four or five big boilers
that are fed automatically from saw
dust and refuse from the mill, COM
| ing from above down through closed
conyeyers where it is regulated and
fed directly into the fires.