WINTER SCENE ON RIDGE ST
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in
1900
Bailey
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RESIDENCE OF HON. PETER WHITE

M
Girt with a plenitude of nature's charms,
With regal grace and calm unruffled mien
She sits, secure from all the world's alarms,
By loving subjects crowned "The Urban. Queen
Right royally she holdeth scepte
Among her sisters of this glo
High lifted up and buttressed fro
By rocks that laugh to scorn th
And fling the stormy billows back wit
A guard of adamant for any fleet,
But, when the wind is soft, right merrily
The waves come dancing in to kiss he
When bold December, with his cruel hands,
Attempts to hold her in his stern embrace
And swathes her beauteous form in icy bands,
Imprinting hoar-frost kisses on her face;
Or when the rosy stripling, June, appears,
Warmed by his touch and thrilled as ne'er before,
Fairly aglow between his smiles and tears;
Yet is she Queen-Queen of the Southern shore.
Marquette! If thou art proud it is thy right.
But half a century has marked thy rise,
Yet thou art Midday and all others Night.
Here land and lake are wedded to the skies.
Marquette! Thou Naples of the new Northwest!
A Sarto might despair to paint thy shore-
An Israfel to sing thy praise at best,
Thou art thyself-THYSELF-no word adds more.
Donald D. Donnan.
July 6, 1900.

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DONALD D. DONNAN,
EDITOR.
F it be true, as it is
so often said, that
first impressions are gener-
ally the best, the stranger
to Marquette should first
approach the city from the
east. Whether this ap-
proach be by rail or boat it
matters not. By the one
you skirt the shore of Iron Bay, catching
occasional glimpses of far away spires and
curling smoke across the bay, where you
are told the city lies; then from the win-
dows on the left you see a massive struc-
ture of variegated stone, with something
indescribable about it that speaks of re-
pressed life and, while you ponder on this.
... rain swings around a high ledge of
rocks and you are in the midst of the bus-
tle and turmoil of a busy city. By the
steamer, if you are fortunate enough to
have daylight, the city rises gradually from
the dim outline of the distant shore, point
after point of interest and beauty develops
and you note each added feature that comes
into the landscape, even as the artist is
keenly alert to the growing perfection of
the film which he handles with such care
in the red light of his dark room. From
the deck of the steamer you will see Mar-
quette at her best, for her best is on the
"Ridge," and the ridge is toward the lake.
Presque Isle and Light House Point stand
forth as sentries to guard the way. Now
you are near enough to gain some apprecia-
tion of the residences which cover the grad-
ual slope of the northern bluff. Farther
on the business section unfolds like the un-
rolling of a panorama, the steamer swings
around the breakwater light, and slowly
glides into the harbor between huge ore
docks. Yes, Marquette appears to good
advantage from the lake. But wait-you
have not seen her yet.
Ancient history is of interest principally
to the student. It is not the intention of
the writer nor is it the purpose of this
book to delve very deeply into the past.
What is desired is to show by means of
correct reproductions of the latest photo-
graphs and by data accompanying them
what are considered to be the beauties, the
resources and the needs of the Marquette
of today. But Marquette's history can
scarcely, by any stretch of the term, be
called ancient history, for it is all comprised
in a single generation. Some of the prime
actors when the curtain
rose upon the
drama of its life struggle are yet upon the
stage and still acting the leading parts.
There remain Charley Kaw-baw-gam, the
last of the Ojibways, and Peter White, as
has been facetiously remarked, "the first of
the Whites." The one, straight as an ar-
row despite his hundred years and failing
sight, is honored as the sole surviving rep-
resentative of an all but extinct race. The
other, strong, robust, agile as a man of
forty, is honored as the representative of
that civilizing and Christianizing force
which has, by dint of indomitable perse-
verance, made the wilderness in very fact
to blossom as the rose. Dr. Hutchins, act-
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4
MARQUETTE IN 1900.
class of little girls had read to them the
account of the baptism of Christ. After
finishing the account she attempted to cate-
chise the children to see how deeply the
story had taken root. Her first question
was as to who it was baptized our Blessed
Lord. She was surprised that an answer
was not instantly forthcoming.
"Now, children," she said encouragingly.
"somebody answer. Hold up your hand if
you can do it."
The hand of one little tot came up slow
The teacher took occasion to shame the
older girls for their inattention and to point
out that the youngest one in the class was
the only one who had been benefited by the
Bible story she had just read to them. Then
she asked the little one to speak up and tell
them who it was that baptized Jesus.
"Peter White," came the surprising and
perfectly innocent answer.
wams.
But Mr. White settles all questions of fact
by himself stating that it was in May, 1849,
when he arrived in Marquette. There were
then two log houses and a half dozen wig
The log houses were the propert
of the Jackson Iron Company and were
used as storehouses. What strides have
been made in the half-century that has en-
sued! In 1849 there were about sixty men
and ten women in this county. The United
States census of the following year shows
a population of but 136. The population
of the entire upper peninsula according to
that census was but 3,786. Had it doubled
every ten years it would now be about 118,-
000. In reality it is estimated at about 270,-
000. The entire state of Michigan when it
was admitted to the Union in 1837 had 100,-
000 less inhabitants than today make their
homes on the upper peninsula.
Marquette has kept her place in this on-
ward march of progress, never particularly
in advance of the general prosperity of the
peninsula, certainly never in the rear. Her
THE COVE.
ing president of the University at Ann Ar-
bor during the absence of President Angell
in Europe, made a long and careful study of
the physiognomy of Kaw-baw-gam and gave
it as his conclusion that, had the Indian
been given the advantages of education, he
would have been the peer of Daniel Web-
ster.
It is one of the favorite anecdotes of af-
ter dinner speakers that when Pere Mar-
quette approached the spot where the city
now stands, on his journey from the Soo
to La Point de Esprite, he found, standing
upon a rock in the bay, Father Peter White
with outstretched arms to welcome the ap-
proaching party. This is purely legendary.
But here is a bit of history. In one of the
Sunday-schools of the city the teacher of a
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MARQUETTE IN 1900.
growth has been steady, substantial and
satisfactory. The census of the present
year will probably show a population of
13,000, and this estimate is conservative..
In the first years the future of the city
would not have been painted in roseate tints
by any of her inhabitants. Mr. White ad-
mits that he never so much as dreamed of
the possibility of a city such as the Mar-
quette of today, not even when he was
forced to exclaim on entering Iron Bay
eyes toward the Bartholdi statue, and com-
paratively few who live in New York City
have ever visited it. Down in the big city
on Lake Michigan, which Dean Stubbs has
recently warmed to the marrow by his caus-
tic criticism, the inclination is to keep as
far away from the stockyards as possible.
Yet these are objective points of interest
to tourists. The citizens of Marquette,
however, are proud of Presque Isle, and
they have a right to be. It consists of a
KAW-BAW-GAM.
that it was the most beautiful place on the
Lake. The tendency of those early years
was to go away after the first winter. Men
wanted to go "down below" or to get back
to "God's country." At the end of ten years
not one of the sixty men who were in Mar-
quette at the time of his arrival remained.
Of the fourteen who came in his party all
but Mr. White are dead. The late A. R.
Harlow was one of the early settlers. He-
man B. Ely owned and built the first rail-
road, but died in 1856 before its completion.
He was the first to erect a liberty pole, the
first to unfurl the stars and stripes, and he
it was who delivered the first Fourth of
July oration.
There has been a great change in senti-
ment in regard to Michigan since those
early days. Then it was regarded as a
land of sterile plains, swamps and snakes.
Today it is the delight of thousands of
tourists and health-seekers, the home of
thousands of contented families, and revels
in the mineral wealth of Golconda.
Presque Isle, which is the French for
"almost an island," is the thing the visitor
hears most about when he first comes to
Marquette, and it is the thing he thinks
most about after he has left the city. It
it not always true that the scenes which
interest the citizen most are of equal in-
terest to the stranger. The reverse is often
the case. The Gothamite rarely casts his
high, wooded headland of 328 acres, prac-
tically separated from the shore and lying
about two miles north of the city. It is
easily accessible by electric cars, which run
every half-hour, or, for the less cosmopoli-
tan, by a smooth hard road which has been
built at considerable cost along the shore
of the Lake. This latter drive rivals the
more pretentious boulevards and lake shore
drives of the larger cities.
The Isle itself has not suffered from the
ruthless hand of landscape artists, but it
is to be seen today in all the glory of its
natural beauty. The work of man is evi-
dent here only in the line of restraining
and assisting, but not in mutilating. There
is a drive of three miles skirting the shore.
here and there passing between vistas of
fine trees and again emerging close to the
bluff, which, at the northern extremity,
rises to a considerable height. At points
the waves of the great Lake have worn the
rocks into coves and caves, pillars and
arches, as though Neptune, in idle moment.
had tried his hand at building castles in
the rocky cliffs. Barely timber enough to
make the roadway has been cut and in many
places the shade is so dense as to render
the temperature delightfully cool even upon
the warmest of summer days.
Presque Isle was originally reserved by
the government for lighthouse purposes,
but it developed that a light there would
do more harm than good, as it would tend
to confuse sailors and might draw them
away from the good water which they have
into the bay and past Stannard Island, if
they should at any time mistake it for the
harbor light on the point nearer the foot of
Iron Bay. The island was finally deeded by
the Federal government to the city of Mar-
quette to be used perpetually for park pur-
poses, only two acres on the northwest
shore being retained.
To Hon. Peter White more than to any
other, although the plan had the cordial
support of many prominent men, belongs
the credit of bringing the plan for a perma-
nent park on Presque Isle to a successful
issue. When he first suggested the intro-
duction of the bill to Congressman Moffat,
who represented the district in Congress at
that time, the latter, while ready to do all
A BREEZY POINT-PRESQUE ISLE

MARQUETTE IN 1900.
in his power to further the interests of the
proposed measure, smiled at the sanguine
promoter and said that its passage was out
of the question even were it possible to get
it through the committee.
"If this bill passes," he said to Mr. White,
"you ought to have a pair of wings and fly
out of this sphere."
Indeed, the outlook was doubtful when
the bill came up for consideration before
the Committee on Public Lands of the
House, for the six Democratic members
were united in the position that it would be
a bad precedent to establish, and the seven
"If 1 get it through the Senate, what
would you say then?" asked Mr. White.
The chairman still held that it was a
Munchausen undertaking, but finally agreed
to withdraw all opposition if the Senate
should first take favorable action. Like
promises were made by the other members.
Senator Palmer, on presentation of the
facts, was found to be favorably disposed to
the measure. He so managed matters that
Mr. White was able to see the various sen-
ators, two and three at a time. In the end
Senator Eustis, of Louisiana, brought all the
southern senators into line for the bill by
land for his signature and afterwards, in a
like manner, to the Secretary of State,
where he secured a certified copy of the Act.
He then telegraphed Editor Swineford, of
the Mining Journal, that the bill had passed
both branches of Congress by unanimous
vote, had been signed by the President, and
that he had a certified copy in his pocket.
"Do you know," said the editor, as he
read the message, "I have noticed that Peter
White has been acting rather strangely for
some months past? We have been receiv-
ing every night the Associated Press re-
ports of bills introduced, passed and signed
Republicans found themselves under the ne-
cessity of agreeing with them. Mr. Moffat
urged that action be deferred until Mr.
White could have a hearing before the com-
mittee. The request was acceded to, but
when Marquette's representative appeared
before the committee he was greeted with
incredulous smiles.
"Why, if this bill should be passed," said
the chairman, "every town and village in the
country would be coming to Congress with
like requests. Besides, even if you managed
to get it through the House, it would never
pass the Senate."
ON THE BLACK ROCKS.
incorporating into it a bill which he had
been anxious to introduce for some time,
but had never dared to, converting a seven-
acre tract on the Gulf into a park. The bill
was then introduced, unanimous consent
was gained for its consideration, and it was
passed without a dissenting vote. The mem-
bers of the House committee could scarcely
believe their ears, but they stood by their
promises and the bill, as passed by the Sen-
ate, went through the lower branch within a
few days. Mr. White secured for himself
the appointment as special messenger to
carry the engrossed bill to President Cleve-
by the President, and there has not been so
much as mention of the Presque Isle bill
having been introduced. It would have to
go to committee, and all that, before it
would be voted on, and that takes lots of
time. There can be no doubt about it, Peter
White's reason is unbalanced."
So the message was pasted up in the com-
posing room, and there it remained until
Mr. White reached the city some two weeks
later. The papers from that time were full
of Presque Isle. But even after this vic-
tory all was not smooth sailing for the pro-
posed park. There was a clause in the Act

MARQUETTE IN 1900.
IN WINTER'S COLD EMBRACE.
THE PREY OF THE STORM.
WHERE ALL IS CALM.
CHARACTERISTIC MARQUETTE SCENES,

MARQUETTE IN 1900.
imposing certain obligations upon the city of
Marquette. The two political leaders of the
Council, although generally upon opposite
sides, were united in their opposition to the
city undertaking the responsibility of the
park as proposed. The Island, it was
claimed, was practically a wilderness, and it
would take a great deal of money to make it
in any degree attractive as a pleasure re-
sort. Furthermore, it was over two miles
from the city and there was no way of get-
ting to it. It would be a fine thing for the
wealthy, but the poor people would not be
able to enjoy it, and at the same time their
taxes would be increased. It appeared cer-
tain that the Council would decline the gif
from the Government with thanks. But
again Mr. White came forward to the res-
cue.
This time not with eloquent words,
but with that which speaks more loudly to
possess. You ask us what is to be done
with this wild park. We answer, first and
last, preserve it; treasure it as little altered
as may be for all time; and unquestionably
all intelligent and God-fearing people who
may hereafter have the good fortune to see
it will be enchanted and will bless those who
had the foresight and public spirit to secure
the land and preserve it as nature made it."
Thus it is that Presque Isle's wealth of nat-
ural beauty has never been disturbed nor
desecrated.
On the summit of a hill west of and over-
looking the city, far back from the lake, is
situated Park Cemetery, another beauty
spot which visitors rarely miss. In 1862
Hon. Peter White negotiated the purchase
of twenty-five acres to be used for a park
and cemetery for the town, both then in ex-
istence being in the wrong place. He was
gestion or bad livers, but whatever the cause
certain it is that in the majority of cities one
may visit, the people who reside there are
everlastingly complaining about the
weather. But in this city the people who
don't like the climate appear to have gone
away or died long ago. Cold? Well, it is
cold only to those who feel the cold, and it
is probably true that one may suffer a great
deal more from the damp, penetrating chil-
liness of a Georgia December than from the
crisp, dry frigidity of a winter on the south
shore. The winter is long, it is true, but
it has its multitudinous pleasures and de-
lights. "One who lives in Marquette one
year, summer and winter, will never ask for
a better climate." So said one man whose
means are sufficient to gratify his every de-
sire and who knows all climates by heart.
So say those who have not been out of sight

HON. PETER WHITE.
PARK CEMETERY
PARK CEMETERY
PARK CEMETERY.
TRENTANOVE'S BUST OF HON. PETER WHITE.
some ears-the almighty dollar. He pledged
himself, if the municipality would accept the
gift of the park, to personally superintend
and pay for all the required improvements
for the first five years. How well he lived
up to his promise the splendid drive along
the lake shore from the city to the park at-
tests, as well as the encircling driveway and
other improvements on the Isle, which rep-
resented an outlay during those five years of
about $60,000.
The words of Frederick Law Olmsted, the
well-known landscape artist, written after a
visit to Presque Isle, have been often quoted
but are worthy of repetition. "We have
had occasion," he says, "to visit profession-
ally existing or proposed rural parks of a
considerable number of American cities, and
we can conscientiously say that none com-
bine so many natural advantages as this one
which your city has the good fortune to
appointed park commissioner and superin-
appointed park commissioner and superin-
tended the work of improvement. A little
lake was constructed, drives were built, and
gradually the "City of the Dead" became a
gradually the "City of the Dead" became a
source of delight to the living. Twice since
the original purchase have large tracts of
land been added, and much of it yet re-
mains a tangle of forest and undergrowth.
The cemetery proper is one of the most
beautiful places of the kind. An eminent
landscape artist from Boston, who visited
Marquette the present summer, after a drive.
throughout the cemetery and a careful study
of it, was forced to limit his criticism to the
entrance. In all other respects he freely ad-
mitted that he could discern little or no op-
portunity for improvement.
The climate of Marquette must be par ex-
cellence. This is the only legitimate con-
clusion to be drawn from the testimony of
her citizens.
her citizens. It may be the result of indi-
THE PARK CEMETERY.
of the south shore, it might almost be said,
in ten years. In other places you hear men
denouncing the hot winds, the sand storms,
the drought, the cyclones, the fogs, the mi-
asma, the whatever-it-may-be. In Mar-
quette the word "good" is being gradually
dropped from the vocabulary, for "glorious"
appears to be the only word that fully meets
the requirements of the climate.
To
When it is necessary to use so much su-
perlative in speaking of the climate of Mar-
quette in general it becomes embarrassing
to supply adjectives sufficiently strong for
the months of the summer and early fall.
These are the months of travel, when the
oven-like cities, hundreds of miles to the
south, disgorge themselves; when thou-
sands of tired men and women resolutely
turn their backs on the ceaseless grind and
rush away to seek a breathing-spot.
such there is nothing to be gained by a week
-or several weeks-at some little inland.
lake where, when there is a breeze, it feels
as though it had just blown in from an In-
ferno. But let one make a straight bolt for
the Lake Superior region, where he can get
as much pure ozone in a minute as anywhere
else on the globe, and life becomes worth
living. Indeed, one man, whose health had
all but broken under the strain of business
during the heated term, said, as he took off
his hat to the splendid breeze that swept in
over the broad piazza of Hotel Superior:

MARQUETTE IN 1900.
9
ORE DOCK.
"Why, I would rather die here than to
live down there where I have been the past
month!"
"I can't agree with you," said one stand-
ing by, "for any place will do to die in but
no place is good enough to live in."
"Except Marquette," chimed in another.
And he was not a resident.
Perhaps it is but natural that the terms
"health resort" and "summer resort" have
become almost synonymous, for where
health is not there can rarely be happiness.
Marquette, with its splendidly equipped Ho-
tel Superior, which will be mentioned at
greater length in following pages, has for
several years past taken no secondary rank
among the popular resorts of the Lake coun-
try. The climate here is believed to be an
absolute specific for influenza and hay fever.
It is noticed that those coming here af-
flicted in that way find almost instant relief,
and in a short time all traces of the malady
disappear.
The iron industry is the chief source of
Marquette's wealth. The Soo canal was not
opened until 1855, and no ore, except speci-
mens, had been shipped up to that time. To-
day Michigan produces more than half the
iron product of the country. In 1899 over
18,000,000 tons of ore were taken from the
mines of the Lake Superior country. This
year the total will foot up more nearly to
23,000,000 tons. It was not known until
1844 that iron ore was to be found in place
on the south shore of Lake Superior. The
Jackson mine, at Negaunee, fourteen miles
from Marquette, was the first mine in opera-
tion. This district still has the largest out-
put of any, unless it be the Mesaba range.
This upper peninsula is very old. It ante-
dates the lower portion of the State. The
rocks of Lake Superior, the geologists tell
us, were the first to appear above the waters.
They all precede organic life. These rocks
are the result of a great cataclysm, having
been formed, broken up, reformed and
broken up again, all ages ago. However
deeply the mines may descend, there is no
heat. The iron and copper found in the up-
per peninsula can nowhere be surpassed, and
nowhere can it be distributed so easily. The
F4
FAMOUS WOODEN MAN."
rocks about Marquette are all Huronian, or
iron-bearing. The copper-bearing series
are farther north.
The ore shipped from Marquette all goes
The ore docks in the harbor belong-
ing to the Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic
railway, and the huge dock of the Lake Su-
perior & Ishpeming railway, which is north
of the city and close to Presque Isle, have a
capacity of over 90,000 tons of hard ore.
Since the deepening of the locks at the Soo
canal the shipments of ore from Marquette
have increased. It is estimated that the
present year the aggregate will reach
something like 3,000,000 tons. At present
tariff the railroads making the short haul
from the mines will receive about $450,000
for a few months' business.
It is certain that gold exists in this
county in veins and pockets. It remains to
be seen whether the patches will be suf-
ficiently numerous to pay for the mining.
The Ropes mine near Ishpeming has had a
peculiar history. Gold was found in con-
siderable quantity but not enough to pay
dividends. The promoters grew discour-
aged and finally abandoned operations.
Recently the mine was sold for a small
amount. The first thing the new company
did was to discover $260,000 worth of gold
in tailings which the old company had
actually found but failed to carry away.
There are those who assert that the
Ropes is bound to prove an immense suc-
cess. The Michigan mine, not far from the
former, has shown as high as $90,000 worth
of gold to the ton, but in pockets.
The sandstone quarries at Marquette fur-
nish the best building stone imaginable,
and all along the south shore there are de-
posits of good building stone, brown, white,
red and variegated. The possibilities for
the investment of capital in this line appear
to be good. It is thought probable that
the granite will be made use of in the
future. Marble is found not far from
Marquette, and the best of clay for bricks
and pottery is available.
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10
MARQUETTE IN 1900.
Fishing and Shooting Clubs.
Notwithstanding the thousands of deer
killed every year, such has been the success
of the state game law that deer are more
numerous in the upper peninsula today
than for many years past. This is the re-
sult of the shortening of the killing season
to a little over three weeks during the
month of November and limiting the num-
ber that may be slain by one person to five.
In the immediate country surrounding
Marquette there is plenty of opportunity
for excellent sport. The country is rocky
house is situated about forty miles from
Marquette on the shore of Lake Superior
at the mouth of Pine River, and is reached
twice a week by the coasting steamer "City
of Marquette." The attendance has been
very full since the first season and the re-
sources of the club have been taxed to the
utmost during July and August each year.
and many guests come as early as May and
some remain until the 1st of October. The
membership comprises leading citizens from
many states in the Union and the attend-
ance would be much larger than it is were
about seventy-five guests and has a pleasant
situation on the shore of Lake Superior at
the mouth of the river, with a large inland
lake about one mile distant. Seven kinds of
fish are caught in the waters about the
Huron Mountain and Sosawagaming Clubs
-brook trout, mackinaw trout, pickerel,
pike perch, black bass, perch and rock bass.
The Tribe of Scribes was organized in
1898 and its clubhouse is now in the course
of erection at Scribes Island, fifteen miles
from Marquette, in the vicinity of reefs in
Lake Superior which have always been fa-
Huron Mountain Club
Brook Trout
26 5s each.
A GOOD KILLING
WOLVES AT PETER WHITES CABIN.
AFTER A DAYS SPORT
and rough. The hunting grounds are not
accessible by team. But after going by rail
to Goose Lake, Harvey Station, Swanzy or
Little Lake Station the hunter will be able
to find deer, partridge, some bear, beaver,
otter and plenty of mink. There is splen-
did fishing in October near the rocks in
Lake Superior. Brook, lake and salmon
trout
principal
abound. The
fishing
grounds are Dead River, Salmon Trout
River, Chocolay, Laughing White Fish,
Huron and Yellow Dog rivers.
The Huron Mountain Shooting and Fish-
ing Club was organized in 1887 and its club-
house was built and opened in 1893. The
WHERE SPORTSMEN REVEL.
the resources of the club equal to caring
for more than a limited number of guests.
The fishing is good all along the shore of
Lake Superior near Marquette and the
advantages of the club are many. A. R.
Bennett, Marquette, is the secretary.
The Sosawagaming clubhouse, situated
at the mouth of Yellow Dog River, twenty-
five miles from Marquette, is a similar or-
ganization to the Huron Mountain Club.
It was organized in 1898 and is rapidly be-
coming known among sportsmen and lovers
of the kind of life offered by such clubs.
M. E. Asire, Marquette, is the secretary of
this club, which has accommodations for
mous for harboring large speckled trout.
The situation is beautiful and picturesque
and the club will be a very popular and de-
sirable one. This club is largely composed
of journalists, artists, authors, etc., and is
expected to represent Bohemia at its best
and merriest. M. E. Asire, Marquette, is
secretary of the club.
The handsomely equipped steamer City
of Marquette, an illustration of which, with
some of the scenes along shore, appears on
the opposite page, makes regular trips dur-
ing the summer months between Marquette
and Houghton, stopping at the various club
houses.

MARQUETTE IN 1900.
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RESIDENCES OF HON. PETER WHITE AND E. H. TOWAR

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13
Residences.
Now that we are come to the heights the
words seem poor and commonplace that
have to be used in describing the homes of
Marquette. One might call it a city of
palatial residences. But after all, the word
of all words most loved is "Home." Mar-
quette is a city of homes. She is queen
among all cities the writer has visited in
this respect. Perhaps this is because na-
ture did so much for her in the beginning.
But there may be a more practical and
prosaic reason. The city has twenty-five
miles of paved streets that don't have to
be torn up every season for gas and water
mains and sewer pipes. They are all in
their place before paving is commenced.
Four-fifths of these are residence streets.
The city owns and operates its own stone
crusher and uses a seven-ton steam roller
to complete the work. Granite, cedar block
or brick have never been used. Each street
is a boulevard. Marquette is not the first
place to discover that disreputable streets
breed dingy houses and scrubby lawns. But
the way in which she discovered it was by
arguing the converse of experience.
Early building operations were confined.
to the valley between the ridges and front-
ing the harbor. It was ten years after the
first house was built, marking the founding
of the city, that Peter White erected the
first house upon the ridge north of the
original site. It was nine years after that,
in 1876, that the same gentleman erected
the residence which is still his home and
which, at that time, was the most preten-
tious house in all the upper peninsula. Mr.
White chose for a site the very point of
the bluff on the south side of Ridge street.
The illustration upon the opposite page is
front cover gives a better conception of the
residence and grounds.
The residence of J. M. Longyear, on the
north and at the extreme end of Ridge
street, is the most costly and beautiful in
RESIDENCE OF M. H. MAYNARD.
from a very recent photograph, but such
is the architecture of the house that at an
angle of forty-five degrees but one-half of
it can be seen, while the mass of foliage
makes it impossible to secure a front view
in the summer. The winter scene upon the
the upper peninsula. It was commenced in
1890 and completed in the third year. It
is of brown stone and is lined with sur-
face brick. The grounds, of which nothing
is shown in the illustration, include two
blocks and make a worthy setting for this
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MARQUETTE IN 1900.
GEO.W. HAGER.
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D.H.BALL.
G.N. CONKLIN
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MRS. H.E. GRYLLS
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F.H. BEGOLE
R.C. MARKHAM.
HOMES LIKE THESE HAVE MADE MARQUETTE FAMOUS,

MARQUETTE IN 1900.
15
palatial home. Mr. Longyear is a native
of Michigan and in the record of years has
just touched the half-century mark. He
came to Marquette when twenty-three years
of age and engaged in examining and ex-
ploring lands. A few years later he pur-
chased some timber and mineral lands. Be-
ing an excellent judge of such property,
quick and accurate in estimates, he pros-
pered beyond expectation. In his compara-
tively short business he has amassed a for-
tune and today owns thousands of acres of
wild and mineral lands in the upper penin-
sula. He has been and is at this time
largely interested in many enterprises which
have tended to the upbuilding of Marquette
and this surrounding country. He was twice
elected mayor of the city. Mr. Longyear
spends much of his time with his family.
His principal recreation and delight is in
foreign travel. The finest view of the lake
to be obtained in the city is probably from
the east veranda of Mr. Longyear's resi-
dence.
RESIDENCE OF N. M. KAUFMAN.
Opposite the Longyear residence to the
north is the home of E. H. Towar, vice-
president of the First National bank. It
is half hidden in foliage and vines and from
the terraced lawn there is a most charming
view of lake and shore. Mr. Towar is a
native of New York, but came to Michigan
in the early 60s, studied law at Detroit,
was admitted to the bar in 1862, but re-
signed the practice of his profession to
serve his country throughout the civil war.
His banking career began with his accept-
ance of a position in the First National
bank at Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1867. Five
years later he went to the copper country
and opened a private bank at Hancock. In
1874 he organized the First National bank
of Hancock and became cashier and active
manager. He continued in that position
RESIDENCE OF S. R. KAUFMAN.
until 1889, when he purchased an interest
in the First National bank of Marquette
and became its vice-president and manager,
continuing as such to the present time.
The residence of N. M. Kaufman, situ-
ated on the south side of Ridge street over-
looking the harbor, is one of the homes that
has given to Marquette its prestige. The
illustration of the home of S. R. Kaufman
shows that fine residence to good effect, but
again the wealth of foliage cuts off much
of the view.
But it is scarcely possible to specialize to
any extent in describing the homes of Mar-
quette. Nor must it be imagined that these
pages contain even the major portion of
those worthy of a place here. One can
only appreciate the beauty of this aspect of
the city by the medium of the eyes. One
who has never seen "The Ridge" in the
City of Marquette, in the State of Michi-
gan, has yet to learn that it is possible for
an entire section of a city to be practically
made over into a great park.
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SOME OF MARQUETTE'S BEAUTIFUL HOMES.

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17
Agriculture Outlook.
Owing to the vast lumber and mining de-
velopments of Marquette County, and the
entire upper peninsula, scarcely a thought
was given to the agricultural interests of
this region. These enterprises having
passed out of their first stages of develop-
ment, the people are now turning their at-
tention to the agricultural possibilities of
the surrounding lands. This interest is
still further increased by the minds of peo-
ple looking for homes on farms, returning
from the western prairies to the timbered
sections of this northern country.
Few people recognize the advantages of
farming in the timber country of Northern
Michigan as compared with the prairies in
the West; and that in the timber country
one may, by well directed labor, and with-
out capital, quickly make himself comfort-
able and independent of the world. On the
prairies a good deal of money is required
to start with, or a start must be made under
a load of debt almost prohibitive, with the
risk of losing everything as the result of a
bad crop.
What can be accomplished in this timber
country in the way of farming has passed
beyond the experimental stage and becomes
a well settled fact. One needs only to ex-
amine the results obtained at Newberry,
Dollarville, Chocolay, Marquette, Eagle
Mills, Michigamme and other places to be
convinced that this country has a great
future.
Sheep can be raised here with great suc-
cess, both for wool and for mutton. Grasses
of all kinds grow in profusion. On the
wild lands, where the land has been burned
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the rivers, at the outlets of the lakes, there
is a heavy growth of blue joint that can
be made into hay..
It may be truthfully said that these tim-
bered regions have now no disadvantages,
in
in that they are no longer remote from
railways and have that great essential-
home markets. The mining and milling
towns of this region furnish a splendid
market at the very best prices for all farm
products. In the pineries and mill loca-
tions the highest prices can be obtained for
potatoes, hay, oats, beef, pork, mutton, etc.
Thousands of men are employed in the
mines, mills and large towns of this coun-
try, and there farmers will find a ready
cash market for anything and everything
dairy country.
In view of the fact that vastly the larger
portion of milk, cheese, butter, etc., is
brought into Marquette County from other
localities and other states, it seems not ill
advised to call attention here to the re-
inarkable opportunity that this locality of-
fers for the institution of dairy and stock
farms. The clear cold water, the various
grasses which grow in profusion, the sup-
plies of timber for shelter for cattle, etc.,
all contribute to make this county a natural
dary county.
City Government.
Good government may not be a pre-
requisite of municipal prosperity, but it is
about as closely allied to it as hair is to
the skin. One thing may be said regard-
ing Marquette-there has been no "bood-
ling" in her civic career. It is even true
that neither party, nor both parties, can
CITY HALL.
over and the growth of trees is light, there
is a fair growth of natural grasses. On
the higher and drier districts blue stem,
clover and timothy are the most abundant.
These grasses do not completely cover the
surface, but afford ample pasturage for
sheep. On the bottom lands and along
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keep a man out of office whom the people
trust. The present city treasurer has held
office, some say, ever since he arrived in
town, and when first one party and then
the other ignored him and put up other
candidates, he was nevertheless elected with-
out his name being on any ticket.
The city hall was built during the mayor-
alty of N. M. Kaufman at a cost of $50,-
000. That no dollar of the appropriation was
wasted may be gathered from the fact that
there are those who consider it the equal
of the government building, which stands
MAYOR J. F. NEIDHART.
adjoining it on the east, and which cost
double the amount,
The present mayor, J. F. Neidhart, is
serving his third term and has given the
city a characteristically clean, business ad-
ministration of its affairs. He was raised
in Marquette and went into business with
his father, B. Neidhart, in 1881. He be-
came a member of the library board and
served five years, the last two as presi-
dent. He was supervisor in 1897, and
since that time has been president of the
board of education with two more years
to serve.
Nearly thirty years ago the Peter White
Public Library was founded by the gener-
osity of him whose name it bears. At that
time it occupied a room in the First Na-
tional bank building. In 1890 Mr. White
supplemented and rounded out his previous
gifts by providing the library with a perma-
nent home on Washington street, the build-
ing and lot on which it stands being valued
at $35,000. A year ago last spring he
added $5,000 for improvements on the
building, which is as yet unexpended by
reason of discussion of plans for a new
building in a more desirable location. The
library was incorporated and has a fixed
support consisting of one mill on a dollar
annually. The income from this tax will
amount to about $5,000 this year, which is
ample for all expenses and leaves at least
$3,500 a year for the purchase of new books.
This income is materially augmented by the
fines and incidental fees. There are over
15,000 volumes in circulation, and on the
shelves at this time. Two years ago the citi-
zens of Marquette presented to the library
board a marble bust of Hon. Peter White,

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MARQUETTE IN 1900.
by the Italian sculptor, Gaetano Trenta-
nove.
This was not the first introduction of the
citizens of Marquette to the work of Tren-
tanove, for in 1897 the city had a great
fete day at the unveiling of the beautiful
replica in bronze of Father Marquette, the
original of which stands in Statuary Hall
in the Capitol at Washington. This statue
stands at the foot of Ridge street, near the
private park of Mr. Longyear, and with
the United States Life Saving station and
the Government Lighthouse beyond.
of Marquette at Presque Isle. He is seated
in a birch bark canoe and with him are two
Canadian Indians. The other bas relief
represents him teaching a multitude of na-
tives.
The statue is set on a pedestal, the founda-
tion of which is a natural rock. On the
front of the pedestal, cut in and gilded,
appears the inscription: "James Marquette,
Intrepid Explorer." On the back of the
pedestal, similarly cut, are the words: "Pre-
sented to the City of Marquette, July 15th,
1897."
The sculptor
The sculptor chisels out the flawless stone,
Or in enduring bronze displays his art-
And then a third man comes to play his
part.
Art must have patrons-and it needs a man-
Of keen finesse to carry out a plan,
To rouse the interest, humor, coax, cajole,
And blend details into harmonious whole,
Until success becomes his labor's crown
And lo! this statue ornaments our town.
What need to tell his name! You guess
it right-
Our loyal townsman, Peter White!"
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NEW HIGH SCHOOL
FISHER ST SCHOOL
Marquette
Public
Schools
3 ST SCHOOL
7777
5TH WARD SCHOOL
AST SCHOOL
HEMAN B.ELY SCHOOL
THE EDUCATIONAL ADVANTAGES OF THE CITY ARE MANIFEST.
The statue shows the figure of the sub-
ject in an erect attitude, and looking for-
ward as if for some discovery. The em-
blems of his religion, which in the first
statue were objectionable to some, have
been replaced by a map and a compass,
which he holds in his right hand. The
map is one of Michigan, Wisconsin and
the great lakes, and is a particularly appro-
priate symbol, for Marquette is given the
credit of making the first map of this
country.
On each side of the pedestal is a panel
or bas relief. One represents the landing
The rock base, pedestal and monument
together rise to the height of twenty-four
feet. The rock itself is four feet above
street level, the pedestal stands twelve feet
and the statue eight, heroic size.
An ode to Marquette, by Beatrice Hans-
com, was one of the features of the unveil-
ing, in the course of which the poet paid
warm tribute to him, but for whose un-
tiring efforts the replica might not have
been secured, as follows:
"Men live great lives and then to make
them known,
The water supply of Marquette is drawn.
through an intake pipe running out into
the lake a distance of 700 feet, more than
sufficient to avoid all danger of any possi-
ble contamination of the city's supply of
this purest and sweetest of all waters. The
control of this public work, as well as that
of the electric light and power plant, is in
a board independent of the common coun-
cil.
While other cities are groaning under the
weight of taxation to support private water
companies, the stockholders of which are
growing rich from the privileges rashly

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19
granted through the want of foresight, or
worse, of the servants of the people, the
citizens of Marquette enjoy an abundant
supply of the purest and best of water at a
ridiculously low price, and the city actually
pays nothing for its fire protection and
water supply.
The public schools of the city have been
in a somewhat demoralized condition since
the burning of the high school building,
and the city hall and other available build-
ings have been in use for the accommoda-
tion of scholars. The Board of Education
has finally decided upon the plans for the
new high school, which will be one of the
handsomest and will be erected at once at
a cost of about $12,000.
The new Northern Normal School, which
was secured for Marquette after "a long
pull and a strong pull," has been com-
pleted this summer and will be opened with
ceremony this autumn. As will be seen by
the accompanying illustrations, the Normal
building as it stands now is but a wing
of the building, to be completed in time.
The hotel for students has been erected by
private enterprise and will be fitted through-
out in a manner to correspond with its
handsome exterior. The Northern Normal
is situated in the northwestern outskirts of
the city, the buildings being surrounded by
a grove of splendid pines. The electric cars
are conveniently near.
NEW NORTHERN NORMAL SCHOOL.
tunes. If people are to be interested one
must be able to present something new.
The eye is in front of the brain and must
be caught and held before the reason can
be touched. Pictures are the thing. The
business world is still in knickerbockers.
It is kindergarten advertising that brings
results. If you doubt the statement ask
yourself what it is that attracts you. Is it
the matter, or the form of the matter? Is it
the plain type that interests you or is it the
in half-tone, photo-zinc engraving, designing
or electrotyping, may be judged from the
illustrations which appear on these pages.
Especial attention is directed to the half-
tone on the cover page, the winter scene on
Ridge street, showing the residence of Hon.
Peter White; to the "Black Rocks" on page
6, and to the uniform character of all the
illustrations. It should be borne in mind
that these cuts are made from a hetero-
geneous lot of photographs, some excellent,
Illustrations.
An idea is capital the world over. Men
without ideas have been left money and the
money has left them. More than one man
with no more than one idea have made for-
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unique design or striking illustration?
The publishers of this book, the Levytype
Company, 87 to 95 Fifth avenue, Chicago,
is the oldest process engraving house in that
city. The quality of its work, whether it be
many ordinary, and some poor. They speak
for themselves. The Levytype Company is
prepared to do the best work in its line
because it is abreast of the times in latest
methods and apparatus.

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Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic Railway.
This great trunk line of the upper pe-
ninsula is more often designated as "the
Short Line" than by its full title. Some
years ago Julian Ralph, in his little book en-
titled "Lake Superior Along the South
Shore," gave it even a better name when
he termed it the "Bowstring," likening the
Lake to a huge bow and the railroad con-
necting the Soo with Duluth to the taut
string.
The Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic
Railway is a main line between Duluth on
the West and Sault Ste. Marie on the East.
It connects directly with the Canadian Pa-
cific on the East and at the Straits of Macki-
naw with the Vanderbilt and Pennsylvania
systems extending through Michigan. It is
the only line reaching the Copper Country
although the trains of other roads run to
Calumet and to Marquette over its track
under lease.
This company has ever been active in its
efforts to effect the rapid settlement of the
upper peninsula with the right class of
farming people. To this end it offers spe-
cial inducements to home-seekers, both in
the way of reduced rates and in the pur-
chase of timber products delivered each
winter to the right of way, such as rail-
road ties, telegraph poles, etc., thus af-
fording settlers a certain amount of cash
at a season of the year when it is most
needed.
The general offices of the company are
located at Marquette, occupying the major
portion of three floors in the Nester Block.
W. F. Fitch is general manager and George
W. Hibbard general passenger agent. The
machine shops, roundhouse and car shops
are also located here, and are the bone and
sinew of the industrial life of the city. The
illustration upon the preceding pages gives
a fair idea of the extent and character of the
shops.
To Marquette by Water.
To those who are anticipating a vacation.
or an outing this summer, or any summer,
and in looking over these pages decide that
Marquette and the immediate vicinity offers
attractions warranting a visit, the writer can
say with all emphasis, "Take the water
route." From Chicago to Marquette, by
either of the fine steamers of the Lake Mich-
igan & Lake Superior Transportation Com-
pany, requires but three days and the ex-
pense is much less than would be railroad
fare and hotel bills for the same length of
time. To the credit of the lake route may
be added the escape from dust and noise,
the close, cramped features of car service,
and the annoyance of packing and unpack-
ing. A comfortable stateroom is your home,
the wide cabin your parlor, the covered deck
your piazza, while before you is an ever
changing panorama of sky and land and sea.
For forty years this company has been
engaged in the freight and passenger busi-
DR.ORRIN G.YOUNGQUIST
POSTMASTER
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS.
A
COLLECTER OF CUSTOMS
FRANK M MOORE./
DEPT CLERY OF US.CIRCUIT
AND DISTRICT
GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS.
ness on Lake Superior and it is its proud
boast that in all that time it has never
lost a passenger. By an admirable arrange-
ment during the passenger season the boats
of this company, the Peerless and City of
Traverse, one of which leaves Chicago
PEERLESS.
COURTS
every Tuesday at 8 p. m., stop at all inter-
esting places long enough to allow passen-
gers sufficient time to visit them. Three
hours are allowed at Mackinac, the "Fairy
Isle," rich in tradition, abounding with In-
dian lore, full of historical interest and with

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MARQUETTE IN 1900.
23
many charming scenes to be visited. Then
follow the Soo river, Sault Ste. Marie, Pic-
tured Rocks and Munising. The glory of a
sunset on Lake Superior is worth a trip of
any distance. Yes, if you are going to visit
Marquette take the lake route, by all means.
Government Building.
A government appropriation of $100,000
has given to Marquette one of its most
attractive public buildings, the Custom
House and Post Office, situated on Wash-
ington street immediately east of the City
Hall. It is a three-story building of brick
and terra cotta, with sufficient ground space
for an attractive lawn. The post-office oc-
cupies the entire first floor.
Dr. Orrin G. Youngquist, the present post-
master, has been a resident of Marquette
for the past twelve years. He was born
at Plymouth, Mich., in 1860. After gradu-
ating from Rush Medical College, Chicago.
he practiced for a short time in the lower
peninsula before coming to this city. Dr.
Youngquist was county physician until his
appointment as postmaster in 1897. He
was also physician to the State Branch
Prison and surgeon for the Marine Hos-
pital. He is at the present time chief sur-
geon for the Lake Superior and Ishpeming
railroad and holds a local position of like
nature for the Duluth, South Shore & At-
lantic railway. The total transactions of
the post-office exceed $100,000 annually.
The Customs Office and the United States
Land Office occupy the second floor. The
District of Superior is one of the largest
in the country in point of territory. John
Quincy Adams, the present collector, has
thirty officers of the customs employed un-
der his direction. Mr. Adams is a native
of Connecticut and came to the upper pe-
ninsula in 1872. He is a resident of Ne-
gaunee and is considered the foremost law-
yer of that place. He has served Marquette
in the office of circuit commissioner, was
prosecuting attorney for three consecutive
terms, and was a member of the legislature
during the term of Governor Begole, be-
ing one of the "immortal nineteen" whose
refusal to vote for Mr. Ferry resulted in
the nomination of United States Senator
Palmer.
The United States Land Office is in
charge of Register Thomas Scadden, and
persons desiring information about the va-
cant lands of the upper peninsula should
address him, or John Jones, Receiver of
Public Moneys. It is an open secret that
there are government lands still unexempted
in the upper peninsula, aggregating an area
of about 300,000 acres. At least 60,000 acres
of these lands are in Marquette county.
The third floor of the Goverment Build-
ing is given over to the use of the United
States District and Circuit courts. The
Northern division of the Western Judicial
District of Michigan embraces the entire
upper peninsula, a section with the re-
sources of an empire. Frank M. Moore,
present deputy clerk, was born at Auburn,
Mich., and came to the Lake district in
1861. He has been in office for many years
and his popularity is not measured by party
lines. Up in the tower of the Government
building Henry R. Patrick looks after the
weather conditions and sees to it that dur-
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dral, high enough to overlook the business
section and with a fine view of the bay be-
yond.
The absence of any recent fires of large
proportions is perhaps the strongest encom-
ium that could be passed upon the fire
department of the city. Business men and
property owners have come to have a sense
GOVERNMENT BUILDING
ing the summer season only the best of certain security. The department is
brand is on tap.
In the matter of public buildings Mar-
quette has no occasion to be diffident. Few
cities of her size are as well supplied. Be-
ing the county seat, the court house, jail
and poor farm are all located here. The
former is by no means a modern structure,
but what it lacks in that respect is more
than made up by its picturesque location.
With the jail and sheriff's residence it occu-
Lies an entire block near St. Peter's Cathe-
well housed and is in possession of the
best apparatus for fighting fire.
The State House
House of Correction and
Branch Prison is located a mile and a half
southeast of the city. It stands a short
distance back from the shore of the Lake,
with wooded Eluffs behind and on either
side. It is built of native sandstone, and
while its attractions may not be appreciated
by the unfortunates who are within its
walls, it certainly has many about it to in-

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MARQUETTE IN 1900.
MARQUETTE
OPERA HOUSE
Marquette Cera House
STORE OF A. H. VANALSTYN-INTERIOR OF OPERA HOUSE.
terest the tourist. Visitors are admitted to
the prison on all week days. It is worthy
of comment that the per capita cost of
keeping the convicts at this prison has been
reduced from year to year until it is now
less than fifty cents a day. Students of
sociology will be interested in studying the
relative benefits of indoor and outdoor labor
upon the habitual criminal, for both meth-
ods are in use here. The administration
building is 100 by 80 feet and three stories
in height, and the prison itself is 412 feet
long, 60 feet deep and 50 feet high. The
buildings and grounds represent an
penditure of over $250,000.
COURT HOUS
STATE BRANCH PRISON
PETER WHIT
UBLIC LIBRARY
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SOME OF MARQUETTE'S PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
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MARQUETTE IN 1900.
25
First National Bank.
After a third of a century of continuous
business the First National Bank of Mar-
quette stands unrivaled in the appreciation
of not alone those who reside in the Queen
City, but in all the towns along the south
shore. The poet juggled with facts when
he queried "What's in a name?" There is
a great deal in some names, and a name.
that may almost be conjured with anywhere
in the Superior country is that of Peter
White. With Mr. White as its president,
customers of the bank have felt that back
of the institution is a personality-a per-
sonality that has come to be recognized as
the synonym for integrity. Associated with
Mr. White on the board of directors are
J. M. Longyear, F. W. Read, J. G. Rey-
nolds and E. H. Towar, constituting a re-
markably strong board of management,
both in a financial and in an executive sense,
for all are men of affairs.
This bank was organized in 1864, with
a paid up capital of $150,000. The last re-
port to the controller of the currency shows
that its resources approximate $1,000,000.
But figures do not tell much. The First Na-
tional Bank of Marquette holds a place in
the life of the municipality which cannot
be measured by dollars or money equiva-
lent. This is because its policy has always
been upon broader lines than personal gain.
The bank building, situated about the
center of business on Front street, was
erected some years ago, but is modern in
its interior arrangement and furnishes the
bank with handsome and commodious quar-
ters. The present officers are: Peter
White, president; E. H. Towar, vice presi-
dent and manager; F. J. Jennison, cashier.
10710
BANK
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
HON. PETER WHITE.
FIRST NATIONAL, BANK OF MARQUETTE.
CAC

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MARQUETTE IN 1900.
Marquette County Savings Bank.
It was in 1890 that the Marquette County Savings
Bank was incorporated and began business in the Man-
hard block on Front street. It continued in its tem-
porary quarters until the completion of its permanent
home on the corner of Front and Washington streets
in 1892. This is admittedly the most complete office
building this side of Detroit. Constructed of steel and
terra cotta, at a cost of $125,000, it is absolutely fire-
proof. It is seven stories in height, including the sub-
basement. It has electric elevator service and its suites
of offices are excellently arranged and lighted.
This bank has probably the strongest board of direct-
ors, financially, of any like institution in the upper penin-
sula, if not in the state. The officers of the bank are:
President, N. M. Kaufman; vice-president, E. N. Brei-
tung: second vice-president, S. R. Kaufman; and cash-
ier, George Barnes.
The management of the affairs of the bank has been
in the hands of the second vice-president, S. R. Kauf-
man, from the first. It was incorporated with $100,000
capital stock, paid in, and has been successful through-
out the ten years that have passed since its doors were
opened, in winning and retaining the confidence and sup-
port of the public. The bank carries on both a commer-
cial and savings deposit business. In the latter respect
it outranks any other bank in the county, its deposits
averaging in the neighborhood of $500,000.
As will be seen by the accompanying illustrations,
the bank building is an imposing structure and its site
is admirable, for it really marks the business center of
the city, i. e., the junction of the two great business
thoroughfares which are at right angles. The interior,
with its tile floor, marble wainscoting, embossed walls
and ceiling and rich furnishings would do credit to any
metropolitan institution.
CASHER
TELLER
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MARQUETTE COUNTY SAVINGS BANK.

MARQUETTE IN 1900.
27
CRONT S
OOKING SOUTH
MILL
SPUES M.R.MANHARD
STON
MIRNICATING DILS
TINWARE
11
WASHINGTON ST. LOOKING EAST
STREET SCENES AND PROMINENT BUSINESS BLOCKS.
HARLOW BLOCK.
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MARQUETTE IN 1900.
Diocese of Marquette.
The first services of the Episcopal Church
in any of the counties of the northern penin-
sula of which there is any record were held
by the United States post chaplain on Mack-
inac Island. A clergyman of this church
was stationed there before 1850. The fol-
lowing parishes were admitted into union
with the Convention of the Diocese of Mich-
igan: In 1855, Ontonagon; in 1856, Mar-
quette; in 1860, Clifton, and in 1862, Hough-
ton. This was the complete roll of upper
peninsula parishes until after 1870, when
ary district, but the House of Bishops nega-
tived the proposal. Two years later the
Diocese of Michigan erected the convocation
of Marquette into a separate archdeaconry,
and the present bishop, Rt. Rev. J. Mott
Williams, was put in charge with large pow-
ers. A renewal of the proposal for a mis-
sionary district was successful at the Gen-
eral Convention of 1892, and the Rev.
Joseph H. Johnson, D.D., present bishop of
Los Angeles, was elected missionary bishop.
He having declined before the adjournment
of the General Convention, the Rev. William
tion was held Nov. 14 of the same year and
chose the present bishop, the Rt. Rev. J.
Mott Williams, who was consecrated in
Grace Church, Detroit, May 1, 1896. The
Diocese of Marquette, while it is one of the
youngest of the Episcopal Church, under
the practical and energetic administration of
its bishop, is one of the most progressive.
In 1854 there was one church.
In 1862 there were four churches.
In 1873 there were five churches.
In 1892 there were eleven churches.
In 1900 there are twenty-eight churches.
STLUKE'S HOSPITAL
湾
​STLUKES HOSPITAL
ST PAULS CATHEDRAL
MORGAN MEMORIAL CHAPEL
BISHOPS RESIDENCE
services were held at the Washington Mine
and Negaunee..
In 1872 the proposed division of the Dio-
cese of Michigan began to be agitated and
it was carried out two years later by the
erection of the Diocese of Western Michi-
gan. In 1875 action was taken favorable for
the creation also of a new diocese to com-
pose the whole northern peninsula. It has
been stated on excellent authority that a
large endowment would have been forth-
coming for the proposed diocese had the
General Convention approved of it.
In 1889 the House of Deputies voted to
erect the northern peninsula into a mission-
ST. PAUL'S CATHEDRAL-EPISCOPAL, GROUP.
R. Thomas, D.D., then and now archdeacon
of Orange, in the Diocese of New York, was
elected bishop. He also declined, and for
the next three years the district was admin-
istered by Bishop Davies, as deputy of the
presiding bishop, and in his absence abroad
by Archdeacon Williams, acting also as
deputy.
During the years from 1892 to 1895 con-
firmation was administered by Bishops
Davies of Michigan, Kendrick of New Mex-
ico, Brooke of Oklahoma and Tuttle of Mis-
souri.
The diocese was organized by the General
Convention of 1895. The Primary Conven-
The clergy have grown in number from
1891 to 1900 from 9 to 23 and the communi-
cants from 800 to 2,400. Of the church
buildings now standing two are of stone,
four of logs and twenty-two of frame.
There have been confirmed since the erec-
tion of the missionary district 1,579 persons.
The contributions amount to about $30,000 a
year.
The group of Episcopal buildings which
appears on this page reflects adequately the
place which the Church holds in Marquette.
St. Paul's Cathedral is an imposing struc-
ture situated at the juncture of Ridge and
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MARQUETTE IN 1900.
29
in the city. Aside from its architectural
beauty it has been credited, and this from
very high authority, with being perhaps the
most flawless piece of brownstone masonry
in the world. This is saying much, but it is
an assertion of many years standing, and as
yet never successfully contradicted.
The Morgan Memorial Chapel, erected by
Hon. Peter White, in memory of his son,
stands at the north of St. Paul's on High
street. It is of brownstone, and was built
at a cost of $12,000. It is a gem among
chapels, ornate and churchly in the ex-
treme. It has not been consecrated, as it
was the wish of Mr. White that it should be
years later came to Marquette when the
when the
See was removed to this city. Bishop
Baraga was born in 1797. He came to this
country in 1824, and six years later had
made his way to the Lake Superior country,
where he spent the remainder of his life.
He died Jan. 19, 1868, at Marquette. It is
stated with authority that to his personal
efforts was due the conversion of 25,000
Indians. The bare outlines of his life, with
the hardships and dangers he encountered,
would fill a volume.
The first services of the Roman Catholic
Church in Marquette were held in a log
house on Spring street near the present site
ing possession of the diocese found 21
churches, 15 priests and 22,000 Catholics.
In 1878 he resigned his office. Bishop Mrak
was a faithful missionary to the Indians
and resigned on account of ill health. He
has survived two bishops and is spending
his remaining days at St. Mary's Hospital.
He was born in Austria in 1810. It was dur-
ing his episcopacy that the French Catholic
Church was organized, with Father Berube
as pastor, in 1872.
Rt. Rev. John Vertin was the third bishop
of this diocese, succeeding to the office on
the resignation of Bishop Mrak. Bishop
Vertin was an Austrian by birth and in his
ССССС
ST. JOSEPH'S
ORPHAN
ASYLUM
ST PETER'S CATHEDRAL
ST. JOSEPH'S ACADEMY
ST. MARY'S HOSPITAL
BISHOP'S RESIDENCE
PAROCHIAL SCHOOL
ST. PETER'S CATHEDRAL-ROMAN CATHOLIC INSTITUTIONS.
kept available for the use of the guilds and
other organizations of the church for enter-
tainments, musical and dramatic..
St. Luke's Hospital, which is practically
under Episcopal management and support,
while not as large as some of the metropoli-
tan institutions, is in every sense a model.
Roman Catholic Church and Institu-
tions.
The saintly Baraga, called the apostle of
the Indians of Michigan, was the first
Roman Catholic bishop of Marquette and
Sault Ste. Marie. He was consecrated
bishop Nov. 1, 1853, was translated to the
See of Sault Ste. Marie in 1857, and eight
of the First National Bank building in the early years had been placed under the care
year 1853 by Father Mimnie.
In 1855 the first Catholic church was built
on Fourth street south of the present
cathedral, Father Duroc was the first set-
tled priest and came the same year. He was
followed by Fathers Thiele, Jacker, Fox,
Eis, Brown, Comtois and Rousseau, the
latter coming in 1876.
St. Peter's Cathedral was built in 1864
and destroyed by fire in 1879. Later it was
rebuilt in its present architectural complete-
ness. The first service celebrated in the old
church was the midnight mass in 1864.
Rt. Rev. Ignatius Mrak was appointed
successor to the saintly Baraga, and on tak-
of Bishop Baraga. Minor orders were con-
ferred upon him in 1865, and Aug. 31, 1866,
he was ordained the first priest by Bishop
Baraga, and was the last one on whom the
bishop ever conferred holy orders. He was
raised to the bishopric in 1879. At his
death the church membership was 75,000
white communicants and nearly 3,000 Indian
adherents. His death occurred Feb. 26,
1899. The church hospital and convent
school were built during the administration
of Bishop Vertin and largely by his personal
funds and his liberal donations and efforts.
Upon the death of Bishop Vertin the
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MARQUETTE IN 1900.
Falls, administrator of the diocese. Bishop
Eis was born in Germany in 1843 and came
to America with his parents at the age of
twelve years. He was ordained priest at
Marquette by Bishop Mrak in 1870, receiv-
ing St. Peter's parish as his first charge.
He was consecrated fourth bishop of Mar-
quette and Sault Ste. Marie Aug. 24, 1899,
by Archbishop Katzer. Bishop Eis was one
of the late Bishop Vertin's consultors.
St. Peter's Cathedral is situated upon
one of the most commanding sites in the
city, and the other institutions of the church
mer, dry goods and groceries; second vice-
president, George W. Hager, of Hager
Bros., furniture dealers; treasurer, E. O.
Stafford, of Stafford Drug Company; secre-
tary, Joseph J. Wirtz, proprietor of Mar-
quette Milk Depot. The regular monthly
meeting is held on the first Friday of the
month.
This association is a branch of the state
organization of like name. It is believed
that one of the ends accomplished will be to
increase acquaintance and foster the high-
est commercial integrity in the various lines
Marquette
SWEDISH LUTHERAN
some degree of pride in its places of wor-
ship. Six of the leading churches are situ-
ated within a block of the intersection of
Front and Ridge streets, a most attractive
part of the city, with commanding outlook
across the Bay and over the business dis-
trict. The Baptist church is probably the
most imposing architecturally, but it has
a close competitor in the First Methodist
Episcopal. These are both of brown stone
and on the opposite corners of Ridge and
Front streets. The Presbyterian church is
a block down the hill opposite the new
/ST. M.E.
Churches
ST. PRESBYTERIAN
B
ST. JEAN DE BAPTISTE
SWEDISH ME.
ST. BAPTIST
WHERE THE PEOPLE OF MARQUETTE WORSHIP.
have been erected from year to year in the of business represented. It is the purpose
immediate vicinity.
Merchant's Association.
To encourage well directed enterprises,
such as will tend to promote the growth of
the city and the extension of its trade, is
the prime object of the Merchants' Asso-
ciation of Marquette, though it may be said
with truth that the benefits likely to result
from such an organization are numerous.
The association came into being April 13,
1900, being started with a membership of
seventy-one business men of the city.
The officers of the association are: Presi-
dent, John D. Mangum, of the Johnason
Clothing and Shoe Company; first vice-
president, E. D. Palmer, of Watson & Pal-
to take concerted action in matters pertain-
ing to the general good of merchants and
more especially in cases where individual
effort is powerless, such as securing needed
concessions in freight, express and insur-
ance rates, observance of holidays, short
hours in business and immunity from infer-
ior and adulterated goods. Not the least
of its purposes is the collection of bad
accounts. The association, although one of
the youngest of Marquette institutions, is
officered by live men and is making its influ-
ence felt.
Churches.
Aside from the two cathedrals, Episcopal
and Roman, the city has reason to take
GERMAN LUTHERAN
Clifton Hotel, and is of brick. The Ger-
man Lutheran and Swedish M. E. churches
are a block west on Ridge street, while the
Church of St. Jean de Baptiste stands in
the hollow on West Washington street. It
would be stating the condition of things
very mildly to say that the religious com-
munities of Marquette are as well housed as
in any city of twice the size.
With few exceptions the photographs
from which the illustrations of this bock.
are made were taken by F. H. W. Bailey,
of Marquette. The winter scene which has
been reproduced in half-tone for the cover
page is worthy of a place in my art gallery.
Encomium would be superfluous when Mr.
Bailey's work is here to speak for itself.

MARQUETTE IN 1900.
31
Hotel Clifton.
For fourteen years Dan Sullivan has
been identified with the hotel life of the
south shore of Lake Superior, for the
past two years as proprietor and man-
ager of the New Clifton and
during the five years preceding that
as manager of the Huron
the Huron Mountain
Shooting and Fishing Club. Himself a
devout follower of Isaak Walton, it is need-
less to say that mine host gives all piscatorial
enthusiasts a hearty welcome. Last season
Mr. Sullivan was credited with one of the
most successful catches of trout made dur-
ing the year. The Clifton is finely located
within a block of the opera house, leading
stores and bank, and but a short walk from
the residence section on Ridge street.
Hotel Marquette.
To the person traveling for business or on
pleasure bent, Hotel Marquette has mani-
fold attractions. It is the first building in
the business section of the city that is recog-
nizable from the deck of the incoming
steamer. This is due not alone to the fact
that architecturally the hotel is an imposing
structure but also because it is situated on
the bluff to the south of and slightly above
the level of the business section of the
city. J. H. Lewis, the proprietor, has been
a resident of Marquette since 1882. He was
formerly connected with the old Northwest-
ern Hotel. In 1892 he leased the Marquette
and has succeeded in establishing it firmly
l'hoto by Paley.
HOTEL, CLIFTON.
in the appreciation of the traveling public.
Within the past year the hotel has been
refitted nearly entire.
Situated as it is at the south end of the
business portion of Front street, it is but
one block from the depot and two blocks
from the docks. Electric cars run directly
in front of the hotel. From either of the
three floors of its ample piazzas there is
obtained a fine view of the bay and the
ever changing scenes in the harbor and along
the ore docks.
Photo by Bailey.
HOTEL MARQUETTE.
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32
MARQUETTE IN 1900.

Hotel Superior.
To one who has never stood upon the
veranda of Hotel Superior and, saturated
with the beauty of the scenes spread out be-
fore him, felt himself fairly aglow with
enthusiasm, words will ill avail. The city
itself, half concealed and half revealed.
lies at your feet. Mount Mesnard, like a
huge emerald, rises to the south. Over the
ridge to the north is seen in the distance
Presque Isle. Down below the great ore
docks stretch out into the harbor like the
arms of a giant octopus. Iron Bay with its
ten miles of indenture is spread out before
you and the bluffs on the opposite shore
look gray in the distance. The entire north-
ern horizon is the sky-line of the Great
Lake. It is a scene which words cannot
paint. The lover of nature will be thrilled
by it, and even the blase "globe trotter"
will draw a deeper breath and admit that
he is glad he came.
The Superior is a two-hundred-room
hotel situated high up on the wooded bluff
SUPERIOR
H
HOTEL SUPERIOR.
south of the city a mile or so from the
business center. Electric cars run to its
north entrance. Originally intended for a
sanitarium, but never opened as such, the
hotel was erected at a cost of nearly $200,-
000. These figures are indicative of its sub-
stantial character. It is finished throughout
in hardwood, and the family apartments and
chambers as well as the corridors and public
rooms are spacious. It possesses the ad-
juncts of a city hotel in the line of elevators,
both passenger and baggage, electric lights,
steam heat, and all the comforts provided in
a luxurious home.
The hotel is encircled by five hundred feet
of broad veranda. The grounds comprise
about twenty-seven acres. Bowling alleys.
pool tables, tennis courts and other amuse-
ments are provided for. The hotel has its
own farm and garden, from which are sup-
plied milk, cream, eggs and vegetables. The
culinary department is in an entirely sep-
THE VERANDA.

arate building, which contains the apart-
ments of all the employees. Mr. George B.
Ross, whose successful management of the
Chicago Beach placed him in the fore front.
among hotel managers, and who is also
manager of the Lexington Hotel, Chicago,
has expended $15,000 this season in the
effort to make the Superior all that its name
implies.
The drive to Harvey, four miles, is a
very delightful one, as is also the one to
Collinsville, four miles.
four miles. The former is
along the lake shore to the south, while
the road to Collinsville leads through the
native forest, and in the summer time is
always cool, beautiful and entrancing. The
woods on this drive are especially lovely,
and interest never flags, lest one lose sight
of some beautiful waterfall on one of the
many streams crossed and skirted.
PORCH COCHIERE.
INING

MARQUETTE IN 1900.
33
Marquette Steam Laundry.
The majority of industries depend to such
a degree upon general conditions of trade
and are governed so largely by sectional
prosperity or financial depression that, like
the crops, they are one year good and an-
other bad. But whether the times are pros-
perous or the reverse there is one industry
that rarely closes down or gives its hands
a lay-off. For it is an old maxim that
when a man is not doing well then is the
time he endeavors to keep up the best
appearance. Clean linen is something en-
tirely independent of the stock market or of
the condition of trade. The Marquette
Steam Laundry and Dye Works may right-
fully be regarded as one of the solid indus-
tries of the upper peninsula. Its seven
years business in Marquette has been a rec-
ord of steady improvement until today its
trade extends over a considerable territory
outside the city.
Needham Bros., the proprietors, came to
Michigan in 1889 and established a laundry
at Ishpeming. Four years later the Mar-
quette establishment was opened, the man-
agement being assumed by F. L. Needham.
Both plants are strictly up to date. The
best methods, coupled with the most im-
proved machinery, have never failed to show
in the quality of the work turned out. They
have agents in each town on the D., S. S.
& A. railroad from Sault Ste. Marie east to
Calumet west. Needham Bros., by their
push, energy and strict attention to business.
ALCITE STEAM CAUNDRY 40YE WORKS
MARQUET TE
STEAN
AUNDRY
AND
DYE
WORKS
MARQUETTE STEAM LAUNDRY AND DYE WORKS.
have succeeded in building up a good busi-
ness from a very small beginning.
Electric Street Railway.
It means a great deal to tourists and vis-
itors to any city if the transportation to
points of interest happens to be good or
bad. Marquette is especially favored in
this respect, for the Marquette City and
Presque Isle Railway Company has about
seven miles of tracks extending from Ho-
tel Superior on the south to Presque Isle
on the north, and from F. W. Read & Co.'s
factory on West Washington street to very
nearly the extreme eastern portion of the
residence section on the ridge. The equip-
ment is adequate and the service all that
can be expected.
The accompanying illustration is of one
of the newer industries of Marquette.
This is the Veneer Works, of which James
Pendill is the founder and proprietor.
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POWER-HOUSE OF MARQUETTE CITY AND PRESQUE ISLE RAILWAY COMPANY-PENDILL VENEER WORKS.

34
MARQUETTE IN 1900.
F. W. Read & Co.'s Factory.
Economics is the key to industrial suc-
How to transform the raw material
into the finished product at the least pos-
sible outlay of labor and expense is the
problem that lies at the root of industrial
prosperity. It is a mistaken idea that the
upper peninsula has been denuded of its
forests. Within a radius of fifty miles from
Marquette lie miles upon miles of forest of
different varieties of wood that can be
worked over into commercial shape in this
city to better advantage and at less cost
than to ship the unfinished lumber else-
where.
To F. W. Read & Co. belongs the credit
of being the first to take advantage of this
fact and to make the most of it. The busi-
in the yards of the company, located at
Marquette, Ishpeming, Negaunee and in the
factory at Marquette. Most of the timber
for the Michigamme Mills is cut from
lands owned by the company. Mr. Read
states that the company has standing tim-
ber for several years' operations. At Mich-
igamme the company has a general store in
operation which has been successful from.
the time of its establishment.
The factory, which was originally oper-
ated at Eagle Mills, was removed to Mar-
quette in 1895. It is situated
situated on West
Washington street, at the terminus of the
electric railway, less than a mile from the
business portion of the city. Transporta-
tion facilities are of the best, for the plant
lies just north of the yards of the Duluth,
has met with continued success since its
establishment five years ago. As will be
appreciated, after a glance at the accom-
panying illustration, it comprises one of the
foremost industries of the city. The build-
ings in use are substantial and the machin-
ery is adequate for all needs of the busi-
About 250 men are given steady em-
ployment in the factory, mills and different
yards of the company. The officers of the
company are F. W. Read, president and
treasurer; R. P. Bronson, vice president,
and J. H. Goodwin, secretary.
It was in 1868 that the president of this
company, F. W. Read, came to the upper
peninsula. He was by no means a novice
in the lumber business when he formed the
present company and purchased the Decker
F.W. READ & CO.LUMBER
OFFICE
FACTORY OF F. W. READ & CO., ON WASHINGTON STREET.
ness of the company was established in
1874 at Eagle Mills, which is situated a
few miles west of Marquette, on the Du-
luth, South Shore and Atlantic railway,
and was finally incorporated in 1887, with
a capital stock of $750,000. Seven years af-
ter it came into the possession of Eagle
Mills the company secured large tracts of
timber lands farther to the west and in 1881
established and began the operation of saw
mills at Michigamme. These mills are sit-
uated on the shore of Lake Michigamme,
one of the most beautiful of the small in-
land lakes of the upper peninsula. The
illustration upon the opposite page fur-
nishes an excellent conception of the ex-
tent and character of these mills. Their
capacity is from eighteen to twenty million
feet of lumber annually. A portion of the
cut is exported, but the major part is used
South Shore and Atlantic Railroad Com-
pany, and has its own sidetracks. Fully
equipped as the factory is, with machinery
for the manufacture of sash, doors, in-
terior finish, turning, manufacture of
boxes, etc., this company has exempted, as
a matter of right, the great bulk of the
trade in this line, not only of Marquette, but
of the towns along the D., S. S. & A. with-
in a radius of a hundred miles. Mr. Read
has demonstrated the practical success of
home manufacture. Not only is this truc
of the pine lumber, but also of the hard
woods, for the factory turns out consid-
erable quantities of interior finish, using
for this purpose beech, curly maple, birch,
oak and ash, which woods are all found in
abundance in the forests adjacent to its
mills.
The Marquette factory of this company
& Steele Eagle Mills some six years later,
for he had been interested in lumber from
his boyhood days.
Perhaps no industry in Marquette de-
serves more at the hands of her citizens
than does the factory of F. W. Read &
Co. It is distinctly a home industry. It
stands as a striking example of the future
possibilities of the city as a manufactur-
ing center when not alone the timber of
its adjacent forests will be utilized to their
full value, but of the time when something
will be done with the vast mineral wealth
which lies beneath its hills.
Since the completion of the road to
Presque Isle park, Marquette can boast
of one of the most charming and pictur-
esque drives in the world. An excursion
from the city to and around the majestic
park is the treat of a lifetime.

MARQUETTE IN 1900.
35
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​FW.READ&CO.
FW. READ & CO.
MICHIGAMME MILLS.
LEVYTYPE CO
Cur
Daily Mining Journal.
The Mining Journal enjoys the distinction
of being the oldest newspaper published in
the upper peninsula, as well as the first to
take a telegraphic news report and publish
a daily edition regularly. The paper was
established in 1864 and has been continu-
ously published ever since. It was issued
as a weekly until 1884, when the daily was
established, and soon became the most popu-
lar paper published in that part of the state.
The paper was then conducted by the firm
of A. P. Swineford & Co., the members
of which were A. P. Swineford, James
Russell and Albert Hornstein. Subse-
quently, in 1885, Mr. Swineford was ap-
pointed governor of the territory of Alaska.
and moved there to assume the duties of
that office. Four years later he disposed of
his interest to Mr. J. M. Longyear, and the
present company, known as The Mining
Journal Co., Ltd., was formed to conduct
the business with Mr. Russell as managing
editor and Mr. Hornstein as business man-
ager, which arrangement still continues.
The Daily Mining Journal has a circula-
tion extending throughout the entire upper
peninsula. but particularly in the iron and
copper districts of that great mineral region.
and it pays special attention to these inter-
ests, concerning which it is a recognized
authority. It is a member of the Associated
Press, and prints an excellent news report.
It employs a strong corps of outside cor-
respondents, and by reason of the thorough-
ness with which it covers its peculiar field
and its general excellence it has come to be
one of the institutions of the upper penin-
sula, and one of the establishments of its
home city of which the people there are
justly proud.
MICHIGAMME MILLS OF F. W. READ & CO.
Politically, the paper inclines to Repub-
licanism, but with a tendency toward in-
dependence that prevents it from becom-
ing a mere party organ. The daily is is-
sued every week day morning, is a seven-
column quarto in size, and a model of
typographical neatness in appearance. The
weekly has quite a large circulation, and
the two enjoy a fine advertising patron-
age. There is a finely equipped job print-
ing office in connection with the paper,
and on the whole the establishment is one
of unusual completeness for a city of the
size of Marquette.
city in 1862. His principal capital was
courage and brains and he has made them
bring him to a position of affluence. He
has been interested in many enterprises,
generally with success. His son is asso-
ciated with him in business. For fifteen
years Mr. Manhard served the city as fire
marshal.
All summer long the staunch little steam-
er, City of Marquette (300 tons), plies up
and down the shore of Lake Superior from
Marquette, making easily and quickly acces-
sible all points along shore, stopping any-
THE DAILY MINING JOURNAL.
NUMBER 4997.
3 to 1
MARQUETTE
THE STAFFORD DRUG CO.,
Car Freal and Spring Su
Ladies' $3.50 Shoes.
There's Nothing New In the Price,
But There's Something New In
the Kind.
Our Ladies 83.00 Boes this spring are the
Prettiest Daintit, Mont Btylish. Yet Seal-
ble Bbo aver designed to set at this popular
price in tab and black, turn and welt sole
rting or kid tops
See Our Welt Sale Mish Last Oxendy
for Lative
They ATY WIRED
Golf
Goods!
GOODSPEED'S,
120 Front Street.
The following well-known
makes of
CLUBS:
VARDON MACOREGOR
DUNN
FOULIB
SPALDING. ANDREWS
BALLS:
Malbargh, Bilvertown
White-Byet
Craig-park
At
Goodrich
BO. I Practic
MARQUETTE, MICIL, WEDNESDAY MORNING, JUNE 1900,
Fresh Vegetables: LORD ROBERTS
NEW ORIO MAPLE SYRUP,
NEW MAPLE SUGAR
Canned Goods:
VEGETABLE FLOWER SEEDS
D. MURRAY,
1148 Frist att
E. L. Kellan,
Has.
GROCER,
Fresh Asparagus,
Tomatoes,
Vegetable Oyster,
Wax Beana,
Green Peas
New Potatoes.
The best of everything 15
market affords in the line
Groceries
CRIES
ENTERS PRETORIA.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
DEWEY SPEEDING WESTWARD
JOCENEY
BATTLE AT
TIEN TSIN.
STEPBES CRANE PASSES
AVGN TH
REIVED
IN SOUTH AFRICA
Armed Burghers Evacuate the City AFTROR E Engagement Starts Be-
and the Surrender Is Made
by Civilians.
BIG BLAZE IN QUEBEC
NEARLY ALL BRITISH PRISONERS LEFT BEHIND. PLANT AT ST ETIEKKE
A7
News of Disaster, However, Comes With That of Vic-
tory, the Field Marshal Reporting the Capture
of a Battalion of 500 Yeomanry by the
Boers in the Free State.
ENGLAND JUBILANT OVER FALL OF THE CAPITAL
PATRITION RASPANT
110 S. Front St.
ETABLES
world
ocery.
The Prawn
The Manhard Hardware Company con-
ducts the only wholesale hardware business
in Marquette, and occupies its own build-
M. R. Manhard,
ing upon Front street.
senior member of the firm, first came to the
tween Boxers and
Foreign Forces.
MORE BLUEJACKETS LAND.
Said Dowager Mess to Face All
EL and an Ordered Trees
TOBACCO TABOOED
BEFORNED PADSYTERIAN BAB
CHERA
THE
CRISIS COMES TO A HEAD.
MOORS PREPARING TO FIGHT
ANING FOR ATTACK ON THE
TREWH
ADFANCE
of the Pres
POSTS
The VN Pr
THANTER
and Dest and
FILIPINGS SURPRISED.
AMERICANS OOP DOWN ON
THEE IN TABLAR BLAND
ASE TAKE PORTY PAINOAS
DOWALLERS SOLD STAND
where and keeping open frequent communi-
cation with the city, and reaching as far
east as the Pictured Rocks and Grand
Island Bay, and as far west as the Huron
Islands and Keweenaw Bay.

36
MARQUETTE IN 1900.
Upper Peninsula Brewing Company.
One of the industries of Marquette that
has stood the test of time, meriting the
abundant success and the attendant pros-
perity which have come with the years, is
the Upper Peninsula Brewing Company.
Right methods are a necessity in any busi-
ness venture, and this is especially true in
the production of anything that goes into the
human stomach. It is often the case that
adulterated food or drink that tickles the
palate ruins the system. The taste is one
of the most deceiving of the senses. Those
who drink beer prefer to pin their faith to
the integrity of the brewer than to their own
likes and dislikes. Perhaps no other reason
can be assigned for the continued success
and popularity of the product of the Upper
asked. While much imposition in this line
exists it is always possible to secure a per-
fectly pure, and, consequently, wholesome
article, and nothing short of the best should
be accepted. In our investigations we some-
times come upon a brand of such superior
excellence that we consider a specific men-
tion of the same will be of benefit to many
of our readers. Such a product, for illus-
tration, as that of the Upper Peninsula
Brewing Company, of Marquette, Michigan.
affords an example of what we conceive to
be a thoroughly pure and wholesome beer.
The most careful chemical analysis fails
to show the slightest taint of anything in
the way of adulteration, but, upon the other
hand, indicates unquestionably that the best
of malt and hops are utilized in its produc-
the matter. Where a brand of beer is tested
upon its own merits, and its purity is estab-
lished by irrefutable proofs, as was the case
with the product of the Upper Peninsula
Brewing Company, it may be used with the
positive assurance of benefit to health."
The plant of the Upper Peninsula Brew-
ing Company is located on Washington
street, west of the city, and is both attract-
ive and imposing. The buildings are of
brownstone and frame, picturesquely
grouped and surrounded by fine grounds.
The capacity of the plant is 50,000 barrels
annually, which runs up into the hundreds
of thousands in value. The special brands
made are the Drei-Kaiser Export and Stand-
ard, the former bottled beer having the
claim made for it that it is superior to any
CC
B
PLANT OF THE UPPER PENINSULA BREWING COMPANY.
LEVYTYPE CO
Peninsula Brewing Company, that will lie
nearer the root of the matter, than that the
company has always been cognizant of the
fact that purity was the best ingredient for
a popular beverage.
One of the leading health publications of
the country recently made an analysis of the
beer manufactured by this company. Edi-
torial comment in its columns, following its
investigations, was of the most compliment-
ary character. The following is an excerpt:
"Physicians who lead in their profession.
scientific experts, hygienists, analysts and
the representative health journals unite in
declaring that when beer is conscientiously
produced when malt and hops are its chief
constituent elements and the processes of
manufacture are in keeping with the accept-
ed teachings of modern sanitary science-a
more wholesome beverage could not be
tion. In the light of the too frequent em-
ployment of cheap substitutes for these
strength-giving essentials, and the dangers
which follow the use of chemical addi-
tions found in some brands of beer, too
much attention cannot be directed to the
absolute purity of the beer bearing the brand.
of the Upper Peninsula Brewing Company.
"The general public has no means what-
ever of ascertaining the relative value of
various brands of beer offered for sale.
and in the absence of definite knowledge
from some authoritative source must ac-
cept the risk of drinking beer which may be
productive of much harm. Unfortunately,
the claims made by the producers cannot
always be implicitly relied upon, hence, the
only safe recourse is to depend upon the un-
biased examinations conducted by competent
authorities having no prejudice whatever in
tonic. The officers of the company are:
Charles Meeske, president and treasurer;
Reiner Hoch, vice-president, and Albert S.
Heinemann, secretary.
There is a flourishing golf club, but lately
organized and already in a most prosperous
condition, showing that the fine old Scotch
game is as popular in our own north country
as it is on Scotia's heather crowned hills.
The country around Marquette is ideally
situated for golf. The links are full of
natural hazards and hills, and small need
is there indeed for artificial erections for
the undoing of the proud spirit of the suc-
cessful golfiac. Here, too, is the ideal
climate for golf, the clear and bracing at-
mosphere and the long twilights allowing
for long hours of play and the acquiring of
strength of muscle.

MARQUETTE IN 1900.
37
Lake Shore Engine Works.
In this closing year of the twentieth cen-
tury, a century which stands unique as giv-
ing birth to more marvels of invention than
any other three centuries in the world's his-
tory combined, it is not to be wondered at
that the public turns away from the old
ways which were good enough for the fath-
ers and sets its face resolutely toward the
new and novel. In nothing is this tendency
more manifest than in the matter of travel
and transportation. How to get over the
ground quickly was a question answered in
a measure by the several million bicycles
which throng the boulevards and highways
of city and country. The automobile, scarce
out of its swaddling clothes, is contesting
lustily for public favor.
But there appears to be a wider range for
improvement upon water than upon land.
The sail and the oar have kept their places
these many centuries, and man in his weak
clinging to the ancient custom has kept on
depending upon the fickle winds of heaven
or in the strength of his own right arm.
Until very recent years it was only the
very wealthy who indulged in the luxury of
a steam yacht or a naphtha launch. But all
this is changed or changing, for the "Super-
ior" marine motor, manufactured by the
Lake Superior Engine Works of Marquette
has made it possible for the person of mod-
est salary or moderate means to purchase a
launch equipped with a "Superior" motor
for little more than the price of a high-class
bicycle and at far less cost than an auto-
mobile. When the pleasure to be derived
from the ownership and use of either is con-
MR. ASIRE'S BOAT ON LAKE SUPERIOR
sidered the weight of evidence lies all on est of the world's unsalted seas? And how
the side of the launch.
Where can a careworn business man of
our large cities find a more delightful spot
to recuperate his strength, tan his skin and
lay in a year's supply of ozone than upon
the clear and sparkling water of the great-
can he do this any better than by buying a
small launch equipped with a "Superior" gas
engine and coasting along the shores of the
Great Lake with some companionable fel-
low, enjoying the beauties of the varying
scenery?
Bailey
Marquette
U. S. STANDARD LIFE BOAT, PROPELLED BY SUPERIOR" MOTOR.

38
MARQUETTE IN 1900.
If he has the time and inclination, let him
continue his voyage down the Soo river,
around historical Mackinac, and on down
the coast to Chicago, where he may enter
the drainage canal on his way toward the
sea. Close your eyes, you weary workers,
long been recognized, both in this country
and in Europe, but has never been con-
sidered possible by experts until the tests
made by the United States Life Saving
Service of the "Superior." The Service
and imagine the glories of such an outing4-foot lifeboat was selected, the largest
To start from the rock-ribbed shores of
Lake Superior, the most northern point of
our great country, and go almost in a
straight southerly course, in a little launch
of your own, to the land of the Creoles.
At this point your boat can be sold for
class in use, and in this was placed a 12-
horse power gas engine. The self-righting
qualities of the boat were found not to have
been injured by the addition of the weight
of the engine. In the test made, she righted
from even trim, bottom up, to even trim,
right side up, in three seconds. In these tests
men, and intends to largely increase its
force during the coming year. Over $10,000
worth of new machinery has been added
during the past six months. The company's
business consists of manufacturing all kinds
of iron and brass castings to supply the rail-
roads and mines on the upper peninsula. It
also makes such machinery as rock crushers,
hoisting plants, derrick irons, turntables, and
in fact anything in the general machinery
and foundry line. Its specialty, as has been
noted, is the "Superior" marine and sta-
tionary engine, on which the company has
nearly as much as you paid for it and you
can take the train for your northern home.
The "Superior" engine is being used today.
all over the United States and Mexico,
while recent inquiries from South Africa,
Brazil, Russia and other points indicate a
large future export trade. The accompany-
ing illustrations of the launches owned and
used by residents of Marquette show how
popular the "Superior" is where it is best
known. The engine in Mr. Asire's boat is
of one-half horse power. It was placed in
an ordinary row boat, 16 feet in length,
with 44 inch beam. Thus equipped the boat
makes five and one-half miles an hour with
three persons in it.
The necessity of a lifeboat with power has
FLEET OF LAUNCHES IN MARQUETTE HARBOR.
the boat attained a speed of seven and one-
half miles an hour over a measured course.
The Lake Shore Engine Works was or-
ganized in October, 1899, at which time it
purchased the plant and business of the
Lake Shore Iron Works, and is located at
the corner of Washington and Lake streets.
The site occupies two acres of land, on
which is machine shop, foundry, blacksmith
shop, pattern warehouse, pattern shop, flask
house, coal sheds, barns, etc. The company
is officered as follows: N. M. Kaufman,
president; F. H. Begole, vice-president;
Peter White, treasurer; James E. Sherman,
secretary, and John M. Longyear, C. D.
Shelden and Alfred Kidder other directors.
The company employs about a hundred
been having more than ordinary success.
The heads of the different departments
are men who have served the company long
and faithfully. Richard Mitchell, foreman
of the foundry; Josiah Jacka, foreman of
the machine shop; James Gray, foreman of
the blacksmith shop; Nels Flodine, foreman
of the pattern shop, and J. F. Kern, cashier,
have been in the service of this company
and its predecessor, the Lake Shore Iron
Works, for ten years. Charles H. Blom-
strom is designer and mechanical engineer.
The company recognized the world as its
field for the sale of its gas engine products,
and wherever the "Superior" is found in
operation there is a standing testimonial of
its merit.

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LAKESHORE ENGINE HORKS
LAKE SHORE ENGINE WORKS SUPERIOR GAS ENGINES
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