Mines Brace for Higher Iron Ore Shipments in 1933
Mining notes indicate iron ore from the Superior district will move heavier toward the lower lake, with forecasters expecting about 14,000,000 tons shipped in 1933. Several companies have yet to load from Mackinaw and Tobin, while Republic and Cam a Cliffs Iron plan weekly shipments as demand grows and furnaces burn hot.
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Superior
Lake Ris
Elihood
Cama-Cliffs Iron Company
Negau
Ishpeming
Orders on Steel's Books in Crease
Renewed evidence of expanding operations in the steel industry is seen in the unfilled tonnage report of United States Steel Corporation as of May 31. Unfilled tons total 1,929,815, up 65,241 from April 30, signaling rising operating schedules into June. Automobile makers report strong upturns and higher tonnage buying. other manufacturers also increase steel purchases amid improving markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Steel Corporation
Ore prices unchanged for 1933 deliveries
Lake Superior iron ore sales for 1933 delivery show price levels unchanged from March 22, 1929. Old Range Bessemer $4.80, Old Range non Bessemer $4.65, Mesabi Bessemer $4.65, Mesabi non Bessemer $4.50, High priors $4.40. Prices are for gross tons delivered at Lake Erie with no change in metallic base content.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Superior
Lake Erie
Mining Firm Seeks RFC Aid in Lake Superior Run
Pickands, Mather and Co, the largest independent mine operators in the Lake Superior district, reportedly consider a two year partnership with the Reconstruction Finance Corporation for funds. Meetings have occurred with RFC officials, though officials deny rumors of seeking aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pickands, Mather and Company
Lake Superior
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Hanna Company cancels iron ore leases on Cuyuna and Mesaba ranges
The M A Hanna Company continues lease cancellations including Feigh Walker Martin on the Cuyuna Range and Hanna Yates on the Mesaba Range. These five properties hold over 8 million tons with more than 2 million shipped. State leases at Yates Hanna Martin were kept as reserves. Interstate Iron surrendered the South Agnew lease. Pickands Mather relinquished Utica Extension. High costs from heavy taxes cited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. A. Hanna Company
Feigh, Walker and Martin
Cuyuna Range
Hanna and
Yates
Mesaba Range
Feigh
Martin
Yates, Hanna and Martin
Hanna and Yates
Interstate Iron Company
Jones & Laughlin Company
South Agnew
Hibbing
Dental repairs shed precious metals as non metallic options rise
University of Michigan researchers push for inert non metallic dental repairs as gold silver and platinum fall out of favor due to cost, waste, electrical irritation, and aesthetic concerns. Project aims to expand affordable care while preserving tooth health. California to host the world’s largest telescope with a 200 inch reflector weighing 20 tons. England unveils a submarine diving to 400 feet, 22. knots speed, and 15,000 mile range.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Michigan
Garfield A. Rickert
Materia Medica
Rickert
California
Mt. Wilson Observatory
England
Hancock B A Wenberg Launches Daily Isle Royale Flights
Hancock business leader Hancock of Associated Aviation announced new scheduled daily trips from Hancock and Houghton to Isle Royale. The plane departs Houghton after the Chicago morning train and returns for afternoon southbound railway service. Flying time to Isle Royale is about 35 minutes. Leonard Larsen is piles.
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Hancoeck
B. A. Wenberg
Hancock
Associated Aviation Corporation
Hancok
Houghton
Chicago
Isle Royale
Leonard Larsen
New Resort Planned at Half Moon Beach Chassell
Hamar Land and Lumber of Chassell in Houstin County plans a new resort at Half Moon Beach across from the village on Chassell Bar. The site offers good fishing and landlocked waters with cruising boat access to Portage Lake and the Great Lakes.
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Chassell
Hamar Land and Lumber Company
Houstton County
Half Moon Beach
Chassell Bar
Portage Lake
Great Lakes
Escanaba Leader Becomes Chevrolet Representative in Bay City
O. L. Bandeen, longtime Escanaba figure and former Escanaba Chamber of Commerce secretary from 1921 to 1928, has been appointed factory representative for Chevrolet with headquarters in Bay City. He previously served as secretary of the Flint Chamber of Commerce.
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Escanaba
O. L. Bandeen
Upper Peninsula
Chevrolet Motor Company
Bay City
Bandeen
Escanaba Chamber of Commerce
Flint Chamber of Commerce
Road Builders Meet Usher Visitor in Escanaba
Escanaba hosted the Upper Peninsula Road Builders convention with Commissioner elect Van Wagoner and Commissioner Diliman in attendance. The banquet recalled two decades of highway history as former Commissioner Rogers reviewed early road construction and Dillman praised local highway promoters Thomas Boivin and Louis Nadeau. The first meeting traced to a dozen county highway engineers, about 200 attended the Escanaba conference.
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Escanaba
Elect van Wagoner
Upper Peninsula Road Builders Association
Diliman
van Wagoner
Upper Peninsula
Rogers
Dillman
Thomas Boivin
U S 2 Iron Mountain Road Project Moves Ahead
Major US 2 highway upgrading in Michigan is underway from Ironwood to Sault Ste Marie covering 369 miles. Western sections near Gladstone advance with federal public works funding, new right of way surveyed between Kipling and Das River, Whitefish Bay grading started, and clearing on the new segment. Surveys completed Rapid River to Nakma Junction with a final survey toward School Junction.
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Iron Mountain
Upper Peninsula
Ironwood
Sault Ste. Marie
Gladstone
Kipling
Das
Rapid River
Nakma Junction
Bacco Construction Begins Grade Job on Relocation Route
The Bacco Construction Company of Iron Mountains has started grading for a three mile relocation between Dears River and Rapid River. Work on the preliminary stretch from Cooks to Manistique is set to be underway by July 1.
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Craft Ecentr
Cooks
Bacco Construction Company
Iron Nountains
Dears River
Rapid River
Manistique
Michigan Tech aids Ishpemine gold tailings project
Michigan Tech officials led by President Hotchkiss and Professor Sweet oversee four metallurgical students who will summer at the Ropes mine to extract gold from tailings using the Wilfler system. About 23 tons daily can be processed, with projected profit based on tailing assays as ore bodies reopen at Ropes and Michigan shafts.
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Ishpemine—Michics
36Teck
Heugehton
Ropes
Michigan Gal
Ishpeming
Michigan Mining
Hotchkiss
Sweet
Parment
Ropes Mine
Michigan Tech
Wilfler
Walter Lundbind
Clarence Lunkin
Ishperice
Michigan
Favor U. P. Fair Review Urges Upper Peninsula Show
A Michigan legislative committee report favors continuing the Upper Peninsula state fair at Escanaba for development, despite losses by Detroit and Escanaba fairs. It praises the Escanaba fair’s impact on dairy and agricultural growth, notes strong county herd participation, and urges discontinuing the Detroit state fair while preserving buildings for an industrial exposition.
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Marquetts
Michigan
Upper Peninsula
Escanaba
Miles M. Callahan
Reed City
Detroit
United States
Norway
Denmark
State aid for fairs urged to end by committee
A committee recommends that the state discontinue all appropriations for county and local fairs to make the fairs self supporting. The proposal argues such funding should be wound down to promote financial independence without state subsidies.
Michigan to close half of state parks July 1
The Michigan Conservation Commission ordered 22 parks closed July 1 due to flat appropriations for the Parks Division and a diverted $100 from the State Athletic Fund. In total 28 of 53 parks would be shut, focusing on the least visited sites to minimize public inconvenience.
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Michigan
Lansing
The
Conservation Commission
Department
State Athletic Fund
Michigan State Park
Parks Closure Ordered Over Budget Shortfall
The Conservation Commission directed the Director to close a sufficient number of parks by July 1 to bring expenditures within appropriated funds amid high traffic from the nearby Century of Progress Exposition. The action aims to comply with legal limits on yearly park maintenance spending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Therore
Conservation Commission
Ith
Relief camp at Gogebic sparks park improvements
Michigan Parks Division reports 23 state parks getting major upgrades via 45 Emergency Conservation Work camps. Work includes cleaning dead timber firelines erosion control and road and path building with some parks adding bath houses and service buildings. Red rain at Lake Garda Italy linked to Sahara dust storms.
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Michigan
Parks Division
Department of Conservation
Burt Lake
Brimley
Dodge Bros
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U. P. Briefs
NEET
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Bessemer National
John J. Frick
Raymond J. Mullen
Walter Drevdah
Leonard C. Kulasavicz
W. R. Olson
TG Close
C Park
Commission
Aloha
Benzie
Bloomer
Opel
Gogeric
Sahara Desert
Lake Garda
Italy
Michigan Bell
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