426 RURAL MICnjGAN 



the scope of the Upper Peninsula Development Bu- 

 reau, described in its report for 1919, as "an insti- 

 tution designed to contribute towards and assist 

 in every way possible the growth, progress and de- 

 velopment of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan 

 ... by assisting in every way possible individuals, 

 corporations and organizations within the Peninsula, 

 and to reach out for greater expansion by attracting 

 individuals and organizations from without." The 

 secretary's office is at Marquette. 



The secretary of the Northeastern ]\Iichigan De- 

 velopment Bureau describes the association as "an 

 agricultural board of trade," and in its literature 

 are featured the agricultural advantages, including 

 fruit-culture, live-stock, and summer vacation aspects 

 of the district. The secretary of the Western Michi- 

 gan Development Bureau calls attention to the in- 

 troduction of G51 settlers into this territory in one 

 year, together with settlers' movables ; the promo- 

 tion of good roads (claiming the origination of the 

 West Michigan Pike, and a share in the starting of 

 the Mackinac Trail) ; while many meetings among 

 farmers were held, "for the purpose of inculcating 

 better methods of farming." The three bureaus, 

 having regard for the great acreage of cut-over grass- 

 lands in their territory, have promoted grazing, es- 

 pecially sheep culture, and have sought the intro- 

 duction of sheep from the western ranges, especially 

 in seasons of drought. The Upper Peninsula De- 

 velopment Bureau (organized in 1911) has inter- 

 ested itself in the settlement of cut-over lands, intro- 



