Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1854-03-08
NOTES or PREPARATION.

The indications are abundant, that the bust
ness season about TO open will be one of unusu-
al activity. Not only are new enterprises open
ing, but the facilities for increasing the capaci-
ties and employments of old thoroughfares, are
undergoing marked extension and improvement.
In Railroads the Great Western, Rock Island.
and others develope new sources and outlets Of
trade. On the Lakes every port is preparing
to do little more business than was done last
year. At Chicago, the Democratic Press in
forms us, the carpenters and painters arc bust.
ly engaged in fitting up Wards steamboats,, now
lying in the river for the summer business
They will commence their trips 10 few weeks,
the time of going out depending, of course, up
on the season. The line from there to ports
north on lake Michigan, will consist Of the 1rar-
| elLer, Arctic, and Ocean; the latter coming up
Lake Erie early in the spring. The public will
be glad to learn that their old fayorites, Capts.
Cooper and Butln will continue upon this lake,
where their presence has become prestige of
all that can conduce to the safety and comfort of
passengers. The Collins and the Sam Ward
are to form line between Cleveland and LIN
Pointe touching at intermediate ports. The
Collins will leave Detroit every Friday evening,
on her way down. The Sam Ward will leave
the Saul every Thursday and, returning, leave
La Pointe, every Monday"
Buffalo for the Michigan Central Railroad Com
pany, have already been noticed at length, in an
article copied into this paper from the Buffalo
Commercial.
! On Lake Ontario, ut the Niagara docks two
splendid steamers are now on the stocks for the
Great Western Railroad Company. They arc
over 800 feet in length, and will be finished in
superior manner, to excel in size, speed and
splendor everything on the lake. These boats
are designed to form daily line between Ham,
ilton and Oswego to carry freight and passen-
gers in connection with the Great Western
Railroad. They will not probably be out be-
fore August. An iron steamer is building ut
the Clyde, ia Scotland, to run in the line be-
tween Lewiston and Toronto and the managing
proprietor of the British line between Rochcs-
ter and Toronto els now in Europe contracting
for two swift and elegant vessels, also of iron,
for the Ontario trade. The first mentioned Of
these vessels is to cross the Atlantic on her own
bottom, and will be so constructed that n section
Of the bow can be taken off TO enable her TO
come up the st. Lawrence canals. There are
other vessels of various dimensions also 10 prep
aration for the trade Of this lake.
On the Hudson the Peoples line are put
ting their boats into repair The Hendrick Hud-
son and Isaac Newton are being new bottomed,
and refurnished. The latter vessels is to UNDER
go an expense in re-fitting of $4,000. The
| New World is to be cut in two and made twelve
feet wider, and another tier of state rooms add
ed, which will make her q three story boat, and,
| the best furnished in the number Of sleeping
rooms Of any boat in America, $4,000 are to DO
expended on this job.
These are only premonitory symptoms" of
| the business year upon which we are entering.
Detroit Inquirer.