Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1856-01-09
GRAND HAVEN FIRE COMPANY, No. l.

GRAND HAVEN FIRE COMPANY, No. Id
A project is on foot to organize, in our midst,
an efficient fire company. We fancy an en-
terprise so laudable can but elicit the hearty
appreciation and ready cooperation of every
citizen. The necessity of such an organiza-
ton can but be apparent to every one ac-
quainted with the situation of the most val
liable public and private ediices that grace
our village. One would be almost ready to
conclude that our citizens were censurable for
letting matter of such vital Importance es-
cape their attention up to the present time.
The material of which most of the buildings
are constructed, is of such nature that
fire, originating in any one of our extensive
with wind as strong as We frequently ex-
perience from the lake, would sweep the en-
tire length of our streets, leaving nothing be-
hind but blackened mass of smoldering ru-
ms; and without a supply Of some convent
ences therefor, no human agency could
arrest the progress of the devouring element.
Surely nothing but our good fortune has saw
ed us from SO melancholy fate as that of
being laid waste by some terrible confagra-
ton.
We highly approve the liberality of the
Board of Supervisors in making arrangements
for safe, of dimensions sufficient to contain
the papers and records of the county, and
thus ensure their safe keeping. Heretofore
they have been exposed, an easy prey to any
one of thousand incidents that might orig
mate confagration.
We trust that our citizens will act prompt
ly and efficiently in this matter, and let not
the occasion pass without doing something,
and that something to the purpose.
BEAT-In our issue of the 18th of Dec.
we noticed the amount of lumber manufac-
tured at the mill of Messrs. GILBERT d Co.,
Of this village, stating that in 222 consecu-
tive days, with two upright saws and one ST.
ding machine, they had manufactured six
millions feet. This we considered an unpar-
alleled achievement, in that line of business,
in the county of Ottawa, or, in fact, in West
ern Michigan. But our friend, GEORGE B.
WOODBURY., chief engineer at the mill be-
longing to Messrs. CHAPLIN, MARSH q Foss,
situated at Muskegon, few miles north Of
us, handed us, yesterday, the following num-
bers, which, we must acknowledge, rather
eclipse in their magnitude our former state
ment:
This mill in $50 consecutive days, with the
same number of saws, manufactured seven
and one half millions feet of lumber At
tached to the mill is also lath machine which
has cut twenty-four hundred thousand feet Of
lath. Now, if this can be beat in Western
Michigan, here is our hat-though not Of the
latest fashion, it is, at least respectable look
ing one, and will be given to the victor as
freely as though it were one of Genin's best
The names of the head sawyers in this mill
attending the uprights, are Alexander Judd
Andrew Mervau, Edward Bertram and Ed
ward Mosseau. Those running the siding
mill, Henry Bardeau and John LaMarsh.
GRAND RAPIDS MILITARY BALL-RELIcs
OF ANTIQUITY.-We learn from the Grand
Rapids Herald that grand military ball
under the auspices of the Grand Rapids Ar
tillery Company, was to have come off last
evening 18th inst at the Armory Room in
the Union School House. The following in.
teresting relics of the time that tried mems
souls' are to be exhibited on the occasion: Ar
original letter from Gen. George Washington
and the sword of Col. Ethan Allen-now in
possession of relative, by marriage, of the
hero of Ticonderoga, and a resident of this
county. The Eagle states that Mrs. Allen
the possessor of the sword, and now ovel
eighty years of age, is expected to grace the
assembly by appearing in the costume worn