The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1860-03-21

Incut. VIC IcinchipO' ''' w.
flaticriugly cxultod in the improvement he
should suggest to the Yankees, by the
mode 10 which he proposed to construct
the drums or pullics in this mill. The
Yankees made the belt surface Of their
pullies smooth; he was going to crease
his, so that the belts would do more work
and not slip; and tho Yankees made the
face of their pullies (transversely) convex,
to prevent belts from running off; he
should make his concave! Whether he
ever tested his Improvements we are not
advised. But that old relic It's long
arms gone; the roof blown off; the wealth
or boarding gone, in part exposing the
skeleton of the frame TO tho action Of the
elements given over to dilapidation and
decay. From the top Of the structure,
however, in defiance of the ravages of
time, and with n seemingly grim derision
TO all innovations, and determined scorn-
fulness Of neglect, the old wooden cogged
wheel grins anathemas to the inventors of
this age and their progeny. The wind
mill must give way for the steam engine;
the stage coach for the locomotive and its
train; the canoe and paddle for the steam
or and its ponderous wheel; pen and
parchment for the power press, type, and
paper; the painter with his brush for Da-
guerre and the photograph; the Indian
passes away and is forgotten; his signal
fire on the hilltop shoulders, and the
ashes of oblivion gather on each alike;
the white mans ploughshare makes a
garden of the burial place, and lightning
now signals around the world mans tri-
umphs and thought.
Always true to morals and education,
the earnest Hollanders have here erected
spacious buildings for God and our coun-
try. Fifteen years ago remnant of the
once powerful Ottawa tribe of Indians
were camped around Black Lake and
called the place home. The Rev. GEo
N. SMITH was Missionary among them
and from lodge to lodge spoke to them o.
Eternal Life. Now at Grand Traverse
those Indians are located and the Mission
airy labors among them. The Holland
Colony have taken their lands and the
wilderness will blossom as tho rose.
Thus step by step progress and improve
ments arc making way all around, anc
soon even the customs and habits of Ole
Holland will have become Americanize(
at the "Colony"-though may the day
never como when tho industry, sobriety
perseverance, and piety of the Hollander
be less prominent than it is to-day. Ii
this regard may their example never b.
less.
BY the politeness of Messrs. Posi- anc
Howard we are able to give the reade
an outline of statistics from which al
idea can be formed of the prosperity O
Holland. First, as we say above, the.
have erected spacious buildings for Co
and our country. The church is n nobl
structure, so by 10 feet, handsomely fin
ished, and an ornament TO the village
The Holland Academy is fine bricl
building, we'll finished and of imposin!
appearance. 1t is the highest in rank O
educational institutions in our county
in connection Herewith theological de
partment is organized and students ar
preparing for the ministry under charg
Of its Faculty; district school and
parochial school arc also moulding th
minds of the youth. Ofprofcssional mer
three clergymen, three doctors, and exuli
ingly we can say that no lawyer yet find
sanction for livingat Holland-doubtles
the village will improve ~ in this regart
f and when occasion offers we will promis
! them too, for lawyers always work b
pairs.
MECHANICALLY.
We counted three steam saw mills, CT
, pable of cutting three million feet
|, lumber each, during the shipping season
one Touring mill, two tanneries, one plo'
factory, and foundry in course of builC
!, ing, one sash, door and blind factory, on
planning mill, one ashery, one ship-yarc
(at which an ordinary sized lumber vess'
= can be built inside of the shop---so yo
may Judge Of the size Of the building
: The workmen and work are certainly pro
tooto1 fro,,, iba ;,olanaonov of tho waatl