The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1860-12-05
The Place for Ship Building on Lake
4 Michigan.

1860. now so near its close, calls up the
necessity of new ones TO supply their
Mace. Tho immense amount OF produce
from tho States bordering the Lakes nee
cssarily finds its most economical channel
to a market through and by way of our
natural outlets, the navigable waters con-
Meeting us with those who consume our
Surplus. Our railway facilities are album
dant for passenger accommodation and
tho steady and comparatively regular
requirements of mercantile demands from
day to day and week to week, but entire
" inadequate TO drain tho overflow of
our agricultural resources.
The comparative cost of transporta-
ton is 50 largely in favor of tho shipping
as. railway that the skill of the ship car
penter so long uncalled for, must now be
in demand to furnish means to convey
the next harvest TO q market. A large
amount is now laying in store, Of the last
harvest, waiting the opening of naviga-
ton TO be carried forward, and vessels
must be built TO meet the wants of " the
West"
No better point than in the vicinity of
Grand Haven can be found for such n
purpose. The Grand River oak is pro-
verbally second to none in quality, and
the Grand River Valley will furnish tim
Der in amount to supply all demands for
years, We have large navigable river,
extending inland nearly forty miles, TO
Grand Rapids, without an obstruction to
its navigation, through forests Of the
choicest of TIMBER and above Grand Rap
ids, for long distance, equal advantages
in timber are accessible.
AT Mill Point and Ferrysburg, as well
MS at Grand Haven, in fact, almost in any
direction about our harbor most desirable
locations for ship yards will be given to
those establishing themselves for the pur-
pose Of ship building. The Detroit and
Milwaukee Railroad brings us in easy
communication for bringing materials from
the East, and our spacious harbor is with.
out its parallel on Lake Michigan, and by
which the regular lines Of steamers make
us almost neighbors to milwaukee, anC
Chicago Westward. Some of the fines
specimens of naval architecture on The
Lakes have been built here, both of sal
and steam craft, and it is only necessary
to call attention 10 our peculiar advanta
ges in regard to facilities, material anC
location, to induce capitalists to develol
this argument. Nor is the fact of having
in almost any direction around our har
Dor the finest saw mills, well adapted fol
saving ship timber, of all descriptions
unworthy of notice. Nor that we hav,
those necessary attendants upon The build
ing of propellers and steamboats,, spa
cious foundry and machinc-shops, an(
boiler shops, where engines and boilers
of the largest and finest capacity, anC
finish, can be furnished and built, unwor
thy Of mention, in footing up the adyan
tages of Grand Haven and vicinity a.
above all or any other location upon on
chain of Lakes as the place for ship yard
and ship building to any ertent. Al
abundance of the choicest varieties of tn
oak, whether for the long plank, of
toughnoss that will allow its slivors to b
tied into knot, rs you would thong c
leather, and from trees eighty and ninet
feet TO a limb, or of those kinds adapte
to framing timber aud the massiv
"khees," or Of the suitable varieties {
pine for masts, spars, and deck planks--
ill kinds are here, easy of access, unlimit
cd in amount, and only aoditing for as,
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LUMBERINe.-The stir" in the pin
woods, according to present appearance
will be great during the present wintc
We understand the mill owners at MI!
kegon, that city Of Mills, and elsewher
will turn all their forces into the pineric
and employ besides all the men an
teams they can get to cut and haul to Il
banking ground-the present and pro
pective high prices for lumber being q
incentive 10 a largely increased busine
during the coming season of navigatio
Ezy- Both branches of Congress co
vened on Monday and adjourned TO Il
following day, when the Presidents me