, 1874-09-14
KALAMAZOO.
.t The Big Village" " Of Michi-
gan.
ITS Rcantifhl SURROUNDINGS Ham,
faCturcs and Railroads.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and Churchos---
Insane Asylum.


Handsome Rcsff]onccs.--NIra. DR.. W}cnt-
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KALAMAZOO, h1lcl,.. Bop,. :. 1s7t.
yisltinp t,oro. + will. fur tho 1,onnGt of Tim
roat,ors of Yuy trn,uunr. e;ys brief dissertation
of Kal,mayop. or tho " Ny VlInrn." and Hg
ylciuitx.
"nrr.KA1A,tAzoo,"
sicntfylup :. tho boiling Pot" VIVA tho ORIGINAL
NINA of lin nlnco. u,y.,, nv tho Indiana. which
lima nlnhe ham abbreviated 10 Ka1amazoo. IL
IN henntru,1v httunt nj in vn11ov that In ,,ri1,x
attnr In uurfaco. productive and woll-cuttyatod.
t1,ornuphty Irriun,od. and aurroundod m Mi
gflcu win, occaBioual openings, showing tho
prai,io.laud boyond) by d yoyion Of imtnopeo
jltt1s gout,y y1oping towards the valley, and coy
oro,, al ,,torv,,u will tn,rrtont o,ow,,, n,
wnoa dottad hcro md thore with laeco fnrma
,,,,,a. yroro,sf,t ou,t,,,,+,on x1,,,o forrr,
. uror,3 r.,orame or Nnturo'a cho,cc.t hcautiaa
,,nL,no n aoo,n,u,1v ,nothor r,1or and fnatly
on,}i1re u IN iho eny;nt,1o ronutntion II In. nh
tniuod na lin ,ooat honut,fn, n1nro in M,nt,rnn
Dwcli,ne unnn tin nttrnptiyo fcatu,os Tint
ohouu,1 In tbn ;n,ncuo,o victnttv NJ Kafamevoo
It vii, In ncccuso1v tn uncn,, os tt,c p1casn, n.
,,.,,.. ~. - .'.s,,.,.,., ..,.;.,. ,,.,
i':a' 'u"' ~" hos W ~ aa' pu'"ou' "n'on 4o'u
IN oTofY direction from tho Y'ltago ata etrotch
away for miles and nlifcH. Alnng hard. smooth
roade. through tho most enchanting and bcautf-
FIJI uconcrv ovor t,1,a md aown dolo ocroau
-;vo, aroai,. a"a ,."11,,a, t,.,a,,,,' , noa1s oe
.'ot' '1o'he' "na oioon'eta' ."'o"s" "oo"a y.
beech, n,Aple, mid oak, through Wild ravinos, mud
by the Bitacs OF nlllnprDua
r,yarrtzrr, trrp
r,,oh,ro do,rr ~ t;r,o, utoo,, 1oo,;v;+;ao ar,
r., H., o,, ,s.,.,.an,a '.:,.'',
" va sooA n"'aso"'e fiPPl'pe suaets Vi a'4fereu
water. homnfeu IN With hlgl, plulls and heavily
wooded banks, casting thoir shadows upon tho
vator aiding tn Tim charm nn1 rnmanrn of Tim
,.o,,a fr,oro .,o ot,,,. .,voI,. -, .no t.,,a,
s;.,'; s',,a - ~ ,ua" -, -, s.a sno '"..u'
within radttaa Of u miles, OF all Hlzos anu
forms,-a visit to my Of thon boiug vol ropaid
bY the wild aud njcturosquo sccuory which IL to
ha fo,na osnccta1ly at tl;s aen.on uho,, ,,re,
s.n.;...s ,,,.;. t,ou, ,,,,a,-.ao.
se1s''1'' .,1e'' uoae "ppo"e@ss'o'
our attention to those fond along tho banks of
tim
v,,,,r,,,o n,vr,
..a"s, 49, -;
py tsso Anu1als Aho"f m lhs nhF"be' OF tenect-
ing beasty." from tho remarkable cloarness and
unrul}cd SURFACE of tho river. which. though
noaecasnr noverfnt cnrront. always rotainr itu
.,n.,1,sona ~ ,,.or,,o.a H.. ,a;..,a r.,s,n
80 ~ :,
ita riso IN Jacksot County it continues its tort'1-
oss wtnd!hga through scenery of the most de-
hshtlul description. nct"ceh shelSlng bnhEs,
overhanging bluila anu rotrcattng lrairio-land.
until It emptfes ih1o tno mag'al'lcent laKo a1icll-
iean. LUZ cu1Ieh' u stlo rlVeT III 20 etroh6 tlat
| 1t III claimed 70 90 IN 1mposslblllIY 1or row.
boat or craft of any kind to fosce its wny
agA1ast II,
Ill speaklnE mora particularly or
..;u , NAiAAAIoo A.. =: ITSELF.
! dlQAHEHSl0F
advantages 1or manufacturing p1fpotts alH
business intorests, an ulisurnasaod location III
contlhl pohsion tnoaetl noteu 12r ~ wealth aila
! 1nlnoaco, anu onloyln9 tho hlehcst Hoelal PRIV
rather sioN especially during tno past ton yoars.
6ome tlnlo sIhco This WAS quite IN extensive
commcrclai eentto: ana atgo tsaaa waa 1alit
up /; a reason 1of 1ts present a1m'hutioh bei1ie
undoubtedly lonhd III tue 1nct that, slnco hc"
| ra1lioaus anu avenues or sfafc4 naqc bcen
opened, tho soWhs ,E. 'nas nayo spfang ln.9 OK *
istonce, from this oauso h"Se attracted to
themselves great zeal OF tue trade: Another
Ioason Is p!onapiY 10 10 Ionno ~
the face tnas eTcat uea' Of tho "oai!h Is swat
lowed up I'll tlio banking interest, which requires
abous S5o ooo aud hieo IN the extensive ~ ra,a,
foaa lhscstmen'b' WHICH taAe @uotuer Sooo'o0o
or 90. Observation-Disclosures,
4 new lrterost ia at pteaont being manifested
In manufactures. Which, though at present suh-
ject to tho general deprosslon III THIS branch OF
| business, hnvo obtained Q permanent iootllg
hefo nha are boing dnrltily pulis MP. AtoaaS
thoro is over 81 .9l0 ooo invested IN tue bt,slncs
Which III rapidly increasing. WIN tho aI,leIt!ld
water-poWer anu contral location. IL WI 20
strange II this place docs not aoon adYni'co to
that prominence "llfch II seems IL snoalo nave
rosclicd boforc.
There arc several
RAILROADS
pasring through or comforting at this place. Inc
Michigan Central Tas tho 'lrat, and IL Ht present
TUG most important, running two trains daily,
bringing tue pacs within tour hours rado OF
Chicago, and flyo Of Detroit. Besides thss nro
the Grand NarllB j. Indiana, With cast anu
west connections; tho Lako Shore l. Michigan
Southern. also with cast aud weat connections
The kalamazoo y Hastings il . now road, con"
tolnp!atcd to be built 1"se tho NoEshern Lumber.
region An enterprise which, when ]lnlsAcu, will
0pon now mine or ~oaltA TO ttllH place.
The stranger cannot seem to account for the
fact tAat kalamazoo pscfeIs boing q
'D1a S1LLAdE"
rather tban bo Incorporated NJ city containing,
aa it tloeu, . population OF over l0,o10 people,
which is slowly increasing. But they prefcr
their present freelonl from t!!a rings and