, 1875-12-27
KALAMAZOO. MICH.

KALAMAZOO, MICH.
Stnrnntion In Trade nnd High Rcnts
-fhc rtl'nKc BADLY or Tor Few
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t"ases 'a m'sa'h"n hio e"to.'"s 'o's 'a'.
trade, considering the genera! depression IN
money nattera buHinesH horc Is almost at 4
.tanjsti,. II tho merchants nxko expenscs
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'hoS 'n'"A ,''ts a'o "s"s w. tr,'o .,,.
arc eeVofsi causos !of tn's. 1ne htore-fe"'s
llaro arc very hsgb,-hiaaoE IN ffopos1on
than in Chicago. Tho owners mostly
nro wealthy ,ucr. aud will lot
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,'ots 'o""'A 'uso '"suos s"an 'o''. ra.n.n,.
IeAs t''ah Inc pF'co tney h3 upon H. 'etue'n
over year AGO, A certain party tried to rent
!, ara1aa aonn M. ,,o., snr Il hnt tho tandlortl
,..s.a, -. s .,,a.,.ai 49, aid M Ar m fool
"""'ou tno"oan'. a'', ,'t.s .,,a,,s..a ..a
camo along and offered hin thousand tho
store romainol empty for year, Anl then It wAs
routed for sauo This Ii ono instance, and
n,ignt men,ion more lust like 1t. At present
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Which caalfa 10 fehteo II onty "salf 1tn'a' "As
| nskcd for them.
TaIauazoo has tho renu.ston OF being n vory
| wealthy tovn and we .rc gorry Ia aay that IL il
"." ~. s,a,, ,.ro 49, o,r.o =, .no
place (wtth very lew oScaPtlons)' II xo71!d bo
far better for the welfare OF tho town II tho most
Of them. with theIt bondh ard n,ottaageR,
oor,1 ho o,oho,,od for q, oou,, rrr,h,r
eoe'a ~ ~ IT, -
OK mechanscs' Apoas tue onl! 'a'as 'npt
Reem to caro- ~ live Tor IN thls world Ia to Htvo
reeeipts for rcnt. cut OIL connons, and Loan
money OH snort time at high ratea ot lntofestt
aud When thoy l!Ayo to buy anything, IL buy IL
At cost. Or i.tle below u possible
One OF thoao ornamAnts ~ OF society WAS
tel!ing another person tho otEier uay about some
ten ha lad bought short ttmo previous. lie
said no aeut TO 30" 1uIk 10 1FloCtt or lls, and
hna httn buy cllcdt OF trh Tor Linn. In due
time Mr. 4. received tho tea And It waa 10 good
aud tho price was 30 low, that be told frlend,
Slr. D., about hih speculation. 10 u. sent for a
| clnst. and he. wien he received. IT was 80 do.
! lighted TINT llo went over aud telt Mr. G..
abont it. Or courae 1lr. o.. aent Tor a
chest, md then told alr. u. about IT.
| mud MIR. u. Immediately Bont Tor two
| chests, une for himself and one fnf some QUO
| elso. don't know whether 1lr. u. told any Of
| Of the leading Asms hero seus AID got four os
byo cleatH, aud divided thom up among their
friends.
Nov, this ia but ono instance OF how tho
t wcRItlty men horo patronlze home industry.
For the sake Of saving = foW cents Oh . pound,
| thQy will soud to New York for their tea, iu-
Etsad Of spending their money amonE the mer-
chaute hero whore they laTo mada thoir wealth.
l might enumerato oshor instances, but think
! thH III sufficient. Nov, would like to know Of
| what benefit such mon nro TO 4 placo II .
! manufacturing brm comes hero with view Of
locating n,anufactory, they rocoiva no iudnco-
1nent whatever, and, becoming dlagusted. 10 to
drand Kap.ds. or some other town where tLero
IL nut so.1nuch wealth, but mora busness
| 4 few years ago tho singer bowiuK.M Machlne
| Company aent agents out hero for tho purpose
| Of starting WaAtern factory for the 1nAnutac.
turo OF thoir machines. Altar calling three
meetings ut the citilenH thoy concluded thoy
were not wanted, AMI went to south pond. Ind.
| where thoy nuw ilay0 lnrRe establishment, and
gIyo employment to oyor 900 inen. 6oyeral
other large institutions hayo Also boon driven
| from, Lore IN tho HAme ma1tner. 1t NAV not be
considered as policy for QUO to write thus Ut his