Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-05-05

This city Is situated on the rapids O,
Grand river, and Is built mp on both
sides of II, which is here about 500 feet
Vice. and - pleasant and healthy sit-
rasion. The city vas first settled in
lSo and Incorporated in $50. Steam
boats connect Is with the lake, and the
rapids supply II with abundant water
power. so that IL Is nov one of the most
! Thriving manufacturing cities of the
/ state The city ~ generally we'll built.
snd has numerous elegant public and
private eiitices. including thirty one
churches The United States cour.
house aud pos.ofice is beautiful
ouiidiug. There are several lines of
s:rset railway. a disciplined fire depart.
inen', good water supply. fine public
norsrs and several substantial public
school buildings and cottages. This
city is 90 miles distant from Lansing,
The capital ut the State. and l.. miles
from Detroit. and about Ss miles from
Lake Michigan. The site is one of nat
ural beauty. The river here falls is
fees to the mile. and an either side of il
Is canal by means Of which numerous
mills receive their motive power. The
saving and planning of pine and hard
~oou iumoer, and the manufacture of
AspkVfd,t WntIfnWATS
are leading Industries. Farm imple-
tnents, iron goods, wire ieisher, -four.
beer. machinery. chemicals, white
bricks. cement. stucc, plaster and land
plaster are also extensively manufac-
tured, there being near the city impor-
tant gypsum qnarriss.
The people of Grand Rapids have
reason to he proud of their position and
progress of the beautiful city in which
they hive and its nile asant surroundings.
The city during the past year has grown
and proSpered beyond that of any year
Of ITS existence. The city now uses
over two hundred electric lights. In
January, 1871, the statements of the
banks OF the CITY showed that about
Si,No,Uh capital was doing business
through them. while now there ia over
So,Vu,UO actively employed. This tells
It's own story as II the great advance
ment OF the business interests of the
city.
lhe nGmbce OF Few manufacturing
establishments organized and built
within the past two years does not give
;saything like an adequate ldet of the |
growth In that dirrc,ioii. as all the old |
factories hava also greatly Increased |
their facilities. for thera Is hardly one |
of Them that has not enlarged its build |
ings, employees, pay rolls. machinery |
and other facilities from 10 10 % per |
cent.
In visiting the Phoenix, the Berkeley 4 |
Gay. the Nelson. Matter Il Co. the Luz |
Their Il Sumner Misunderstanding Co.. the |
Widdiconb aud other furniture manu-
factories, the Grand Rapids Whvel- |
barrow Works. the carpet sweeper fac
tories, the Touring mills. the clothing
manufactures, the plaster and alabaster |
interests, the hreweries, the freight |
houses of the railro IDS centering here.
We can readily realize the vastness of |
the business done here. The popula-
tipn OF the city has mere, Used from
8,D0 III 1870 TO $1,000 at the present
time, and the attendance at the sch rolls
Is about SO more pupils than at this
time year ago. The number of tsach.
ers have also been increased accordingly.
The great bu ansss streets are Canal
and Monroe. Tue railroads cen.ering
here are the Lake Shore and the Michi-
gan Southern. the Detroit, Grand Ha-
ven and Milwaukee. the Grand Rapids
and Indiana. and Michigan Central.