Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-08-29

and minnie ~. maze tufoe tfsyS pef vcoo
10 the .s,oo,,' the ssPeeriess" and "Duluth"
maks bi- monthly trips to Chicago; the
s.Champlaiu" and Lawrence" makes one
trip per week 10 Chicago; the "Ivanhoe' and
..Rsmora' make daily trips along the north
shore to Manistique and the "Algomah"
and "R. j. Gordon" make three trips daily
across the Straits, making connections with
the trains of the Grand Rapids q Indiana
Railroad.
MANUFACTURING INTERESTS.
The manufacturing interests of the town
are, "a yet. only partially developed and are
chiefly conferred in the Mantel Iron Furnace.
the st. Ignace Manufacturing Company and
Maekinsc Lumber Company.
The Mantel Iron Furnace was built IN $50
With the Mantel Furnace Company proprie-
tors. The capital stock il $4,000. The
present officers are; President. W. X. Dav-
export. of Erie, Pa; Vice President, John
Fairbairn: Secretary. ". Is. Vance and =.
r. Mills superintendent of the chemical
department. The furnace Il not now in
blast, bat will start up as soon a. the prices
OF iron will justify. The output when IN
operation averages ~ tons per day, and the
company employs 100 men about the works
and a. many more in the woods.
The 1T. Ignace Manufacturing Company
haa two mills a saw mill and veneer and
curtain roll mill 10 work up the refuse of the
saw mill IL has a capital stock OF 5000,
and r. y. StOckbsidge i President and b. b.
Hazelton Vice President and manager.
Their saw mill has a capacity OF 5000 feet per
day. They own no standing pine but cut
lumber by the NJ for the Mackinaw Lumber
Company. This company owns about To-
OOO,CJO feet OF standing pine and there 4
plenty more accessible 20 them when they
want il. The capital stock of the Mackinaw
Lumber Company u $1,000.
AFLOUEMrLI
T. one OF the necessities of this section of
the country at present. and a practical mill
man with some capital could get help and
encoura cement from the citizens. There u
not at present a single Touring mill on the
north shore OF the Upper Peninsula, the
nearest one being st Sault De Ste Marie.
There are abundant resources for such an
enterprise and fine site could be readily
secured
FINE SAW MILL SITE
A magnificent dock front and saw mill
site can De obtained on reasonable terms
directly within the limits OF the town. IL
has n water front OF 100 feet, u near the
railroad docks and the line Of the Detroit.
Msckinaw & Marquette Railroad runs direct
ly IN its rear, 50 that II has all the facilities
At hand for receiving logs and for the ship
ment Of lumber Correspondence with Jas.
McNamara or +. W Hombach will secure
any desired information with reference TO 1t.
HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS.
One Of the great necessities that will arise
for -. I1uacs "a soon a. its virtues a. a
summer resort are properly appreciated, will
be a rev hotel. buiit with modern cOnven-
iencss and with large accommodating ca
pacity. The mau who puts mp such R hotel
nc the proper time viii reap a rich harvest
for his investment. The leading hotels Of
the town az present and the only ones
worthy Of the name are the Everett House,
% which Alexander TrOmbley Il proprietor
and F. II. Ferguson manager. it has lately
been reftted ard has accommodations for
about iftv Zuests. itz rate Il 3 per day.
The Bay View House. +. Sherwood. prOprie-
tor has bad q birge addition bgilt To- it the
present season. II now has thirty well
furnished rooms and can accommodate fifty
people CON fortahly. It's rate Is a. per day.
The Duuham House. T.. II. Dunham. propri-
etor. can accommodate twenty five guests
and is pleasant place 20 stop-rste si.50
per day The snyder House. $. A. snyder.
proprietor. and q f. Gage. manager. Il IL
located nm the middle oe the town and has
been newly furnished with good furniture
forts ~ its guests. Its rate IA 81 per dag. A
hrst class liverY il attached.
wFRCsrfIE MkUrERs.
The retail mercantile trade il well repre-
-euted in 81 IInace. and in the line of liquid
goods 10 b considerably 0veuione. IN fact
the large uun her ~ slloons in proportion -
other huzines- houses reminds one of the old
story of che fishermen Who. in laying I'm
their suppIiaz for fishing excursion. uur-
shssosF t.r .rrf1s.rss ~ rhfaEx ard a mound ~