Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-08-01
LOOKING Foa a LOCATION.
Sites Sesa by ths Soldiers home
Trustses fssIsrdal


Al o'eiosk yesterday uoruinz tAs 5.sard
~ Irastes-, sha srs loOklns for a9eslloa
fof lias soidlsrs' Home starting fr1n The
Asrssn, -srs driven oat - ti-s asd faEal.
sBieA ls. s5aaL ans nlis from TIE eIig
.ll.Its lisscfls south ~ ths q. h. d l. CAL
snogs. They ssrs accOEl ,aaled - tiae Gun
I1Iltee sppolatsd ~ entertain thsnl and
-4rse aaia4oer ~ cstlzea=, ineisding MARTIN
l. ,@est. L. Lhls Geo. ~. IhayeE, Percy
a Coos. y Bal. Geo. l.. PantlAd ana
several tysAers Desisies, representatives of tne
pfess. The Nard property consists " -
aerss Iyink GA both ssslas u Plaster Cresk,
4ad Ehe g. K. q l. aEd Michigan Ceatrsl
Railroads run acr0ss Il asar the east hne.
trom the bluff On Ebicn the Home would
Ds Du8lg II tl4E slIe 80 selected q yos,d sleS
" the cItg is obtainsd. 4 be .oIl % TIE
Diateau ls q 4 .hl sandy loalD, Enlss IA The
valley along TIE creek Il Is heavy aid veil
adapted TOR hay Or pasture. Nearly zn hour
sas spent Ia examining the location, ~ater
-uplly railroad facilities, etc. The fartn
does not seach cut ~ the Division street
gravel road az -talss b one VI the eseulng
papers, but II most easily reached - drts
inz Gus "a the Srandvllis road "a TIE toll
gate add then directly south
From the Ward farm the party drove
south about half q nile, then east ~ The
Division street FOad, then north 10 the TOP
of Plaster CreeA hIll' and then east "a the
Posers thl property winch i offered FOR
4 site. There IL no bluffs or hills on
shat -ila and ths railroad facilities are not
good bul the ~atsr sglp3 !. splendid- IL
consists 0f numerous springs which slsh out
~ the banks OF the creek and the ~ater !,
cold and pure aud il forced a. the house by
4 b.. ..aaN
b. about the same that Of the Aafd prop
erty. bat the land has been cultivated for a
longer anus aud most of II - free from
stamps.
The party next drove north and then ea.t
by the seymour school house and then north
again % Reeds Lake ~ look Al the barchard
property, HhIch lies on the sOuth-westshOre
of the lake. The farm consists Of only ~
acres bat adjoining land could be purehas-
eC al fair price. The soil - good
and the location h beautiful, but on account
u IL beng so far from the railroads II j.
not 80 desirable a. some other sites.
FROM the lake the party drove directly 70
the cIty, a part Of them stopping 10 lunch
with ID. I'll Waters az his residence. " hen
theg arrived Ia the city the trustees found a
committee from Allegan, headed by A. r..
Caiklns and ii. b. Peek, awaiting them, and
they concluded 10 20 down and set what the
citizens of Aliegan had % offer. They left
the city 40 o'clock on the Lake Shore road
and when they arrived Al Allegan they were
met at the depot by carriages and taken
down the river 20 a point near the falr
grounds where they were shown beautiful
7 -ite OF two or three hundred acres. By the
kindness OF Mr.. Gavett, of the C. a W. Nj.
road a special tram Vas ordered which en-
7 abled them a. reach Holland III time 10 take
I the regular tram which arrives here at y:l5
IN the evening. They expressed themselves
A. we'll pleased with their trip to Allegan,
and spoke very favorably of the site offered
I By the citizens of that village At o O'Clock
+ this morning they leave for OWoSso. Then
, they will visit Saginaw and finish their tour
I az Port Huron.
I The local committee having the charge of
matters relating To the selection of the site
will meet AZ The Morton at 7>0 this even
ing 20 take any further action that may be
I deemed advisable.