Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-03-23

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.ls las.art..raa - is.s4rlils trains bad eoanted.
1.ars 80 lsss alcuraisly. Ille lss-s silcn
s.s4la ss reached ~ TIE uigrning "a ais Al<e
Qf Efalls flom DstFoll or Calcasoi a4d
learned that tse United PF-ss telsgfaphie
ssrsice coali be obtained ana ~aat
5 x..sld eost. had dx1lred oul carefully efsry
oiher item 1T expense AMI ~ Iuc0nle, and
a.ll consulted With . number ~ i1allus
cllixons. recels sil.g s.scllE ilaeat from 1ltst
* taeln and dlscoura.selaru from one of
tss. Aflef balancing up lne pros sad cons
t ,.a- decided thai tAafs Was a neld, and q
good one. tof such paper a. laE lELsoAAN
This decision arrived at, short ~ork ~ias
made II going o. Chicago. purchasing a.
,ood 4u1 "a. handsome al Outnt Ot material
A. could be- had snd arranging for he United
Psess service. The campaign Was then vel
advanced and the projectors Of the new eu-
t-rDr-e were anxious to be exerting their
s8erzie- fof Blaine ani ths Republican cause
sd as soon a. the material arrived u vas
.azeu O. roons already rented, and several
c.auposltors we're set at work day aud uIgst 10
~iay the t5pe ia cases. Before this work Wa
com pleted the hr-l l-sue Of tHE laLEoAAH
appeared. Daring tho first night Il va AZ one
time ta0ught impossible, On account Of the
Incompetence OF the arran selnents, 10 issue
an edition on the following morning. How
ever. a reporter Who could set type yoluntar-
ily pulled 81 hls coat aud went a. work al
lhe ease. ali hands persevered and SOME
time after daylight the first number OF IHE
IsI sagAai appeared While tbs appearance
of tAe paper va very much admired ana
the amount Of fresh news. both telegraphio
and local, Il contained were a matter OF sur
prise. very many people supposed, III spite
OF al that y as said 20 the cOntrnry, that II
Was TO bc only a campaign paper, and pre-
dicted that Il would be- discontinued when
the election Wa&pask Although the fact of
the prevalence Of such an opinion MAS
source of eln barrassment aud disadvantage
ia many ways. the paper kept right on ap-
poaring every morning except sunday.
On the 2Is, Of January a considerable mum
ber OF the prominent Republicans of the city,
expressed their appreciation Of, and con
hdence ia TuE TsLE5RAM by organizing
stock company 20 assume its publications
By the latter part of February It was thought
that the -ucccss aud prospects of the paper
would warrant an enlargement and on the
18th IL appeared ia IT, present size. Prob
ably no paper ia Michigan has ever IN so
short a time received 80 many and such
hlttsring compliments from IL cOntenpor-
aries rs has Tax TEL fEGR,M since It's en-
aryemeut. The paper has from the
vs-y dr-t continued 10 increase IN circulation
sni yrow ia public favor, until today 4. ha
s.t1,ll dJubt, a larger bona iiie duly clrca
lt.l "a ti4.n any other paper Ia Michigan o1t-
side oi Delrolt. IL now goes ia large bundle-
O. nearly all the towns, large and small, III
the Western part Of the State, and It's list
continues 70 grow steadily at an average
rate Of twenty-five new names every day.