Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-04-22
THE sUsIngss MeN's MeeTiro

Commodities Appoiatsd 70 Secure tae
< , Location o. ths Soiolees F1ome.
Taa s.slu1-s aeA alsstl8s st ehs Coaa-
cl rooa- llst alSnt ~as eallsd ~ order -
Aa4or se.znap s. selock Anlong these
present sere. Alierfneu Cll1sfg 41a 8Eel-
ner. Col T. F Eez. Col AeKe. lolas, Cos.
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DishnaaE .ad others. Aftes ealllAg order
the Mayor stated thai the principal obsect a
calling tie mseulg SO ~ allow the elrlzsns
- szprszs their Opinions and take acton "a
.s.qard ~ securing the looati0n " Tie pro
go-ed soidisrs Home ia or near this elty
ds sad he thoagh5 a. there va no
state lnsuutioa located here and a.
uo STATE flnd- bad ever been
expended Ia thls eils. the eity ~as clearly
entitled ~ lne .oldlers- Home. he thought
that con allltlee shoald be appointed ~ use
all honorable means ID secure the location.
he had received dispatch from Repre-
sentative Ford announcing that tie
legislative committee to locate size
cor tns Home bad been appointed and
Ihat Mr Ford D. a member Of the
eoiu alltes. The locating coInmittee
are o report about the middle
~ Aay, and ia the mean time 0iu probably
eisit different parts " the state 90 ind a
suitable site. and a committee should be ap
pointed CD m-el the committee when it visits
thls ciEy and present its claims aud adyan
taees FOG the location
On motion 0f Mr.. Gilbert Citizen Gilbert
be- preferred 20 be called, tbe Mayor was
chosen 10 presi le, and A. +. worden was
made secretary. The Mayor remarked that
the resolution providing for the establish
meut of The Home had evidently been drawn
ln favor OF Detroit, a, II called attention 70
.ae desirabuity of locating II az Dearborn
Ar-euaL Col AlcReynoid- said that the Idea
of locating At Dearborn was absurd,
bscau,r there was no room
there. outside tho walls. and
soldier-- Home should have several hun
dred acres OF land connected with IL. Col
Fox agreed with Col. McReynoids Ia regard
% the grounds at Dearborn being Inadequate
aud said that the soldiers Home Al Dayton
OHIO had slx hundred acres OF land con-
nccted with t. Others expressed similar
ideas. and all agreed that tins city was en-
titled 10 the location and would secure II II "a
proper effort vas made. CA motion of Mr..
Gilbert the Chairman appointed Hon
g. &. Com-t0ck. General Byron X. Pierce,
colonel T. y. Fox Dr.. J. b. Griswold and
lan Henry Frahck a. a committee TO take
the matter 10 charge and meet the Legs
st,ye committee when 1t shall visit
the city The committee was heartily
approved by the meeting and the Chairman
said that another matter TO be considered
was the invitation % send ten delegates 10
rel e-eut the city at the National CONNER
caI Convention. q DE held az Atlanta, or
Msy 10 ~ and n. The call authorized him
a. Mayor 70 appoint such delegates, but be
fore ioing 50 he would Ike an expression Of
opinion from the business men OF the city.
he did not know how much of an adver-
tl-ing scheme the call amounted 10. but if 1t
wa- an advertising scheme It showed enter
prise ON the pau Oi the citizens Of Atlantic
and 10 might be wen for this city 10 be rep
resented and catch some of their enterprise.
On motion of George ". Thompson. the
Chairman was requested to appoint ten del
e-:ates to the Commercial Convention, the
names to be announced at the next meeting
at tht Council.
The Mayor stated that he had been
quested to call meeting Of citizens 10 take
action ia regard 20 celebrating the coming
Fourth Of July, and he had made up his
mind % cal. a meeting for some time next
week. Mr. Thompson stated that there was
q Fund of 500 or over ~ the hands of Mr..
Autlsdel that was left over from former
celebration. and he thought the money had
am idle long enough. II ought to be spent
m rogsing celebration of the coming
Fourth. Like opinions were expressed by
Others and the meeting adjourned