Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-06-22
THOSE MISSOURI EDITORS.
what Some OF Them Write tor Their
Papers About Grand Rapids.


tHs IstEoAAs l. IN reeelpt of . number
of o0pies OF various Missouri pspers contain
iug accounts u the resent excursion through
thls State The Albany Le,ayer of last week
has a letter IA which tsffy is TED u this city
ia this style
"kormlug in procession sIth elegant ear
rlages &c visited the important parts OF the
clly, passed hundreds of handsome resi-
deuceS. cntlcins parks, inviting churches
noisy factories, etc. The largest furniture
factories Ia the world are found here turn
my out train loads Of furniture every year
which II carried 10 al parts of the world
Missouri included. We visited several of the
leading establishments, sa@ The huge pine
logs dragged from Grand river. passed
through the saws, smOOthed and Snapped III
- elegant furniture. and saw stacks OF fur
niture sufficient 10 supply Brigham Young
family. with enough baby caFfiages and lazy
chairs left 10 supply the whOis editorial fra
ternIty. Everything from cloths pan up 10
a threshing machine, including the ladies
fayorite weapons OF warfare, the p0tatOe
crusher and the broom handle, are mauufac-
tured here. The citizens Of the city are we'll
to-dO. hOspltable, educated asd enterprlslng,
and OF course, are happy"
The Rich Hin MialHg H,t4sso has an e1-
haustIve article of three and 4 half columns,
and speaks at length Of the enterprise and
industries OF the city. Ii adus: The people
OF Grand Rapids are not only enterprising
and industrious but whole -sOgled aud gener-
Gus. receiving our excursion party with
warmth and pleasure, and entertaining us
most Hospitality. Besides The interesting
drive referred 10, sumptuOus dinner was
served al Sweets and the Morton, the two
leading hotels of the city, after which We
were allowed to witness a tine display of the
Fire Department from the grounds of the
Government building. Then the Peninsuar
Club House, built at a cost Of $4,000 and
elegantly furnished, was visited. where
general reception was rendered, and suitable
resolutions were passed by our party express
sIve of our thanks and admiration"
The correspondent of the Missouri states
man, published at Columbia says: AT Fort
Wayne We were met 10y the genial travelling
agent of the o. X. & l. railway, Mr. f. j.
Maybury, who rendered his services and the
right of way of the road TO our party The
road Is first-class IN all respects and IN all
probability offers more inducements 10 ex-
cursiOnists than any other of the same length
in the United States. Under the charge of
Mr.. Nj. We arrIyef safe and sound IN the
beautiful city of Grand Rapids. Ii is rightly
named for here we found a grand, rapid
and industrial little city. After breakfast
ing at the Morton House, as fine hotel As
one may wish to stop at, our party was
taken in hand by the representatives of the
Furniture Association and the city press and
driven To all points of interest, VIZ Crescent
Park. the bluffs, Peninsular Club House.
Grand Rapids Chair COmpanys factory,
New England Furniture, BIssoll carpet
Sweeper company and other bee hives of
industry. returning TO our hotel the best
pleased set of people that ever entered the
State. 1t was my good luck 10 be quartered
in the private carriage of Mr. A.. f. NorGen
proprietor of the NOrden Furniture com
pany. and one of the most polished gentle
man and the finest linguist | ever met. My
wife was taken Ill during our drive and far
away from our hotel. She was suffering so
much that II was impossible for US 10 return.
The carriage was stopped at the private resi-
dence of Hon. Moses Taggart, Attorney
General of the State introduced to Mrs
Taggart. who, like the good lady she l.
opened wide her doors, I'VE were strangers
and she took Us in,) aud did all that was in
her power for US. She Is the mother of four
a. fine boys as one would wish TO look at
and if they grow mp under the teachings of
that mother, they will be noble, good and
true men.
People who buy what is called imported
walnut mahogany and decorated furniture
will be surprised when / tell them that the
finest furniture of this kind Is made at
Grand Rapids. and the largest factories in
the United States are located there. 1t would
pay our furniture dealers to 90 10 headquar-
tiers for their goods. thus saving 10 their Gus
TONERS the enormous profits Of middle men
and jObbers." The account concludes with
a humorous compliment 10 Mr.. Waters"