Telegram-herald., 1888-04-15
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aad most charming sity between New York
ana Denver. l. gives YOU birds
sys x.ss 0f lisaad Rapids ron every mate
r.A. standpoint.
Sothlag "a here sxaxzeratsd. We have
souaht v perform ths great labor required
crs,htably. honestly. faithfully and impair
italy. sns ~s asa thai every coiama OF The
pager be read. To tns Grand Rapids Board
ol Trade. Hscsntiy ors2nizsd the fzLEeRAa-
HzzALD Is indebted Tor large number of
statistics and ACTS and ngurss given Ia this
sdlasn. 10 al cases where estimates have
been made tas fact is ~ stated. and every
6surs sad statement Of fact Ia this paper
can 30 depended upon as absolutely correct
10 every dslal. Tie paper "a sent out 70
invite Eastern travel and immi graEiOn ihis
kaY.
To capitalists looking for place in
Which to invest their money Grand Rapids
oSers unusuai Inducements and adVan-
tsgss. as al nav learn Who consult these
columns carefully. To skilled mechanics.
10 mereaAnts small or zEge. this town sx-
tends cordial As vel as = substantial vel
come 20 a. who ars looking for home
ths beautiful Valley CitY offers q pictu-
resqus location, easily sccessibls. and =
beslthfal climate. together With brilliant
society. magnificent churches. splendid
schools aud numerous places Of amase-
menf
With al Of the wonderful prosperity Of
Grand Rapids. 10 has never Oeen advertised;
Il has never lad and never sought a boom.
such a. Is sisai6esi by that expression in The
tar Western towns. It's growth during the
past ten years has been steady and unin-
terraD'el. and BEST " al. substantial. It's
population IS eninently citided and its
characteristics metropolitan.
Read this paper.
/. may b. worth fortune for you to know
that there IS a rushing. satsrprising city on
the backs OF Grand River. a few miles from
Lake Michigan. which nov has 5000 in
habitsnts and which viii nave 10000 be-
fore the end Of another year.
Is may be worth fortune to you to
know that real estate in Grand Rapids is
lower than IN any city Of its size in the conn-
Try. and that iE IS about TO advance very
rapidly.
II may be worth n fortune TO you to know
that The largest furniture factories 10 the
world ars located in the city and that Grand
Rapids makes furniture for almost every
portion Of the civilized KlOoe.
Il may De a surprise to you 70 know that
Grand Rapids has the largest plaster quar-
res Ia the World.
Il may BE- worth 4 fortune to you to
know tnas this city is the centre OF the
famous Michigan fruit belt" and that nall
lions of dollars worth Of fruit is shipped
from this city and county every year
10 may Be worth a fortune to you to know
that Grand Rapids doubles its bank deposits
every four years.
li mar % worth fortune for yoG 70
Know that Grand Rapids has nearly 5000
wsgsv0rSsrs earning over sl6,0o0.Oo0 per
year
"a may be worth fortune to you 70 know
thai The wholesale trade oftbis city amounts
to nsar.y sl30o0000 per year. and that it
pays large profits aud thai the iobosrs will
gladly wsIcoms pew firms. as the hsld is
constantly increasing.
ilmsy 90 worth fortune % you 70 know
that nsnv large and small fortunes hsvs
been made here within the past six years.
-isit Grand Rapids a. once.
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