Telegram-herald., 1889-06-09
HUNDRED THOUSAND
That Is the Population Of the Caty
and Suburbs
FACTS SHOWN By THEsEW DIRECTORY
The Book Almost hss Tor pelissry
some Impros enasRts IA ihS dske-tP
Telephone Directory foPeis-
lion, statisticss ftc-

| the printers, and W4l ID ready Tor dellN-
cry IA a few days. Ia theis preface the
publishers gave the following interest
ing facts
Ia presenting the seventeenth annual
edition OF tho Grand Rapids CITY
directory for 1859, the publishers take
great pleasure IA announcing that the
city Is fully maintaining the remark
able and almost unexampled growth and
prosperity which have distinguished II
in past years a. one OF the foremost
cities ia the country, and have made 1
= recognized and positive business
necessity that IL directory should be
published annually. Indeed, the
growth during the past twelve months,
a. VIII appear IN later paragraph, has
been greater than the average of tins
decade. which il the most satisfactory IN
the history of the city, and that growth
scarcely seems 10 have reached It's
greatest vigOr and manifestation for
the period. yet.
An innovation in the form of the
teXto the directory Will lee noted which,
1t : expected, Will prov Tar more con
yenlent than past editions. The
change from one name 10 another y
more apparent than ever before, and
the printed page Is lighter and more
attractive, Whlle reference II easier,
because the first name of the Christian
name properly Is gwen more prom
ncnce and more quickly greets the
eve. This edition, too, II printed with
new type, 50 that every page Is clear,
distinct and pcrfect-a specimen OF the
skill and taste of the craftsmen OF
Grand Rapids, for the work Is distinct
iyely and cmphatlcally a Grand Rapids
production. In this edition all OF the
many excellent features of former
editions have been retained and per
fected. The business directory, the
gazetteer of societies, public buildings,
&. =. State, county and city officials,
and boards, etc, street guide and IN
tersectiOn numbers, etc, are all gwen
the most thorough attention, and the
directory is not false guide IN any
! respect.
Telephone System.
An aStersk has heretofore preceded
the name OF each patron connected
with the Grand Rapids Telephone Ex-
change, thus furnishing quite import
ant but, after all, meager information.
During the past year the telephone
headquarters of the city has been
moved INTO permanent quarters IN the
splendid Blodgett building on Ottawa
street, corner of Louis-just south OF
= Aonroc and the whole system ha.
taken permancncy OF character that
permits a far greater recognition and
use of it in the directory than ever be-
5 fore, for subscribers once using the sys-
= ten seldom stop, and the local manage
= ment wisely encourages the permanent
retention of telephone numbers once
: taken, by all subscribers. 80 this year
the directory il "a telephone directory
Is well, for 1t gives the number of each
, subscribers phone, rs: the 1ELE-
, GRAMIIERALD, = Tel. 100" This
, innovation viii be found one of the
more useful of the improvements
added this year.
; Present Population.
As already stated, Grand Rapids /:
+, maintaining the wonderful growth and
prosperity which IN years past have
> astoulshed and delighted ltS people anc
business men, and have compelled tn
admiration of the whole country. Tn,
statistics this year prove the conscrva
tlSm of former predictions rs Ia popu
latOn, rs 10 future growth, and whlie
because they are repetition Oi pre-
: viOus experiences, they have ceased to
, he a matter for wondermcnt, are none
! the less pleasing. Tins canvass, making
l every allowance for such natural anC
; inevitable duplication of names as mus
: occur in such a work, gives total oI
Z 81 ,i3i names, an increase OF 2,7l1 ovel
the total OF last year, or almost pre-
Cisely 10 per cent, rate OF growth
which greatly exceeds that of mos
other thrifty, energetic cItles IN th'
country. East West. In thediroctorl
= estimates of the population OF
Chicago, Cincinnati. Buffalo
Kansas CITY, and Others
< the total number of names Is multipileo
D by 81; at Milwaukee. Indianapolis, To
ledo. Denver and others. 10y 3. Tskn!
p the multiple of 3. much lower, as vii
. be noted. than IN many other cites
q and multiplying il 10y the total numhe
of names, gives Grand Rapids popula
I ton of -. .302 Whatever NAV bi
/ thought OF tine directory estimate O
= population, the increase in names 70
F. for the past year cannot hc disputed
e II j. indeed q most gratifying proof O
/ tllf fAt = lIR+A'--- s.t't Nthttt a4fii
| which exact deductions can be made
= With those positive and exact data
r with hnoelcdge of the immens
l. strides Grand Rapids has been takir
thc past score Of years, ioth within cor
=. poratC anal suburban limits t IS cc'
b t8inIv mot 8u 0ltra reou-.y cxtray3gau
c estimate. for the coming vcar, o. p.ac
i, our population at roHuf 10000
i Thus, tAe city. heh ln loln Ild lf
q 587 population. u l--0 lf.- tlan 3a
i 004. viii round 4p.fn lst. Wtn -
same propoTt.0lato gam, cons icrao
z over 1000.
O. suburban Growth.
e Every city ha- periods or epochs s
is dove 1pnent AMI growth. II passf
fum the two-StOrv inIIaurs. most
frame. ~ the saal hamlet. - fhe moT
r-att nt.o1s three and fo1r-story strH.
tares. vfta brick and stone froeiv used
nt tar more wealthy town. Prom th
* -rou. t0 the era 0f eTpens SO ceniT'
e res' IS and 10 tne status oi SIX e~ nor
e stories In t.r central 4 -trlfts and fr
a ter h.srrs- l|a.ze Wrh that o.
P. oalnr- values Il realty
50 81 0aa - a % slTE
81 oer. arart fHef era IS now up.
q Grand ksF frf tno past twe
q fns has rH.- RS uqa.l. fiesta ~
rn rraur a ~ fs TlF
h er fne rt.-f cant fre
f. g.. f. 81. a.