Telegram-herald., 1889-09-08
GOOD SOUND SENSE
What Geo. W. Thsysr Says Of shs
Fair Ground sitex.
HE POgTSOrTER. fRlLlCK'S ERRORS
There o&n be ~ poebt ef shs Chaiss rkst
shesle bs Neutrality-suspicious. "a
t2nasrRsoi fropsrsy--AStres-
tlons ~ ths Blsex site.

What DO YOU think Of the proposed
Fan ground stesg MAS asked l.st
evening of Hon. Geo. ~. Thayer.
Wei. what Is Il that YOU want 10 lnow
about thens You - 0n and ssk ours
uons aud vi tIy aud answer you"
you were out with the party that
went Thursday 10 look over the dn-
ferent SITES Mr. ThSyer, and presume
that YOU have made up your mind
which you consider the best for tar
ground purposes
''Nes, ! did 80 out with the party Ia
Nh. Comstocks : farm, bat I was very
familiar with i before M. Aeern,
the president Of tie Kent County Asso-
cation, invited us 60 80 OOt south Of
the city a. look az the NaDdeTp00l
farm, think Il il called, which
some one had recommended. ] did
not know where II Was located hut 4
has been talked OF = good deal by some
and decided 20 - oUt. We nlei az
| Sweets Hotel and drove ouf a. tie
farm. ! certainly was surprised. /
Lad expected 10 find place that had
some thing % recommend il Tor the
purpose. The SOL Is the poorest KIND
~ white sand that Won't faisc . good
crop ~ weeds. u We had gone out
there before tae raln. J presume the
dust would have sufiocated Us. bui just
after the ram ! presume II Was seen al
Us best. Tie surface oi tle ground IS
| fairly level and that Is iAe only thing
/ 20 A a..
/ There are 40 natural attractions. nO
water, just day ssud aud here and there
a group ~ haa stanted osk gruns.
| Then there is bat one railroad running
/ near IL. and 40 other means of gciluC
I people oui there. Why, tel you thstl
would rather pay good puce for fas
| tomstock ste than TAKE tle other as q
| gift i they would pay mc an annual
/ income for taking a.
81 have known the ComEock farm
for many years and believe IL a. bt the
| best ste that can be secured Tor 8 far
| ground any where around Grand AAp-
/ IDS. ] have seen the water stand on
the old far grounds after heavy
ram and bother 3 good deal. hut when
We got on the COmstDck property 1ul
after the ram, Thursday. u was dry
and nice. Then the natural beauty Of
the place, with tlat low Isngc oi bluffs
on thc west the stretch of beautiful
| country acr0ss the rycT. The patches 81
woodland and Tie rlyer ali unite %
make Il lovely place. The water
| from that sprng brook VIII supply all
the water needed. and the springs
| could be made. with small expcnsf, ID
| yield as good and pure sprng water as
| can be had in the State"
4 a 4. ...'
| / wish 30 ask s0u ahOut, Mr. IhaycI,
and that Is. what do YOU tlink Of the
| idea that u viii keep people from COM
ing into the city y lt is placed north Of
| town.
"i did not see Mr. Frahck's article
ia regard - that matter. but 4 heard q
| spoken Cf. he u certainly mistaken
about ID, for he ought 10 know, i he
f. would stop 10 consider, as well as /,
and ] know perfectly well that there
are thousands OF persons who take ad-
vantage of tho hali-iare rates on the
/ railroads t. come - toe city 90 DO their
| trading. and never g. near Toe fair
"Iho first two wears ri tie far
went 10 the railroad officials and asked
! them 20 make rate az ono fare f0T
the round trip. They s8ld THAT they
would receive 10 benefit. for tie pcO-
pie that would come 81 the c tY during
| far week would be people that come
! here anyway g. do their trao 'ne, and
they could just as well have fuI fare
out 81 them, bgi q = uat fare rate was
given they would defer coming unGf
ihat time. il wa fIceeste1 sd the time
that far tickets ie sold a. The railroad
stations. and o. give nO ouf haI rates
vino q ID not purchase fair trkct. but
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