Telegram-herald., 1890-08-26
HUSTLING FREMONT
'srssn Hundred ClEissns With ABB
c1ns Fzlth IN Their To~a-
ssas a. irs cltixens ssEas "a tss EHtsr-
sxises. aad sauas et tls frsas rts-aas
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gFssslge. active IoEps than u Northern
Men gam Where can you hEd bus
ness B1en and clt.ssns generally wa0
are more ANXIOUS IO see Their Own
towns prosper arc stick together closer
t14a "a ahese toNns,
By SPECIAL request the iELEeRAa-
HERAlp aasunaeFlaken 70 give the out
sds world bglef historical and blo-
graphical sketch az -oms Of the N-de
awake citizens amt business men OF
Fremont aad az the came time give
general aea of ths progress and ad-
vanuges of the town.
Twenty-Five years ago A few such
mea a. James IT. Darling, j. L. Rey-
nolds, Frank Boone AID others settled
in tn.s then wilderness part OF Newaygo
county and started Fremont Like
"att.e J0hnnieS peach tae town
grew, and Kept growing anti BOW u
numbers about 500 people, when they
al stand up 90 be counted and u iso.t
done growing YET geographically
Fremont IS we'll situated for town; be-
iug tar enough distant from any towns
arger and surrounded with an old
settled farming community 10 has
every advantage needed 10 make Il in
time a prosperous and populous village
II not city OF considerable Importance,
thing by 10 means Impossible consid-
erug the class Of hustlng citizens it
can boast.
An ready it is wen advanced IN all
branches 0i trade aud education and
has considerable 0t a start n the manu-
featuring luc. Good graded school,
with an elegant new school bu lding,
several churches, y system Ct water
works. agricultural grounds aud q
number ot nice bu ld ngs al oi which
give &c an air of thrift aut prosperity
and which has been the result 0t steady
growth, and not ON the mushroom
order Fremont has done some lum-
berng n the past bat that has not cut
80 much a figure in lts growth as has
farming and manufacturing enterpr-
ses IN the latter lIue they have sever
hv men aud cap. tal OI their own which
have made the growth OF the town
steady and substantial. A large tau
merry employing twenty-five hands with
au annual Out But OF Slj1, 600 II stock ls
located here. THIS institution has
been q great help - the town anJ
farming community They use 6000
cords of bark yearly. most OF which
aud turn a..f 20 900 hides per year. The
president o., tac village Mr.. u. Gerber
is at tge head of tins concern. Not
content with tins, enterpr.s.ng et
zcus got together some months
AGO and organized 4 furnI
tare company, with capita
Stock of s2O. 900, One-half paid IN, anC
employing now thirty hands, which u
now in successful operation. The
stock for TINS concern was sll taken by
local capital and = purely Fremon
institution, which gives some idea o
the enterprise of the business men o.
the town. Surrounding Fremont arc
several small lakes, which make the
water supply ample. and at the sam,
time afford nice outing spots, enjoyed
by all classes. The locality IS beautiful
ami arr pure.
Wntc they do not want the earth
the Fremont people are still anxiOu
70 induce others with capital 10 conn
and look their town over and hear whs
offers they have TO make them. anG
put ia more labor employing industries
and any one who IS so situate,
that be wants a change of lOca
ton fro better shipping facil
liies or timber could not 20 amis
% give them a call. A good waite
power - one which, however, IS no
now utilized 20 any great extent, bu
is easy Of access. and could be mad
ethcleut with but little expense,
one OF the inducements they can offer
while they are not climbing over bsrbe,
wire fences 20 give bonus TO Outsld
parties, yet they stand ready 10 he'll
financially any worthy institution, eth
either 40 home or abroad. The town i
nicely lard out and presents a nice az
pearauce 90 n stranger, and the peOpl
are not az all backward n showing L OF
- the best advantage. Among the
more influential aud enterprIsing cit
zeus of Fremont. and one perhap
who has done more for Fremont thar
any one man. I mention
J.. X. DARLING.
Mr. Darling IS one of the pioneers o
the town. being on the spot slou
With the drst.and mas made it practic
90 ho there ever SINCE. lie IS fiusr
ciaNy interested m nearly all the enter
pr,ses Of = public nature. and is q ma
Of pleasant address and social quail
ties. Tn the dry goods trade he IS tn
senior member of Darling S smith
which firm does the leading business q
their lue. Frank III. Santh is the Osi
er member. and has charge Of the bus
ness Inn general Mr. Daring IS ais
president of the Darling Milling Com
psnv. and member 0f the bausng trr
of 7 r. Reynolds 81 Co. re sa nativ
81 View York. coming 60 Michigan 81
1852. and locating here when there "a
lt.le else o. see but pine trees an
stumps Anything ~ publc n1tur
beneficial to Fremont, = sure lo gs
lfs neartiest support.
CITIZENS of Fremont have in the
rArrrv4 WuETve co.
An institution % great va ne % th
Gown. one which s a great fctor D
drawing traae 81 the town. and afford
f.a farmers Is ready market for h
whesf ard grain The mill i unde
fne management If Caas. - oson.
eUnn- man af push snd sbhtv lt
frII roller process steam power. an
turns out e.ghtv barrels 1T -Four 20
tav Tas mHl vas the first n On
state t0 Adopt a fBli roller bnrk kvhe,
u q process vh.cn turns oct muc
nter grade of thaf class of foar. sn
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