Telegram-herald., 1890-12-05
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that woald show Il up ia desirable
way. your reporter can lot help bat
notice the EdmoFs Of today. and that
Of ten years ago. Then ths town vas
seething mass II bolsEeroas, busy
lambsrnea and sAingle "weAsefs. ?
saen ons seemnsly more eager shan
tse rsst 10 see hew quickly he could
spend hs money; or elbow himself, =
as they termed il. The Edmofe OF to-
day Is = different place. whlie they
are not dong quite as much business
as Ia We olaen lmes, vet the town has
assumed more steady, solid aspect,
and . slowly bat surely gaining ground
On that lae. The one tning neediul
now, "a lt IS with A good many Alehi-
gan towns, IS manufacturing INDUS
tries. There - plenty OF hardwood
timber left there yet, and coup
ling this with good railroad
facilities, and the generous spirit which
thsy seem 90 manifest with reference
10 securing some sort OF manufacture
ing industry, u would seem that they
had but to make their wishes known
outside and they would get whatever
they want. Edmore is not an old town.
Thirteen years ago it was composed OF
lew saloOns, 10 give II the name OF
town. and surrounded by dense forests
of pine, but during these short years "a
wonderful change has taken place. In-
stead OF being Incircled with pine the
land Is now mostly under cultivation.
and | am told that it makes excellent
farming land. Edmore IS now known
as an agricultural village instead of u
numbering town. Ia pOint OF pOpula-
ton the town has seemed 10 mold It's
own all through the change, as they
claim loo souls there now, and an
equal number OF bodies. They support
an excellent school, good water works,
are also entirely out of debt, their rate
of taxation being less than two-thnds
OF per cent, which IS quite an item,
taking into consideration what they
have done for their town.
Business men report trade better IN
Edmore the past year than for good
many years past, which Is sufficient
that the country is developing and that
they have passed the critical period OF
Its existence.
One OF the most su ubstsntIal and,
withal, profitable institutions of Ed
more, are their elegant roller mills.
The
HOPE MILLS,
Owned by ]. H. Gibbs & Son, are
operating on q financial basis and are
conducted by men OF push and energe,
who are anxious TO do all they can 10
give their town the best possible stand
ing among other towns of its size. The
mill is full roller process plant, with
a capacity of 70 barrels per day, with a
trge elevator in connection and every
thing IN frst-class milling shape. They
wholesale large percentage of the
-four manufactured, Grand Rapids be-
ing liberal buyer, as well as many
other points. Their flour Is fully
warranted and sent on trial, and If not
satisfactory can be returned without
expense 10 the purchaser. Their prlncl-
pal brands are Crystal Flake"
purity and Golden Wedding" any
of which are as good as the best grades
made by any mill. This mill IS one of
Edmore's best institutions and one of
which they can Justly boast, its manage
ment being of the liberal, progressive
order, that never spares time or money
in improving their plant. making ii up
with the times IN every particular.
The banking institution Of Edmore Is
IN charge Of the enterprising firm of
W. G. wIsNER & CO.,
Who have been in business here for
the past year, being successors TO the
firm of ". II. Gardner. Mr.. Wisner
has charge of the bank, Is q young man
Of push and enterprise, and besides
looking after his bank, is manager of
the opera house here, which, by the
way. is one of Edmore's substantial
buildings. EdmoTe's bank is finan-
cially solid; well managed, With
good banking facilities, vaults, safes.
etc, all being both fire and burglar
proof, With time locks. ETC., giving ad-
ditiOnal security to patrons of the InstI-
| tuition.
One of the standby men Of Edmore,
upon whom they depend for a good
many things, is
pE. WI. R. JONEs,
Proprietor of the new Hotel Jones and
ore OF the largest llyeries in the cOun-
try. He IS also deputy sheriff of
| Montcalm county.
Mr. Jones has been a resident of Ed
more for about ten years, aud -
known far and wide as one OF the
hBstlcrs of the town. Last August he
+ opened a new hotel, and since then
has been handling grips and accommo-
7 dating TIE travelling public generally.
7 lie - getting the trade accordingly at
+ as hotel. The kind he is running has
OK been needed in Edmore, as 1t af-
ords hrst-ciass stopping place, and u
run N good shape. Jones Is IN the
f proper spot, and where he can make
7 himself useful, winch is All he asks for
7 in this frsil aud transient world.
Among the hustling deslers of Ed
} more, there Is none more active and
( pushing than
gEo, u. IUNS,
I "The druggist" Mr.. Lunn has been
IN Edmore a number of years; long
enough go that ne mas established a
+ reputation ssa hustling business man.
Z tie occupies a large. handsome hriek
store, hss IS neatly arranged. aud car
+ rlrs one OF she best drug stocks in THIS
part ot the country. A fGh line OF
pants. OILS. va paper, books. etc, -
incinded. Hs stock beng neatly kept
T ard at actively displayed. makes b =
T store one 0f tne most attractive IN I'd
more. lie also has charge oE the tele-
E phone exchange. and in divers ether
ssys makes himself useful % the vel
fare Of Edmoreites.
In the grocery trade Edmors has
some model concerns. that OF
~ p. CuFTTs
F Fer instance. Mr Curtis has been n
business here something Ike sx years,
and IS iookec upon as0ne of tre pushing z
BUSINESS men Of the place. H's grocery