Telegram-herald., 1890-11-07
A Scene OF BEAUTY.
10 Out Rivals IN Brilliancy the
Famed Mardi Gras.
Mayor Uhl Addresses the Null
titude.
The Pavement Accepted - About
Thirty Thousand People Wit
meas the Triumph-A Perfect
Evening Unexampled
Occurrence-The Street
Now Open For
Business.

The celebration last night Of the
opening OF Cansl-st. ~ a new era OF
commercial policy will doubtless take
ia place IN the history of the state IS
the most noteworthy of All popular de-
monstratons. IL Is true that elaborate
preparations bad been made befo.e-
hand. but no anucipatOns were
eheTished of an outpouring of the popu-
lace such a. that which occurred last
night.
The immediate occasion Of this de-
mOnstraUon seems small and incom-
mensurate with the superalative inter-
est manifested in il, but popular instinct
often SHOWS itself able 20 reach wise
conclusions not directly obvious 10 the
cooler calculations of men. Only on
THIS theory can the Canal-st. spectacle
OF last night be accounted for. Two
blocks Of first-rate pavement are laid in
= large town, and thirty thousand pso-
pie unite IN a demonstration of ap-
provAl suggesting only tho largest OF
human events. Perhaps the people
have not exaggerated the occasion.
Blu. Of course there has been IN all this
much fOrethougat and calculation,
aud, looking back upon the history of
CAnal-st. improvement, the TELEGRAM
HERALD recalls the fact that the pres
ent results have been brought about by
the persistent, untiring efforts of this
paper. Step by step, and detail uy de-
tai, the TELEGRAM-HERALD has been
the originator OF every policy which
has been adopted 10 erlng Canal-st. to
is present state OF PER ectlon rs a busI-
ness street.
IL Is now about two years since the
TELEGRAM III ERALD began to call public
attention TO the condition Of the Canal
81. sidewalks. The result of this agita-
ton was the evening of the walks of
that street. Then, long before the
strset-car tracks came IN 10 complicste
matters. began the advocacy of the re-
moval OF the telegraph poles from the
street. But before the final removal of
the poles srose the perplexIties grow
ing out OF the four tracks. Then the
TELEGRAM-HERALD was the first to sug-
gest and urge what has actually
occurred. the narrowing of the walks,
the removal OF the area walls, and the
laying Of the asphalt pavement. At
first the suggC stlons created little favor
able hearing, but after 4 while OppOsi-
ton, with occasional abuse, began TO
appear. until the controversy became
very warm. With right policy on It's
SIDE. the TELEGEAM-HERALD persisted
aud never varied Us tone until the
asphalt pavement for Csual-st. became
assured. lt IS now a fact of the history
Of this city that the magnificent con
summation OF last night ls due to the
efforts of the TELEGRAM-HERALD more
than 70 ANY other single cause.
AIS o'clock Mayor Uhl. who was at
tended by the common council in
body, and the city officials, addressed
the cOncourse, accepting the pavement
and declaring the street now open for
business.
During the past few months the peo-
pie Of thIs city have been much divided
IN sentiment upon certsin questions of
state. that have been sgitated before
them. They all. however. with one ac-
cord unite ith genuine enthusiasm, IN
Joyous Cougratu. alton upon the final
c0nsummstion OF this important and
beautiful improvement, TO celebrate
wnose c0mpletiou. We meet upon this
pavement tonight.
'lt : With great pleasure that the
mayor and Common Council, the
Board OF Public Works. the city offi
Cisis and a. g0o0 citizens do nov con-
gratulsbe tds melChsnts and property
owners on tbs street. and the city at
large. that after many months Of ted
Gus waiting. Of repeated di@ppoint-
ments and much lnconvsn ienCe. the
work At lsst comp etsC. whlch restores
the street sgaIn 70 trade snd travel
vidensd, beautified and adorned.
Though the long ~alt has been ct
ceediDely burdeuso to tradssmen.
they have felt shat II 'twere done
when is done. then twere veil aud
they would willingly make the sacrl-
fee. We have az ABIDING faith that
thls pavement, about 70 - opened 20
the public use. now 81 smooth, 50 in
vitinx. - sttrsct ve snd vel nigh NOISE
less. WI also prove 70 be servicesbie
snd enduring Tor many iOaE years 70
come.
"Nay W rot indulge thu hope thst
tbs work. shus hsEun aud thus con-
pleted MI mark toe era Of . Eencrsl
aud radicsl bettermeut of eur streets.
We are. snd shsli -. the second cty IA
the state, snt the business centre OF
western Michigan oGr future q as
su-af. Another eve vesrs y "a see with
n, oar horiers r0rr than ore hundred
trs,rsaf,d sssiis. Never has there been
q nrre when foreign cspitsl rss a.
ready ss nov 81 sesS investment here.
TIE values CT eur rsslty sre heslthy,
hut not fictitious. snd nature herseif
has bestowed her glfts upon "a WITH
hrsr hsnd. our people ars thrifty
industrious. intelligent and reasonably
prosperous. Wth = iast 1rics Go ~
sueas n orr msnlracth scturirx
sutefr'r ses ercse procuets sre seen in
tae saops of nesrlv every CITY a1st ban
let g sne ns1or. snt aaVe found
market n lre nsrts of kurepe snd
co1to Artercs. Our furniture na ns-
try alone ln the montss ~ January sna