Telegram-herald., 1890-08-23
VANDERPOOL SITE
stin Public Opinion WAKES Warm
Against IL.
A GOOD THIIG FOR PARIS PEOPLE
s~Has fntsryts~s ga tas sabiset ia watch
froHaiusnt Cttizsas Freely E1prs..
Aafsrss OPiniSns - the f'rsP-rsy
The Lexal Aspset.

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the Fauderpooi ste for fair grounds
Below are printed sone interviews 18th
prominent citizens. In tbs meantime
toe rELEoRAa- III EaALD makes this suE-
gesuon. The West Michigan people
have s9000 that are available. Let them
- a with the Horsemen's Association
and buy the ComslOck ste. IL rather
seems as II a West Michigan FAR
would be a drawing card.
L. B. Dikeman-.'Of course the mat
Ter : settled as far as the location is
concerned, / suppose. but | an
thoroughly disgusied, and l nave not
seen person 10 day that S not dis
gusted with the safe the directors have
chosen. 1 think that there wln be
something interesting Saturday when
wei out and look thssite over. under.
stand that large number Of mer-
chants are going out and after they
have ridden three miles below Haii-st.
through the sand and turn into lane
md that aheu they Jump out OF thcir
rgs that they settle down i'm the sand
ankle deep and come out al sand burs,
think there VIII be remOnstrance
made that VIII surprise the projectors
OK this foolish selection. There = going
% be fun yet. \ number Of prominent
merchants have assured me that they
Will let fair displays rest In the future
L. 10 - a.
down ln the southern portion of the
county. They say they might a. we'll
20 % INC State far and be done with II.
Aud then Mr.. Averill has assured me
that BE viii not give his signature for
the buying OF the proper " unless ne Is
compelled 70 by law"
Hon. G.. ". Thaver-A fair can not
be conducted successfully unless IT is
within convenient reach of tho people.
OF course. the majority of the people
1--we IA this portion OF the county and
they are not gong way down there IN
that desert 10 see "A tair. Pll guaran-
tee that II the ASSOCIATION was paid a
yearly annuity OK 5000 that they could
not keep their heads above water. The
facts OF the case are these In regard To
a
ate viii cost, II they take what they
calculate TO, slo, 100, and the COmstOck
site would only cost $l2 800. And still
they say, that the northern site is too ex-
penslve- They have, IN saying that tue
F&ndcrpOOl site cost only Sl2, 900,
TeckOned on 50 acres. They intend 10
buy about one hundred and forty.
TtsH~r,
business OF the day. yesterday, was con-
Guided between Justice Westfall and
the reporter, moment was taken, as
the custom IS, for a word or two on
general topics Of the day.
"HOw does toe selection of the fair
grounds site strike you" ?"
Mr.. Westfall has a way Of pausinc
moment with his eve fixed squarcly on
his mterlocutOr. n order 10 allow the
thoughts and emotions of ms mind 70
take their respective positions on the
playground OF ms cOuntenance. When
al Was ready. ae asked, quzMcally:
What arr you asking me that ques-
ton iOr2 live in the city"
"BuJ you must have some impression
of the thiug%'
Yes, / tnInk II an excellent thing
FOR those people down there. / know
some OF those farmers down .here. and
an very much pleased that they can
nave talr t0at IS Wiling to 20 t. them.
instead o. putting them 70 the Old-fash-
i0ned inconvenience Of going TO the
far. They can now exhibit tne pump
kius AMI squashcs without picking EN-
OF the vines. 1es. it is q good thing for
Pars aud GRAND Rapids townships"
I'd "a
II don't EuOw aovtnlug about affairs
down there. There ls so much gOIng
ou n the clty of interest g. Grand Ran
IDS people, that I have no time at all u
attend % our iors gn relations"