Telegram-herald., 1890-05-13
A SPLENDID IDEA


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tlscsy 4-a 20 one Las ever expresses re-
greg az t2e era - Il tasret9-e ss7-i-s r.
2-c4.o1s t-4t lot or - " water
E siol-a oe< ~ property oaae- = - : a.
ao-e- c-nparangely s1lAll fo----lls
81 aAter occupies - .os TIE alle-1-t q
surface InAL i nesas g. 10 the heated
season. tie bed ~ the river, excepting
tn- caznDe., resembles q pasture more
thau C does T.yer. So dTy does E. ss-
come, ans = country TED. .lo0klns eye
sole % tie city. Ia NlwauGes, tAlc--
20 4n1 Minneapolis, Ia zld mass Fe
buildings are built up stfa.g0i from sAs
water and TIE channel is uOt all3hcl ~
take up aoy more surface than i att1-
ally needs, because the author lics IA
those cites realize that such prope y,
centrally located = TOO Vaiuzp-e ~ pe
wasted. Ile channel o. Grand river
should lo0k Just the same - though it
were running through Cau4l-sl Win
bTck buildings on botn 8 S.
should Tie cts asslst ~ such a. az
rangement. the Valley CRY Milling
Company tor one, would be Wiling u
give the ght Ot way along the river
'front.', Tor tue building OF TaIroad
down g. Brldge-st. Ii would b. great
enterprise for the North Park Railroad
Company and the D., O.. II. a NJ. kal-
road Company TO combine and see thaI
such q road Is built Ii would give
both roads a downtown depot, Wmcn
could be built facing Oh the bridge. The
ID. 4 NJ. appears 70 have no other "ay
OF getting down town, and 10 better
way could be thought OF. II thls road
and the North Park road had denOi
somewhere near the center Of The city
the passenger business OF the former, al
least, out OF this city, would be
doubled.
The river a. tuow appears during the
heated season presents "A paTcned ap
pearance, good share OF the bed not
being covered with water half the lme
II the channel should be narrowed, the
current would be swifter and deeper
and a freshness would be impaired 10
the surrounding atmosphere, which
alone would make the Improvement q
paying improvement. II the channel
WAS straight aud the current deep and
swift, ali sorts OF filth would nnd nC
place toiOdge and breed pestience.
The brand or flour that the Valley City
Milling Company is manufacturing has
gained such a widespread and favorable
reputation, that lt has caused tins de
mand tor greater milling capacity. II
the new mill - built, Il Will be made
large enough for a 600 barrel per day
day output. This would necessltate tn,
construction OF an immense building a
least seven stories high and the space
between the new mill and the Clarendon
Hotel, all of which Is owned by the
Valley City Milling Company, would b'
built up with q fine business block.
col. BRIGGS INTERVIEWED.
Col. George q. BrIggs was seen by {
representative of the TELEGRAM-HER
AID last nignt and asked what Ia
| thought of the scheme. At first he did
not appear to be 80 lavOrabIy impressed
| but the more he talked the more h'
seemed 10 coincide with the views o
Messrs. Swensberg, Crosby and Rowe
that is, with certain provisions.
Said he: II was a member of the
Board of Public Works that estAbI she'
that dock line and while | am strOugl.
IN favor Of any enterprise that Will re
suit IN the good of the city, | hardl.
| think that such a scheme as you men
! ton could be undertaken without dam
age to some one. In the first place
now that the dock line has onc'
! been established, / DO not think ]
could be changed expect by Legislative
enactment. We did our best whel
we established the line and endeavOre'
to follow the natural channel OF tn
! river. The water must have a place il
which to run, and II the river IS nal
| rOwed the chanuel must be deeDened
The bottom of the channel Is solid Inn
rock, and the channel therefore wouh
not be deepened by the wash OF tn
river, should 1t be narrowed, nor coul
it be easily dredged. ] understand
however, that taking the lime stone on
OF the river would be a paying scheme
| have heard that MIR. Sekel, who cor
.tructed the new water works crit
is desirous Of making bus
ness of taking the stone out ot tn
river. as It is valuable stone. II th
channel Is deepcned at the same tim
that it is narrowed. am in favor OF r,
! establishing the dock line as sul
gested. Otherwise, If the chann'
should be narrowed without bern
deepened. damage might be cause
by the water getting into Canal-st. du'
ing the spring. or something OF th@
kind. Regarding the matter OF N
railroad line along the river front,
might say that unless the y. 4 \
should suddenly show more enterpu:
than il has shown before for tweni
years, that company would never 2
into such an undertaking.
Many other infuentla! and propert
holding citizens were approached @
the subject Yesterday, and one and a
were Enthusiastically IN favor OF m
scheme. especially some of the aide
men. They say that the elevation
the water above the dam would du'
the current through a narrower cha
mel. II its banks were built up hG
and of solid stone.
The Valley City Milling Company h
also nea rlv completed the purchase
what l- known as the Model Mills AZ
elevator, at present operated 10y or
r. Brown.