Telegram-herald., 1890-07-13
TIRED HU MANITY
Ileed's Lake viii always be its Rest
ing Place.
IFS PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE
The Manner Of ths fAst MAsAgons.s OF
ths street Railway Company Il az
EARNEST ef the " lsasIn ana hss.
ar of its foture fokies.

IN the long aGos Ntlch 1tccos . Lake
was FIRST opened rs suburban country
resort for the exhausted body and mind
OF growing metropolis, Il was Thought,
BY many persons both in town and out
of town, that the attempt would be
abortve. IL was thought that the
character Of the soil was not adapted TO
transformation into 8 habtahle resort,
that the country around the lake
lacked plcturesqueness; that Grand
Rapids would never possess the popula-
ton 10 support such a resort; that the
transportation facilities would always
be inadequate; that Lake Michigan
was too near for any successful oompe-
titon with IL. The lapse Of time. and
magnificent management uDequalled
IN modern summer resort enterprises,
has made Reeds lake next 10 an essen
| tal adjacent Oi tie social lie Of Grand
/ Rapids.
Reeds lake is TO Grand Rapids what
/ the great salt Lake II 20 Salt Lake CITY.
! Indeed, travellers have often marked
! the parallel, and, harrng the single ex-
| cepti0nal feature of the salt water of
! the greater lake, Reeds lake j. the ia-
nous Western resort ln miniature.
In the history of suburban res9rting,
| probably no resort Ia the country has
/ ever taken the place winch has always
been possessed 10y Reed { lake in the al
! fectiOas of the people Oiher resorts
have attained high popularity and have
been well patron zcd; bat D. Is n0t Il
SO fixed in the hearts Of people as
Reeds lake has become ln the
hearts OF the citizens Of Grand
Rapids during the years Of ITS
remarkable growth. OF course, the
primary reason OF thlsls the bome-llkc-
ness OF the surroundings which allvisit-
ors always have been permitted % en-
Joy. DO large part of Reed Z Lake Is
10 be enjoyed by all, without money
and without price. that every man,
woman and child of the city, has always
felt a kind Of pAtrmOnial interest n
the institution. The spacious grounds
OF the Street Railway Company, and thc
free rum OF the pavilion, together
with the delights Of the fishing, bath
ing, boating and music. have All COM
bined to make all citizens forget that
Reeds Lake Is the property Of any one
but of the people.
The secondary cause Of this home
like feeling has been the enlightened
and liberal policy under which the
Street Railway Company has dealt with
rs patrons. No expense has ever been
spared 10 make the grounds attractive,
and the transportation facilities thereto
convenient and comfortable. Every
controversy into which the company
/ L 4 s.-..4
against It's aims and lts policies, has
been on the side Of an ultimate, II not
an immediate public benefit. Every
dollar which has ever been expended,
either at the lake or on the tracks OF
the company has returned
larger interest 20 the cOmpany's
patrons than 70 its stockhOldcrs
In short, the science OF summer Catta~
ing on gigantic scale has never bee
more intelligently earned into realizA-
ton than IN the example OF q here
gwen. All this is but saving what lies
under the observation Of all the people
of Kent county.
But the past history OF the Reeds lake
resort is 10 be regarded as an earnest
of the future. The policy of the past ~
the rghting Of incpient wrongs, and
in the constant addition Of new features,
will be the policy OF the
| future. The removal Of ob-
| iectionable features such a. the
| presence OF gamblers and public dis
reputable characters Of all kinds will
continue. The cooperation Of most n
the property owners about the lake
and Of the Grand Rapids township
/ bord with the Street Railway Company
/ has been secured in the carrying out of
all Wise policies. It's but recently that
/ certain gambling devices were removed
from the south side OF the lake.
Better police regulations arc ~ pro
cess of organization Depniy Sheriff
| Powers. or some other equally expcr-
enced officer. Will be made head of The
| squad Of conaahlcs. - that the resort
may enjoy a sort Of city police protec-
| ton.
The fine reputation hitherto enjoyed
/ by the pavilion under the management
oi Mr.. swaziland VIII be sustained. The
musical features Of the peoples enter
tainment will o. kept Up.
The band Is introducing new features
and reyiving the more popular ones ga
/ its last seasons experience. II - al at
1 traction that is worthy cf more than
one weekly visit 10 the lake from every
! citizen. The popular "Iup 70 Conry
| Island !" which the band wlli play this
evening at $50. and at other evenings
10 fellow, j. in itself al attraction
worthy Of special visit, - say nothing
Of a delightful scenery, pure air, tine
cool ride and other special featurcs-
The band will INTRODUCED hr8work and
other novelties With lts music,
and the proprietors Of the VA
rious resorts are sgosng - make
/ THIS seasOn the most notable ara
/ the history Of the lake. Tins Is their
resolve. and those who visit the resort
this evening, tomorrow, or duTug the
coming week viii have occasion to
notice how closely they are sticking ~
/ the resolution. That Grand l-aplds
+ citizens have lost none n their love Tor
E ths old. Iopulaf resort . manifest by
+ tie hundreds who pour ont 81 the lake
+ ileee delightful evenings. AZ the last
dummy leaves 81 j =. Tn-, those who
( 90 out after tes are gwen from four to
f I've hours cf Sold euj0vment. TIE
+ capacity - oftheStreet Railway Company
should be tested tonight.
Judging from the uasf history -
Reed axe, thrre = 10 reason r. doubt
+ taat tbe Reed lake resort viii 70 ol
increasing in popularity yesT ~ year.
( ifs h.rth a1t growth have been Ike Tire
birth and growth n aii iarnf lnsf tuti00is.
( ft rs institution tl1t i've forever.