Telegram-herald., 1890-12-14

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Rapids IA Il Ia.
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VII then De really Tor Distribution he
shape OF the book has been changed,
the new enc beng wider that u 4 long
Up and down. The Dean Printing Com
pany are responsible Tor the handsome
typographical appearance which the
new book presents Iney viii receive
bat few Il any criticisms. On opening
the book let Of 800 members OF the
Board Of Trade and is officers and d.
rectors Is the nrsl thing that strikes the
view. On the next page. over the sig.
nature OF Secretary Van Asmus, will De
found the following:
TO THE READER, Ia presenting %
you this. our third edition OF Grand
Rapids As IL Is We feel that while no
apology Tor IS publlcat - necessary,
YET some explanation of It's purpose
may not Do inappropriate. Its aim nas
been twO-fOld, and what has been &C
conplisned should DE Judged by the
standard Of what it set ont 10 do.
Primarily the object OF these books has
been aud ~, % disseminate 4 ku0wl-
edge OF Grand Rapids as Il Is, and sec
Ondarly. and OF even more Importance,
% invite Is readers 90 4 careful con-
slderauOn OF the advantages of beconl-
Ing part OF what Grand Rapids IS 20
be. Tor hertuture . anassured success"
Probably having IN mind the offers
OF bonuses by other places for the estab-
ment OF factories or enterprises ia their
midst the secretary says: "Ihey say
That the whole need not a physician,
and Il Grand Rapids-as = city OF pro-
erosion, Of rapidly growing import
ance and established reputatIOn-ls not
sufficient inducement for the
Location OF any enterprise
seeking, IN legitimate way,
the establishment OF business, we are
not fearful that our growth Will be re-
tarded or our progress hindered by us
absence.
We are proud of our factories and
mercantile establishments OF every sort.
and We want more OF them. To this
end every effort viii be put forth in
the way of encouragement, investment
and patronage 20 assist IN the location
here OF any business venture of merit"
The body Of the work Is made of ar
ticles ON vital topics, some OF them over
the signatures of the contributors. Al
bert Baxter furnishes the historical
sketch. Thomas Gilbert deals with the
subject of taxation, and among other
things says.
Eastern people migrating to any of
our thriving Western cities, unless
fully informed on the subject, may
Justly think that ~ 10 3 per cent. of
taxation on the assessed valuation of
property is unreasonable, and implies
bad MUNICIPAL government. And so it
would, but tor the stubborn, almost un-
usual fact, that no one can judge of
the real value of property by the esti-
mate placed on II by the assessor. Ii Is
safe TO say that the rate OF taxation IN
this city does not exceed Il per cent.
on the real value of the property, and
Il Is not difficult to find instances where
the rate would fall far below that
amount"
". c. Sheppard makes the real estate
outlook in Grand Rapids, while Amos
Musselman furnishes the building sta
tstics. The figures made are for 1889,
and show that 976 houses were built
during that year at cost of 81 $40 800.
The total Investment IN building of all
kinds tor the year was .2,ll5,40O.
Much space IS given 10 municipal i'm
proyements. and the number of items
enumerated is legion. The writer sums
no with the following.
From al the foregoing IL viii be
seen that the city owns s., 250 600 worth
of property aside from the library, its
improved streets and sewers, and all of
70 M the best cOnditiOn-much of it
new or nearly so. On all this. Is has
elsewhere been shown. it owes $3.50 900,
OF which 500, 600 Is on the water works,
$4,000 Is for the city hall, aud s223.-
coo on school bonds. 1t Is submitted
that this showing - highly credtsble,
and must be satisfactory TO the resi-
dents and attractive 70 the people OF
other communities. 10 - PLAIN, IN
vanished tale Of facts, eloquent only
as the statement Of small debt, ample
accommodations in all departments OF
civic necessity, modern accommoda-
tons, and the indications Of a progress
sive public spirit makes such a recital
eloquent"
our public buildings, our churches
and the Y. NJ. G.. A. receive due at
tentiou-
william " Hathaway has an ct
hsustlve article which shows that
Grand RAPID has a school svstcm and
school building Of which all citizens
may Justly feel proud At s White
compliments the publishers Of the GIVE
daily newspapers" and later in his
article adds. Thousands Of copies Of
the leading newspapers OF Chicago.
Cincinnati. New York and Detroit are
sold 10 toe city daily
The Masonic Home, Michigan sol
diers' Home, the II. 3. A. Home. Sc.
MARKS Hospital. Catholic Orphan Asy-
lum. Little sisters Of the Poor. the
Woman's Home and Hospital, the
Emerson Home and the Rescue Home.
when enumerated. make nine oeuevo-
lent homes and hospitals which form 4
part of ere cisv. There are few citizens
who would think there were so macy
without rejecting moment or count
ing them.
Mrs. James IT, Campbell in very
cred table manner. tells Of the tersry
81 musical societies. while the secret.
sociaI and pnI tarY organizations and
cur eluts I'D theaters are gwen due
ATTENTION hv snonvomus writers Street
rasfwsvs. postsi stat sites. FIRE and DC 90
1zrsrtr,ents and the tghtcx IF the
cav also furnish topics for treatment
The Grand Rapids Clearing House
Vs. ,~osairpd December So. ISIS TIE
rlssrsry,es ia fss-i. the FIRST year IF bus
mess vas s71 as. 208. III, iss- So o5e
1as ss fsss. So. as2. s42. -. lsse. Ss4
fes f6q-1 and for tne year ending
November q. 1890. So al .9i0.3s.
The come.nsa st1Css az oanks snd
The Michigan rrnss Company Is S1.6fo =
CO, and those figures to nos 'ueluie
the tsnIfaI stock cf the new Peep :
s&vings banS. Iber los1s sn1 als.