Telegram-herald., 1891-06-29
IN SEVENTEEN MINUTES
NATIONAL CEsIERS IN THIS CITY
The Sch bert Clubs Dsncit Artstag From
che short 8sesipts of shs 0rassrso--
Morskeaa's Ptaeky Deter
nainASiVn-Ihe StFsses.

The American people want speed
and this fact is ss Characteristic In
Grand Rapids as anywhere elss- I'M
provements for saving time are con-
stantly uppermost In the mind. That
any new venture which will cave time
or distance is promptly appreciated is
illustrated IN the patronage wntcn has
been extended to the electric cars dur
ing the past week. The people have
wished for rapid transit and nov look
upon the old fogy horse with disgust.
"Come home from the lake In seven
teen minutes" said gentleman the
other evening as he ahghted from .
motor. Now think of the daye whom
Jerry Boynton had the line To the lake
and the poor horses used 70 strliggle up
and down the grades. and would sue
ceed IN hauling a load there IN three
hours. limo flies, so do the people.
How strangely and oddly the bust
ness portion of Grand Rapids 10 divided
up and scattered about. There are sew
eral little centers Ia the city are inter
estng for the reason that they present
something in their appearance which
| indicates the nativity and character OF
the neighborhood surrounding them.
| Enter West Leonard st. for instance and
| just as you leave the bridge it has the
appearance of deserted village. There
are two or three dilapidated and unoc-
cupied buildings which meet the gaze.
| About them there is no sign OF life OF
| thrift and 1t is some time since they
were used for business purposes. Pro-
ceed into the next block and several
neat appearing brick business struct.
ures are met with. They contain pros.
porous looking little markets and
stores. There are some very queer
names on the signs and ii it were not
for the fact that you had already met
several women neatly clad in calico
/, and clean white aprons, you would
know tina. the neighborhood is largely
composed OF Hollander& Your atten.
ton would be further called to tins
fact by glimpse at the many score OF
white houses which are huddled to
gether OH the hill nearly a mile TO the
west. They are peacable thrifty peo
pie who stand by each other. Upon
EllswOrth-ave near the intersection OF
Grandville-ave, is gathering OF quaint
and curious business houses. The pop
ulatiOn here is not 90 distinctly H0l.
land. as West Leonard-st. for 1t Is wei
known that the sturdy and fearlesasOn ol
the land of st. Patrick has givSn thu
first ward a reputation through hi
residence there. The character o.
some of the buildings with queer
corners and gables and wooden shutter
is quite suggestive of the land of canal
and dykes. Some of the names or tht
signs if gwen an English pronuncia
ton would sound vulgar and naughty
1t Is, however. a locality which in
dicates more decislvely than any othe.
the presence Of q foreign element.
seems in this street life, III the dres
and manners Of the people entirely
apart from the corporate limits o
Grand Rapids, as it is seen in the busy
thorougbfares down town.
A. II. Morehead, the affable ant
earnest director Of the Schubert CluI
and the OratOrlO Society, rs a marvel
ously persevering fellow. With all tn,
time and energy he expended in pre-
pairing the recent OratorlO festival, tn,
receipts did not balance the expenses
Grand Rapids should have given NOR,
generous encouragement to an affai
which at least redOunded to tn,
credit of the superior muslca
talent, which the city possesses
Mr.. MOrehead has been bus,
ever since adjusting the question of de
ficits. He is not completely disheart
ened and courageously states that h,
will try it again next season and will
endeavor even to make the programs
even better than they were last May
Morehead deserves the greatest success
and it is to be hoped that his persever
ance will be properly rewarded.
A great many complain Of the street
about the city being in such torn III
condition. Well, a little patience shoult
be exercised, Tor il is certain that tn,
conveniences of the future will NOR,
than compensate for the annoyances O
the present. Some OF the side streets
however, are peculiarly and otfensvel,
dirty, and it follows as normal sc
quence that dirty street must be often
slve IN city where horses are used n
much as they are here. At tins tim
when the heat is asserting itself in sucl
positive manner, as sanitary pre-
caution, those who have charge of th
streets should be more on the aler
than ever to see that they are kep
clean.