Telegram-herald., 1891-09-09
S1ALWAR1 MEN UNITED
For ths Purpose Of booming the
Little Village.
CURATIVE PROPERTIESoF THE WATER
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Sleepy little Grandville, located five
miles from this city. ON the banks OF
the Grand. has shook of the lethergy
which IL has been under for the last
decade. Its most staiwaut citizens
have discovered that Grandville was
incorporated for u purpose. They
have cast their eyes In every direction
to ascertain what that calling was.
In the north could be seen the smoke
curling up from the smoxeA stacks OF
an hundred enormous factories en-
ploying thousands of men To the
right OF the river they could see a
monstrous city stretching away over
the hills The steeples OF many churchs
oawned upon their view.
Magnificent Brick Blocks
of considerable magnitude could be
discerned. A visit to the city develop
ell the fact that thousands OF people
were required 10 keep the wheels of
progress in motion. Miles OF streets
were devoted TO retail and wholesale
mercantile businesst Hundreds of pro-
iessional men with offices in the blocks
were brought TO their notice. 1t
would be impossible to detract from
the prosperity OF. the Valley City by
stealing two or three furniture indus
tries. What then was to be done?Pro-
vide the tradesman and the artisan
with a quiet suburban home. Just
the thing. No sooner had this bright
idea been conceived than a movement
was instigated to bring Grandville and
its advantages as a residence place
10 the attention OF Grand Rapids. A
0t OF activity which
Astonished tho Natives
cook possession OF Grandvilleites. The
elixir OF progress-enterprise and ener-
gy-took the place of somiferous ten
denotes and as a result the Grandvifle
Improvement Company with capital
stock of $4,000 as a starter, was or
ganized In the Office Of e. A. Maher,
IN the New Aldrich Block, IS Monroe
ct. last evening. j. b. Hamilton, OF
Grandviile. was elected president; M.
l.. Baldwin, Grandville, vice president;
Loren Day. Grand Rapids. secretary;
Paul Steketee. Grand Rapids, treas
urer. The following gentlemen signed
IA stockholders:
Grandville-J. B. Hamilton. NJ. L..
Baldwin. Joseph Blake, Loren Day,
John vinkemnlder, c. c. Hndreth, H.
II. Maston, III. G. Hamilton. Thos. L.
Brown, DR.. A. II. Weston, w. IL.
Smith, A. h. Getman.
Grand Rapids-Daniel Steketee, Paul
Steketee. Peter p. Steketee. Thos. ii.
Peck. William ID. Toliord, Geo. Roel-
n .~xf~ nj
Chas. W. Garfield. Geo. w. Dillenbocck.
James Jamison, E. A. Maher, II. j.
vnkemulder. l.. X. Salisbury, c. c.
Perkins and A. B. Wykes.
Eighsy.Eivs Acres Of Land Have Been
Purchased
by the company convenient to the
c. & W. NJ railway, especially adapted
for dwelling purposes. This will be
Immediately plated into lots, streets
Will be- cut through and graded, trecA
planted and sidewalks laid. Tho
water IN the vicinity OF GrandviNe
possesses peculiar curative properties
which alone h considered a good
f..atrue. At depth OF from 125 to
$50 see< marshal rock il struck. and
simultaneous with the tapping OF thie
EUtk sbfs6m VI WdtcFs Ctfnf dc q
crystal.
Refreshing and Invisoratiug
spurts from seven TO twenty sset into
rhs air without the application o,
mechanical aid. This vein OF marshal
rock extends north TO Lake Superior
ind the presumption 10 that sub
terranean stream flows the full length
Of n. sed by the largest OF the Great
Lakes.
Arrangements for the present VIII
f,e made with the c. q W. NJ. railroad
90 run suburban trains. but one object
~ -hc company. second only to the
converting al Grandilive into = suburb
~ Grand Rapids. - the construction OF
hn eledcrrfc road from this city. IL
n Thought by the stockholders that
shfs Wal be necessary. The first steps
~ the company will he 70 improve the
spwn. sfter whsrh right OF way VIII
probably br secured along the river
rrad Mr. Maher said he was of the
ppfniou that the ~leet-f~ ~oad would
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