Telegram-herald., 1891-03-24
TALKS BY The WAY.

frESITGRE MAEkEE--S<T eT2l x - y
seEtatlFes q fuTEIsurs dealers were a
TIE city yesterday. Among them Vas
'-Iarlo2d" Morley, OF Roe hester, \. i e,
aud L. Is. Caldse1, CT Connerssllle,
Ind. Inc latter gentleman Ma lessi-
viewed. Il came here, SAD hei 20
make arrangements for my july eG-
Elolg. Dat mud 4 dl11cait ~ Obtain
shos room AT anything IKE reason
able price. Way, last winter ] opened
negot atoms with the owner OF q uulid-
Ing for rooms. lie gave me rate 81
u ,2o0 per year. ] al not close the
deal With him, because could not ma
the owaGT IA h.s once, although 4
visited II repeatedly. Finally l sent
messenger 10 NM. lOu can imagine
nay suTpFss when the messenger re-
turned allh the INFORMATION that II |
wanted the rooms 1 must pay
sls00. We use the rooms not 10 exceed
four months in the year, 80 you see
that the rent Was rather startling. l
would have engaged them at that priee,
bat since | came here today notice a
/ spirit or uniriendliness, disposition 10
shut us out, and ana not sure, but We
shall be Obliged 10 so elsewhere 10 show
our samples" lively and aggressive
I =
lion. When Mr. Caldwell departed, lie
exclaimed: 1T beats HI, bow some
| property owners act. They would XIII
the goose that lays the golden egg, II
they were sure or a piece OF the shell.
The prejudice against outside furniture
/ dealers is all wrong. The first thing
we know We Will lose our semi-annual
/ furniture sales and that means The
/ serious Gripping OF our chef industry.
! Outside men can not buy block tor
| the sake OF using one or two rooms III II.
"Other cities are already enylOus OF
/ our supremacy, ana organizations are
/ sprlnglnc up all over the country 10 d.
/ Vert trade from Grand Rapids. VIII
/ they succeed? You bet they Will unless
I others are gwen a decent show To come
/ IN and compete with one another ard
us. We would have no market at all
/ but for outside buyers, and II we con-
/ tinue 10 have one we must invite the
presence OF the outside sellers or the
/ buyers Will 90 TO them. The buyers
/ Will not come TO Grand Rapids If Grand
I Rapids Is to have monopoly of the
market. That's n dead sure thing.
another thing" he continued, 1.-The
! outside sellers are anxious 10 unite and
/ go to New York city. Buyers rather
/ ike the idea OF visiting the metropolis.
| Suppose the outsiders should unite and
issue circular 10 the buyers saying
that they were unable TO procure ac-
commodations at Grand Rapids on ac-
count OF opposition and exorbitant
rents, and inviting their presence IN
! New York. Don't you think it would
touch our Interests? You bet 1t would"
SoLIcITUpE-The sheriff is promised
no end OF law suits. Every day he is
| advised that somebody wants slice of
| his prlncely fees. On January 10Th,
| Deputy Pulver. armed with warrant,
arrested Fred l.. Merritt, of st. Johns,
on a charge of violating the Hotel laws,
| he having forgot to settle bill ut Liv-
lngston's before secretly departing for
elsewhere. He was kept III jail until
| the 18th, when he settled and was re-
| leased. A bright attorney now writes
| the sheriff that he has been instructed
| TO bring suit, but before doing so he
| thinks 1t but fair that the sheriff should
| be given Il chance to ante up. He saws
he seldoms commences suit before
| making demand, that the probable
| defendant may attempt to settle. He
| therefore intlmates that the sheriff will
| confer favor by sending along either
u check or the cold cash TO square him.
self with the hotel deadbeit. The
principle ground for the action, he
says, will he that he, the lawyer finds
that the city charter confers Jurrisdc-
ton on the police court IN such cases,
whereas the warrant was issued from
! Justice court. "That lawyer" said one
| of the deputies, ''Is a dandy. He must
| know whole lot about the jurIsdlc-
ton of courts, and the protection of
officers duly armed with due process of
Law. The lawyer must think he has
snap to work Il bluff on. lie is too
soilcltous for settlement"
| SALMoN-A. T.. McGoyern, of Port
! land, ore, was at the Morton yester-
day. He is interested IN the McGovern
Salmon Canning Works with head
| quarters at the mouth of the Columbia
rlver. The season, or spring run of
| salmon, is just beginning and will con-
| tnue until high water IN June. The
salmon Is a gamey, pugnacious fellow.
who fights has way from the sea to the
| headquarters of the Columbia against
every natural and artificial obstruction
and danger, where, once he arrives, he
makes Il temporary home, frequently
|
portion of his body extending above
the water until the heat of the sun and
voracious birds 10y fierce attacks reduce
! it to mass of putrIdty. The catching
| OF salmon is attended with
great risk and frequently disaster
to life and property. The fishermen
| capture them III gill and reel nets,
usually placed in deep water or in the
vicinity of rapids. In size, the fish run
from eight to thirty pounds each, for
| which the consumers pay uniform
| price OF sl.25 each. Fishing Is done at
/ night only. At the mouth of the
Columbia the best grounds are located.
| The bar there IS n dangerous one and
| such thing as a still sea is unknown.
| The fishermen, reckless of danger,
| move their nets along and up toward
| the angry waters, and not intrequently
| arc swallowed up IN the rushing pillows
! that beat furIously over the bar. The
/ fish are taken To the canning factory,
| where Cinnamon prepare them for the
tables of the epicures. The process is