Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-09-08


our fault 4 tie river = not improved
Bar lie hEst tang q ~ believe IA e
Oursel Fes and taen induce eTybOdY
Else % believe IA q.
sspasor DoF@a " tilsss.
Peter Doran- j ears ago Captain
Gaaoe proposed % Crsdge the river,
AID every body looked upon him s. .
erank Bat now sc aLl4 men wiling
- solL0& "a "a tootsbsps- " h4t ~
kzng = ~ l1seTesE every 5Ody IA The en-
lsTprlsc. ~ LA-sl l4ke tBe matter "a
hand and - - Washington Then 40
s1all get LAT .e NanL We are a.
interested = keeplng up ths present
.ice alG adding sLneE boats- kesp ap
IAe EEAE A11 xe car coDpsl congress
10 ls. , "a. ! alA wiling ~ 10 A. can
~ further tie improvement
ns. shssby's sympathy
SIR. Ball called for representatives OF
tae different corporations, the Tall-
roads, BANKS ana manufactures
Mr.. shelby AN tie only railroad
HlAa here, bat am IA hearty sym
tatay with the movement. ! made 4
iGp 70 BentOa HaFbOr anne time ago.
Il IS noG 80 Old 49, 81. Joseph, bat has al
. 49,
adnlits the great lake vessels Ii has
not hurt Ins railroads there, but nas
brought another one - the city.
v .lhout regard 10 western frelghts,
with lake nav CATION you can build up
a good trade 70 local points on tie
lake. And with twenty feet CT water
you would nave acre railroads than
YOU have now. The railroads do not
lear the competition. for they believe
4 8 for the general good OF all. Rail
roads don't cease - ~ 20 Chicago and
| Detroit because those cities are lake
towns.
Mr. Cay speaks
GeOrge W. Gay-It has been de-
m0ustrated that Grand Rapids Is al =
q disadvantage IN regard " western
ffelghts / can snip goods from cities
IA Illinois 10 Grand Rapids,
and then ship it back and have
to pay p pen cent more freight
10 return IL than it did To bring 1t mere.
/ once had y government officer come
10 nay office aud | explained the mat
Ter 10 him. lie SAID IL was perfectly
I proper under the inter state commerce
Law. / should ike to know why.
Daniel Mecoy's Opinion.
Daniel Mccoy am heartily IN favor
OF the improvement OF the river.
e. q. Studley-we ought to have a
| thorough understanding OF the matter
| before US. Those that understand II
! favor the enterprise. We ought to
/ have line of boats and we ought 10
control them. We can do II II We try.
Thanks aud Resolutions
Q. A. Ball moved that an expression
OF thanks be rendered Mr.. Van Asmus.
Captain Mitcheil and other officers of
/ the boat for the courtesy or the eXcur-
| SION. IL was carried by rising vote.
| h. {. Miller moved that the board OF
| trade be requested TO call mass meet
| ing Of citizens 81 an early dato TO have
! free and full expression Of opinion IN
regard to the improvement OF Grand
| river.
+. ID. Conger moved that tho chair
man of tue meeting. Thomas ID. Gil
| bert, present toe resolutions st the next
meeting of the board or trade.
| 4 vote of thanks was also extended
TO the wholesale merchants who had
! provided the refreshments for the trip.
Captain MUIR have nayIgated
| Grand river for forty years. We can
nave the improvements # we work.
remember wnen people thought Jerry
| BoyntOn was crazy when ha talked
shout building railroad 10 Reed :
lake. 1t was built though, and now
can't accommodate the passengers that
wish TO ride over il. Ii is the same in
regard to Grand rIver navigation. The
only way 10 DO il is % go 70 work and
raise money. Then dig out the river.
IL does not require much engineering.
| What il needs Is digging.
The meeting then adjourned.