Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-07-23
AGATE ATBAY VIEW
The Herald Correspondent De-
scribes a Trip
OVER The PICTURESQUE ROUTE
From Grand Rapids 10 Pstosksy-b~y
View and lrs charms Dss<nbsd
The Meetings.

S&t s&&N1 July
Grand Rapids this morning On the TO
tram over the q. z a. l. railroad and
travelled ~ the rate Of ssventsens mlies
per hour. The journey sss delightful
in every way. We nsver travelled
when everything eonspirsd 70 make the
Trip IS pleasant - today. We had .
boon companion IN one OF Grand
Rapids esteemed clergymsn, hence the
usual monotony Of travel wAs broken
by an interesting aneesots or whole
some suggestion The trip Was without
event until we came near Boyns City,
wnsn we found freight train in front
OF Us with = couple OF ears derAilsd.
Here We found the IA 81 desolste and
melancholy spot Of earth that your re-
porter aver saw. lie bsggars descrip-
ton. Az old man with long. woody
nair-a yeritable RIP Van Wlnkle-hoe-
lag potaIoes near ny sAs the only Agn
OF hamAa life with 10 trace OF eivilizA-
ton worth speaking OF.
After half hours delay We sped on
"a Pet0skay, tne t0arIsts mecca. and
WHERE We GOT the first gl lmpse OF beau-
ufui LlItlc Traverse, the Bethesda OF
nay fever patients.
No traveller eau 81 all day IN the cars
from (irznd Rapids 10 Petoskey and
not ~ perfectly delighted with the d.
versIfed aspect OF the country. Tnis
n0fLhsrH assert . being converted into
= garden o. wonderful fertility. The
arm " industry : ighty in suDduing
this plne-C.snuded country. Nine
Years ago when No were through this
country u looked 40 bleak and barren
that We remarked mentally that the
birds z ing norshwzrd would have TO
carry several days raEons while crosse
ing this waste. But today fields OF
gOlden gram wave under the exuber-
ent breezs-. while the sandy wastes are
carpeted with green. and nature 10
rOD-d IA garments OF ravlshing beauty.
We thought how changed Where
once the savage aud wild beast held
sway over these dominions. now the
hold the scepter.
Gssvely We thought OF the red man.
Where "a heg HIs arrows are broken,
his springs are dried up, his camp firee
have gone out. He has gone to Join
VIC LAAlAt u itl4OWS VII too u8kPy
hantng ground where no paleface
siirs ms blood and no white mems
scalps dangle at his belt.
the march of sucn . civilization.
We have travelled hundred and
nlnety-on miles today are nicely quar-
tered ~ the beautiful Epworsh nome
At Bsy View. have shaken hands with
numbers OF Grand Rapids people and
TaE HERALD correspondent nastne right
OF way 10 the very beet OF everything
here aud certainly everything is the
Dsst.
Arrived 1t the Ground
BAY viEw. July 20.-On reaching the
ground We were greeted by many
Grand Rapids people many OF whom
have beautiful cottages mere and are
entertaining their friends: j. G. Moore,
W. A. Berkey, the Rev. A. NJ. Gould, F.
W. Bali. Harvey Joslin, Mrs. w. Is.
sGmson and Others have cottages and
are RECALLING themselves with the
dehgots of THIS climate. Bay View is
the most delightfully."- located summer
resort that 10 has been our privilege TO
see The large timber has been cut
away and = young grnwsh of hard and
soft maple takes i place. The ground
Is beautifully torrsced with duvcways
and boalevsrsis in great profusion.
There are over four hundred cottages
~ present, substantial buildings OF ar
tistsc design and Spacious and lovely
apartments. Nowhere have greater
pans been taken in the construction Of
cottages than here. They are magnif-
cent homes OF complete equipment.
Then add to this the pieturesquenees
OF the surroundings. salubrious climate,
moral and intellectual privileges and
the ideal Eldorsdo IL realized. Nearly
four hundred trunks we're dropped 1t
the Bay View depot the last two days.
The people are coming ia swsrms; al-
most every spare room - occupied and
they expect still greater numbers the
hex; week.
The camp meeting. after q ten days
session, closed last night. DR.. ;. A.
keeDe OF Cincinnati. o.. conducted the
meetinss with good results. A summer
university IL IN full blast, with the
learned and versatile Prof. X. T. Ely OF
Baltimore. Md. IA president One Of
the finest faculties IN the country mas
charge OF the various schools, among
whom are President Burrows of Am
herst col,sge. Pref. Shoher, Johns Hop.
kins' University. and Profs. Lodemau
and Fall Of our Michigan colleges.
Uaiversty and Assembly.
The university idea at summer A.
semohes is marvellous devesopent.
The secretsry's report SHOWS that the
receipts are already more than double
what tney were last year IT this time.
Some Of the schools, especially OF
music. have "a many students as they
can we'll take care of. A nominal tut
ton il charged to defray expenses, and
90 Pet no surplus has accumulated
shough ends meet nicely. The assem-
hlv proper opened today under most
Favorable auspices. A enthusiastic
meeting of the board OF trustees VA
hel.f as O'Clock p N. An ele~tlor OF
trustees for three yesrs Was held which