Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-18
TO ALL CONCERNED
The Matchless Resources CT
the City.
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s4ros4s.y A..=etsd 81 resp
vzs-r chana-i.

That Cd aaase ''STc. s-.ty u The
nioi.vr az H.sruGoa. - app. cAs.e 10
is.e present sEoGt llat - ~tts insltlc
q. zoe ,ni2s o, ~mcnt oI C49sd river.
CON prti.ssi. "a trade bE us1a sss naan-
uiae.lr,ss ant nterc3aets 81 TIL, city.
segsE4i Yeas agO, ~ ! rea lzst.oa vi
me faet that they were b,.n. ci.cr M
hsase.l against By tin railroads ~ the
mattel ~ irF.ght rates. After futile
ssGeav5Fs 10 gsi relief ifol. treo-poria-
ton companies. Trey b gan to seek
deep Mater coo neetsoG WIKI Lake M.Cn.
igab ~ a sure means Os aEuIciag re-
LET. At meeting OF tar bcori OF
trade, held August Is. isS9. the ques-
Tea of the Improvement OF Gsani
Fiser WAS discussed aud. GA mo iO1. re-
ieFred To tho committee ON trans
pnfsation. Of which Cnari,s L.
sllgh was cnaInlar, Tor Investigations.
lac committee took bold %. the mat
t'r vigorously. ani at = subs, quent
meeting, held September 10. reported
o. tae board the facts as To the oiScial
siatus of the river. which was very dis
cDuFagiog. Thfee adverse reports 81
is improvement we're on tie IN WASH
iE-tOn.
A Casa, Imprscfi~abe
People generally hat accepted these
rrpor's ss substantially correct. and
tAe impression prevailed that our rlver
w@s g.sless COR deep water navigsuon.
but ser eo'nna..t os ler.is~s ls4vsstl.-
gsslOu a,kcDyeresl tntt n coal;,ieie SUE
sey Vi she river had BEEN ssaae afel
fHss isct Hess to the opinion taat tnt.
Csaltsi-f,uS arrived A. by farnler en-
llaesF, were iucnrrect. Al out tnIs iI,us'
a. Wsisa OF liOiI.i.si. fot... n. thrOag.s
tis pfsss tne n'ctstsuH "
deep water navigation. extcndcd
september D.. i-S1. on !. hal, oi ti,s
citlx~u.sus ilotiud. Az IMITATION &, i.ic
tH"fr.i OF trsar 10 arive over . FOGt..
from Holland L. JealsonvI =. whi,i :.
h~ clssurti. cuuit hc .co;"snlIe;tiIy
uti41.el for a cti,s. from Gr,pi R,Dids
~ saks Aisn g4u. ln5 invitation. va
ss'tpt "a snd geisi.ff / y isrsr deiccE-
ton iroH tn- t.s,sfss ui iraas fonis user
ia pnIne-'i Ff'iI'e WITH representative
cltitvnr 81 lig4lAuG. Ine itsss. ot.isy Cf
tar rlsn wps 80 apparent sui tite iu-
pfsssIfil+ wsr~ $, favorable. that. az a
Subsequent meeting of tbs hoafl OF
trtde, tiiu committee was empowered
- cusrioy competent engineer 10
survey the Toute. This wss accom-.
pl.shed duripg October ant. contrary
So expects, on, -ft0wed an elevation
i.rfr sH Jrns-onvllic aud Holland. r
roisui-rails. distance. pf oyrr forty
fee. - in.rs - not -uti.cicnt water
aysiiih a. orerat~ locks tai- would
ucsassitate cut 81 over sfty feet to
cure ten feet of water. The expense
vouia b.. 50 enormous that ihls plan
wa considered intpractca'le and the
project was dropped.
.rsnd River Inspected
IL thr meantime, on October II, the
ronsnitfec and other members Of the
buaFd ct trade nlads a tour of inspec-
tinn down tsraud riyer snd we're favor
ably Impressed with ia yossibil. ties for
inigress Dsuf. 80 much so tuat Con-
glesst1an Beiknap extended al iuviss-
u"u e. tnionei Ludlow, the United
s'sie- en2in"sr "a charge. 10 make a
frii. aorif fne river 80 an ufsiliiclal
espse.fy lie aces pted the nvittfIon.
ant ca Nov~fiibrr e. 1870. he sccon.
pan 81 by n3- ASSISTANT. NV. L~hnsrtx.
srd many members a the board of
trade. made second inspection OF the
river.
Colonel Ludlow. Who !. An army of;
Ger II extensive experience AID snow
ledge rsxafd ng river engineering pro-
iesfs. freely expressed the opfuion ihat
no obstacles .xi.tsd 10 the Improvement
81 tna river. hat satd before he c,,,lit
decide ufan the most sdvi-sble wav In
riske ths Improvement u wogli p.
Eefesetfv 90 ave a com p.st@ survey
nif.tr irorE Grand Rapids % the lake.
Wftii tnis op uion from sn offegr Of
Goi81fl tudlnws prominence. con
hrlnia9 fhs views h ed bv The commit.
tee, the pfeieci for The river improve
rlent wa- greatly strengthened sna m
a r4t,ort suHn1ittsgi ~ tie COMMITTED to
go board ~ srssie on tAo evening al
November iz. isSs. . rseoanieud alton
wss e al. that ti.e "Epafi forstally
#rpfass ~ the river rguie as
uirsns ~ deep water corn ,tuniestion
~th fake Nehsxan and pledge q
esfusst snpsors for tfie accomplish.
rieut - ,iir ou Gu-~. and profide fof
sufFsv This commentator AS
aisanimnusly adopted sfii a eeHnllties.
~ when 3obn a. tosote so saalr-
man. 49, sgpcntsd o. rslss tae nseees
10y fands.
a sssserfpsfe. So -~s
The hosrd ~ trade raams esFe hiisd
$50 metutefs a8d Interested cHfkrus
af fnis si@rfas sol tfe lateftsi ta@
ssifi-st So - sFest that 5 ta Hss
sntrf Nefi ~fts = Hfsse3 efinbfess taa
Hae. 4 y. aAfeft i@sslHe al sfa
tie1 aHe tsissss ~ faBHey fe1siss'i,
ssf.e 81 .@H. sss sffsrNafsf s.li'etf fff
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