Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-07-31
WORK THEPARK
The Fine Grounds 1T Mona
Lake
WILL Be READY ON TUESDAY
The Grounds Are in Beautiful Condition
and There Is Every Promise ct
. Bright Meeting.


you are sure 10 quail before possihii'-
ties Of Muskegon ge,-there-artivene-s-
the stupendous aggregation OF Hercu-
lanean undertakings were too much
Tor the small faith Of your CORES
pendent
We remember. however, that "all
things were possible 70 him thai be-
lieves." but We couldn't believe. The
hest We could do vac 70 quicker our
mouth and stare out of our eyes and
ram our hands little deeper INTO our
empty pockets while the U,opisn story
WAS told of greater things than these
shall We do" before the return Of four
more suns.
All Was hustle around the Auskegon
improvement company's rooms, but
the genial George A. Magoon recog-
nized your correspondent with smi e
and hearty hand-shake and immedi-
ately began the story OF the great
Hackley Park Assembly movement.
"H0w can We get to tho grounds?
A bus will leave here in . few minutes.
I'll watch the bus" said Mr.. Mag0on.
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Soon we we're in the beautiful par.
lors of the Muskegon association with
from one apartment to another until
every conceivable apparatus for mus
cular training was seen. Some If our
party were soon taking lessons on the
"hand over hand cllm5." some on the
toboggan slide, we will call 1t. some At
one thing, some another, when Mr.
Magoon shouted, 'Bus for Lake Har-
bor."
Away In . Cool Breeze.
Soon we were speeding away in .
cool breeze through q delightful coun-
try toward the sylvan beauty. After
an hours ride we drew up before the
Lake Harbor hotel, situated on the
shore of Mona lake and only few rods
from the "Big Water" on the west.
This hotel has doubled it, capacity and
is first-class in every respect. Imme-
diately We began tour of the grounds.
Such . transformation in 90 short q
time! Who could believe il? We had
read of the magical wand of ind ustriul
activity at Muskegon beating time In
bringing things to pass, but here We
had the pleasure Of feeing . PRACTICAL
illustration Of this lightning-like enter.
prise. A few weeks ago it was wild
wooded waste
Where many q flower was born to
blush unseen,
And waste its sweetness on the desert
air."
Now beautiful cottages are springing
up all around. magnificent buildings In
the PARK with miles Of sidewalk.
bridges, fences and gateways.
Over twenty-five hundred dollars
have been spent in aidewalks alone
and beautiful walks, too. One of these
walks led us TO scenes of understandable
beauty. With Presiding Elder Cogshall
as guide we set out for Ground the
boulevards." just west of the audit
forum Mr.. Cogshsll stopped short
and with twinkle of his eve and fin-
ger pointing down upon the scene said:
ibid you ever see anything like THAR"
We confessed that We never had and
stood for q few minutes to drink deeper
of the magnificent view. Ii was .
natural depression Of the ground
cleared Of all underbrush and rubbish
and in which stood large hemlock and
maple with q wealth of foliage pre-
senting = scene of indispensable sylvan
lOveliness.
Nearly one hundred tents to be used
during the meetings are set up here IN
systematic order, while already the
steam from the family teakettle could
be seen, and the shouts Of happy
children, free - the b,rds in the
branches of the trees, could Do heard.
Then add TO the scene the rays of the
afternoon sun stretching away through
every opening and nook, gliding the
picture in gold and silver eheen. bring.
ing the emerald draperies which deck
the majestic trees in cpalcscent and
ametheyistins beauty. Many rare and
splendid sights are 70 be witnessed in
these rounds about the park. You
will have TO 90 there 70 see them oil.
Hackieys Auditorium.
We reached the auditorium which 10
the magnificent gift Of Charles Hack
ley and is tho finest building Of the
kind IN America. Il will seat $500 peo-
pie comfortably, with large and CON-
modious platforms seated with fine
grade of chairs, while the main tod
Of the building will have patent eeats
of modern and comfortable deeign.
Mr.. Hackley WAS on the ground the
other day for the first time and Va. de-
lighted with what he saw. He ordered
the building painted from the roof to
the ground and . stone foundation ~
soon 80 possible. "Send the ellis TO
me-" be said The building 10 nearly
finished and will be ready for the grand
opening on Tuesday next
The Office and gateway buildings are
, nearing completion and the contractor
| said they would surely be ready for &C.
cupancy when needed. "Yea, cir; that
railroad will be in running order Mon
day sure" said Magoon and Cogshaii.
Next Monday morning - wlii RIM
traine from Hackley park - Third
street depot Muekegcn." chinsod they
all. OF course IT will he %, but IL -
200 big . thing TO crowd into the small
| quarters OF your reporters faith recep-
tcle. We walked down TO the per-
the terminus of the new road and
found the road bed ready for the tee,
but nearly two mile on We couid
family discern . large force of men
sling'ng ties and epiking iron for
| dear life. "Yes," said Mr.. Co4sha.,
"they are making . time table nov at
Grand Rapids, and an old conductor Of
the c. a w. NJ. told me he was do
tailed 20 run trains down Monday"
Instead Of taking an electric car from
Muekegon 70 the beach g. connect
| With the dummy 90 at first indicated
| passengers and baggage wili Be trans
ferred directly from Thnd street depot
over the danny line 70 Hackiey park.
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