Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-18

small Increase Of capita. has Increased
is Gales from 81, fss 800 N 1879 10
nearly sles go II lsa9. saoWnx
bore teaa anything Else the gfoxth of
sucn sect.cns Ut eur state as iook 10
Grana RAPIDS for their supplies Hard
wOod timber land. helng cleared, De
c0aaes Ine larnalas LAID. snc Is taAea
no IS FAST as Il I. rat o. the n.a-ket-
Manufactures OF various kinds ia
woodtEw4.e have during the past two
years been started Ia towns north OF
here and are successfully operated. ell
tending t0 large Iscrease of population
and depending upon Graad Rapids Tor
SUPPORT. All tais will show the prob
ability OF large Increase OF freight and
passenger traisc 80 Grand Rap ds. and
u 3 fair 10 presume that the increase
IN 1889 over 1855 viii hold good
for the next tea years 10 come.
sn.cn Will give us tonnage
IN 1900 OF 5.500, ono. But. anticipating
some depression and bad years OF bus
Iness, and assasalng that The aserags
annual increase wilt be only 2OO, l0O
tons loHe-halt OF tbs 1888 incressel
We Will -tI.i show tonnage in 1900 or
over 5, 0ts). 900. making the average for
the next ten wears : 800. 600 tons With
al average saving OF ooly one per cent
on this trade II represents the enor
nous amount of s460 geo per year mat
would be saved m freight alone going
in aud cut OF Grand Rapids"
IN according wlth an act OF con-
gTess CT September 10. 1890. authorize
ing survey of Grand river below
Grand Rapids with view OF determ!u-
| lng the existence or non-exist-nce OF
underlying rocks, the hydraulics OF
the river. aud the detailed topography
of the valley subject 10 overflow"
/ Major Ludlow, L. :. A., corps
| OF engineers, was assigned by
the War department 20 that
duty, nc having made aud reported
upon preliminary survey November
| y. 1890. The detailed survey, COM
plets and exhaustive. WAS made the
suffice. OF n report With accompanying
papers, maps, ETC., dated Aprii IL,
/ 1852, submitted by Major Ludlow 10
rgadier-General Thomas l.. Casey.
chief OF engineers; by him transmitted
TO the secretary o. war, and by him
| presented TO the house OF represe nta-
uves (tiity-second congress, second ses-
sion-executive document. No. 100.
/ April 10. 1892, II was referred t. the
! Committee on rivers and harbors and
ordered 10 be printed. After referring
| to the Importance OF Grand river, ''the
/ largest III the state aud the main a.llu-
ent of Lake Michigan, draining the
heart of the lower peninsula. with a
watershed stretching across to within
| forty miles of Lake Erie and
/ covering some 500 square miles
| OF territory" the major descr bes
| the location of Grand Haven and Grand
Rapids, enlargcs upon the Importance
/ of the haraor to which the first owes
/ its existence and of the manufactured
and commerce of the latter, and re.
/ fers TO that status of Grand river as q
navigabie stream of the United States,
/ fixed by supreme court decision. He
then briefly reviews previous surveys
congressional appropriations and gov
eminent and private improvements
| quotes from the report OF his own pre-.
| liminary survey, dated March %, 1890
and also makes mention of survey
and maps prepared at the expense OF
the city OF Grand Rapids. and of the
Grand Rapids board of trade letter
already quoted. TIE actual work OF
the survey was performed toy Assistant
| Engineer Morley with small corps of
aids. and is fully Endorsed as regard;
thorpughaess and accuracy.