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

the remainder of the 20 ce being '.eyns-
eel "a luminr yards. The mali iisclt Is
equipped in The best manner with M
proved pianing. saving, moulding AMI
Other wood working machinery, M So
horsepower steam engine and all nr-
ccssars appurienances, and the ilrm
employs on the premises and else
where during the tusy season about
l5a woIknier. lurlug 1921 they -
scuteI work and sold materials 10 the
vnlue OF $l25, coo. and estimate tina. tins
years transactions will foot up
$li5.c0a.
Rowson Bros. & Co. make leading
sreciaities OF hulicrs' materials and
suppiies, including inside and on.s de
finish, moul!ings. sash. doors,
blinds, door and window francs, stairs.
bank ana s;ore fixtures. etc, and do
every description of hand, jig and cir
cular saving. wood trimming and lum-
her dressing to order. Besides dong n
very large iocal business ss builders.
contractors and planpg ,rill men, they
ship heavily To AL principal points east.
west and north. with n large and grow
ing patronage IN Detroit, Denver ami
other growing cities. This firm Ia one
Of the best and most reliable repre-
scntatives of the lumber and building
trades IN Grand Rapids. The Rowsons
are from Port Hope, Ont. J I'm came
here thirteen years ago, and started In
business on cash capital OF SiOo.
James came here in 1872 and engaged
in furniture work, and later the two
united .heir skill and energy with most
satisfactory results. Mr. Green. the
Junior men Der of tho firm and an old
builder, is also capable. cnterprlsiac.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-18

Manufacturers Of and wholesale deal
ere ~ high grade shingles. pne and
hemiock lumber, room rs Michigan
lrusi ompsny building
Hessrs. ". {. Winchester snd a ..
Daniels formed the ss'ovennmed CO.
partnership IN April. 1851, and iof Two
yeafs had Their Office nt BIZ hapios,
and still rnsirtain immense storage
yards n. ar that point. They use tie
,,foduci Of 10 les than twenty-five
mile. situated at various points ana
reached via the Grand Rapids 4 i'i-
dams, Chicago 4 Western Michigan,
Detroit, Iansnf d Northern, Flint
Pere Marquette and Toledo, Ann ~
Dor 4 Noftnern Michigan railroads. and
make and sell sDnuslly s<eo, e9y softs
of pine and hefnlock lunibcf. plne.
wnite and red cedar rhinflss ri every
escfsppon. plain and fancy. snipping
innss.er - sii points m Michigan.
Indiana aid Oiiio. snd shfBg,fr
n tie s,fdale and New England stni~s.
The frm nas flns Office pa room rs
k4icsigsn Trust company hrsiaaE.
where ere employed se~eral fIerks, .
f.ookkreper ard . stenorrrphsr. Isey
sfsa rave o. tsse ROAD two cspstsst
Efstsisr.. sbu~e activity y sufiic1ebtsy
nttest<s BY the nnmt<f Ard ere III
x<.z~t< xI<ra
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PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL.

streets. Eastern Office, No. 81 East
Fourteenth street, New York.
In speaking or writing of the great
leading industry of Grand Rapids, IL
should not be supposed that it Is con
fined to household furniture alone, for
II is not. On the contrary this city
probably produces more and better
fittings for places of public resort than
any other. The most conspicuous rep
resentative of this branch OF furniture
manufacture is the Grand Rapids
School Furniture company, whose
works are situated on the west side.
In 1856 Messrs. G.. w. Perkins, w. L.
Hess and s. w. Peregrine formed y
copartnership and started in business
NJ the corner of Iona and Prescott
streets, under the firm name of Grand
Rapids School Furniture company.
From the very start the enterprise was
successful, owing to the fact that their
goods were OF the highest order, made
on honor, and Incorporated the latest
and best improvements. Orders from
all over thu country poured IN upon
them. and IN less than one year they
found their facilities entirely made
Guate to requirements. whereupon thu
present company, capital stock $780,
900. was incorporated IN 1883, and oil
cered as above. Seven acrea of land
was purchased on broadway. between
Ninth anc Tenth streets, upon which
have been erected, 40 far, buildings ss
follows: A oue-story foundry. SSx200
feet, and machine shop 75xS0
feet; two three story woodwork
ing. fitting and upholstering shops,
respectively 50x160, 45x20O feet; one
of one-story. 64xl00 feet. and one
story finishing room, 7lxS0 feet. The
machinery used Is mostly of SPECIAL
construction, varied IN character and
enormous IN quantity, the whole driven
by q powerful steam engine. Four
hundred and fifty hands are employed
in all departments; 81 900 is dispursed
in wages each week, and the value of
the product for the present year will
Approximate 5000, 900.
The school, church, Office ard bank
furniture made by this company Is of
the most elegant design, workmanship
and finish, the materials employed tue
best obtainable, and the improvements
such as to recommend il to all who
care for comfort, convenience and dur
ability. The opera chairs, church
pews, school desks. Office desks, office
chairs, etc. of the Grand Rapids
School Furniture company are fast re-
placing those of older and less attrac-
tive pattern everywhere, and most of
the new theaters, churches. schools,
banks. public aud private offices in all
the principal towns east, west, north
and south are provided with them.
Those interested should write for full
particulars, which will be cheerfully
furnished.
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since WEIGH time Mr.. Fox has owned and
tho concern alone, making
many improvements and more than
doubling the output, which now ranges
in value from 5000 TO SAC, 900 per
annum, and embraces every grade.
from the finest to the coarsest. Mr..
Fox's mills and storage houses, repre-
senting an investment OF $4,000. are
on the west side. extending from No.
rs TO No. 50 Sixth street, aud with the
grounds cover q block and a-half.
The buildings are two stories IN height,
with basement, equipped with special
machinery and 300-horse-power
steam engine. and altogether cousti-
tute the most extensive and complete
establishment of the kind We have
ever visited. Twenty-Five men find
work here and receive wages to the
OF about 5000 per month. The
mills are capable of producing all the
standard grades of excelsior at the rate
of two tons daily. but speciality Is
made of xxx tine, for which orders
are solicited. Shipments are made
every day to every principal point in
the United States, the Cauadss, British
Columbia and Manitoba. Mr.. Fox is q
Pennsylvanian by birth, machinist
by trade, and has resided here for
thirty years. He had accumulated
about 81 eco capital when. seeing an
opportunity TO invest il profitsbiy in
this industry, he did go. aud is now. so
TO speak. ION the top of the heap
All the excelsior made here is thor
oughly sifsed and packed in bales of
100 pounds and upward.
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The American Carving and
Manufacturing Co.

IcAn Klostsrmsn. Peter Neeusen,
Manufactured Of carved bead and
rope ns0uldIngs, carved panels. bal
ustrsdvs. etc Nos "a and 80 south
Front street.
The usa OF carved nlouldings fer The
s,lprai<snt OF furniture. interior house
fiaiSh 81 other novelties Of woodwors
= stesiiiy Increasing, and the art OF
Misunderstanding them e rapidly sp-
usoschiux perfecroD. The Ameriesu
Carvfrr ana Manufacturing company
vssesgs0i ed ~ Msssr~. joan kiosser-
man aat Peter Neeusen on tne first OF
lass oef0iaer With ssple paid up capital
TIE factory. situated a. <us. 81 and %
South froas street. : 4<tory trsale
kusf tefe. ioex1Hl feet ga area, sv ~
Anss l. feom Tor extension and increase
81 facilities. OF vnuh tae firm are san
fai4. when the superiority OF their
tralucts becomes generally snown.
Their machinery outat j. Il tne itiga-
- order. nearly al of speelai design
ard construction ard % the most cesr-
riiesiek kr4l. appropriate 20 the work
Tor ~1ch e = ipfeift+ti. Il - driven
~ 4A-herse- Dowef turbine wheel. and
fixt cxoer. eisehine carvers are err
pievo.i. Toe frus sake srceaites &C
cervad bead srd rtce saculnif f-s,
carved peneis. ba,aSteFS etc. ia an n
8npv 81 sfvie. And desgn., and sre
prepared to nj orstsr< a. the shortest
nut5re Tor ssrteinz ard everytn ~ N
-ts<st- ls-se s--xeass<.s4s-s~ tho @aAef ms
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concerning the feature of our re
sources:
Don |. feathers,

Dealer IN pine lands, logs and lumber,
No. 81 Monroe street.
Mr.. feathers, one of Grand Rapids
most noted and most popular citizens,
began earning livelihood at the age
OF IL years. hiring out 81 chore 10y IN
a lumber camp two miles south of
Cedar Springs on the old state read.
His daily duties began at 5 a. M,
when he was expected to rise, build
ali the fires in the mems and cooks
shanties, awaken the cooks and team
sters, carry III all the water and wood
required, shovel out roads through tho
snow to the stables, and at . O'Clock go
to 1.-The Cedar" as il was called, for
mail and to execute other errands. In
remuneration for these small and
pleasant services he received his
board, which, however scanty and
coarse, was literally seasoned with
kicks, cuffs and curses, no one feeling
too poor to contribute u share toward
the ch0re boys enjoyment In that par
t.culnr while things went right, but
when they didn't be was simply over
whelTed With these evidences of the
affection ana respect i'll which he WAS
held. He was subsequently employed
! by the late George ii. White in saw
mill on Rogue river at SIS per month,
and was still there when the civil
war broke out, when he enlisted
IN the First Michigan engineers.
with which command he was identi-
fed during four years and four months,
the last year on detail at General
Sherman's headquarters, under Gen.
Q. NJ. Poe, chef engineer of the depart.
ment.
Mustered out IN 1865. he returned
home and went to work cutting log. IN
/ the lumber woods. In 1866 ne scaled
logs for Hackley x Mctiurrin, on the
Muskegon, and the next year was en-
ployed IN similar work for Johnson &
Siockbridge, on the Kalamazoo, near
Saugatuck. lie was subsequently, in
the employ OF various lumbermen un-
I'll 1870, when, leaving William T. Pow
ers q Son. he engaged N business for
himself, buying and selling lands IN
Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota and
the south--a calling which ne still
prosecutes with vigor and success-and
is besides interested in several manu-
featuring enterprises and the breeding
of bIooded horses, owning, with his as
sociates, one of the most famous Ken
lucky stock farms. lie is a director of
the Gunn Folding Bed company and
Of the Peoples Savings hank, presi-
| dent OF the Grand Rapids Horsemen's
| association, and vice-pre.ident II The
| Grand Rapids Herald. Mr.. feathers
ranks with the most liberal promoters
OF public institutions. public improve
| merits, and every movement looking ia
| the growth of the city and the devcl-
| op'nrut OF her material interests.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-18

is Mr.. George A. Pickle, formerly q
grocer, later foreman of department
IN Nelson, Matter Il Co.'s. factory aud
more recently interested IN real estate
operations. About $4,000 is invested
IN their plant, which. situated st No.
sos Gold street, comprises two two
story frame buildings respectively 40x70
and 36x4S feet IN dimensions, owned by
VIM. III. Petit, we'll provided with ap-
propriate machinery and 15-horse-
power steam engine and employing fiji
teen TO twenty hands, mostly trained
experts IN the manipulation OF reeds
and cane. The output ranges in value
from SIC, 900 TO SO. 900 per annum and
includes every description Of rattan
goode, though baby carriages, rockers
and easy chairs form the leading spe-
cialties and are made in . vast variety
of styles and patterns, to which novel
ties are constantly added. They are
handled by the trade all over the Unit
ed States and exported in steadily in
creaslnR volume.
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Grand Rapids Furniture Co.

J. c. More, president; l.. G.. Stow.
secretary and Observation-Disclosures
ers of bedsteads. childrens' beds, etc.
Buiterworth avenue. between Straight
street and River avenues.
The Grand Rapids Furniture CON-
panv was incorporated IN the autumn
of 1875 wits capithl stock to- the
amount OF $4,000, since increased to
200, President jacob c. More is
a wsli-knowu furniture manufacture,
citlxsn of Grand Rapids for more
stow, who IL also the active and success
fui msnsgsr, was born and reared on
farm IN Cascade township. this county
On first coming to the city he entered
the Grand Rapids Business college, taeu
conducted by the founder. Prof. c. g.
>wensbsrg, at whose hands Mr.. STOW
received = commercial and general
business training that fitted him for
tive battle of he, ready 20 take his
place among men OF affairs, and when
pa. proved ef greater vslae than riches.
The Grand Rapids furnitnrs com
pany's plant comprises about I've acres
Of land fr0aung Batferworth avenue.
upon when ass been erected froae
TINE 20 time a series OF cns-ssorv tIlck
h.lidings OF irregular share aud sac.
covering al together srsee 5ox so Zee ..
detached ffom whsch are tee caoacsous
drv xias and Boiler and engine rooms,
the iasler seusazasox = fine lS9 horse.
newer stesEn sne,ae. Al rroner pre-
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Y. N J. BUILDING.

greatly exceed ia vo.u me and value
that OF the old firm, the present "a
pacity being 1000 cords IF hcmsnck
lark, 5000, 600 feet OF pune and hem.
lock lumber and yasi quantities of 81
OWES many Thousand acres of ,ito,,r
timber lands in Kalkaska. W,sf.ssd
and Oceaua counties. where the cutting
and stripping are prTiofm"d s'y con
tractors. They also tHiy from other
producrrs at the various stations siong
the Grand Rapids d Irsllana, Chicsgo
q West Michigan and Toledo & Ann
Arbor railroads. and ship 10 various
pulnis ia OHIO, InGIaua, Iilinois. Nis-
c nsin, Missouri aud other states. They
expect tn transact a business Of S3VH,
0e0 the coming year.
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lag the surplus profits of iss lumber
oasinsss IA Pacific fis lands and 6suf-
ga piEe lands. ana has expended large
sums al the erect on ot tactosi's aI.d
bushes, bl .eSs. tiie Bioagett landing
n otiawa street iselue one 81 tie isEg-
81 and finest ia t,saAh Rapids AT.
Bio igeit's two saw mills at Musk gan
nave united capacstr oi sac, too issst
Der dieIa; isiinsrte - .Vs'u. eco seet per
annuni, valued at al otat : 90 S1si. ia 5
i.een tav average bal Two ot iAs mills
vi. b. abandoned. after the present
season ~ q ms 2finesp il scene ~ nisnll-
featuring wiil tle Cadillac. Al present
steam tal ta- extsn. OF 80 horse. power
j. requires. I drive iis inaelineTs. 81
msn are nip.oyst 1t ihe ni}iis assd s3u
IN the MOO Is. ana he siilps ln er..s:
quantities. rough iumler only, 10 all
lake aud OHIO riysr pIlnls.
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Contractors and tuilders. Manntac-
tnrers OF anu dealers IN nniidefs cup
plies, etc., strnef South Division street
and -. l.. y \ hallway.
Mr. JOIN I.oxsan Was the fonnder
OF IN. eon-.rn, which he established
IN 1851. Three wears later lac wa
Joined by hls lFoih.r James. and on
the first of last January Mr.. William
Green was admitted and the present
style sdoptsd. Tie plant. sisuaied 81
the Intersection oi South Dirislor
street ans tae Detroit, Lansing 4 Nor
thern railr adj. covers three acres al
land ans. couprlss tnree-siofy mlil
aax $50 feet IN hiri. nsions. Office. ware
h use fu~ the s'orsge cf fine work. 3vN
- leet, aIa , 80 square feet OF sas Is,
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Wholesale lumber. lsth and shingles.
Gamer Court strvet and @. Il. 4.
K. r office, Buaders' Exchange. o.
LANA street
Joilis Dregge came 10 Grand Rspids
~ IS.S, souglt aud obtained employ-
nsent with Whitney 4 Co., and ~as sor.-
usan and manager for eight years. In
1884, with A. G.. Hodenpyl. Nh.
Drssge bought what stock Whitney a
90. nau on hand. In 1856 1. NJ. Weston
purchased Mr.. Hodenpyls inteses,
and tie yards wcGs removed 10 fhe
prfsvnt loeail0n, when tir nfm ci
John Dreggc & Co. was establish q /.
Win Sr. piegge as active manager.
Tnr yar,,s oecupy an rnsiFs block, Sftn
Office 81 the corner OF Court street and
ths s;rana Rapids a Indiana railroad.
Large stocks are cafisrd at ali times. OF
pine aud hardwood lumber of every
description and IN Nil grades, together
win iath. sh,agles. posts, etc. which
~. snnt3, 1. IL IT,. Trade la quantities
"a s,iit al lusssi s..aiksi qt.ol stlons.
Taey s-ll largely TO lo,al aealris and
builders. hut their li&ie ~ iFincipsl ly
with southern Michigan, northern In
dians. Illinois and OHIO.
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VIM. III. Petit & Co.

Manufacturers OF reed and rattan
furniture. No. sos Gold street.
The manufacture of reed and rattan
furniture is a comparatively new Ia
dustfy IN Grand Rapids, bet one that
: q a most hourisning condition. CIV
ing promise of magnificent develop
ment IN the near future. Among lts
most con-p.euousrcpresen - the
firm of VIM I'll. Petit 3 Co.. at No.
sos Gold street. Mr.. Petit began
alone four years ago, having been a
retail dealer IN the same class of goods
since 1889. tie has been = resident
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-18
practical hu-in. - inan. Mr.. John Row.
sou was recently elected a member II
the board of education.
Z. V. Cheney,

Dealer in lUmicr, laih, shingles, etc
Manufacturer of ,nouidings and in
tenor finish, No. % Seventh street.
Ihi. important concern. which con.
tributes largely 10 the volume of busi-
ness transacted here, was founded nv
the sisson q Lilley Lumber company IN
1859. After some years they .old on
ln D1nbam. Peters a Co. of whom 4
\. Cheney purchased early IN the pres
cot year. The property comprises FIVE
acres ri land lying along the Grand
Rapids 4 Ind ana and Chicago Il West
NJ chigsn railroads. with which il -
connected by a spur track. while the
Office y at No. - Seventh street. The
ml sof one story. wood, toxl7o feet
II dimensions, adi iniug wh CHI are
lumber Ensds sggregsting 2ox47o feet,
large yards, ard cfy-kiin uf ample
capacity. 4 double G8-bofse po~sr
steafs engine drives the machinery
winch Il OF the latest improved style
AID quite comprehenslve, and from
fifteen 10 twenty men are employed.
1he outg3yt OF m0aiJIngs AID dressed
sign uf every description - as large a
iast II anv other mil IN tins vicinity.
Hitherto trade s5as been conf ned for
the most paTt 10 oeshngs ~itn
lDcai builders and others, b1t Z u the
ATTENTION 81 extend operations 10 ether
fssnts. with wbsch object the capacity
y b ~ enlarged. The lumber ysrds
age ~ sii tsur. heavily stocked. AID
ord - for Tough sad dressed pre-,
ista. soine3e- asd air,ensscB sta1 are
presnftsy aisea 81 ruling guotstio0s-
H. llensg vas formerly resident
Il Sierra. las sfsp. engaged N the
ff~fsgsssfure II snffseits- with mills Al
tsFisas rsvsnss- Ten years ago ~
esras IS ssrnba Rsysds end purchased
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ID. \. BlOdCett.

Manufacturer and shipper of pine
Mmber-Mills at Muskegon; oticc, No.
Il ). Ionia street.
Mr.. Blodgett was pioneer in the
Michigan lumber husiness. having in
vested largely IN government pine
lands as long ago az 1872. Out Of that
original venture have sprung variety
of interests involving many millions
of dollars. He has long been known
az one OF the largest and shrewdest
land owners and operators IN western
Michigan; he still owns vas, tracts in
this part of tho country, is now invcs;-
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6ne residence aud outhuildings, three
large sAfns and several dwellings tor
Als help. lie usually harsesss Ae4yy
erops of grain, but TINS year marketed
l.; ADDITION LOO bnsAels af PES cree
aud ensntities al glnna lie mss.s a
spselsiis al a Of poiat &c. sud asass
euite large ~ IA req. estate. Nr.
ahessss 10 an enthus.ssiic farmer aia
trait groves and president al the Nrsi
Michigan Agricultural anu industrial
sseists. Ia the welfare and proceedings
OF which ae lakes great interest.
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/. w. Fox.

Manufacturer and dealer in all kinds
of Excelsior. Special grades made TO
order. Office and factory, Nos. 73 to SO
Sixth street. Telephone 1852.
The use of excelsior as q substitute
for curled hair, wool and other mate
rials In the manufacture of mattresses.
cushions, etc. is steadily OH the in
crease owing 20 its comparative cheap
ness, which enables even the poorest
to indulge IN comfortable touches.
The plentiful supply of suitable tim
Der aud other conditions render Grand
Rapids one of the principal seats of
the excelsior industry. and among the
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trans-Aslsut.e countries. Orders Ter
car roofing, ssdlag. iisoring. fastened.
dressed and se-sawea lamber receive
prosnpt attention
Mr. Mlller has been resident OF
Grand Rapids for thirty yesrss was
formerly prom nent contraction soA
builder, and Eas = thorough practical
knowledge o; the lumber business. m
Mhlcn he has been actively engaged
during the past seven wears
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Dennis Bros.

4. l.. Dennis aud 4. r. Deuais-
Manu-! acsIrsrs III Hni whci sal 10 deal
ers N hardwood lumber. Offices.
Rooms .us aad stl. second iloor, Asrn-
gan Trust ca. inlldlng. coFncr l. s:l
and OTTAWA stresls.
Toe lumber irtt..'--aud more psrtic-
ulariy The har,iwoo'i lunil'rr tfa..f--n'
Grand Rapids - .'liy inter stisl isi
IL. ds,psning OF the titaas. ,iyet ,s,sn-
mel lo Lake Micn!can. a. sue. an ias-
Prev ct', carnsst s.lii iiaye mtNt snl-
por.ant effect upon tuelr business. hJia
directly and Indirectly. Among the
leaders in TINS great ]: da-'ry Is ;he
IRA ot II NUS BIOS, ta.nn "a al
M'ssrs \. l.. .e..si +. +. i,rnnis. VIM
occupy IN ,uatnso..ious ana l.nnd-
."meiy tiit.d o!hc,> Nos. 2u1 sod 2's9
M'caigsu Trust company hu,l,.iBg.
Botn members al The iir.n--energriic,
ent~rprising ynnng rat,res of Micni-
gan. were former.y engaged sep ira.cly,
eacn on his own account. ~ the gem
eral lumber business, but two years ago
formed their present copaftre.>n,p
with tho object OF manufacturing and
selling hardwood cxcins, vely. They
now own apout i.u0D acres of OAK. ash,
elm ami maple lands IN various parts of
the state. > 900 acres III wnlcn. 7, Gently
purchased, IS ia Otsegu county. wh'r-
they intend TO erect an improved baud
saw mil ct large capacity. When
completed and IN operation this miil
and their other -ourser OF supply will
enable them 10 rut upon iise make,
lo.oOJ.O00 feet per annu,i. most ar
which will he shipped 10 manui Friur-
er> OF furniture IN Oiiio. Ind ann. l...-
nos. New York ana other eastern sad
western states. though they sell h-ay:l V
TO Grand Rapids and lotn-r Michigan
consumers. Tins. isa rchao.- ijsh>c.
dealing on the square win III custom
ers, aud deserves the confluence a.G
immense Datronar,. II enlDys
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Grand Rapids Schoo. Furni-
ture Company.

G. W. Perkins. president; ;. w. Pc
regTine. wee president; William ;. Hess.
treasurer; {. j Reed, se,r5tiry- Man.
ulactuTers OF school. church, otllcc
and hank furniture. opera chairs. etc.
Broadway. between Nin;h and + mn
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ADD TO OUR RICHES
The LAUNDERING Interests OF
Grand Rapids.
DEALERS OF WIDE REPUTaTloh
Whose ,aves.m>nts R-psssen, Thou
SANS Of DO ia,s-Tn-il Peculiar
Lia-s Of BUSINESS.

Closely allied To the manufacture Of
furniture, IN Tact dependent upon It, Is
the vast lumher industry of ives. and
north Michigan. The business has
grown irem rnse'l beginn'ag- 20 he oae
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