Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-09-08

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terprise. The "a r0sas, from whom /
We niglt expert opposition, favor Il. (
4. 81 Head, zeDerzi manager 0f tne +
xW. "a svsteas. mas sad ne would
- asls II a eaRlza .tlas - - - WASH
l1gtol IL tas iaBeresls Il deep Eatsr
navigation. Wee Fre=isieAt ". K.
Shady 81 tie O.. Il & l., h2s shown -
hs pfsseaee las sya1patny. it =
great eleaura gefaeE GAen LIS T&it-
YoAds VII take hold.
MaaAxsF ga Assaus spsAks.
SIR. Vac Asmus-Ile - 30, 90 n
vested Ia tnis steamer. % this aaouas
Re Crag company Of Toledo Owls
sis,0io and tl-s ciJy u GRAND Rapids
81 90J. Iae enterprises started out
rather iuausplclously. i vas appointed
about two weeks ago 90 take charge %
the com pany. ! Vas assured that
W0uld have the mOFal support 0L the
citizens. / md that money can De
maize out OF q. have already soll-
cited enough orders for freight from
Chicago ID Grand Rapids and from
Grana Rapids 10 GraGd Haven u pay
tue running expenses OF the boat. But
tue fast mat the D., ". IA. a IA. does
iEs 0wn carriage ~ the city - great
drawback TO us We have - pay the
Goodrich company % peg cent Of the
freight rate, aud have 10 pay
cents hundred tor dOckage at
OraUt Haven. When We have 20 pay
CagtAgs lu addition 90 that u
leaves 4 very smali margin. | began
running tne boat daily % Grand Haven
because / sned 10 offer al tns IN
Cucements possible O. shippers. Ia
order % 90 that ihe excursion business
lad to be- dropped. Ias pays better
tnaa tGe freight Irgfhc. The least We
have Dettst Oh ANY excursion = SO.
II We bad tue Barrett we could send
tns Valley CITY and Barrett to the
Haven on alternate DAYS aud have tne
Valley Clly every other day for the ex-
CursiCn business. The Barrett can 0e
purchased tor = 300, and / understand
to- Captaa Muir Is willing to take
& 900 worth OF the stock. The round
"Trip Ecket - stem 70 GrAnd Haven and
rtlm ~ rtll has proved success,
frOm nfteen % thirty persons making
the journey every day. 10 has done
more % advertise the river aud tue
boat tnau anyth ng else. 10 order 10
make river transportation successful
We must have the hearty cooperation
81 al lhe Manufacturers and lObbers
IA ,Ae city.
Everybody Interested
e.. III. Lsonard--lt = the desire OF
every patriotic citizen OF Grand Rapids
- have tle llue pay. Not only this.
bat o. interest the government IN deep
wa.er navigation. When We get a ten
foot channel there Is class OF small
lake steamers that Will run 10 Grand
Rapids and make freight rates to the
near lake points cheaper. They Will
ran also 10 Milwaukee and Chicago.
Grand Rapids Ougat 10 see that q
dredger IL bought. one can be pur-
chased for 5000. | hope TO see the
day when the city will own 3 dredger.
oaestios. Asked.
AF. LOomis-I would like to AK II
tbe board Of directors on the board of
trade has taken any steps To ask the
city council TO interest itself IN the en-
terprise. | would suggest that appiics-
ton be made. | tnink we could At
least secure enough money to pay for
removing the snags from the river.
Bonds Proposed.
j. c. More think the city could
we'll afford 20 bond itself for 81 .O00,-
600 for the sake OF dredging the river.
Ii would De the best Investment it ever
made. And II the city IL going 10 DO
anything now Il sh0gld nave steam
barge 10 carry freight TO Chicago, and
run Il for just enough 20 pay expenses.
Grand Rapids r. suffering on account
OF the freight rates % western points.
We make Just a. much furniture, but
have to find different market.
Mr.. Ban's speech.
o. A. Ball-There is not q person in
this audience who u not IN active SYM
patty with every movement IN the
Interests OF river navigation. We can
secure enough influence TO carry out
every Improvement # We bat start at
the right point. Those paying freight
on goods coming 30 the city can Judge
as well a those shipping freight, the
necessities for chanel. We need
communication with Lake Michigan.
The railroads are ia sympathy; all we
want is earnest cooperation. | call
upon Alderman C0ngeT, Prof. Swens-
berg and John ;. Launiere to set forth
what $ needed.
pr. Coogsr's Remarks
Mr. COnger-NObodv IN the city feels
more patriotic interest IN this than /.
But "a SIR. Ball said We must first de-
eide apon a proper starting point. TX
tie authority o. 90 60 can be found the
CITY might purchase and own a dredge.
Il thsE way the improvement could be
aided. [ know OF no reason II the
property owners saed to invsst their
money lbatwsy Why the dredge should
not DO purchased. think tue city can as
legiamatsly spend money for the inn
prOvement for - waterway "a for -
streets spends hundreds OF thou
saods of dc lars annually TOR the I'M
praveuent of rs streets iu order % n 4
TIE business interests. WY not with
propuetY 10 the same N regard 10 the
waterway
Relief Necessary
John s.. fswreuce-I am glad we
have AL, lgi ths opportunity OF seeing
inst ehat thr river -. The thing 10 10
now - 90 work up thorough under
standing Nothing vii ever be accom-
phshed until every business man knows
what q ulsEr hcent river We have and
ifs wonderful possibilities. Not one
bali ~ our c1trsus know or appreciate
itseaI-e. last November 7 made the
irp with colonel iudlows inspecting
party and VS. surpg sed 60 6ud that
TIE excavations mode years ago still
remained intact When ron take =
bucket flil ~ DIRT out ~ the Grand
river e STAYS ont. That's 4 great id
vanteee. Find ont what yen have TO
d. snd 7ou need Be- only once. The
hanks ARE cSre rnf They are not
swamp fnd fne river doesn't spread
out arf ze' less the woo.ts. Every