Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-05-25


fore" ssid W. w. AcD~kss g 1hnnAr
vile Ia TIE Nersoa yesterday al>asansa.
We hops there vili be more nsxt yeax.
The Indian uvrs coantry y bsconias
srsy popular. and many u tbs northesn
ere are going there IL y especially d.
iightful duricg The months q January
sad February. A great May q tAs
thee two month"; in the lndisa sivsg
region and then 10 back to 81 Augos-
tine 20 remain during the remaindsr Il
the win;er ID. A. hlodgeft Il this city
spent NEST II the winter ss Rock Ledgs
! met Henry spring there aiea and
sssersl other vesy plessans citissos Of
Grand Rspids The resort business 10
over ior the year - Tar - Florida u con-
csrnsd. The worlds fair 10 the main Oh
ject Il interest now. hat tho rsilsoad
rates are ~ high that II presrnt leo
southsruers are going. I think the
rusds are making . mistake Ia the mat
ter. but they do not ssem abls 20 80 IT,
Here 10 an illustration: The regular fare
from 81. Augustine 10 Chicago 10 %.
The railroads are Offering Q round trip
rate 10 Chicago u eA5. This y hardly .
decrease over the regular fare. and many
persons do not seemed disposed 10 pay
that much. IL the rosds would make =
$40 rate they would do . much better
business. and am not sure but they
would make more money On kD rate.
Still. they don't seem % - it just that
way"
'Grand Rapids perrists In growing"
remarked J. W. Leighton Il Chicago in
The Morton yesterday. Il have not
been here before Tor tive years aud am
surprised at the change The old horrs
car system was in use here then. and Ia
spite IL all the enterprise the city had.
the street cars were . dead give away.
Horse cars are about the most discourag
ing thing that 4 growing and ambitious
city can have 20 contend With. The
electric cars have given Grand Rapids
lively. metropolitan aspect. which Is
thoroughly in keeping With the chsrsc-
ter and reputation u the place. ! be-
liove that local rapid transit has more
to do with the growth and development
Of q city than any other one thing.
Where there is not quick and conven-
different sections Of a municipality there
il sure To be congestion and ultimate
stagnation Of business People do not
the town. With horse cars, 10 10 q mat
ter II two or three hours TO get from
one extreme Of the city To the other
| The result Of this il exceedingly depress-
ing. In all tho west know II no live
lier place 81 its sire than Grand Rapids.
and ! am inclined to think the electric
cars have AZ much 10 do With il - any.
thing else
IL got even with sleeping car auto
crat once" said &. l.. Thompson in Tho
Morton last night. 1T was couple or
three years ago before the interstate
law went into effect. travelled on a
pass in those daya One day / expected
to get into Cincinnati late at night. and
telegrsphed ahead for a slceping car
berth. When ! arrived asked the con-
ductor il q berth had been saved for
c. L. Thompson. The conductor WAS .
burly. dead game tough appearing in
dividual. and he gazed ut me with look
Of mingled pity and contempt. Then he
flashed his lantern into my eyes and in
solcntly remarked: NO. there amt nor
fur any other Thompson. either made
up my mind Id get even with him. and
calmly accepted an upper berth. Then
hunted up the porter and demanded 90
know the conductors name. Dunno
for sub. boss he said solemnly Yes
you do replied. I'm on this train n
spot Just such terriers an he in and I'm
going Ia do il. See that pass. The
porter looked at the pass and gave mo
the conductors name. took II down
in my note book and said nothing. The
next morning that man came around
and asked me il slept well. He volun-
| Ill -. 4.
possessed regarding connections along
tho road. and he refused to allow the
porter To take the tip offered INN. II
Id been president 81 the ROAD that
thick neckcd boor couldn't have been
amy more gracious.
Among the arrivals in The New Liv-
iugston yesterday were John McNaugh.
ton. a Big Rapids lumberman, Mrs. T..
ID. Carpenter. wife III a prominent dry
goods merchant of that city and Mrs
Griffith.
A. A. Rees u Washington was guest
in The Morton for breakfast yesterday
Mr.. Rees was formerly chief al di-
vision in the interior department. and IL
at present connected with the patent
ofhc'.
J. A. johnson ~ Muskegon is a guc~,
in Sweets. Mr.. johnson will conduc,
the Lyman summer resort hotel during
the coming season.
G. c. Chittenden. one IL Cadillac
enterprising young lumbcrmen. dropped
into the city yesterday and registered in
The Morton.
W. II. Williams % New York. preei
dent ~ the Union News company. ate
breakfast in The Morton yesterday.
Thomas Smuethwaite, q Manistee at.
torncy. dined in The New Livingston
yesterday.
Ellie Ellsler Weston ard her company
are guests IN The Morton.
: krNr-Asa Clark. Muskcgon: j. VI
Wilcox Ioria; ~. H. Chamberiin, DE
troit. Mira w NJ Saminfeld. Alden: r.
A. McGuiiic. jackson.
CLARrxpoS- w. A. Carlson and wife
Battle Creek. T. q. Lamoreaux. Fruit
port: !. Colby. Rockford, r. l.. Bennett
Lowell; l. J. Foothater. Sparta: j. f.
Albce. Detroit
BRirGr SrRrrT-H. T.. Decker. Green
vile; A. ~ Fitch and wife. Sparta.
Harley Haynes Talmadge. u. G Town
send and wife. Owosro: II. X. Croesm an
Rockford
MoRToS &. r. Jillson. Stevcnsville
r. &. Par-ons. Kalamazoo: L. T. Kin
ney. Wooiville; W. J. Noon. Muskegon
&. r. Miller. &. &. Chitsenden. Cadillac
| NV LIVINGSTON W. III. Thompson
Manceloua. W \. Sherman. Allegan.
Thomas 4 Parish. Grand Haven. Geo