Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-07-02
GLORY OF OUR CITY
lEs AaEchlsss Beauties Are Arts
ucslly illustrated
BY IHE MAGIC. PHOTOGRAPHS
Ny~srrss,- "a the Aars~st .srsas Ser-
eescs- sassisae ia shs. pssssre
of fc~rls-s ssasd tsapssls.

~ alter. pictures n strange animals. 81
klfty mountains. u unknown peoples
and u beautiful cities passed before the
eyes "a the amazed pilgrim sho knelt
81 ia brinx
The old sofcerer Was very veil IA his
dap. and prubahiy kn.s a fex facts ia
-sience and mechanics that his ignorant
auditor had not been permifted o. ac-
suiFe. Miracles there have been from
ths dawn "a titne until the dawn ~ this
biss~od Summer nlorning II l-sk8 Bat
none "a the miracles II old Tor a mo
nent rival. or are As veil calculated TO
amaze the mind ~ the ignorant as the
mlracies in electricity that Edison and
hls 60 workers publish to the world every
DAY
To repeat. the tnrhaned sleighr-of-
baud performer % sll,m aliasion has
already been made. wss 90 doubt a very
painstaklng aud conscientious artist
fsr MS tsr.fes. bat bis times were great
say bark la the misty ages Of antiquity.
AL ~ have 40 reason To believe that
toe estiulable obi gentleman bright a.
b. undoubtedly aas had gained the
slightest idea ~ the wonderful myster-
= u the camera that grand painter
~noee oue medium IL Gods bright sun
hight that truthful witness whose sure
testimony no hair splitting LAWYER would
dare o. QUESTION To the camera We
n4ust hook a. the successor II the hoary-
headed -on II the orient who troubled
the pool with magic rod. that the sur
prise ~ his spectator might yield a
harvest - the small change then cur
rent an the dominions ~ the Son III
Heaven or Whoever might have been
the awful potenfate that sat upon the
throne q the mighfy empire ~ the east
To TIE camera we owe the half tone
illustrations that ornament the pages u
our great magazines. and 20 the camera
ere We Indebted for the beautiful EN-
cravings that adorn She pages 10 this
unparalleled edition 81 THE GRAND
ksFtu~ HERALD an addition unsur-
PASSED by anything printed IN the
United States. and which has never
been attempted by any Michigan news
paper
Lake this paper the city % Grand
Rapids n beautiful beyond the de-
-cTIptise powers Of mortal man. lts
saiis are not n Jasper. ia streets show
nothing mere closely allied 10 gold than
a high quality o. Trinadad asphalt. but
neserfheless. Tor beauty u situation
snd in many other particulars the place
resembles. O. some extent az least. that
wonderful city which no man hath
bnllded Nesting close beside the
tanks q a proud river. covering the
hilis that roll backward like the petals
q tose. spreading cut over miles ~ az
iovely table land a. the eyes 81 Cortez
and his followers ever rested upon i'm
the beautiful Iand % the Montezumas,
our fair city presents every possible
variety n Typography.
The buildings q Grand Rapids are
FULLY IN keepiaz with IL natural
beauties. The mcn who have made tor
tunes ia its manufactures or commerce
tuild Tor themselves monuments IN
stately stone ~ brick blocks that speak
usoFe eio4uenily n the wealth and gen
ert~ity "a their owners than canrnere
nfcicse words carved IN the cold walls
u mausoleum. Sfx. eight and ten
story buildings abound and the style in
whirh they are constructed equals the
workmanship and architecture % siui-
lar huiiings in our great cities The
camera sni the faithful half fone artist
have united o. trouble the pool for
tie thousands - mosieru pilgrims Who
Speaking ia metaphors vii see this
triumph - modern journalism. and TIE
story that they tell can neither be- en-
larxed upeu NOR detraete,i from.
Tie buildings are ali fuli - good ten
.snfa - ho paw fair rent Tor the privileges
ef their use and carry 90 successful
nneresntif undertakings within their
stsieis Nslis Empty stores have ever
been a curiosity "a this city n much
conmercs. and "a the city increases
they bectms nlore and more a rarity.
The streets a Grand Rapids are sur
PASSED ~ those n Few cities 10 America
Nesss ago the city abandoned - policy
- pntt,ng down temporary psvemeets.
aud - a result our principal streets ar-
nia sith slutst imperishable pave
uerf- = asphait and vitrified brick
The view n Monroe street shown IN this
fsg photographic repr,slactioo
frnr ihr actual srrne tells in language
fhe rival r which na pen can hooe a.
fseeme. tes well dur best business
-trref@ arr built up and shst ar
amount a trsfiie = CARRIED "a along
them But u =hould siWavs 4. rsnIent.
ier~si that Monroe stree; Is only one
sfnong many thai ~ have tanai
Paaef Lyon. OTTAWA Iossla DIVISION
Isa,~. Caupstl. Hrisl..e Fusfor Leonard
ard macy ether heavy business streets
is.rsf~red with stately blocks
tfnr electric street railway ss-tein -
the finest q that - any cssF IN the
saf.d Elerfrirify rspiace.l cahle and
h51se poaef teo yrar~ ago. ard tas
rrr4e1 Eiiiterfug sncs--~~ Nearly d
fu,is- e siertfic rad fr All praetiea
purposes bring the -tihisyts down & IL
esnfer q ne cry. kiliinx distances n
nest efestsal msnnsY Twelve miie.
80 ,sr - .uiY crsinaFs sreed fssr Dai
electric. esfa and ~ rhat rate - travel
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