Alpena argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1893-1909, 1893-07-26
itors visited this city with the Press
Association, on july 9Th.

Association, on July 9Th.
Tuscola Advertiser: "Thc second
morning at seven o'clock the boat reach.
ed Alpena, where stop OF three houre
was TO be made. We were escorted 10
Alpena's widely known Churchill house,
conceded to be the finest and best con.
Quoted hostelry In the interior OF the
State, where a splendid breakfast was
served. After this came ride about the
city and visit to Alpena's various fac
tories, the sanitarium and the sulphlte
fiber works, where large logs OF spruce
are chopped up, cooked and made into
paper pulp. Alpena has beer underg Ding
the change from a numbering city to that
of diversified manufacturing-a critical
period In the history OF any town or city,
but che Is holding her own splendidly. 1t
is said that the climate and country sur
rounding is particularly adapted TO the
growing Of plume, and this industry Is
being extensively engaged In"
Whitehall Forum: "When Alpena was
reached the wharf was lined with waiting
people and the city band was sending
forth pleasing strains of welcome. A
long line of handsome equipages took the
editors on drive through the city, the
principal points of interest being the Sui
phite Fibre Co.'s plant, where paper pulp
Is made from the flbers of spruce wood,
which is steamed. crushed, and chemical
ly treated until rolled out between a sys-
tenn OF largo iron rollers, from the last
OF which IL is emitted in rough sheets
which are rolled up In bundles, to be
shipped to the paper mills to be finished
into the commercial article, much as the
rough leather goes from the tannery to
the institution that converts IL into the
finished article-and the sanitarium where
splendid Accommodations are placed at the
disposal Of guests, and fair grade Of
mineral water is furnished for drinking
and bathing purposes, in the treatment Of
disease"
Fenton Independent THE wielders
OF the pen, who by the way, are a lively
lot when taking an outing, had enjoyed
the scenery OF the days journey to the
utmost, and now as evening was closing
in, the main saloon was filled by the iovial
party, and u literary and musical program,
the like Of which was never before, and
probably never will again, was provided
and executed by the ladies'. After recov-
ering from It's effects, the party retired to
the slumber that only comes on board
the steady-running side wheelers of the
ID. d G. Steam Nav. Co. and awoke re-
freshed in the morning as the boat steam
cd into the river at Alpena, where the
editorial party was to breakfast at the
expense of tho citizens Of Alpena. Those
citizens now know more of tho average
EDITORS capacity. II must have been a
severe strain on the food supply, but the
appetites, whetted by the ozone of the
lakes, were abundantly satisfied.
After an address of welcome by the
Mayor of Alpena, and response by Presi-
dent Beal, the party proceeded to the
Churchill, fine hotel In every respect,
and the Golling, where an excellent
beakfast was served. Carriages were
then taken for drive about the thriving
and beautiful city. Alpena is one of the
principal cities Of northern Michigan.
Situated on Thunder Bay, at the mouth
of the Thunder Bay river, it is blessed
with one of the best harbors on the lakes,
and its shipping interests are very extern.
sive. The city has population of A.
600, and is provided with all modern i'm
provements, electric lights, water works,
sewers, gas, nine miles Of paved streets,
etc. The chief industry is lumbering,-
the cut OF 1899 amounting to $4,000, 900
it., besides $4,000, 900 lath and $4,000, 900
shingles. Much Canadian timber is now
RATED TO this place and cut in the mills.
'The saw Dust city has many other
flourishing industries, such as Sulphite
Fiber Works, which were inspected with
much interest by the editorial party, the
Excelsior works, Hemlocx Extract
Works, Stave Mill, Spool Factory, and
FIGURING Mills. The drive about the city
was most enjoyable, and the party re-
embarked and steamed away from AL
pena with a feeling that the enterprising
citizens had been most successful In pro.
viding IN enjoyable entertainment and
opportunity for thorough inspection OF
the queen city Of the Huron shores
Worthwhile Record: Upon the boats
arrival at Alpena, Saturday morning, we
were met by Mayor Harshaw and other
citizens, and accompanied by brass band
we were escorted to the opera house
where we were formally welcomed in be-
half OF the city. Then we were all invited
across the street to the leading hotels,
Churchill and Golling where an elegant
breakfast was In waiting for our hungry
appetites. The boat was being held three
hours for our benefit, and the carriages,
which were In waiting as we left the din.
Ing rooms, were soon filled for an hours
drive about the city. At ten o'clock the
band and city official escorted us back to
the boat, and with three cheers and a
thousand good wishes for Alpena and heI
hospitable people, we were off for Mack
mac"
Evart Review: Early Saturday morn
ing we arrived at Alpena, the thriving
business town and metropolis of the HUI
ron lake shore, and were conducted tc
the Opera House, from where we were di
rected to different hotels for breakfast
after which we we're driven to various
parts of the city and shown the many In,
dustries in which the citizens are engaged
and the beautiful residences that grace
many OF the principal streets. The city
has q population of 14,000 q real estate
value Of S12,000,000. The value of city
buildings Is $4,000, Of school buildings
$50, 800; has 10 chuches, value OF churcl
buildings $265.000 The city has pri
vate water works system, capital 800,
600; q miles Of water mains, 200 stree
hydrants, and pumps 100000 gallon,
daily A gas company, capital $50, 900
together with an electric light company
capital $4,000, furnishes light for tn,
! city. The city has ten miles of pavet
streets. 1t is the county seat Of Alpeni
county, and Is situated at the head o.
Thunder Bay, which is one Of the fines
harbors on the lakes. The main indus
try is the saving OF lumber; there ar,
here IL large saw mills, 5 single mills
lath mills. The other industries are {