Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-07-09

However. 1 foryave this one, for his
storf e the STEAMBOAT made me laugh
"A thing had not done since I went
into fhc writing business
Octave Laundry wa ruined BY . fool
fsh iiea. That shows the difference
between Aurora and New York. Such
q foolish idea a. his. n sprung In New
York. would have been sure Of plenty
q advertising. Advertising would
haze brought Investors. investors would
have tronght capital; capital would
have brought temptation: and that's
what Ne re all looking for here. Lsun-
Cry ulixht have stranded his steamboat
and bis company. escaping with the
capital o. some friendly shore beyond
the jurisdiction OF the New York
eosrts.
H.s scheme was 20 make Fox river
naysgable stream That was the basis
of T. The value of the achievement
viii explain later. fos river IA q pull
ing frehie-minded brooklet which in
damp weather triciles through Aurora
n has been damned by several millcrA
and. in general. by everybody who has
had anything - DO with II. III man
should walk up this stream to batavia.
seven miles fgpsn Aurora. and keep in
The middle % j, al the way. he would
Probably get his feet wet.
1hs A.. q. & q. railroad at that time
had mpaopoiY OF Aurors's commerce
- other road came nearer than
Ba'avia where the Chicago & North
wsSfrra hal a station " came into
- alleged fnlnd OF Octave that con-
nee lion could De made with the c. a
= " ~ way 81 Fox river. lie would
opc.. a competing line and ruin the c..
Il. 80
tery soon aftcrsxar,l there appeared
ia an old deserted coal yard hear oc-
taves home the outline IT n strange,
unuauabic structure. Al frs. IL wa.s
sropr-ea 20 10 a zeal shed: then some
body aid ia vas = hen coop. A local
editor - solve tiaese doubts. inquired
81 octave. who said with pride that IL
wa a steamboat The editor was
x.ai that hc hadn't relied upon guess
work
q am re- sic-d that you call. = said Oe-
tase. Nho spoke with n strong French
sceent. Il have. since a long time. the
desire O. Pray -FOUR advice.
'sFire away" N,ia a. editor. In that
olassie Ergiish for which Illinois is
justly celebrated.
"a ~ o. mako. said Octave. ''shat
Fax river nasigahie stream
You'd better xet move on" said
80 editor. Il was dryiag up as came
over The bridge
iou mock yourself q me. hey9-
said octsV~. ''sut I show ron 7
make him n nAvigab.e stream. navi-
gate him. navigate him tall ~ Ba-
tsvia-
There are three dams and two
bridges between here and Batavia, :
sad the editor
They viii disappear; they win van
ish. cried Octave.
The rivers q good deal more likely
o. Do that
You Sno~ me law. hsy9~ said o.
taxe Dies Il not SAY ths. dams ard
Bridges cannot be built over . nsvi-
gable stream
frnsisnishiy: and oesa-s stuck 20 The
point I he editor tried 90 explain
that nawizshle" wss . technical terra.
snd tbe nation would not protect =
trsns brock Just because some body asd
pasldie.l across II sn . pant
when the hull va completed he
naurtgaTed IL and bought . little up
rxht engine which he set ND on the ser-
wsr'i dec< r. stead n paddles be ussd
twe snassss eaains sach AZ arc cru
piove,i - hcis. water out II wells
Thee ssu~ ne launching A house
mower hauled the beat - The edge ~ .
BiiH p.sna. where The raging waters OF
fox were turned back ~ a dam AL
the dixuitsrieS - the city assembled
The steambest sat upon two foar~by-
fonr sticss - tirabsr which formed ne
wsr- snd -ere sharply inclined t1wsed
The p-and rhe ulo@; distinguished
guests erosSss-i h~r cabin. where Co
,sve hssi provided httie refreshments
The signal ~as given. The qs~cr hsfle
va started down she WAYS ,hs p~ssple
IN The csbin held 60 q ea.rh other ard
ycSsesis tas r~yva 90 M shur~ isss a.sd
sns eA~er~sA
Inst a. ~ boat DIPPED her rsssdrr
into the nsiilp.nt ooe - ne wsvs
Srp.ee and she srsrr~e npcn h-r ska~
IRE psrsr IN th~ eshin we've HAIRED
AGAINST fAe io~er side q IL. suss sa>
s.a~or sat down IN one ~ IN.
s~snsts~. Ar1r~ p,rticu ~ his esr-
psr~sl being weat th~sagh Il iuto the
naA-as wss<r. XAsrs go . assAa