Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-12-10
HOW IT WAS DONE
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES PLUCK


Fss msn nsvs sasaneso " No 800
msrcszi aeve'opmsnt o. orsna h@p'as
- modsstiy and quastiy - has baniei ~
~ssefs. rnose nAme 80 eonrp,cnoe-'s
e1eesns 70 Pubic sos'e Ise ssys -
~ most mnnincent aonsnon 20 enAf-
ny. The many who Know NJ. waters
viii pronounos him IN unassnming man
To those who have known him sincs
his early residences. the Sane traits are
charsctsr,.tic and disfiae,.isbahiaL Re-
m.,k.hI. ...e---- 4, h,,ss..-- -. net
sr--.S - $500
~. -. s
noeno ase tnose vnzeo sfe
with the older rssldsnn whom ne has
known since young msnhood
Mr.. Wstsu u every inch . self made
man. His career 70 afIlusnca. be carved
and heved bx IA. own ner-ev~rap - and
enerrv. H. - hesr 4 r,eid.nt - tbe
city thirtv YEAR a. ns,ra Before con.
inc Z, Grind Rsnids 10 Ilnv~rrd for :
while Al KslIo~viiIe. : villscs iocated :
few miles soufh az her, nlare which
Il slmost obsoiite. but A the time 81
Mr.. Water soiourn there Il had smbi-
tions 10 surnass Grand R.n;ds In KsI:
locville M. water ensrrsd h buiIdjur.
he erected seversI dvsil,nvs There and
When he bad finished his vorr he hnd
melted ,ver n 2oo
49,. -. -
~ ns Ano 500 ros.,ons
rrosr.ct Tt snsS,- I.,a.hsf i,so
The nackinc and pyovision bus;ness
Thia vas durinr tbe var and
his venture crosnersd much bevond his
exnecfatious When =. d,snoes3 ~ this
busine.s he vas de.,ro,,. "a sntering into
n vate, channeI ~ conn msrriaI fhrift
and so he csst III. fo-tuns w;th fbs
Nichicar Rsrrel comnsrv wbich v.s
est.hi,shad verv nes,5v tvsrtv xe.r.
roc. No instit1tion in Grand Rsnids
t6riv,d !. II AID this one and the cnsr.
disn star sorfune .s~c,.d ~ rei~y 6,sr
IL from the verv tart Tia Ianf vas
enlsroed Min ths incressing hns;nes~
Mr. xsf.rs -b 10 h.rsns sbs ,rss;dsnf
~ The comr .rv gsvs h h;o corsts NJ and
moi .ss;dnous sftens;or To ~. .nsrgv
tact and 1901 ;,dgment ths Ircl~v sfo.k'
hoId.r~ csr ~ rstaful r. -; inc ~.
l.rcsst d;vjdend. sver ns;d : ron an n.
vsStr,srs ~ tL;~ .;tv fh~ re-, e,r.-
nsnv com monlv n.,d aiv;dends rsnc;rs
from I5 10 m r. cert ana ons vs.v ths
rata Of dfylm1On Waa "A can't NFn-
Water. md iovented msnv bsrrsle and
70 lsrce -. the dsmand FOR the stock
that H vas sImosf imnoseible "a Ter
snac. nth order-'
onesseo sss&ns On rme.
During nis conngction with the bar.
reii company MI waters was frugal ana
sparing OF he means. but with great
iores'gns kept investing In other direc-
tiona his cnief Investment was In pine.
ne was quick 70 nelie.e that the supply
" vsir ."s s,5 w;th sha 1870 . ss. :.
there would Be I stesdy and certain
rise in the pr;cs' GradnsIly he aeon.
mulsted tract and sections His pur.
chases were - choice n apv In Micbi.
oan. To tall the rand ~ Mr Water
Venture IN the oreaf pioeriee Il but 10
reneat the historv ~ 6undreds a. men
in this sfate vho ara sometimes stvIed
pine land barona. or oourse Mr.. Waters
pnlosded and be did ~ vith an snor.
mona fortune M fbe RESULT He has
heen disnosiny of III. no.ses.;on. sor
manv vrnrs nast One a. the largest
da.Is re h.. n "a so. .fyectsd tb;s Tan
and the ann rece;vra vould make =
rood s;z.d sortuns Th;. 4. brt one -
msrv ira nssct;ons For fhs ra.t dozsn
- more vssrs bs b.. dsvotsJ h;s t;n,.
to the care and investment ~