Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-06-15
SIZE OF THE CITY
Grand Rapids Nov Has at Least
loo, 900 inhabitants
BY Polk's NEW DIRECTORY
Ia .. ,a shs Printers ssxa.i- and VII
ns tssla~red Neat w~sk
mary % the CITY. cro~th.

X l. Polk Companys twent, first
annual direction, - Grand Rapids is in
the hansLs ~ the priEt-r. ana vii he
ready Cor dhTtFihution neat week
Il = the cpnspany's majority edition.
and - by Tar the most careful and pains
taking work u has ever issued. Making
diFrctry IL ret by any rneans new
thins With Polk 4 Co. and the new eli
tion shows that the Company has pro
Ltei - It's paef experiences.
Uairrs the directory b. wosully al
fauit. Grand Rapids has b~en MAINTAIN.
sng its tfadltlonsl rapii and beautiful
g4eNth lhe blg book will contain
soalethsag lake -iousa names In a city
the size q Grand Rapids this means a
pspuiaficn - al least loo0.o. The ia
feetosy peofie use : as a multsplier.
This - indeed modest. Ina Detroit and
IN other large cities the figure : Il used
o. represent Tie ralio b.tNcen the mum
heE "a names an the directory and the
population 81 the city But the i0.0oO
names fecorlsst insures Grand Rapids
~ least 10000 Inhabitants when the
state census % l-.li j. taken. and IL ~
more than possIt,ie that another 1000
~til he added - this.
General improvements
The business 81 the poatofsice depart
ment - always closely related To- the
business ~ the city. The local postal
autaOfitles handled ~ per cent more
mal during l..Es than during i-yl. This
in iiself furnishes indisputable evidence
u the eiiy's rapid and continuous
gFoNth
Ia the general department OF i'm
ptosenlents the directory has much Ia
rrcord. The city will son vote ON the
question ~ bombing Itself for the im-
pratcment ~ Grand river. anal Il - more
than probable that the ayes" Wall have
u - a substantial majority. Deep
water navigation has become almost a
reality instead u the dim possibility IL
he's 80 long bcen regarded
Tie Beard Il Trade and the improve
meat beard have united. and together
arr doing great work for the city Their
rdoFt- have ut been confined alone 10
the improvement - the river. although
ne board has been untising in behalf u
the eaterprise.
New Industries Added.
by rs influence several new Industries
have been attracted 10 t;rand Rapids
Among them are the new knitting con
eern. the straw goods factory. novelty
works and iron manufactures. Through
iis neal and enth usiasn the general bus
mess capital u the city has been In
ERASED many thousands 20 dollars and
several hundred persons have been
asttctl To- the city : working population.
The banks II Grand Rapids are all in
a liourishiDg condition. and notwith
standing the paniey tendencies n the
times. every one 81 them Is a. solid a. a
sfone wall
There Is not 50 much 10 record in the
hoe ~ pubic improvements az there
vPz last year. The principal streets n
The city we're repaved during the season
q 1871. Last year Ottawa street was
Paved and many Il the residence streets
we're graded and grayeled. The new
high schooi has been completed at a
e,~i II s>O.cs1. and the new court hous.
IA. finished and Dedicated July T. The
lniserssi,-t Church society has erected
a magnificent stone church ON Sheldon
street az cost II sJO.oro. kortlander Il
Nurphys seven story block on
fnitan street Is Completed. The Oriel
Cabinet company has built mammoth
factory Ca Canal street. and the Bisse.l
carpet sweeper company - erecting a
49, ~fers addition 90 It, Mill street plant.
tu0rrs' opera house. which burned last
summsT has t,een Sehuilt and rciittcd.
arr new cur ~ The prsttiest and meet
cuelmo.iious theaters "a the west
t.ssien.c~ or Prosperity
The kn-hts - Pyihias are preparing
q recf seven story temple ca Ionia
street snd the Masonic fraternity -
asitafsug a ssni.ar enterprises. Hun.
dIetls - new dwellings have been built
ssrirg the pasi year. many ~ them be-
nag iesgtiful pieces of architectural
WUrk
The street car system haa been stead.
~ Improved until Il Is the equal 10 any
thing Ia thu country Tine butterwurth
arenu~ lue has reeu aided during the
pstr. yeaT. 1rt the company - rsady %
complete the ShaNmut avenue hnc 60
John tail PARK 80 -,un A. the city oycus
the street. \ ueN pavilion has been
erected iy the company az Reeds lake.
~ conclusion. the Publishers ind
Uothfng bat encouragement IN the con-
t,iiifn q the rity la evilcncss q
grawtt ~ mot fsii T. give renewed con
rdbbce The city and - resource. and
irik 4 Ga. prophecy that . - aD the