Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-08-24

His reasoning is that we want new
bridge for the same reason that he
does not want it. There is where he
is mistaken. Everybody whose bust
ness places are east and north of Oak
street on the east side of the river
and everybody who has property from
| Grand avenue running north and east
on the west side are in favor of a new
! bridge. Not because of any selfish
reason like Johns but for the greater
reason of commercial convenience in
trade and traffic and safety Of life.
Everybody who drives a team or an
automobile realizes the Importance
and necessity for a new bridge every
time they cross the present wagon
bridge. A new bridge would relieve
| that connected condition.
The best location for new bridge
to accommodate the commercial inter
ests and population of Grand Rapids
at present time is below the paper mill
on the west side and above the Witter
House on the east side. John appears
to talk in his editorial as if there was
no other business in the community ex
cept that located on Vine street on the
east side and Grand avenue on the
west side. We agree with him that
these two points are we'll provided
and cared for from a commercial
standpoint, but we do not agree with
! him that these are the only two points
of commerce in our city. The Green
Bay railroad and its station, the Grand
Rapids Brewing Co., the Prentiss-
Wabers Co., the Kaudy Mfg. Co., two
thirds of the entire east side popula-
| CIoL, lies hoEII anu east OIL YAK street
the Court house, the sheriff's house
and jail, the T. B. Scott Library build
ing, and the following business houses:
Eugene Miller, Bicycle Shop; E. T.
Bodette Shoe Shop; Louis Joseph,
Hide and Fur Store; Reporter Print
ing office, Amusement Hall, J. R. Ra-
gan's furniture store, Herman Smiths
repair shop, Grand Rapids Heating &
Plumbing Shop; Wood & Rowland
Millinery; NJ. J. Feavill, Repair Shop;
Witter Hotel, Wittenberg's 10c Store;
HartPs Saloon; Lafer's Restaurant;
Beardsley's Grocery; Herschleb's
Bakery; F. S. Gill Paint Shop; Cohen
Bros. Dept. Store; Matthews Tailor
Shop; Poirier Hat Shop; Arndt Res
taurant; F. L. Steib Drug Store; o.
P. Mcneil, photographer; Geogh ans
Confectionery Store: Miller & Berk
holtz Millinery; Vern Rumsey Rena;r
Shop; D. NJ. Huntington Garage and
Gun Shop; Standard Oil Service Sta
ton: George T. Rowland & S ms;
Andrews & Bodette, Saloon; J. e.
Farley, Plumbing; A. J. HasIrouck,
livery; Weeks & Weeks, Marble
Works; Smith Second Hand Store;
Solchenberger's Barber Shop; Yves
tern Union Station; Billiard Hall, Bru-
deri Shoe Shop; Staub Electrical
Store; Reiland's Meat Market, Nc
Camley & Pomainville Hardware;
Weisel's General Merchandise, Masons
saloon, First National Bank, August
Miller saloon, restaurant, Gaulke
grocery, Grand Rapids Hotel, Mrs.
E. A. Allerton, Gets Paint Shoo,
Lambert Print Shop; B0sse Barber
} Shop; J. D. Smith Hardware; Beim-
Ter Tin Shop, Kaye Carving Shop, L.
]. Goodness blacksmith, Schill garage
Singer Sewing Machine, Phillips
Flower Store, Baker Undertaking,
Lunch Wagon, Lain Harness Shop,
etc.
On the west side everybody in bust
ness or property owners north of
Grand avenue, would all be interest
ed in a new bridge. Perhaps John
don't consider these business place,
of any account, but they are all in
terested in the matter of new
bridge and if the question comes to
a vote of the people, John will be
cosNinced that the Reporters position
is prompted not from a selfish stand
point, and fades away into nothing
compared with the great public and
commercial reason for a new bridge.