Year: 1875

The following production is the wall of
some discontented poor devil, who feels
that he is not properly appreciated. 1t
is part of lecture he proposed to deliv-
er, but unfortunately it was never COM
pleted. 1t is a curiosity in its way.


Mbai g'o,r Pau Uas-UHat she Is


what She May BccOmr.


Now Gentlemen | am about To sub
init some facts which cannot be Denied
TO the citizens of this town For consld'
GRAFTON now Gentlemen what is The con.
dition of your place at the present Time
it is in q very low state OF prosperity
fairly standing still look at your mag
nificieut school edefice look at your
handsome streets lined on each side with
the shady maple look at even the wealth
YOU possess look at your water power
how poorly used and look at the beauty
of the surrounding country all which
would Contribute to elevate your place
high Among manufacturing centres now
Ever since have Known p. p. she has
Cropped her way along at about the pres
ent rate aud hermost PROMINENT citizens
have done all in there power to retard
her Prowgress now | will show that the
merchants send there money east to help
build Up Boston and new york and leave
thece own to die the same as the ostrich
doze her young for various Merchantizc
they vii 20 East with their money and
leave PIP destitute why they act IS agt
to Rob the Community of the very
essence of its busines then stand round
aud tell about hard times and property
Holders complain of having to pay tax
es Oh vacant lots now this is all wrong
and decidedly wrong to now to have PIP
grow you must start manufacturing and
help sustain them and throw out induce.
ments to Bring in mechanics and labor.
ling men not SO many money mixers as
you have they crush the place look at
grand rapids for instance it is the active
interest her business have took in main.
taining home trade home monufactories
now.p can never be london nor a g
rapids but her position can be amazing
ly-improved now just look at the shoe
,nakers Of p p who have contrived to
live and that merely all now they have
learnt there trade and start small shop
and man comes in with lots of money
and starts dry Goods store and on one
side sell ribius and the others hogs
quarters thus interfering with the shoe.
makers trade and take money from here
and 20 East and take his customers
away by selling slop work an promul-
gateing 60 the people that it just as good
and row ask the merchants of p if
that is fair way OF doing business the
shoe trade aside OF the womans prenell
work in paw paw would take easy 90 or
rs shomakers to make it and would this
amount OF shoe makers or Of any me.
chanics help your town more than what
shoemaking the merchants will sell the
merchants at the same time would get
the cash OF the shoe men and so fourth
now p p could Could run Gather fac
tory Of u men or keep that many to
work year around or they could work
any way they choseed for themsolf Com.
bened or there Could be got up Joint
stock company in this town and manu-.
facuture Boots * shoes as extensive as
they chose now look what help is such
man as old Tapc-on the corners over
the way he Crouds his store full of
Boots and shoes and palms them off on
the public he is great help to paw
paw not 80 much held as one shoe maker
with his family


Old Cap smith with out achild dickiring
in tn shoe trade he ought to BE ashamed
Yes and vanauben and mr. sherman sell
lick and so on What is the use of such
they are nothing But high way ROBBERS
Give every shoemaker his due give him
this trade and sell your ribbons but do
ID AS you do all of yore whoes names
Ihave mentioned sell yard of ribbr ons
one side of your store and hog on the
other side so you see great contrast
between a hog and yard of ribo- |
wonder they do not start wagon shop
in there store or black smith shos or a
foundry but the poor misers 90 egotisti.
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