Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, January 5, 1910, Page 5

4 3 GRAND RAPIDS HERALD-REVIEW WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 5, 1910 6 per cent dividends, the companies h ‘R b wit the people will ride for 3 cents, and| mag aplds eview will get ‘transfers for another cent. M HY BUILDINGS Published Every Wednesday If after a reasonable trial this does | IV . may charge 4 cents for a ride, but WILL BE EREGTED but they must give seven tickets for not yield enough revenue to provide By E. C. KILEY. Entered at the aarp: at Grand Rapids,|@ quarter, charging 1 cent extra for ing Year Will See Much Ac- TWO DOLLARS A YEAR IN ADVANCE jecond- Class Matter. tranfers. But in the meantime the Bi 3-cent fare will be given a decent tri- tivity in Grand Rapids al. If it.yields emofgh to provide 6 Business Circles. per cent dividends on a fair valuation of the properties, the rate will re- nevenue for that it will be raised; Dut it cannod \be raised pq the rate Per BT demanded by street railways almost C. H. Marr. Will Erect Modern everywhere else. Store Building, 70 Feet Long, * That isn’t failure; GOOD ROADS Tom Johnson is beaten, but his fight With lig! Fi oe om This country has many thousand for the people has succeeded. He miles of raifroad, but the greater | qidn’t get quite all he asked for. He bulk of their traffic comes from the|wanted a straight 3-cent fare with} The past year has seen consider- farms, and must be hauled by Wagon | free transfers. But he got a goodjablé puilding in Grand Rapids and before it can be transported by rail.| deal. A great many other cities|although no large buildings have The railroads to handle this freight| would {be tickled to death with a|/gone up the total will probably at the lowest cost, spend hundreds/|«faijure” like that.t amount to $40,000, on a conservative of millions of dollars to lower grades, estimate. One of the principal im- tunnel mountains, cut down hills, bet- ement sarection of the ter their road beds, and for heavy FACTS IN CASE sabiows ae eg Hoolihan, rails. which gives employment to a number Full cars, long trains, and a saving ARE MISSTATED. of ae This any was erected and of steam and rolling stock are the % machinery installed at a cost of objects of the railroads. Similarly, Dufficy Says Newspaper Accounts | about $15,000. The township also .8, Dusraror Cowes in Omectal Paper of U. Re edinee: it’s success. good roads means larger loads, more of Selli B . erected a large tool house at the of them, a saving of horses and in s to Indian corner of Fourth street and Sleeper the life of wagons. For every mile Are Untrue. javenue at a cost of over $1,500. In of ee too, a = a sa this ished is housed all the township miles wagon road. The cost of a i good wagon road is, on-the average,| Martin Dufficy has furnished the 5k cast eae but about a fiftieth of the cost of|Herald-Review with the following stat- space of time. railroad mileage, while the maintain-| ment 1 regard to the account printec During the past year eight resi- ance is comparatively normal. of his alleged purchasing of liquor| dences have been! erected. The resi- To build the railroads, the nation-|for Bob Mushimo, a esevation In-| gence of County Auditor Spang on al government, and states have given dian: Winnipeg avenue was completed enormous bonuses in land and bonds “I wish to state that the accounts about October 1, and is modern in on top of this, they have ‘been capi- oe guy perchneiis ‘books! tor: Boo aus every respect. John O’Brien has talized far beyond their actual cost, himo, which was printed in several erected a residence at the corner of yet are, as a whole, earning huge |° the county papers and in the Du-|pourth street ahd Winnipeg avenue. surpluses in excess of dividends. If luth dailies, are grossly exaggerated This was only recently finished and railroads are so profitable, wagon and untrue in parts. -It is true that Mr, O’Brien has not yet moved into roads as carefully built will be equal-|! Purchased the bottle of liquor, but) i. new building. C. J. Hiler has ly Bo, I had on object in view. Iam an also constructed a very pretty little If it has paid the nation and state ola resident here. Bnd. hay nos cottage, which is located in the east to promote railroad building, it would Bob [Muahimo for the past-18 yeas. end of the village on Fourth street. be still more profitable to promote He came to me Thursday morning and This cottage was also recently com- wagon road building. If it was right requested me to procure liquor for pleted and Mr. Hiler will move into and wise to help the one, it would be fim and on account of the fact that it in a short time. It will make an equally right amd wise to help the tener dle would perjure: minpelt £07 ideal home. George Arscott has also other. If it was, indeed, necessary e orcontina sosabor sale aes erected a meat residence on Hoff- {prcive public aid ‘to the one, it is Eto “obtai Ailenee for ait man avenue and cottages have been necessary to give similar aid to | S°Rt tO obtain evidence for the Pur! vrected by James Cook, Victor Maj- the, other. Ba | Ge Tees as waste ae or, C, L. Bllefson and Mrs. Annie Indeed, no other investment would “gi Ena a a - aot Rar ork aly Hetu. Additions were built to the bring as large returns. The govern- sg This he RAMEE devas residences owned by Deputy Sheriff ment has invested vast sums, and pate 1 asaitieod the Mauor Frank McKeown, W. F. Becker and must now issue bonds to. complete leave ce aaa in front of the | M8: E. J. Winsor | irrigation projects, while there are — e An epoch in the history of the vil- pa saloon. When I came out I told him : Be hbant, millions of acres of vacant land which ft had the Whisky and would give it lage was the paving of Third stree' do not need irrigation, but only good 5 hGH When aA 4b1d tae who séat Heretofore this street had always roads, and irrigated land is rightly him here. .He replied he was given peen an eyesore, dust lying to a called the rich man’s farm. $25 and ae Aerectny Oneal mean-| 2ePth of four-to six inches, and at The states pay vast sums for drain- ae aici cents official put aia| the least flurry of wind whirling into ing lands ‘which ‘are. still valueless mot know his name. In ntl aie the | a — nee gere an through) task to the indian I contrived to let — Bee See ee. woe it fall on the pavement and break. make available great areas lying un- These are the facts in the case. broken. It all looks much like put- “My only object in purchasing the ting the cant before the horse. The liquor was to obtain from Mushimo ee a ee han roads should come first, with irriga- information concerning who sent him granitoid, curbing and guttering 2 . been put in and the tract of ground tion and drainage only to meet a heref” prospective famine in vacant land, lying on the north side of the street or to make available land already possible to see. It was also practic- ally impossible for a heavy loaded team to traverse its length. All this lis changed now. The street has been paved to a width of 34 feet with MARTIN DUFFICY. traversed by substantial highways, | | varded. The coming spring trees will | be transplanted and in a few years, | INSTITUTE FOR | what was the ugliest will be one of JANUARY 11TH the prettiest streets in the village. The poles and cables have also been |removed from the street proper, the electric cables being replaced with Speak On underground conduits and the tele- phone wires have been removed to the Great Northern right-of-way, thus giving one a clear and unobstructed THE FAILURE OF TOM JOHNSON. When Tom Johnson ceases to be mayor of Cleveland Friday it will be after eight years spent in that of- fice, eight years of hard and faithful|Practical Men Will figuring for the people. Most of his . . energy has been devoted to figuring Practical Subjects at the street railway companies to com- this Meeting. pel them to concede 3-cent fares. The fight for 3-cent fares began before |ylew up and down the street. Johnson became mayor. He was Every farmer and every one! One of the important improvements Slected on that issue, and in a mea-| {terested in the development of was the installation of the Tungston sure he was finally beaten on that is- Itasca county should make arrange-|system of street lighting on Third ant ments to attend ‘he farmer’s insti-| street. That being the principal ) It wasn’t an easy task. It took tute which will be held at Grand} business street of the village, a long years of bitter fighting. The Rapids Tuesday January’ 11. large number of are lights were re- protagonist of the movement had to _The institute will be held under the} quired, the lights on that particular submit to untold abuse and to van- direction of F. D. McLeran, of Mar-|street consuming about 30 per cent quish a thousand discouragements.’ shall, .Minn., and he will be assist-|of the juice produced at the power Im the end he was defeated by the ed by H. C. Larson, of Berner, Minn.,| plant. The installation of the Tung- people; for whom he had fought. and Frank Gibbs, the well known St.|ston lamps not only cut this down They were tired of the ‘agitation,” Paul gardener. Practical talks will| about half, but) also gives better it was said. The campaign to dis- be made on conditions arising and con} service, as the light is now more credit him thad fieen carried on so fronting the farmers of Minnesota! equally distributed, there being sik long that finally it succeeded. A and remedies that have been suc-|to the block, four on the south side lot of mud ‘was thrown at him, and cessfully tried by the speakers them-| and two on the north side. while he evaded. most of it, some of| °!¥ed Will be suggested. ‘A large number of improvements it stuck. His enemies were tireless These meetings are held in every|in the way of sewers and water pe persist@t. They: were a little county in the state and are worth} mains have also been made. A sewer h r-winded than the people were; your time and trouble to attend.|has been put in on Sleeper and Hoff- rege 1 Finally th ’|They are held for the purpose of brin | man avenues and a large amount of tnatie of tick. m Fh ee ~ sopuey ing men together to exchange use-| work has been done on Tenth and wseceagi Eee: st People got the nui hints and suggestions and one | Eleventh streets, besides smaller jobs ‘ea ee priteas brew nest also learns of the later and more ad-| on other streets. failed and c, ae etter take Ficoll an Deods wit tecan lau: Baka H seal cuit all) the peat Gea on a mayor under whom there would) “Supt. A. J. MeGuire, of the North-|has seen many improvements made be tees ore a more ‘peace | cast Experiment farm wik be un-|in Grand Rapids, but it is expected Seged Sama Seats and Fri-| able to be present at the meeting,| that during the year now at hand, sr man takes his place @5) 4s ne has been appointed to repre-| they will be more than doubled. mA. f sent this section of the country at a This reads ke ee state conservation meeting which will é High School Loses. taliare;, taut, % ten". be held at St. Paul Monday. However : Tom Johnson is beaten but his he informs the Herald-Review that The basketball contest Thursday campaign for justice from the street he has made arrangements for a free evening between the Alumini and railways has succeeded. The city of] ner for the farmers, which _ wit |"eStlar high school teams, was some Cleveland has obtained a legal valu- pe provided by the Commercial club what one-sided, the final score being ation of the street car lines. This is|\r yfeGuire will make all arrange-|°% to 9 im favor of the Alumini. The gixed at $22,932,000; very much less ments or the dinner before leaving result was somewhat of a disappoint- mete no ok gO cans mer cee ceeen Rtres Wt the fact that they played against the companies, and the figures upon, : Horses for Sale. ae) a de Ga ey Sea which they had sought to make the people of Cleveland pay dividends~ One team ‘weighing 2,900 ibs., 8| duced by the Grand Rapids High. The One team/|team expects to be in good shape for The companies are to be allowed to cent on that valuation,|/years old, both mares. ‘A franchise has been | weighing 2,200 Tbs., 4 and 5 years/their game with Hibbing on January propared under the terms of which | old, good drivars.—King Lumber Co. |14. | story of a main, if it does not produce enoust| MANY BRICK STRUCTURES TO GO UP | the eys of passersby, making it im-| |has been neatly graded and boule-| | guarantors are Thomas L. 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The pur- z pose of giving the big mortgage is to i secure an issue of $1,000 bonds which the company is putting out.—News Tribune. Sa _ UENT [o- , A Dew Year’s Greeting We wish to extend our thanks to everybody who helped to keep us busier than we ever were before during a Holiday season. The increased business we did convinces us still more that this isa pretty good place to come for good furniture. We showed only the latest out- put of the leading factories, and the comment of callers was part of éur holiday pleasure. Of course we shall try to pursue acourse in the future that shal! continne to deserve your pat- ronage. Again-we thank you. 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