. The street railway review . >iiven every night, thepark being on the regu-lar amusement circuitwith Columbus, Toledoand other cities. Theattractions are changedweekly. ^Within theboundary of the parkonce stood the village ofSeccaiuni, celebrated inlegends as one of thefamous places of Indianhistory, for it was herethat the tribes of theNorth and South oftenmet and exchanged theirfurs and wares, and heldtheir conclaves and pow-wows. On a prominent rise in the parkstands a monument erected by the Historical Society, to com-memorate and mark the battle ground where Colonel Crawfordsmen in 17
. The street railway review . >iiven every night, thepark being on the regu-lar amusement circuitwith Columbus, Toledoand other cities. Theattractions are changedweekly. ^Within theboundary of the parkonce stood the village ofSeccaiuni, celebrated inlegends as one of thefamous places of Indianhistory, for it was herethat the tribes of theNorth and South oftenmet and exchanged theirfurs and wares, and heldtheir conclaves and pow-wows. On a prominent rise in the parkstands a monument erected by the Historical Society, to com-memorate and mark the battle ground where Colonel Crawfordsmen in 1782 fought their last battle with the Indians in Craw-fords campaign against the Sandusky tribe. It was in this cam-paign that Colonel Crawford, after whom the county is named,was captured and burned at the stake. The management of the railway company is well pleased witlithe success of the line, and has completed arrangements to extendthe eastern end to Crestline and Shelby. Work on this extension ELECTRIC POWER FOR W. E. The State Department is advised that it is the intention of theShawinigan Water & Power Co., of Shawinigan, Quebec, to makeavailable at Montreal by means of an 80-mile transmission line, thepower which is being developed at Shawinigan Falls. The neces-sary works and line construction will be installed with the idea ofultimately transmitting 5,000 h. p. though but 30,000 h. p. will beutilized at present. If the plans are carried out Montreal will soonbecome the chief Canadian center for cheap power for manu-facturing purposes. NEW INTERURBAN IN MICHIGAN. .•\ company has been formed at Grand Rapids, Mich., un-der the name of the Grand Rapids Spring Lake & GrandHaven Rapid Transit Co., with $500,000 capital stock, toconnect the cities named in title by a high speed electric linewhich will cater to both freight and passenger traffic. A centralpower station located !2 miles west of Grand Rapids will deliveralternating current to the line at 10,
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