. The advantages and surroundings of Muskegon. hier. He was formerly con-nected with the Fourth National of Grand Rapids and prior to that Avith the Whitehall. Union Nsitional Bank.—This organization opened for business Oct. 3, 1889,with capital of $100,000 and has present surplus and undivided profits of $20, has regularly declared 4 per cent, semi-annual dividends, carrying averagedeposits of over a quarter of a million of dollars. Matthew Wilson has beenpresident of this bank from its start, and in the lumber trade here for the past 25years. He is a member of the Musk
. The advantages and surroundings of Muskegon. hier. He was formerly con-nected with the Fourth National of Grand Rapids and prior to that Avith the Whitehall. Union Nsitional Bank.—This organization opened for business Oct. 3, 1889,with capital of $100,000 and has present surplus and undivided profits of $20, has regularly declared 4 per cent, semi-annual dividends, carrying averagedeposits of over a quarter of a million of dollars. Matthew Wilson has beenpresident of this bank from its start, and in the lumber trade here for the past 25years. He is a member of the Muskegon board of public works, has officiated ascity treasurer, and in various other public trusts. Louis Kanitz, vice-president, ispresident of the Valley Furniture Co., under which heading his personal mentionwill be found. Wm. B. McLaughlin, cashier, has been connected with the bank-ing business of this city for 20 j^ears past and cashier of the above bank from itsadvent. The directors are the above officers and W. G. Watson, H. Park, G. MRS. JENNIE M. DOBSON. M. D. Tillotsoii and J. J. HouhIch, who arc prominent in niaiiiifafturing and the generalbusiness of the Iity. MUSKEGON HEIGHTS. A syntlieale of Muskegons representative business men, in 1890, organizetl theMuskegon Improvement Company, Avhieh was officered as follows: L. G. Mason,president; F. H. Holbrook, vice-president; C. C. Howell, manager; Geo. L. Erwin,trustee, F. A. Nims and D. D. Erwin, in addition to tiie above, on the executivecommittee. The company seciired title to about 1,000 acres of land on the beauti-ful plateau adjoining tlie south side of the city. The site slopes gently towardsMono lake on the soutli and Muskegon lake on the north, either of which can bereached within a mile from the jjlat of Muskegon Heights, whicli was the nameadopted for the new village. Lake Michigan is about three miles distant, to thewestward. The land was largely covered Avith second growth trees, makingalmost a complete g
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