. The street railway review . d it in honorof the water-power which is its life. The stream at this point is 900 feet wide, running overa fall of 20 feet to the mile of rocky bed, and althoughfurnishing, as above hinted, an immense water-power, isalso navigable to this point by steamboats. In rapid transit Grand Rapids companies have placedlittle short of $3,000,000 in horse lines, cable and electrictraction. The first horse road dates back to 1870, in the goodold boss days. For eighteen years the faithful mulemade regular trips and furnished the material for thekickers sarcasm. The reign of t
. The street railway review . d it in honorof the water-power which is its life. The stream at this point is 900 feet wide, running overa fall of 20 feet to the mile of rocky bed, and althoughfurnishing, as above hinted, an immense water-power, isalso navigable to this point by steamboats. In rapid transit Grand Rapids companies have placedlittle short of $3,000,000 in horse lines, cable and electrictraction. The first horse road dates back to 1870, in the goodold boss days. For eighteen years the faithful mulemade regular trips and furnished the material for thekickers sarcasm. The reign of the mule was interruptedin the year 1888, by the beginning of the construction ofthe cable line of the VALLEY CITY STREET & CABLE RAILWAY COMPANY, which organization laid several miles of single track, withturnouts at intervals, so arranged that the car would takethe switch automatically, and without lessening 1890 the cable line was extended at a heavy route, however, was full of curves, some of a very. IMliKlOR rOWER STATION, GRAND RAPIDS CONSOLIDATED RAILWAY In point of population the city is second to Detroit, and,politically, the county seat of Kent county, organized in1836 and in point of age incorporated in 1850. As to its manufacturing interests. Grand Rapidspossesses unlimited facilities, and utilizes them in the pro-duction of fine furniture, carriages, rough and finishedlumber, tanned hides, plaster, barrels, hubs, farmingimplements, mill machinery and all the varied articlesappertaining to the completion of these possessing a canal upon either side of the river,which furnishes some of the power required, and therapids in addition, one-half the power used is steam. Besides these natural advantages, the system of publicinstruction has necessitated public school buildings, a finepublic library and the Kent Scientific Institute. TheCourt House and government buildings are an honor tothe city, both as regards material and st
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