Bay County past and present . Bay City Dry Dock (5) PERIOD OF TRANSITION. 145. Unloading Sugar Beets. Fish are still packed in ice for shipment to eastern and southern building blocks of extra good quality are made. Coal is turnedinto gas and coke. The textile industry is represented in the knittingmills, which are very large and are soon to be made much larger. Eventhe bay water is distilled and bottled for drinking purposes, or is madeinto artificial ice. Those conditions which had to do with the rapid development ofBay County from 1850 to 1890 have little to do with our presen
Bay County past and present . Bay City Dry Dock (5) PERIOD OF TRANSITION. 145. Unloading Sugar Beets. Fish are still packed in ice for shipment to eastern and southern building blocks of extra good quality are made. Coal is turnedinto gas and coke. The textile industry is represented in the knittingmills, which are very large and are soon to be made much larger. Eventhe bay water is distilled and bottled for drinking purposes, or is madeinto artificial ice. Those conditions which had to do with the rapid development ofBay County from 1850 to 1890 have little to do with our present de-velopment, except as their influence has held over. The timber has dis-appeared, and our location near the mouth of the river is of little im-portance now, for the river is not used as it was in the early days. What are the influences leading to our present healthy growth asa manufacturing center? There are several: 1. Excellent transportation facilities.—These had largely de-veloped before the decline of lumbering. We have rail connections (5) The particulars of the
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