Letters From The People

[Thiscolumn is open to thepeople lo express their opinión upon any subject of interest to llie public, and correspondence upon alt siaet uf Ml tsubjecls Isdeslred. All we ask ofcorresponüents la to keop out of personalitleB, and use argument instead of abuse. Be concise, don't use more words than necessary to express ideas. The publlsher of the Oourikr does not hold himself responslble for oplnlons expressed.J Another Boomer Wants the Citj Boomed. Ann Arbor, Jan. 21. 1886. Editor Coukier:- Iu your issue of the 2Oth January,'."AIpha" liassome very practical every day ideas and I am of the s:ime opinión asto booining.the town. Real estale men as well as private citi.ens sliould speak of tlils city the advantages given both in the manufactnrin (owing to our railroad facilities) as well as in the educational line, since we have the water works, ampie protection is now insured in cases of flre. Tin-u again "Alpha" speaks of the T. & A. A. shops. Now, this is another very valuable question to be considered, as witli tliose shops here we would add quite a number of families to the city and quite a business might spring out of it. Why not tne citizens get toether and buy the land tliat lies èast of their tracks and iiDii !i of Miller avenue and dónate it to the company as an inducement to bring their shops here? The land as it ia now is of very little worth. I understand not even rit for cow pasture. Furthermore, if this piece of land was given the T. & A. A. people they might in course of time till it up as they would certainly use it, and this marshy and aguish place be converted lnto a heulthier spot. By all nieans lct's boom the city. Every Imsini'ss mau should have the meiits of the city shown forth on the back of the envelopo he uses for busines purposes, a