A Booming Letter

To the Editor:- Dr. Breakey's burgestions are very practical; a "business associatiou" sbould be organizad at once, and tbi.s board should have no drunes in it, ït should be composed of wide-awake, enorgetio men who mean business and they should be instructed to devise means of all kinds to boom the town, - and especially to secure the shops of the Toledo & Ann Arbor railroad and all other manufacturing interests possible. We should have a pamphlet giviug all the facte which Dr. Breakev named and this should be a thing of beauty. Why not cali it "The Artistic Scholastic and Business Attractions of Aun Arbor." The city of Ann Arbor contains pleDty of subjecte, - a few examples will sum'ce here. Of couree the uuiversity would be anxious to advertise itself and cuts or the main building- its proposed new art gallery, library, museum, and law and other buildings, also views abouc the campus; the Psi U., Alpha Delta Pui and D. K. E., would give cuts and deucriptions of their respective chapter-houses; the board of educatiou, a picture of the high school and ward school uouses; the various religious societies, especially the Congregatiouahst, Baptist, Methodist, Presbyterian, Unitarian and Episcopal, views of their shurch editices, many of which are Une examples of architecture; and Bishop üarris would most likely be very happy to furnish both exterior and interior views of the beautiful building which the .Episcopal church proposeu to erect this year; the board of supervisors would give a view of our fine court-house, the Michigan Central au engraving of the elegant new passender depot, one or two exquisite piotures of the iandscapes,along the line in Aun Arbor, the Toledo road, a picture of the bridge over the Huron, the water works company outa ot tho reservoir, engine liouse and adjacent scenery, the gas oomp.my would add a view of lts works and the Edison and Vandepoele companies, cuts of their respective systerns of electnc ligliting. Ttiese are some of the public institutiona which could be advertised without cost as eaoh would gladly furnish all the material. Then to begin with corporations: - The agricultural works, the Keek furnitnre company and the nouring milis all would contnbute their share. A1j. Beal, of course, would only be too glad to publish to the outHide world tine views oC his printing office, the Masonic blook and nis private residence; Mr. Mack, wellknown for his public spirit and as president of the Öavings baak, would uudoubtedly be very happy to ornament this pamphlet witü a view of his business biock and his private residence; Mr. Jfuttengill, principal of tu e high schooi, might be induced to add the gem of a view to iuclude his artistic new home with the exquisito setting as a background which nature has so oharmingly provided, These are only mentioned as a few salient examles of üne thinifs which could be iiati for t.iiB nskiuir vvith which to adorn this deticriptive pamphlet. Every public and private iustitution would buy copies; the university would want them for distribution, tl-e railroads and the student, and if a subscription was onlj started on the right basis thousauds of our oitizens, would order them to send to friends. lu this way the ürst cost could be guaranteed and the future editiona could be furnished at a nominal rate. We believe if some of the publishing houses should take hold of this it could be made to pay as a business venture, so many copies would be tvautiv.i. It should be made such an exquisite gem that both from externa! appearance and its interior make-up every one would desire to preserve it. Why should not the board approach Prof. Alexander Vinchell in en a way tliat tin'., man whose linlliant periods have a popular and soieutiüc auditory ïu two continents miht add to the perma nent vulue of this booming pamphlet? This Would certainly be worthy his great fame aud auything from his pen is sure of finding tens of thousand-i of readers. liet Miss Bogers, the artifet, well known as neice of the famous Kandolph Rogers, design the outside cover to give special eclat to this idea. We have two printing hoimes capable of doing the work Let it be divided between them equitably ; this would induce both to do their best, and they would probabiy do it at cost. Yours for boomiug, Citizen.