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A Day Dream!

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Parent Issue
Day
18
Month
March
Year
1891
Copyright
Public Domain
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From time to time, entbusiastic wríters have published Communications in the Courier and various other city paperi relative to improvements in and for the city. One favored a new opera house. Another favored a new hotel. A third favored the extensión of the street railway to all parta of the city. Others favored subsidising faetones, etc. All those things are commendable, and if capital would take hold and push them to completion there is little doubt but they would be instrumental ia building up the city and calling people here to live who desire to find a quiet, pleasant place for a home that possesses all the luxuries of a large city. While wandering over Cedar Bend. ave. a few days ago the thought struck us, Why would not this be a delightful spot on which to build a fine summer hotel? A more sightly location, or a more beautiful view it is not possible to ficd in all Michigan. Everywhere, on all sides, as far as the eye can reach, is a sight that makes even the dullest eyes dance with delight ; hills, valleys, woods, streams, green fields, and city spires, all before yon. It is sufficiently removed from the noise and bustle of the city, in fact it is like being in the mountains for that matter, and yet you would be in a city with all the advantages that implies - telephone, telegraph, railroads reachiug all points quickly - (in fact a man could carry on his business from there if he desired to) - electric lights, beautiful and deliciously cool spring water issuing forth from the hillside, uneontaminated witli anything impure. Then the rapid motor cars - and cheap fare - connecting witli Ypsilanti, thus throwing her mineral springs into the attraction. It would seem as if this day drearu might be practical, and become a reality. It would seem as if those seeking rest and quiet for the summer months could be easily induced to avail themselves of all these advantages which no north woods summer resort possesses, and which are really a necessity now to business men and to business life. To these might be added the nearness of the numberless lakes in the Huron river chain, furnishing all the sport in a piscatorial line one would care for. To make still more perfect the place and scène, it would only take a few hundred dollars to dam the Huron river at Cedar Bend, and make here a delightful sheet of water for boating and rowing purposes. A bridge could her easily constructed to the island, and that made a bower of beauty also. The possibilities of this scheme are immense, wonderful ! What are the probabilities ?

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Old News
Ann Arbor Courier