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First American Steel Steamship
Was Built in Wyandotte in 1871

Best Wishes for a Happy and Prosperous
New Year.

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Wyandotte, Michigan.

Season's Greetings.

Michigan Foundation
Company, Inc.

FUEL and BUILDING SUPPLIES

General Contractors.

Sibley, Michigan.

Solvay Coke, High Grade Coal, Brick
and Tile, Sewer Pipe, Crushed Stone,
Sand and Gravel, Concrete Products,
Cement, Explosives.

WYANDOTTE 900 TRENTON

500

Season's Greetings.

FUNERAL
DIRECTORS

Phone Days 7.
Phone Sundays and Nights 7 and 700.

Complete Line of Furniture.

HENRY F. THON &

23 . 25 BIDDLE AVENUE

Virecting5

Phenomenal Growth.

plate of iron ever mode up to that
time was rolled and sent to the
The story of American industry, company and the Flint Foundry.
Centennial Exposition at Phila.
sad especially of the automotive The General Motors Corporation
delphia in 1476.
Probably because of the fertile industry, is perhaps nowhere else maintains in Flint the General Mo-
sandy loam which was easily culti- so completely and permanently tors Institute of Technology, which
vated for maize, the Wyandotte written as in the city of Flint, is housed in a new $400,000 build-
Indians chose this site as a place Michigan. Three score years ago ing devoted to automotive research.
of settlement back in the early a little known hamlet, a river cross- The civic buildings, grounds and
days. Soon after the War of 1812 ing On the old Detroit-Saginaw undertaking of Flint are probably
Major Biddle, a retired army offi- trail, it is today the second urges! unsurpassed by any city of its size.
cer, came to Wyandotte and pur- manufacturing city in the state of Numerous fine schools, libraries,
chased from the government 2,200 Miehigan, and, next to Detroit, community centers, and park build-
acres of land extending two miles probably the outstanding automo- logs stand as evidence of the civic
along the river front and the same Dile center of the world. pride of the citizenry.
Amot!g the exceptional recrea-
distance in depth. The purchase th IlIhy (i !ng
ari:aityupt,Ti. wi,huincth ti hv e
,t
pp„rw
e'ej,i . nonal facilities of the city are a
price was $20 per acre. On this
larg,e
number of parks, four golf
sa
il
e
d
land has been built the city of ;toed was originally
cutawanigh, which in the language “Ior" Of who'', two are mooiri -
Wyandotte.
pal,
a
score
of municipal tennis
The city's industrial growth be- of the Indians meant e ar, „ pep
gan back in the early 50's when plain which has been burned over." courts, baseball diamonds and foot-
this spot was selected as the site The Flint river, upon which the ball gridirons, skating rinks, horse-
for a blast furnace and rolling city is located, was called Tewon- shoe pitching courts, picnic
mill. The superiority of iron ore nukening, 1110111111g "river of flint." grounds, a splendid downtown club-
house for industrial workers, swim-
from the Latta Superior.region had It was from this translation that
Mr. and Mrs.
been determined for bar and plate. the city eventually took its name, rating pools, wading pools, play-
grounds, twee amusement parks and
, On the advice of an Eastern iron ;hough historians and geographers
MORRIS BIRNBAUM
founder of high reputation, Capt. ire at a loss to explain the :alum! a number' of resorts on nearby M-
land lakes.
E. B. Ward and a group of men If the name.
On`' of the finest tilteration plants
of
organized the Eureka Iron Com-
Jacob Smith, a fur trader, was in the state supplies the water for
pany and decided upon Wyandotte the first white man to settle on the
the city from the Flint River, This
2081 Hazelwood
as a desirable place for the erec. present site. In ISIS he moved
plant, valued at $1,000,000, has a M-
tion of a blast furnace, the de- ;tom Detroit to Flint. The small
Extend their best wisher to
daily capacity of 28,000,000 gal-
cision having been influenced by settlement that subsequently
Ions. To further increase the was
all their friends and relatives
the dense forests of this section. sprang up was known as "Grand
ter supply of the municipality, in
for a Happy and Prosperous
Although the ore was of su- Traverse of 'the Flint River," but
order to provide fur its expected
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perior quality, it proved a niers later lost its identity to "Flint growl h, a large impounding duo--*=-
pocket and the work of the fur
Itiv(!: Village," which blossomed will be built
nose did not continue long; how- Ind became a town on the opposite
The industrial and municipal
ever, the rolling mills grew until :ide of the river.
leaders a Flint offer every possible •
they comprised what is said there
In 1830, John Todd. a Pontiac aid and inducement to home build-
to have been at that time the best storekeeper, penetrated the woods ing, realizing that the permanent
„ plate mill in the country, a rail northwestward and, arriving at the welfare of the community depends
mill and a sheet mill. Among vet- present site of Flint, became so largely upon it steady resident pop-
' eras Chicago steel men it is said impressed with its possibilities as
New Year's Greetings.
ulation. The direct results of this !
that the first steel rails rolled in trading center that he purchased so-operation are seen in the thou-I
America were made from Wyan- from
the government
i acres of sands of homes that are built an- I
714.5
dotte steel.
land for the huge sum of $600. nuttily.
Bessemer steel recalls a sad Todd's was the first white family
The last decade his seen a tre-
chapter in the town's history. at make its home in Flint. In order mendous growth in the population
Whatever the reasons were, and to move his effects, he hail t11 rut of the city. Today it is the third
they have been attributed to sev-
read through the heavily wooded largest city in the state and second
eral causes, the mill moved to Chi- section between Grand Blanc and in number and importance of in-'
cago. About this time salt was Flint, which road 'warm! a distinct dustries. In 1560 the population of
discovered, samples of which were asset to the settlement.
the village was 2,950, in 1504 it Was
Wyandotte's
analyzed and found to be of ex-
Oa Aug. 25, 11475, two years be- 15,000, in 1010 the United States
Big Hardware Store.
cellent quality, This mineral, ly- f 011
• Nli ( ga b et 'LIM t • a state Flint vensus gave the population as 31,-
Sporting Goods and Electric
ing so close to the great limestone was made the judicial seat of Gen- 4SO, la the next census in 1020 the
Appliances.
'beds of Sibley and the pure water ',ate county. In 1855 the settlement figure was placed at 01,5'29, and
of the Detroit river, made nos- was incorporated as the city of this year Polk's City Directory
It Pays to Trade Here.
' Bible the establishment in Wyan- Flint.
gives the population as 152,000.
dotte of the Michigan Alkali Com-
89 NORTH BIDDLE ST.
After more than a century of
In Isla) the population of the city
. patty, a manufacturing concern was 2,950, and its existence d e-
Phones 322.305.
I normal growth, the city is prepar-
,' that ships millions of tons of soda petaled mainly upon the legal busi- ing to launch one of the most com-
, ash and like products to all parts 'less Of the surrounding agricul- prehensivecivic-industrial pro-
of the world. Through this dis- tural district.
an
by any cont-
' gram s ever planed
covery two of the largest chemical
Since that time the progress and I munity. When the huge expansion
manufacturing plants and one of growth of the city has been in cy- program planned by the General
' the largest salt manufacturing vbs. First there was the fur trade, Motors Corporation is completed,
plants in the country have since
hich stimulated an influx Of set- it is expected that 65,000 pertains
. located here.
tiers from the western part of the will Ile added to the present pepu-
Capt. J. B. Ford of Pittsburgh, state of New York. later cam
e the label
!nof 152,500.
Following are a few statistics
Pa., the "father of plate glass" in lumbering days, and the sawmills I
the United States, hearing of the brought with them other industries, I about the city:
salt heels that underlaid this sec- woolen mills and wagon works, the : Area-19,111.6 acres.
tion, started a company which has '.eginnings of the industrial era. , Total assessed valuation—$164,-
had a steady growth.
The wagon works developed into 169,952.
In the early 70's there was es- carriage factories which became in-1 39 public parks covering 1,000.88
' tablished here the Wyandotte ternationally famous and definitely:acres.
Studebaker
7 playgrounds.
Shipbuilding Company. Large pas- eataldished Flint as an industrial
475 miles of streets.
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Sales and Service.
during the World War the com-
The destinies of the city were I 115 miles of paving.
7 SOUTH BIDDLE STREET
pany built ocean-going freighters. definitely assured in 1903 when' 37.25 miles of street railways.
'272 miles
water mains.
Phone 921.
('. Durant took over the
The first steel steamer built in the
United States, according to local Flint Wagon Works, reorganized it, I 237 miles of gas mains.
Wyandotte, Michigan.
237 miles of sanitary sewers.
authorities, the tugboat Sport. and established the Bucik Motor
77 miles of storm sewers.
was built here in 1871-72.
Company for the manufacture of
7 hotels containing a total of 675
the Buick automobile with the en-
gine designed by Thomas Buick. I rooms.
A central library, 7 branches,
In Pala Durant organized the
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General Motors Company, with the and 25 library stations.
Buick plant as 1111e of the principal a banks.
3 loan companies.
'female Beth El of Wyandotte, units. Today General Motors sub-
14 theaters.
Mich., was organized Dec. 15, sidiaries make up the greatest part
78 churches.
of the industrial investment of the .
1524, as a place of worship.
32. schools.
For some tinea group of wor- city. They are the Buick and Chev-
Bonded debt—$18,013,500.
shippers of the city of Wyandottendet Motor companies, Fisher Body
Bank clearings, 1920—$150,661,-
for vorporation, Armstrong Spring
could not find a suitable Plaet
a synagogue. On Dec. 15, 1904, company and the A. C. Spark Plug] 429.4(3. . .
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ui ( inu ;Altai
company. Last year these units ern-
a special meeting was called 1,1
Postal receipts, 1010—$57,331.77.
',toyed 12,625 men in Flint.
Sant Schwartz and M. Cohen, at
Postal receipts, 1526 — $528,-
Among the other large industries
which time a discussion for perma-
city are the Nlarvel
nent quarters and the building of buretor
a t he company, the paint and
NIoney orders, during last four
a
new
synagogue
outlined.
On
Sept.
22, Rosh were
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and color division of the E. I. du Pont years, more than $3,000,000 an-

From Indian canoes to ocean-
going steamers, from a cluster of
wigwams to a city of 35,000, is
the record of Wyandotte, the city
in which was made the first Bes-
semer steel in America and in
which was built the first steel
steamship ever constructed in the
United States.
Wyandotte is located on the De-
troit river 12 miles from Detroit.
Here, even while the woodsmen
were cutting the trees in the dense
forests which contributed so ma-
terially to the city's growth, early
chapters in the great steel indus-
try were written. Here, accord-
ing to local records, the largest

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History Also Shows First Bessemer Steel Was Made There ;
Many Large Basic Industries Flourish
Establishment of General Motors Corporation With
In Wyandotte.
Old Carriage Works As Foundation Starts

Johnson Creamery

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EXPANSION PLACES FLINT AMONG
OUTSTANDING INDUSTRIAL CENTERS

CO.
Wyandotte, Mich.

NIXON FUNERAL HOME

The Original Ambulance Service in Down-River District.

189 NORTH BIDDLE AVENUE
Phone 607.

Furniture Department:

Biddle Avenue at Elm Street. Telephone 607.

DAY AND NIGHT SERVICE

Wyandotte, Michigan.

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JAGER-
ASMUS

Greetings.

Fountain
& Flood

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Greetings of the Season.

Genthe Bros.

Dodge Sales and Service.

Leo W. Aber

Garage

Corner

109

North Biddle

Telephone 470

Street

Wyandotte, Michigan.

Greetings of the Season.

WYANDOTTE

LUMBER COMPAA Y

BETTER LUMBER
r yt hing in

Lumber and Interior Finish for Building Purposes.

Johns-Manville Roofing.
Sheet Rock and Upson Wall Board.

Telephone 701

Corncr Mulberry and Fourth
Wyandotte, Michigan.

Oct. 5, Yam Kippur, M. Cohen it Nemours company, the Flint nually.
Money orders, 1926 — $3,878,-
Malleable Castings company, Stew-
rented Odd Fellows Hall in which art Booty company, Flint Bedding 118.26.
to hold services. Immediately fol-
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, lowing the holidays, a meeting was
held at the home of Charles Ginss
011 Chestnut street. I. Podolsky
presided. 'those present were I..
Rissman, .1. Benelower, Charles I
Ginss, S. Schwartz, N. Cohen, D. I
Trachtenberg, II. (:inns, 51. Stern.
B. Frank, M. Shapiro, M. Basow-
sky, I. Shapiro, NI. Harris and
Mark Levy. At that time the fed-
lowing officers were elected: S.
Schwartz, president; J. Benelower,
The Eighth Street Florist.
vice-president; I. Podolsky, treas-
urer; Stark Levy, financial secre-

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Rosh Hashonah Greetings.

Greetings.

EMERY

Flowers from Emery Is a Mark of Good Taste.

tary; Sanders, )I. Cohen and B.
. Frank, trustee..
Oct. 19, 1925, a meeting was
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417
called at the home of Charles
Phone 1186.
Ginss. Mr. Schwartz presided.
The purchasing of a Sefer Torah
was discussed. A collection of
Wyandotte, Michigan.
$145 was made and a committee
appointed for the purchase of the
Si fee Torah. Those on the cam-
. mittee were M. Stern, M. Harris
and S. Schwartz. On Nov. 3, 1925,
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the committee reported that the O
cost of the Serer Torah was $230
gen hat a deposit of $30 had been
anidt
Nov. 17, 1925, a meting was
held at the home of J. Benelower,
100 South Biddle avenue, at which
time it was decided that a Syon
O
Hotorah should take place Dec. 13,
1925. at Odd Fellows Hall. Mil
Dec. 13, 1925, the Syon 1ln.
Office:
torah took place at Odd Fellows
240 SOUTH BIDDLE ST.
Hall. Mr. Blank was chairman at
p
the Syon
Hotorah. The s eakers
of the evening were Rabbi Strauss
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of Detroit, Attorney Solomon Le-
Office 62; Residence 390-W.
a •i n f Detroit and Boris S. Holm- lid
stock of The Detroit Jewish Chron-
Wyandotte. Mich.
icle. A banquet followed. The
money collected at that time was
used for the purchase of a new
-` synagogue on Wine street.
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The officers for 1926 were: S
Schwartz, president; I. Benelower,
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vice-president ; NI. Levy, secretary;
I. Podolsky, treasurer; I.. Sanders,
B. Frank and M. Cohen, trustees.
A Hebrew school has been or.
ganized. The board oft directors
of the school are M. Stern, al.
Harris and S. Schneider. Mr. Sa-
bath of Detroit is the instructor.
There are 25 pupils.
Phone. 52, 851, 852.
On Feb. 15, 1926, a ladies' aux-
iliary was organized. The officers
elected
were: Mrs. L. Reistman,
QUALITY-- PRICE
I president; Mrs. M. Harris, vice-
president; Mrs. L. Golden, seers-
Courteous Service.
tary; Mrs. I. Podolsky, treasurer.

BIDDLE AND SULLIVAN

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Wm. C. LIDDLE

Coal

Flint,

Michigan.

WILLYS-KNIGHT and WHIPPET
Sales and Service.

Biddle and Walnut Streets

Telephone 1092

Wyandotte, Michigan.

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WILLIAMSON
LUMBER CO.

Ws...done, Mick

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Funeral

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1624 CLIFFORD

Flint, Mich.

Phone 6900

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Riveria Cafe and
Cafeteria

"Where Service and Quality Foods Reign Supreme."

Open from 5:30 A. M. to 12:30 A. M.

S. G. SANIONS, Prop.

Telephone 1051-W

205 1 ' 2 First Avenue

Flint, Michigan.

THE SEASON'S GREETINGS

Braswell & Braswell

Automobile Insurance

Agents and Adjusters.

406 INDUSTRIAL BANK BLDG.
Telephone 8771.

Flint, Mich.

Greetings of the Session.

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When fire and water are at war,
is the fire that always dies.

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5 0 4 GARLAND
Telephone 177.
Flint, Michigan.

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Home Industry Should Come First.

Yum-Yum

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MADE IN FLINT

Ask for Them at all Restaurants, Lunch Counters
and Groceries.

Telephone 4125.

C A 1 SM A N
COAL CO.

Dealers in

COAL and COKE

Greetings of the Season.

G. E. ERNEST

ILSSEx'

DEPENDABLE USED CARS

Main Office and Yard No. 2:

Yard No. I:

814 West Second St.

1542 Industri•I A•enue.

Phones 296.3497.

Phones 66126613.

North Saginaw at Cornelia. Telephone 3263.

Garage, 715 Cornelia. Telephone -1315.

Flint, Michigan.

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F. ADAMS

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Telephone 6680

East Eighth Street

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CREAMERY

Wyandotte, Michigan.

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