ti ThEikrBonlEvasn ef RON tc! PAGE TEN VA= FLINT---SECOND LARGEST AUTO CITY vle SEASON'S GREETINGS - Our Legion of Honor Genesee County Savings Bank 4 (Dedicated to All U. P. A. Workers) By J. C. GOLDMAN Theworld respects not, the OMIT. It somewhat respects now, the Jew, For hes trying to build up his "Home- land" A Homeland for me and for you. FLINT, MICHIGAN An honorable peace-loving "nation" Where learning and peace will abide. For this Is the only mtivation For men, who have Honor and I'ride. Capital One Million Dollars A road of a thousand miles be- gins with one step. fi f, 1 AT CORNER OF SAGINAW AND FIRST There's no medicine for love- sickness and a fool. Flint, Mich. Greetings Season's Greetings Hasselbring VIEW OF SAGINAW STREET, FLINT Florist present name—to the present hour he purchased 785 acres of land. , modern public buildings than Flint. nu- was for the the first white ram- These public buildings include nu- of gigantic factories and crowded He Todd's paid $800 tract. merous schools, libraries, com- city streets is a period replete with munity centers and park buildings. the color and romance common Michigan history. fly to to make their home in Flint. Phone 780 Ample recreational facilities In order to move his effects, how- are provided in its many parks, In these early days Flint was ever, Todd was forced to cut a 623 S. Saginaw known as Muscutawanigh, which road through the then heavily four golf courses (two municipal), meant that it was an open plain wooded land between Grand Blanc a score of municipal vourts, Flint, Mich. numerous baseball tennis diamonds and which had been burned over. The and In Flint. 1855 the settlement was in- gridirons, skating rinks, horseshoe Flint river, a formidable spot on the trader's trail, of which gar- corporated as the City of Flint. pitching courts, picnic grounds, for a splendid downtown clubhouse minaret the thought of a settle- It was made the judicial seat of industrial workers, nearby inland ment, was called l'ewonnukening. Genesee county Aug. 25, 1835, lake resorts, swimming pools, wad- Pewonnukening, it is said, is the two years before Michigan became ing pools and public playgrounds. Season's Greetings Indian word for "river of flint," a state. There are also two amusements and it was from this source that Durine the intervening years, parks which are thronged through- the present city derived its name. Flint , s - progress and growth has out the summer season. VP h ve Historians since, however, ha ' h ' with S tat-Wig Latest Flint Statistics. I occurred e in cycles. been unable to ascertain any the early fur • trade, ' further settle-' The present area of Flint Is 19,- int early , graphical reason for the naming went was stimulated influx by the nflux 114.6 acres, which has a total as- of the stream. of settlers from western New sessed valuation of $176 477 939. Trader Began Town. York state who found Flint a thriv- The city has 40 public narks with ' ' acres Jacob Smith, a fur trader, is re- ing village on one of the main a total acreage or 1, 1 141- 141 acres, ' in Flint's Finest Drug Store Later addition t even Pl corded as the first white man to turnpikes of the state. pl aygroun d s. establish himself on the present came the lumbering days, and the . ivic statistics show 295 Other civic site of Flint. In 1918 Smith moved sawmills brought with them such miles of pole lines, 1,600 miles of VA,,' his activities from Detroit to the other industries as woolen mills wire lines, 38 miles of street rail- ....'-'''' 109 N. Saginaw banks of the Flint river and the and wagon works. From the way, 310 miles of water mains, 297 small settlement that sprang up wagon works developed the car- miles of gas mains, 485 miles of Phone 1792 subsequently was named "Grand riage factories which brought , streets, 284 miles of sanitary and Traverse of the Flint River." Flint international fame. 80 miles of storm sewers, and 124 A Home-Owned Drug Store Auto Life Began in 1904. The community originally was imiles of paving. The bonded debt Flint first became an automo• iof the city is $20,011,803. platted as Grand Traverse, but the manufacturing center with thei There are 11 hotels in Flint, birth in 1904 of the Buick Motor Company, now one of the most with a total accommodation of powerful subsidiaries of the Gen-' 1,193 rooms. The city has a fine eral Motors Corporation. Rack in central public library, seven the 60's, the population of Flint branch libraries and 25 library sta- between 3,000 and 4,000, and tions. It has six banking institu- was the purpose of the town was chiefly !tions, three substantial loan com- to center the legal business of an panies, 14 theaters, 85 churches, agricultural district. 34 public schools and four paro- Adding a few thousands every chial schools. One of the finest filtration plants census decade, Flint, when the Buick car was born, boasted a in the state supplies the city with population of approximately 15,- water from the Flint river. The 000. Six years later, government system is valued at more than census takers recorded a popular $4,000,000 and has a capacity of tion of 34,480, and in 1920 this 28,000,000 gallons daily. The subsidiaries of the General figure was nearly trebled with a 1 population of 91,599. Conserva- Motors Corporation form the ., tine estimators today place Flint's greater part of the city's industrial actual population at about 142,000. investments. The Buick Company, The older sections of the city the Chevrolet Motor Company, are replete with fine, large man- the Fisher Body Corporation, Arm- sions of another day, broad thor- strong Spring Company and A. C. oughfares with arching boughs of Spark Plug Company make up trees overhead, spacious lawns and this powerful group. The General I t grounds, while the newer section, Motors employs 43,693 persons in It spreading farther and farther Flint. Other large industrial concerns 513 Genesee Bank Bldg. afield each year, are dotted with thousands of new, modern homes which have played an important Is I in restricted areas, where pleasant part in the city's growth include 1,1 living quarters are provided for the Marvel Carburetor Company, local workers. the E. I. duPont deNemours Com- the thousands of pany's paint and color division, the 1-1 . Flint Malleable Castings Com- pany, the Steward Body Company, 1-r1 / the Flint Bedding Compa5 ,y, hhe FrI Flint Foundry, Superior Felt Prod- ucts Co., Flint Auto Battery Co., Univelsal Tile & Supply Co., Barnes-Michigan Corporation and Fi others. Flint stood second in the United States in the per capita value of building permits issued during FA Fi 1927. Although nine other Michigan cities have more manufacturing Fi establishments, Flint stood second Fi in the government census of 1920 F-1 in the total value of products for Fi the year. The value of Flint prod- F-1 For this can be used to insure you quick starting and efficient engine ucts was placed at $423,562,820. performance in the coldest weather. More than $43,000,000 was paid The Marvel Carburetion System utilizes exhaust heat around the out in wages during that year. throttle to raise the temperature and change the condition of your fuel The Flint public school system Fi cylinders. equally to all point where it can be distributed is one of the most thorough and mixture to the modern in the central West. Dur- See cut. ing the last nine years the Flint It does this automatically but surely. school board has expended more You can get the most from your motor with a Marvel. than $7,000,000 in the creation of Standard on Buick and Nash and easily applied to other engines. ne wbuildings, playgrounds and the installation of equipment. The Central High School is surrounded by a 57-acre campus, !calmed to be one of the largest high school campus in the country. Flint Barber College Latest Methods Taught Day and Evening Classes Phone 7157 721 S. Saginaw GREETINGS TO THE JEWISH PEOPLE OF FLINT With Kindest Wishes for the Whole il FLINT, MICHIGAN N, 00- 00000000000000000000* O0 e i l$5100e1.11W.111,01051. T1 1510.11100W1 000tso ooticrooti000tt000cr000*****00*0-000*00 -041***0 00000000000000000000**000000000000000000 Rosh Hashonah Greetings tab 1 Eugene C. Peirce CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT MEERIERMS1 LItLeo-LT,Lff, -5,-woi, Flint's Growth Greatest in U. S. A. O FLINT, MICHIGAN 0 00000v000-000000000tl000000000txt Ell111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111M Holiday Greetings ST. REGIS CHOP HOUSE Where Society Brand Clothes Are Sold 414 South Saginaw wownwfr The Season's Greetings -v, 11 thaiheat koni gdur S. S. Stewart Crawford & Zimmerman IIII II III III I I II III I I I III I I I I 1)01\ 1Y\ d In the spirit of the season I ex- tend to the Jewish people New Year's greetings. May the New Year bring to you happiness and joy in the fullest measure. ;4- 3`) +IVAIV.00004510000. Durant Hotel 0000000000000 Up in Maine they use this expression to denote great contrast or conspicuous- ness. We always recall it to mind when we notice the difference between the man who is a steady depositor, and the one who "blows" his pay check. The former has a kind of independent, self-reliant swing about him that regis- ters prosperity. The latter—well, you can pick him out, can't you? Which class do you fit in? FIRST NATIONAL BANK W. J. REID IN THE SPIRIT OF THE SEASON WE EXTEND TO THE JEWISH PEOPLE EVERYWHERE BEST WISHES FOR A HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR. 0 Like a Huckle-berry in a Pan of Milk! The fallen blossom does not re- turn to the branch. F. 4 + 0-00000 4000-0000-00-000-0-00-0 000000-00-00avbrusnry•mmso 104 The Only National Bank in G County ;41 i-LII TIMMENWIPRAM NS WIa -M MICRA The Season's Greetings Realty and finance firms have made it possible for inhabitants of the city to own their own homes by extending terms on contracts which makes it very easy for them to arrange the original and subse. quent payments. Perhaps no city of its class boasts a greater number of fine, later lost its identity to the Flint River Village, which blossomed and became a town on the oppo- site side of the river. In 1830 John Todd, a Pontiac storekeeper, penetrated the woods westward and arriving at Flint, became so impressed with its pos- sibilities as a trading center that A small-minded man looks at the sky through a reed. TeTWIMIACKInsTAAT.Ws% JL The story of Flint's growth from a one-time river crossing on the old Detroit-Saginaw trail to the second largest manufacturing city in Michigan is a classic of in- dustrial history. From the marsh-trail days of 1819—the year in which Flint is supposed to have been given its Let's not lend our ears to "Quiblers" And "Misers" who truth will not see Shoulder-to-shoulder we'll carry on Until, our People are Free. DIRECTORS F. A. ALDRICH E. W. ATWOOD GEO. A. BARNES, Pres. Flint Printing Co. A. G. BISHOP, President It S. BISHOP, Vice-President C. B. BURR, Consulting Physician J. J. CARTON, Attorney C. W. CHURCHILL, Sales Manager Buick Motor Co. .1. II. CRAWFORD, Crawford & Zimmerman. H. II. CURTICE, Vice-President A. C. Spark Plug Co. B. deGUICHARD, President A. C. Spark Plug Co. W. C. DURANT, President Durant Motors, Inc. F. G. EDDY, Sec. Randall Lumber & Coal Company. J. M. HAMMOND, (resident Flint Coal Company R. KENNETH HORNER, Gen. Mgr. City Ice & Fuel Co. W. R. HUBBARD, Treasurer W. A. Paterson Co. JAMES MARTIN, Vice-President and Cashier J. L. PIERCE, President Flint Mortgage Company BENJAMIN ROWEN, Manufacturers Agent W. 0. SMITH C. F. SPAETH, Vice-Pres. and Cashier First Nat. Bank G. C. WILLSON 01:10 FLINT'S GREAT GROWTH IS AN INDUSTRIAL CLASSIC; THIRD CITY IN MICHIGAN IS A WHIRLPOOL OF BUSINESS LIFE "Lest we forget' our Homeland "Forgotten shed' be our right•hand. - The proof of our Love. lies in giving In re-building our Forefather's Land. Capital 81,000,000 1 , New Year's Greetings National Protection for Your Savings Exhaust in-let direct from engine where heat is applied around throttle Exhaust out-let allow- ing the escape of gases after application around throttle The Nation's Industrial Confer- ence Board in a recent analysis of the census of manufacture, paints out that Flint has bade the most rapid growth of our 50 leading industrial centers in the last 20 years. It says: "Flint has a browth between 1899 and 1919 of 1,155 per cent based on the number of employees, owing to the great development here of automobile manufacture and two-thirds of the gain wah in five years. Seattle, Wash., fol- lowed with 820 per cent increase, and Los Angeles with 811 per cent. Flint—the Third City in Michigan. The following figures show how phenomenal Flint's growth has ,,n: Year 1 8 760 UNDER AUTOMATIC CONTROL 1880 ........... .......— 1 9890 0 1910 We Serve High Quality of Steaks, Chops, Roasts, Etc. 1 1 9 92 20 7 (estimated) Everything Fried in Butter Sunday Dinners 90c. Steak or Chicken MARVEL CARBURETOR CO. 117 EAST KEARSLEY STREET Flint, Mich. Telephone 6737 FLINT, MICHIGAN Population 2,950 8 5 , 430 8 9 6 . 3 1 4 3 ,410 3 91,599 142,000 Jerusalem was destroyed because instruction of the young was neg- 1 lected. • I Any plan is bad wrich is not susceptible of change. V. G. T. GRAY Niturral Dirtrtor DAY AND NIGHT 1421 Davison Road Telephone 7937 FLINT, MICH. IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII II Season's Greetings WESTENFELD U WIEBECK General Repairs on All Makes of Cars. DAY AND NIGHT WRECKING SERVICE 1117 Stewart Ave. Phone 8764 Flint, Mich. - - - - A Happy New Year to All Our Jewish Friend ,: Raybestos Brake Service GABRIEL SNUBBERS SALES AND SERVICE 715 East Third Ave. H Opposite D. U. R. Freight FLINT, MICH. ouse Phone 1493