Clinton High School - Memories Yearbook (Clinton, MI)

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Clrnton Mrchrqan Irrsrflrnt H S cw! T 1 rnll1M rrk mer Tu rsurer I C Q I'rre L r cf John I qc ruh Counulmen C L Ixrmball Hrrrv XI crth Foy Feldk rrnp M U1 we Max Steffens A ll Rudd THE INDUSTRIAL GROWTH OF CLINTON Robert Seidel Srnce the settlement of Clrnton rn the Vear 1829 rndustrral progress has made possrble to growth of the town whreh 1s fast beeomrng 1 modern well known vrllage of southern Mrchrgan In 1892 the frrst electrrc lrght plant was constructed rn Clrnton As trme went on the orrgrnal plant was rncreased Then rn 1938 through the efforts of Dr J P Foreman presrdent of the vrllage for 18 years the new Light Plant was burlt to take care of the ever rncreasrng demand for elee trrc power to turn the wheels of the ever rncreasrng rndustrres of Clrnton Srnce the year 1836 the prcturesque Atlas Nlrllrng Conrpany has sery ed all of the rural people around Clrnton For years the mrll has ground the farmers gram rnto feed or produced the flour that rs known by the tr frde name Hoyts Patent or Brsco flour The Clrnton Woolen Mrll started rn Clrrrton rn the year 1886 The com pany was a success and has srrrce proyrded m my Jobs for the resrdents of our town The modern corryenrences progress and qufrlrty of therr product lr rs made the term VN oolen Mrll synonymous wrth Qlrnton The Clrnton Nlachrne Company rs the latest factory to come to tne town Qtartrng on a small scale oceupvrnff the old lrglrt plant burldrng the company grew very fast A large foundry was added a new and mod ern offrce lrurldrng along wrth another produetron plant w rs burlt Broome rng the new 11 horse power gasolrne Clinton Engrne the Clrnton Mrehrne Company has deyeloped rnto an rndustry employrnff almost 890 people The new plant constructed last year on the edge of town rs ow ned by Fred terger The factory produces the garage essentr rl Gergernrte Crawler The growth of Clrnton rs raprdly lrecomrng a realrty The ever rncre rs rng populatron of Clrnton has caused a housrng shortage Howexer the construetron of new houses rn and around the vrllage rs relreyrng the srtuatron Page Sucty aught 1 ' . I - l ..? . . url? 1-1 -, ,, Cr.,-k .................l+.C.N- rr -,- l?.1l 'S 1. ..................... . -r'li ..rl l .. .. I - . K. 4 ' C 1 1 X v .Z 1. ' I gh, - . . 1 1 1 LV . . I . A Y fy-' - V v . ' '. ' ' . . ' r 1' 1 2 , I . V . . .. , . . . 'Q . . 1 . . .1 1 . Q . ' , . . , . . x, , , . K . . . 11. 1 Al- I ' C nh' 1 . , . . . 7 . ., . . , , 7 A X 1 . ' qv 1 1, . ' 1 Q n -1 v v u , c c if V 7 YY ,tt ' Y! ,. . . ,. . , 1 1 11 K1 . 1 V. 4 vi 1 1. 1 . 1, I c K . 7 I 1 Q 1 1 ' v ' . ., ., L K h ' , ax 7 'va, ' 1' c M . ' 1 ' I '. f ,s -v L L v nt. 1 in I l l I . I ' K- L C v . h v u 1 '11 fv Q V11 5 1 - ' Y ' ' 4 1' 5 v s' 1 .v ' I - . fn . , - ,fi . - 1 , 42' ,, . ., v X ' ' .Y Y' . - r , V, 1 I r c . t h 1 . v A u 5 gn v 1 v .1 v , . . , F' . ' . . . . - 1- '. U ' -' I . I ' , e ' c I 1 c l 1 ug v 11, u 1 ' .1 1 . ' ' C I ' i- 111 ,I A -n 1 CA- . I ' 1. I1 I Y 4 1' 1 I V Y ' 1 . . . ,. , 1. ' 111 . AI v'4 1 .1 ' Y. . . .

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