DETROIT

the chief city of Michigan, |!2 Wayne co., of which it is the county Seat. It is on the Canadian Pacific, the sda Trunk, the Lake Shore and pichiban Southern, the Pere Marquette, ie Wabash, the Michigan Central and other railroads, and on the Detroit River and Lake St. Clair. The city extends along the river for over 12 miles, has a total area of about 94 sq. miles. It occupies a beautiful site on a ground which rises from the river. Detroit has become in recent years one of the most important industrial cities in the United States. This is due largely the developmont there of the manu- | facture of automobiles. Many of the largest companies have extensive plants here. Its industries, however, are widely diversified. There are over 3,000 different cla es of commodities, the most important of which include adding machines, soda and alkali products, stoves, steamships, aeroplanes, gas engines, oils, drugs, and paints. It is also a jobbing and wholesale center of great importance. Detroit River bears an fmmense freight traffic. In normal years over 40,000 ve els reach the city. Detroit is laid out with special care. There are over 700 miles of streets, the greater part of which are paved with brick or asphalt. There is an attractive park system which includes an island park known as Belle Isle, containing over 700 acres. This is in the center of the Detroit River, about 3 miles from the heart of the city. The public buildings, of which there are many, include Wayne County court-house, city hall, ost-office, Detroit Athletic Club,.M.O.A. building, and several hospitals. The Museum of Art contains a library and a valuable collection of modern and cla ic art. The educational system is notable for its excellence. It includes over 160 public and 75 private schools. In connection with the school system are operated three college units, including a medical school, a normal school and a junior college. These eventually will make up the University of the City of Detroit. The city is noted for the large number of handsome busine buildings, theaters, and hotels. Detroit was founded in 1701 by the Fr. explorer, Cadillac, and was first called Pont chart rain. The name Detroit is the Fr. d’etroit, meaning the strait, and was given to the city because of its situation on the narrow strait connecting Lake St. Clair and Lake Erie, now known as Detroit River. 'The French were superseded by the English and the site was held by them till 1796, when it was captured by General Anthony Wayne. The English again had control in 1813, but Perry’s victory on Lake Erie gave the entire territory to the United States. In the last decade the city has shown a remarkable increase in population. It pled from 465,766 in 1910 to $93,678 in 1920.