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very simple contrivance, this wheel turns edgewise to the gale whenever an 

 nnusual hurricane occurs, reducing the surface presented to the wind from 96 

 feet to only four feet, and extending or diminishing the surface according to 

 the force of the wind, regulating its speed surprisingly. This is a cheaper rail! 

 than the Halladay, and should be tested by all fruit-growers and farmers who 

 require a cheap and useful power, either for irrigation or stock. 



Your committee also inspected the Holly Water Works. The inexhaustible 

 supply of water in close proximity is obtained from a well, constructed under 

 the direction of civil engineer Coats. The well is 27 feet deep and 24 feet in 

 diameter, the curb being built upon the surface and gradually sunk, the flow 

 of water precluding any other method of construction. We regard this as a 

 remarkable triumph of engineering skill, boldly conceived and executed under 

 apparently discouraging circumstances, worth a thousand times its cost to the 

 people of Kalamazoo. 



The proceedings closed by the performance of "America" by the choir, the 

 audience rising and joining in the anthem. 



