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Lansing (City capital of the State)

a city, capital of the State of Michigan, and county-seat of Ingham Grand Trunk, Lake Shore and Michigan co., on the Grand River and on the Southern and several other railroads, 85 miles N. W. of Detroit. It is the farming ing trade center for the surrounding reengaged in the manufacture machinery, carriages, wagons, trunks, State Hospital; State Library; United School for the Blind; and the State In- Bling dustrial School; and has electric light and street railroad plants; waterworks power from the river; which is spanned supplied from wells; abundant water by several bridges; National and State banks; about 20 churches; daily, weekly, and monthly periodicals. Pop. (1910) 31,229; (1920) 57,327. "Science from an Easy Chair" (1910); States government buildings; State "Diversions of a Naturalist" (1915). He contributed many articles on nature to the "Britannica."