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Discusses H.B. 346 - a bill relating to industrial development to authorize municipalities to acquire industrial buildings and sites; to provide for the financing of such buildings by the issuance of revenue bonds; to provide the terms and conditions of such bonds and to prescribe the powers and duties of the municipal finance commission.

Black and white photograph from circa 1895-1905 of the Lansing Wheel Works factory along the Grand River in Lansing, Michigan. The company was established in 1887.

Color postcard from circa 1915-1923 of the Reo Motor Car Company factory in Lansing, Michigan. Founded in 1904 by R. E. Olds, the Reo Motor Car Company produced cars and trucks until 1975.

Black and white postcard from circa 1901-1910 showing the Lansing Sugar Company facotry in Lansing, Michigan, where beets grown locally were processed into sugar products. Built in 1901, the factory caused controversy in Lansing due to the amount of water it was using. The Michigan Sugar Company bought the Lansing Sugar Company in 1924.

Black and white postcard from circa 1897-1901 of the Olds Motor Works factory in Lansing, Michigan. Olds Motor Works was started in 1897 by Ransom Eli Olds. He sold the company in 1899 and it would become the Oldsmobile line of General Motors.

Color postcard from circa 1930-1940 of the Reo Motor Car Company factory in Lansing, Michigan. Founded in 1904 by R. E. Olds, the Reo Motor Car Company produced cars and trucks until 1975.

Black and white aerial photograph showing the General Motors assembly facilities at West Saginaw and Verlinden Streets in Lansing, Michigan. The facilities were last known as the Lansing Craft Centre (built 1919 as a foundry), Lansing Metal Center (built 1952) and the Lansing Car Assembly - Body Plant (opened in 1920 for Durant Motor Works). They were demolished 2006-2007.

Black and white sketch from circa 1870-1880 of the cheese factory in Maple Rapids, Michigan.

Black and white photograph of workers and horse-drawn carts outside of the cheese factory in Maple Rapids, Michigan.

Black and white copy print from 1901 of a group of workers posing in front of the Saginaw Sugar Company factory being constructed in Saginaw, Michigan. Organized in 1899, the factory opened on South Jefferson Avenue and Rust Street in 1900. The factory was only in production until 1904.

Black and white photograph from 1951 of Woodward Avenue, looking south near Six Mile Road in Detroit, Michigan. The Lincoln-Mercury Plant is on the left.

Color postcard from circa 1926-1929 showing the Detroit-Michigan Stove Company (named so after a 1926 merger of the Detroit Stove Works and the Michigan Stove Company) in Detroit, Michigan. This postcard is from the souvenir fold-out pack "Detroit's Largest Industries and Hotels."

Black and white photograph from approximately 1926 showing the view east over the Wayne County Building (old Wayne County Courthouse) from the First National Building in Detroit, Michigan.

Color postcard from circa 1927-1929 of the Dodge plant in Hamtramk, Michigan, near Detroit. The Dodge Brothers Company was founded in 1900 and began as a supplier of parts and assembly for other automobile manufacturers. In 1914, they started manufacturing their own automobiles, and were purchased by the Chrysler Corporation in 1928. This postcard is from the souvenir fold-out pack "Detroit's Largest Industries and Hotels."

Color postcard from circa 1926-1929 depicting the Cadillac Motor Car Company factory in Detroit, Michigan. This postcard is from the souvenir fold-out pack "Detroit's Largest Industries and Hotels."

Color postcard from circa 1926-1929 showing the Packard Motor Car Company plant in Detroit, Michigan. This postcard is from the souvenir fold-out pack "Detroit's Largest Industries and Hotels."

Color postcard from circa 1927-1929 of the Nos. 1 and 10 and Nos. 3 and 4 plants of the Studebaker Corporation in Detroit, Michigan. The Detroit facilities were closed in 1926 and moved to join the other Studebaker plants in South Bend, Indiana. This postcard is from the souvenir fold-out pack "Detroit's Largest Industries and Hotels."

Black and white photograph from circa 1935-1940 showing Randolph Street leading down to the Detroit River, with Windsor, Ont. in the background. The Vernor's Ginger Ale bottling plant (on Woodward Avenue) can be seen on the right.

Color postcard from circa 1926-1929 of the Parke-Davis Co. campus in Detroit, Michigan. Until it was acquired by Warner-Lambert in 1970, Parke-Davis was America's oldest and largest pharmaceutical drug producer. The building in the foreground is now a hotel. This postcard is from the souvenir fold-out pack "Detroit's Largest Industries and Hotels."

Color postcard from circa 1927-1929 of the Morgan and Wright Rubber Works factory, part of United State Rubber Company (renamed Uniroyal in 1961), in Detroit, Michigan. This postcard is from the souvenir fold-out pack "Detroit's Largest Industries and Hotels."

Color postcard from circa 1927-1929 of the Hudson Motor Car Company facilities in Detroit, Michigan. This postcard is from the souvenir fold-out pack "Detroit's Largest Industries and Hotels."