New-York daily tribune., 1851-08-27
MILWAUKEE.
Observation-Disclosures, &c.
NEw-YoRK, Saturday, Aug. %, 1851.

NEW-l oRK, saturday Aug %, 1871.
To the Editors Of TIE n Y. Tribune
Permit a Milwaukee man to correct a
few important errors in the communication Of your
correspondent. J. Pickavant dated Milwaukee. July
81 ISL and published IN The Tribune on the 22d inst
1t is not exactly true as stated by Pckavant that
the Wheat crop Of Wisconsin has been failure for
the last two or three years Our large exports OF
Wheat and Flour from the different Wisconsin ports
show different state Of things from failure and
thenIt viii be remembered that are a new state.
with constantly increasing population, by means
Of foreign emigration and TIE migration from the
Eastern and Western states, which requires large
quantity TO be kept on hand for home consumption
I'm July 1851, the number of acres under Wheat was
double the amount Of 1850, and those most conyers
ant with such matters in Wisconsin, are of opinion
that the crop of 1881 viii be Gny per cent than
tie crop of 1850 1t VIII be recolleced tha. he par
ual failure of our Wheat crop occaSoned by the
constant rams which prevailed during the present
season over all the Western States. Our soil and
climate is admirably adapted for The growing Of
Wheat and as for Corn, Oats Barley. Rye. Hay, Po
ia'oes. and the different kinds Of vegetables, the
crop of this wear Is a superintendent one.
correspondent further states that the growth
Of Milwaukee has not been great Tor the pas, year
or TWO rs It was previously" this statement your
| COTreSDOuCeM has not been correctly informed
There never was time since the hrs settlement OF
! Milwaukee that such large sums OF money were eX-
pended .n building as III 1880 and 1851, and To my
own know ledge there are more brck-dweilnCs, and
substantial brick stores. that would be an ornament
! even 10 New OTk, IN course OF erection II the
| present time IN Milwaukee than were put NJ IN any
one wear before. Now thsanding the legal interest
o money Is twelve per cent IN Wisconsin, Sill. 80
| great is our confidence N the peTmanency of the
CITY. the value OF Us properly. and IS continued
! progress. that We prefer building and investing III
city property To loanng at those rates. Ourcly mas
entered uio a contract with Cincinnati gentleman
VITO PIC poses lighting the city with gas al MS own
| expense and another Cincinnati gentleman wants
rtaiD DrXljeges " hen # granted he Will erect at
hs own expense lydraulIc-works to supply our city
| with pure water from that neXhaustible tOuntan
| Lake Michigan. This surely. Is strong evidence
| that We have not come to q Stand-stlll
! Two years ago We had not one mile .. Railroad,
| or Plank Road leading from Milwaukee at this
| time We have twenty miles Of Railroad III OPERATION
End iflCeu miles more nearly completed we have
! Sx or seven Plank koaGs leading from the city,
! some OF those completed fly mules, and others
less distance. Within two years. the city Oi Mllwau
lee n her COrpCrate capacity, has taken stock and
ra,d m $3.50 OuO towards building the Railroad, and
| tAere has been 5lG0tOO more subscribed by proper
| iV-OVror> III MIWaure 10 TINS enterprise and, az
rough estimate. there has not been less than S22)
| o,g cxrendod on Plank Roads IN the same space oi
time What, then. becomes OF the statement Of y0ur
| coue>J Joudcut "fhat thc growth oi Milwaukee has
not been 80 great Tor ne past year or wo, onI iAat
! She j. oprosed TO lntcTna. improvements
| ! our core SIDndtni comes 10 tlt NuCit,pN
that while Chicago VIII be city tor many states
| Milwaukee VIII exist for Wisconsin only tad Nt
| Plckayau, taken up the map Of the Westem SiacS
and folloWe the lire 0t our Railroad from Ni~au-
Kee 20 tie Mis,i.>lpgi-a distance only OF e1 miles
lie would discover that our roai must take the
| ir,dc 0f fio northern hall Of Iowa, ot all MunesO-
IA. OF the Upper Mississippi and OF iolr-hIi-s OF
| Wisconsin.
Tie Rock River Railroad, that your correspond
! en-. seems 20 thuA VIII Iulurc Milwaukee 80 much
w think VII be our greatest benefit. The sub
| scIpi on-toOkS 20 the stock IN the Milwaukee ani
| WaertoWn Railroad IRE now open, and when we
conpleie this 20 miles. Il viii ntersect the Fonl-du-
| lac Road 40mAes north Of Jane,vilie, and consc-
CUcUtly tuIn .ll The trade into Milwaukee.
DO not blame your correspondent Tor the opinion
that Chicago, and not Milwaukee, j. destined 10 be
! the Ncw-NoTk II the West. ior such IN opinion l.
| merely speculative, and. II based upon the niorma
tlcn contained ~ his communication, can be of Little
| value. Your correspondent visited Milwaukee Al
he duliCsttme Of the year when all were engaged
harvesting were he 10 visit the same place the last
Of September. ia October and November, his impress
,ors Of tie business transacted there would be en-
tirely fcleni The same holds good OF all Western
! cities.
Task. as an act of public justice, some corner IN
vour uaper for this feeble Fndcatlon OF my adopted
! CIV When a man writes truth, he has no occ islon
| 10 subscribe himself ANONYMOUSLY. JAMES JOHNSON.