Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1853-09-30
Communicated.


LOGANsPORT, Ia sept. lStn 1898.
Mr.. EDiToR.-A single leap from one of the
Kenosha piers aud found myself OH board the
commodious and fast sailing steamer Garden CITY
Push of'-hauI in the plank-sang out a sturdy
voice, and the Garden City bent her prov towards
the Garden City; over the waves of Lake NJ chi-
gan we flew like bird before the wind. | walk :
ed back TO the stern Of the boat and watched our
beautiful city were fast leaving it in the dis
lance cogitatng upon-no matter what-when
gentemanly looking man accosted me thus -
care you a resident Of kenosha ?" To which |
responded aflirmatysly, when the following collie
guy took place.
about what is the populati IL Of your city 2"
Betw cen four and FIVE thousand.
"About what amout OF business is there done at
Kencsha? How many stores have you? How
many churches, and what kind of schools %
To all of which | replied accurately as my
information allowed me. He seemed somewhat
astonished, and Immediately asked me if we had
not been trying to build Railroad from our city
west.
"Been trying" reiterated with some empha-
sis, we have not only been trying, but trying
now in fact, the road is already under contract,
and in few weeks will be commenced.
"Why, he replies, | have been most woefuy
deceived | was told your city contained but "a
bout two thousand inhabitants; that your Rail
Road project had fallen through | intended Wis
upon the Lake Shore, for the purpose of engaging
in business but hearing such discouragng accounts
| of course passed it by as Of minor importance
was oil course much chagrined to hear city
misrepresenled, and assured him he had been
duped, and gave him the correct account.
learned from him the source of the calumnies and
talsehoods told about our city, Oh which | may
some day have occasion to comment
1t was with regret l left my friend at Chicago
having found him during our few hours acquaint-
ance an agreeable, sociable, intelligent, compan-
ion, and started for the Southern Mich. cars.
A day and night ride from Chicago, partly by
railroad and partly by stage, and reached Fort
Wayne, in the northern part of this State, place
that but three four years ago no larger than
kenosha is, possessing public improve
ment save the Wabash and Erie Canal, and GER
taiuy not half as good country Immediately about
it as Kenosha, a kind of all out Of the way corner
of the Hooser State, with nothing particular, save
few indian relics, aud the fragments of Mad an
thongs Fort, from which il takes its name; ; yet,
it is quite large business Ike city, among
the first OF the State. The little old wooden build
ngs that two or three years ago were the principal
business houses. have given place to stately edit
ces Of brick and stone and where stood little cam
dy shop, is now large wholesale establishment,
new streets have been formed and old ones revised
and the once outskirts of [ he village pop
uous parts of the city. l was at a loss to account
for this sudden eevatlon IN two years, until learn
ed sir Raroa is were soon to reach here none OF
them yet completed though most of them in pro,
gress of building. All I! here he secret OF all
this prosperity now if this is the result of prospect
i've Railroads, hat may we expect when they are
really in operation, aud like six great streams,
from six great fountains pour necessarily into her
lap their treasures, Town property that few
years ago would hardly sell at all, is now CAUGHT
at By capitalists at treble its original price: farms
that offered over and over again for FIVE dol
lars an acre, now sell readily at twenty five dol
lars pr acre, and not acre Of them, as have
said before, as good as any about keuosha. Blu,
the query with me where they found the
means TO build all these ro ads in most If not all OF
them TT. Wayne holds stock But the riddle was
soon solved, when learned that each man in
town, helped largely according to his means, each
farmer put his shoulder to the wheel and at last
the county loahed lis credit mnon not halr 50 "a.