The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1861-04-03
Whitewater Correspondents.
WHITEWATER. Wis. Mar.

w HlTEWAIER, W Is, mar. 10, Ol.
Dear Co.. BY the almanac, spring Ia,
with US. Already we have had taste ct
| the first maple sugar, and we have heard
in the cool Of the early morning the cooing
Of the prairie, ah-, gentlemen-hens whose
low, mOnotonous roaring seemed to I'LL tho
air on every side. We have had, too, few
days of bright sunshine, few warm show
ers, and the grass has dared to look greco.
and the buds have ventured to swell with .
promise Of their future beauties tho far.
mer and gardner have looked up their neg.
ected tools, front yards have been raked
clean Of dead winters strewn leaves, walt
paper and fresh lime iIate been discussed,
and for brief spice the delights of a real
spring were divided with the dread Of those
days Of trial to mans patience, known as
house cleaning. But, since the seasons,
like some other things We read Of, never
did run smooth, terrible relapse has oc-
Cured, more dreaded than the original and
e nuine disease, and We suffer afresh all the
rigors Of the cold, biting winds of winter;
with the thermometer down TO 6 and
above, muifs and tippets reappear, the
d,ncing streams again CONCEAL, the bluebird
dies or fees in dismay, the tender grass is
withered, our supply of maple diminishes,
and We endure unwelcome jokes on the sub
ject Of sugar.making, being told for the
fifth time in an hour that it is good sugar
weather, for the sap runs. The man with
the woolly sheepskin coat, and the three
men with buffalo skin overcoats are seen
again in town; the price Of firewood advan-
ccs, and even Fort Sumter yields. A week
ago our farmers were in town procuring
plows and harrows, each one telling of the
acres he would in few days have we'll
seeded with the growing wheat; to-day the
ground is frozen hard as iron, and those
same farmers are advised to purchase gi,nb.
lets and burning irons Meantime our
forges ring, on, various factories are throng.
I'd with busy workmcn, cur merchants are
leaving for the east to purchase fresh sup
plies of goods, and the iron horse goes dai.
ly numbering through our growing town.
You must have noticed in my last, in
enumerating the first class manufactures
at this place, the entire omission Of the
Whitewater Paper Mills, of Crombe 4.
Gauntly. These mills do honor to the place,
and have already taken rank amongst the
first of their kind in the Western States. -
The work and business of these mills ara
ranged by compl t. system, and the Or
der and nratneSS which pr, walls throughout
the entire works, from basement to garret,
e.lctS the warmest appreciation of every
visitor. Of the quality Of the work pro.
duced every one who reads this letter can
Judge, for is not the TINES printed on
Whitewater paper? Not this iIsue--Ep.
TINES. These mills are located on the east
branch of the Whitewater river, at the out
let Of Trip LAX, and in full view of tho
passenger depot Of the Milwaukee & Prai.
rie du Chien L. w. They are built entire.
ly of Whitewater brick and present fine
appearance. The entire amount of capital
inv sted is about $50, 1000 The power used
consists of two Tuttle's patent wattr.wheels
of % and 10 horse power, respectively, to-
gethcr with one 25 horse power steam en-.
sinc, built by Ressig & Co, of Chicago
The number of hands employed, av RACES
about Is Amount of raw materials used,
about 800 tons rags, obtained mostly with
in this State, besides rye straw, old rope
aud woolen rags for wrapping paper Tho
stock turned out is mostly superior quail.
ties OF book and printing paper, of which
the annual sales amount to between S35, 900
and $4,000. Not dollars worth of the
above goes from the mills to seek pur-
chaser, but it is all sold either at the mills
or shipped to order. Little does the trav.
rller, passing through our beautiful village
dream that such an estahlighment as this il
located within a few rods only of the pass
ing train; and very few. even of our own
people, are fully aware of the va'u tie and i'm.
portance Of this and similar institutions al.
ready established among US.
In the matter Of educational institutions,
our village" | am sorry to say, is not full
ly up to the wants and wishes of our people
This defect is now on the point Of being
) dcctualiy rclnedied by the establishment
Of first class college. Already over Sl6,-
900 have been subscribed within the village
corporation, as IA beginning towards build.
ing and establishing the FARMERS Home
College" the plan is fully organized, and
an application is before the L gslature for
a charter. The plan is to teach al, that is
usually taught in first class colleges, with
the addition of the primary and intermedi-
ate departments also manual labor, GYM
naSticS, military drill and tactics, besides
music, including secular, sacred and mar.
,ial. The college grounds embrace over
twelve acres, and occupy one Of those beau
tiful sites which are SO common in our vi.
cnity. l.. X. II.
Crinoline Revolution.