Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1863-08-27
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milwaukee,
Aride through several business streets
and out among the handsome residences
of Milwaukee the other day, revealed
one continued picture of success, enter
prise, wealth, liberality and improve
ment. We do not believe there is city
in all the west, many though theresbe
which is making such rapid and sub
stantial steps toward future greatness as
Milwaukee, the emporium Of Wiscon-
sin and of the Northwest. Streets be-
ing graded and paved with the finest of
observation-disclosures being elevated to
grade-old blocks Of wood being pulled
down to make room for handsome stone
or brick edifces with marble or iron
Ifronts-new firms branching out in a
thousand different kinds of business
wholesale and retail stores crowded with
goods and customers from early till late
merchants and business men on the
run with hardly time to pass the time
of day-banks full Of money Railroad
cars loaded to groaning with the golden
wealth of the young and giant North
west white winged transports laden
till the green water of the lake kissed
the edge Of the boat-mills running by
day and by night with a. never ceasing
hum and whirr, and facto-
ries busy as steam and music guided by
brain and energy can make them, and
good credit on every hand bear conyin-
cling proof that Milwaukee is indeed a
Queen, worthy all pen or tongue can
say in her praise.
We have for years watched the growth
Of the Cream City Of the Lakes as We
heard General Thomas Francis Meagher
christen Milwaukee, We remember
when she had no Newhall House-no
horse railroads first class wholesale
houses-no marble or iron fronts-no
well filled store houses holding more
grain than those Of any city Of the West
no such whole souled, liberal business
men as now. And it is but few years
back. How rapid the step-how sure
the prophecy of the lamented Juneau
who told that in time Milwaukee would
be the greatest primary grain Depot in
the world-the leading city Of the West.
Prophetic man. Would to God you
could have lived to see in reality as in
faith, the fulfllment Of your certain
vision.
But the goal of ambition is not
reached. Milwaukee can, if her lead
ing men so will it, see her business doub-
led in two years. There will in that
time be twice the amount Of grain raised
in the Northwest as now There will
be three times the merchandise wanted
by Gus chaps in the wilderness as this
year. There will be three times the
amount Of money in our pockets in
two years from now as there is to day.
And this surplus of grain must be sold
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the increase Of wealth must be spent
somewhere. All this trade by right be-
longs to Milwaukee. Let her so plan
railroads as to gather in the harvest sure
to ripen for some one. Let her build
Union Depots and Union Warehouses
and let her business men extend the
light Of their faces more in this Sec
ton
Milwaukee has now formidable rival
in Chicago. Soon as this war is over
St. Louis and La Crosse will claim
a large share of Northwestern trade.
We have in this city as sound and clear
headed young business men as there are
anywhere we have an embryo city fast
ripening into great Importance, and self
preservation will prompt many scheme
which will stop grain and trade at this
point.
Ere another year rolls over us we
shall have railroad in operation from
La Crosse into the interior of the Wheat
garden of Minnesota and Iowa, and we
shall have new route open to Chicago,
thus making La Crosse a great compel
ing point for trade and travel. Mean
while Milwaukee is our market and the
cheapest source Of supplies, and we
trust for her benefit as well as the good
of the State that she will go on keeping
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