The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1865-09-21
improvements about Town. We

| Although there is no great amount OF building
going on, there are a great many improvements
being made.
We have before spoken of Mr. Bain's addition
to his Wagon Factory, largely increasing his
facilities for manufacturing
Messrs. Stebbins * Alderman are enlargiug
their Tannery increasing their facilities to
degree that will add one-f0urth to the product
of their establishment. We are gratfed to see
| this evidence of success.
y. II. Allen is also charging and increasing
/ the facilities of his already ex ensive Tanning
| establishment.
| Our energetic fellow citizen, S. Y. Bfande, is
making quite extensive improvements about
his residence. Having purchased the house
aud lot of r. futile adjoining his residence, he
has moved the house down on the corner OF
| Pearl and Chicago street, and is putting on
wing, and making it over into a commodious
and pleasant residence. lie has also fenced
and improved the lot He has also partly filed
| up the cut in front of his residence on Pearl
street, made for the western railroad track. AL
together, he has greatly improved the appear
ance ofthe northeast corner of the Court House
| block
| Col. Dennis Hynes is making quite extensive
| repairs and improvements on his residence on
West Main street, that will add much to its ap-
| pearance az well as convenience
Mayor Petit has been making improv ements
about his Malt House, increas ing his facilities
| and conveniences for the prosecution of his
business.
There are various other improvements going
| On about town, which we have not time nor
pace 10 attend to this week, all going to shO
thet our citizens are rousing from the torp or
thet has bound them. The few manufacturing
establishments that we have in operation, are
beginning to have their legitimate effect. They
are creating misunderstanding in additions to
our population and furnishing employment for
| those already here. We have been for several
years in transition state. As the inevitable
| ''l0gic of ev ents," gradually convinced US that
we could not continue to grow as a commercial
port-as irresistible the laws of gravitation,
the absorbent powers of Chicago and Milwaukee
on each side of us took the business from US, that
in The early days gave us ephemeral sperity
we sat down, such could rot get awayin
stless despair. Gradually the change has gone
on, and is going on, and we are changing from
purely commercial and shipping port to q
manu- featuring centre, and we adapt our
selves to this new order OF things, and become a
city of producers instead of mere consumers, we
shall find that a new era OF prosperity has
dawned upon our beautiful city. The few man
ufactures that we have, that have struggled
through the dark days, have saved the life of
the city, and give glimpse of the prosper
GUS future that awaits US, if we profit by the
lessons they teach us. A few more establish
ments like Bain'5, Woods, Aliens, Stebbins &
Alderman, the Park City Match Co., Slosson,
Van Arsdale 81 Co, &c, would make Keno
sha one of the most thrifty, prosperous and
growing towns of the Northwest, ss she now is
one of the healthies prettiestt and pleasantest,
. t---
Fruit and Vegetable SaEdens.---Wer
marked few weeks ago that the supply of
good dwelling houses in this city not equal
to the demand. The same demand now extends
to all kinds of dwelling houses. Every species
of real estate seems to he improving. In fact
there have been more changes in Real Estate in
this city within the last year than for several
years preceding.
and lots, let US advert TO one subject which has
not received the attention it deserves.
Land within a mile or 80 of the city can now
be purchased for from $50 to SI0O per acre. For
all purposes offruit and market gardening, this
land can be made as available, acre for acre, to
the owner as land costing from $500 to $l,c00
per acre in the vicinity of Chicago With the
exception of Peaches every fruit vegetabl lie
raised il any latitude north of St Louis, can be
grown as well in the neghborhood of Kenosha
as in any other locality.
We believe that even peaches can be raised to
advantage. Every old resident knows that ten
or twelve years ago good peaches were raised
in this city. But with all the smaller fruits
there is no contingency. For Strawberries,
Blackberries, Currants, and all garden products
the climate and soil of this locality are equal 10
any in the world.
What we wished to impress upon our readers
was the advantage in selecting new homes of
acquiring sufficient amount of land, while it
is cheap, to make afruit and vegetable garden.
Many no doubt deferred from planting the
the smaller fruits to any extent, from tear that
The market will soon be overlooked. Il is no
doubt true, that it would not require many ad-
ditional acres to giut the market, though Ke-
nosha hitherto has been obliged to impor NEST
OF its fruit from Chicago. But those WHO are
iearfGl.upon this point have only TO reflect that
Kenosha is practically nearer the markets o.
of Chicago han any other point outside tie
limits of that city. Water is the cheapest and
best medium for transportation of fruits, and
we are the nearest and most convenient point to
Chicago by steamboat. The fruit raiser cen
devote his entire day to gathering his fruit, and
VIII en- night ov ertakes him, he can take his
fruit to the wharf and before light the next
morning it will be delivered in Chicago cheap
and in better order than it can be carried four
miles in any other way. If then the supply
should exceed the demand in ourown city, we
have the best market in the west al our doors.
Dress Goods Brown has the largest and
| best selected stock of Ladies', Dress Goods in
the City. His stock comprises oil the latest and
most Fashionable styles. Call and examine
them.
acknowledgement are indebted to
Hon. H. E. PAINE, NJ. c. for the argument
of JOHN A. BINGHAM, special Judge Advocate,
IN reply to the arguments of the several counsel
for the conspirators for the assassination of
President Lincoln, delivered June 9th and 2Sth
before the Military Commission, Washington,
D. c., in pamphlet form.
Also, for the "Opinion on the Constitutional
Power of the Military to try and execute the
assassns of the President, by Attorney General
/ fo~
| our thanks.
| The Wis. Home Eair,-The Committee
appointed to audit the accounts of the Treasur-
er of the Soldiers Home Fair, have just made
their report from which it appears that the gross
receipts from all sources were $50 .6Q4,SO, and