, 1866-08-27

Condition Of the Crnr*-In.-
lrprtAMct Of &:uod Crop.-ncstunlan nk a
1sshfFirrn I'olNt-Tilc Street. nn1
Hturc>-7lts1inl:Aetorle mud Malt
Observation-Disclosures Interest ~ Tanner
les, tNc., &vc.
Correspondence OF the Chicago Tribuno.]
hESos11A, Wts., August -, 1863.
Notwithstanding thr dire predictions Of
| liz larlncrs ltcrcal'onts US tu the probable
.ln''nse !" tl'e esnrs; oTitg 10 the recent
leayy ruins, the deliShs!a !ally c"ol ind ''tiry.
su,ctt tllt.n, md llcic il now ll0 aVprrllch-
eIun felt hut TINT ll,e yield will le Gt,stc a.
large M w;ls anticipated ut tic l,cgtnnlu, IT
tla' scnso'. The quality Of The grain In this
eet'"n Is tncquallcd BY thai Ut my
ton t: ii'r aly iack Which may rrs,.!t iTon,
An ilnnvnrHhl- anticipation, how
ever, rs to thc harvesting, was certainly rca-
snnah!y founded. The rain sliOwcrcl down
int,pt er.Istcnaly far lime; scrnl1,gly us II
the very heavens were weeping oycr tlle dcs-
ulation they might create. During that time
Giant stood 1T lis doorway, gain" piteoHSly
rlson the unrtopftious scene without, willie
tile farmer t1i1cd his hands in mute despair
as under the protecting shelter 0f his
barn he watched the l,itilcss rain pour down
upon lis 1lelus, aud the crop bctsd Its weak
slI4A AAlEs!etiHsr IlEHH ~ LIE lucIE4Es< tlJftn.
Even his tlncks betrayed n syMIathizfng pos
tErc, ~ with their bowed backs they rintcly
Lore the driving gale, and yielded sublnis-
slvcly to the ul,seasonabIe eileNhy to their
own subsistence. But with the advent of
the sun came c"olin. brcezes from. the like
aud north, and the moisture was dried grad
ually, hut surely, and tic grain once more
reared iis head, to bow alone TO the sllarpe,lcd
sickle oftts busy rcal,cr. The effect has bcen
:.l,tnst ,naEica!. Tears have given way to
s35.ileS, and q new hape and new energy
las heenipfuscl, instrad Of the despair which
War for some time npprclleutlcd.
Ac importance OF q good crop TO town
t'r &c who arc directly Interested in its pros
},cIitr- kenoslsa Is the entrepot for the pro-
sNtc of lurGe and richly cultivated region,
and nln.n the success. Or otherwise, Of its
crops, depends its business Importance.
nnt ,3,n, i IT, must :Lo., not be. be understood
pre-cmincncc. Stock Of all kinds nrc raised
III Abundance. Fine herds OF cattle craze
upon the luNuriant meadows Of its fertile
surroundings, and the sheep yields its Icccc
to Increase the store OF the prosperity OF tue
country. Ftosn two to tllrce hundred tllous-
from this place, aud forms no insignificant
retur1. to the business energy ofits populous
county.
Situated as The city Ct Kcnosha Is, upon
tlc hordera Of Lake a1lcl,igan, with
Al, excellent larbor, as we'll ~
sTsy the tsc''!y yor,ctt t. the great 4 emporium
opportunity Is afforded fer business cntcr-
prise us time develops the ricl farming rc-
sources Of the county surrounding And
n,c advantage il taken of its favorable post
ticn by those who have fortunately secured
q brsincss footin. lcrc. The. city is cub.
slal1tialay and handsomely laid out. The
streets are regular and beautifully shaded by
trees Of natural growth, a,,d it presents the
appearance ofa busy mari of trade, called
nut Of cak.opcnlu: In the midst ora rrai-
Fie shirtcd hy the sandy shores Of thu ever
mufmurtng lake.
Tic business houses are worthy Of special
nic1tinr- MIST at ttsc,n have risen PlHe1iix-
like t'ut Of the ashes Of q desolatinE fire. The
suil produces o clay, similar to that from
wt!ct, the well kNown Milwaukee, brick Is
made. and the stores are chiefly built of that
material. Among the houses devoted to the
s!lc Of Try goods and groceries, these. Of
1law3cy. md Scilosson & Co. may; he nlen-
tuned. The drug houses Of F. Robinson,
lark, and rkWtathur stand notably forth.
The wholesale liquor establishments Of lIar-
tnon 1ieinbeld, aud Bayliss 4 Kelly,
1fs rsne1s se e!Se Te II ,7re thes Establishment ns Of
or Lewis bain Is prominent in the hardware
tusincss. E. j. Bentley carries on largo
and prosperous bookstore wherein the ncws-
laltrs Of Chicago, as well rs the popular
vI.s ra,ix .o1c ~ 'e uaf ma constant place
4 ey n" mems as. Eninpo!tani feature Of tho
s'e ts.1 y % 1ns ck consists :,a. ~ ms ''lac
largest, Ii TINT Of thr manufacture Of wagons
Of nll Kinds and descriptions. Among the
elief Of these l. the establishment or l'ctet
i. Wosd, Known, us the Badger
state Works, will a. capacity ul
turn.n? .oo nll, completely 11nssl.ct',
tt,inc 10y . Wagons rer all,!itn. The mn;
enlnefy o. 1hcse "G1ks y. OF various mud
tls a!raEEsd aud adjusted as to secure good
Morkth1Ilshlf, WIN an immense saving u1
!!afiu lannf. ~ tnesc works there ts nnw lc'
~; constructed. ivr II large Erverry l'nuse in
IhienEo. oiac oi those i"r'iiuablc trunks
Mn:cil nfe az once thc aa,a!t'ntton nna tlxrMt,
Na:nns ar; " ond n!so manufactures ng'l
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