Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1867-07-13
A Needed Correction.

A short time since, j. S. ELwELL, of the
La Crosse Republican, spent several days in
the st. Croix Valley, and we extract the fol-
lowing FRONT an article published in that pa
per on his return:
a Hudson is ore of the best towns in Wis
consin: The people there are alive to the in
terests of the place 1t is the best wheat
market on the Upper Mississippi or its tribu-
taries, and has the best farming country in
the rear of it of any town on the river. The
business men are thorough-going, wide awake
young men who are hound TO succeed under
any circumstances. They have all, with one
exception, recovered from their great losses in
the fire of May, 1866. which consumed the
whole town. Substantial brick and stone
buildings have generally taken the place OF
| those burned. and business progresses as
though nothing had happened. A hotel is in
course of construction which will cost at least
Ss0, 0c0. and which, when completed will be
an ornament and credit to the place.
Prescott is the same old place it has been
for the past ten yeTs. There never has been
very many men OF energy there. About the
only real live business man in the town now
is George A. Dill, who drives business with a
perfect rush He has three wholesale and re-
tail stores in Prescott, one at Point Douglas,
and one at New Centerville, st. Croix Co, be-
sides a half dozen warehouses at different
points. for storing grain. ldr. Dill buys two
thirds of the grain sold in that vicinity. He
is a man who deserves success and will sue
ceed
Pierce, like ST. Croix Co, is excellent for
agricultural purposes. The soil is good and
it is we'll titled. A large portion of the far
mers of Pierce Co. go to Hudson to trade in
stead of PrescOtt-sOme because it is nearer,
and Others because they believe it to be a. bet
ter market.
The st. Croix Valley, as whole, is one of
the finest and best producing sections in the
upper country. The crops seldom, If ever.
fail-and the people are prosperous Intelli-
gent and happy. It's natural productions are
health and wealth."
Mr.. ELwELL has been a resident iii Hud-
son, and his tribute TO the enterprise and thrift
of that place is well deser ed. His notice of
Prescott is not so fair. While what he says
of GEo. a. Dill is true, except that he prob
ably does not buy as great proportion of
wheat as stated. it is equally true that we
have many other energetic and prosperous
business men here. The assertion that large
portion of the farmers of Pierce Co. go to
Hudson to trade instead of Prescott, is totally
wrong. Prescott, owing TO it's superior ship
ping facilities. is better wheat market than
Hudson, and a great deal of wheat from ST.
Croix Co. is sold here, while it is only an ex-
ceptional case that wheat goes from Pierce Co.
TO Hudson.
Hudson has a larger number of men in
trade than Prescott, but there is very little
difference in the business of the two towns.
But one mercantile house in Hudson does suf-
frient business TO require license as whole
sale dealers, and that house does not do but
half the business done by Gro. A. DnL d
Co., and not nearly as much as some other
firms here.
Again, the village Of River Falls, in Pierce
Co., does large and rapidly increasing trade,
at least half of which is drawn from st.
Croix; this trade alone amounting to much
more than all Hudson draws from Pierce Co.
Neither Prescott nor Hudson are likely to
rival Chicago Immediately, but both are good
towns, and neither will eat the other up for
several seasons yet.