Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1868-01-18
cOrrespondence Of the JouEsAL.
Trenton.
HEART OF TRENTON, Jan. 10, 1865.

hEAh1 OF lRENlONs Jan. 10, loOc.
Ed. JOURNAL Last Saturday night.
which in Trenton language is ILL '6s. p.
NJ, borrowed and forgot 10 return a copy
Of the JOURNAL. dated lst no.. 4th day '6s,
year Asaie Dominic, and after devonring the
first page turned TO the second, third and
fourth, which is from outside to inside and
from inside to outside, and thought the fourth
page would, of course, be filed with adyer-
tisemenis, as usual but the moment / ran
my eagle eye over il discovered that there
was grand synopsis of Pierce County for
1867. Then / seized the cat by the tail,
threw her out Of the window, broke the only
two panes left, upset the swill-psil, threw
ashes al around the floor. filed nv pipe
anew and then composed, svellcd out with
Just pride. expecting TO read of the doings of
Trenton; but, alas TO Trenton was there.
Prescott was there. Poor little prosecuted
River Fall, also there Some out Of the way
place called Ellsworth, winch have read OF
in tax sale certificates, but seldom seen, es-
peeially in the spring of the year. Majestic
ANtNh Ltth dtiN NNtI llAllC OidIQDnu DluT.
the place of dead town proprietors. Even
these. yes all OF them, we're there; but no
Trenton. Not even q mention of her in
comparison with the other towns, except by
her feeble rival, Diamond Bluff. who, fearing
her. acknowledged her fears.
Now, Mr.. Editor, as Trenton has not been
noticed with the other towns. / propose to
say few words for her. Trenton (put it
down with T) is Trenton, and l believe i
can lick any woman that says it is not
Trenton has no new buildings to boast OF.
but she can boast Of tearing down as many
as any town in the county. except, perhaps,
Bay City. Trenton glories in being tbs
most central place in The county. 1t is only
six miles southeast TO Bay City and four
miles north to Diamond Bluff Situated Oh
the Mississippi. enc of the greatest CONNER
sial tLOroughlares of the world. II you
were 10 travel from Bay City to ST. Paul,
Trenton would be on your route. If you
were TO 60 from Diamond Bluff to St. Louis.
New Orleans, New York, or any of the great
Eastern metropolises. Trenton would be on
your route In fact, you can start there and
go most any place you please.
Her lots are either wet or dry in the spring
Yoa can take your choice, water lots o. sand
lots. She can boast of larger Banks than
Bay City, the issues of which have never
been:suecessfully counterfeited. or, at least,
not SO as to particularly disturb the regular
ny OF her financial pulse The principal
ones are the River Bank, the Sand Bank and
several minor Banks Of Sand. She has as
many, and as large, lots as any of her rivals
She has ii.-lots and ont lots. In fact, she is
al lois. Her parks and drives rival those of
Rock Elm, Slippery Elm or any other Elm.
She has Church Sites, Custom House Sites.
Market House Sites, County Seat sites and
sites FOR most any thing IN fact is all sites.
is sight herself and taken together, as a
hole. is one OF the sights Of modern times
She is a city of magnificent distances" that
Is great distance from house to house. If
she had as many houses as Red W ling, few
mics below on the opposite side, she Would
be as Large as Prescott. AL Trenton lacks is
houses, 10 be great city, and if said houses
should retain THEN magnificent distances"
in relation TO each othvr, Trenton would vie
with The first commercial cities of the world
in size. She will not make boast of her
business and Improvements. PretcJtt NAV
do that, but not Trenton. She Will not
humble herself 50 much. She is too digni-
fed. What cares she tor other towns
Diamond Bluff may take her houses, but
cannot get her lots aud banks. She has lots
10 sell. Diamond Bluff has not, as no live
town ProPrietors live there. In short, Tren-
ton TO DC known, needs but to be seen"
y. B.-Please say that Trenton would be
glad 10 sell any of your subscribers. lots on
aTorable terms. AS a greater inducement
you may add that the Post-Offics, where ali
OF lier letters come, is only two miles from
the outskirts Of Trenton Proper. Also that
the Street Cars don't run there vet, any
more than they do at Ellsworth, not for
getting to advise them that they cannot buy
lots ia Diamond Bluff, as they are all held at
prospective prices, and only taxed one-fourth
of their present value. Trenton forever"
Bring Chas. Dickens to see Trenton, instead
of Ellsworth, when he wishes, and if Mr..
Tapley is along, he can be Jolly under cred
table circumstances
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