Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1869-12-09
A Trip through st. Croir county'with
sundry Reflections thereon, &c.

accepted tue klnuiy iHNH"''"" VI N"'' ~
K. HERsEY, the popular agent of Nc
Cormick, to vacant seat In his
buggy for n few days ride through st.
Croix county. Everybody knows Nc
Cormick. His reapers have reaped thou
sands of acres of golden gram for our
farmers these many harvests, and they
have reaped n plentiful harvest Of green
backs for Mccormick, that soon will be
golden if the people only consider that
the present policy of Boutwell, is well
enough. Yes, we know Mccormick has
reaped rich reward with his renpers.
We have not bis "say" for this state
ment, but base it entirely upon her say
and, depend upon it, HERsEY is reliable
AS our trip partook of business char
acter, Il. e. looking into other peoples
business,) it was not made for the sole
purpose of viewing the country nor in
terviewing any of its leading citizens for
reportorial purposes. One of President
Grants modest and unassuming hirclings
of the reve. NC department, our mission
was to view tho internal rather than the
external qualifications of st. Croix county.
Our exit from Pierce county by way
of River Falls, was made without incl
dent or accident. We did not expect
any delinquent subscriber Of the JOURNAL
would in ambush await us, and indignant
" hurl at our devoted editorial head a
demn:tion two dollar greenback-and
there did Mt. Hence we experienced no
new sensations in reaching the Falls.
We dare not tell the amount of funds we
"gobbled" along the road. Suffice it to
say it would beggar description-or "any
other man."
Business was brisk at the Falls. The
streets were filed with teams, stores
filed with Gust Dmer', and trade as lively
as q henpecked husband at his wife's fu
neral.
Out of the village, on the road to
Hudson, past cosy cottages, along well
titled fields, over the broad snow clad
prairie we took our way in the afternoon.
It was not long ride with our fast
team. The sun was still high when we
went cantering down into the narrow
gorge, with Hudson zone mile away"
Soon we were in sight of that loveliest
of lakes-the silvery st. Croix -
The icy arms Of winter were clasping
its bosom. and the darcing waves, whose
gleeful voices sing sweet songs in the
summer time, were frozen into silence.
A quick turn to the right and we sail
up the main st. of the city that is known
to the world and the rest of mankind as
HUDSON.
Hudson, beautiful Hudson! Where
the st. Croix and Willow rivers meet
was the brief and eloquent apostrophe OF
an Irish enthusiast, in response to toast
once upon time. That was all he said,
but he said it three times and sat down
having completely exhausted himself
and his subject. ABE. VAN METER of
the St. Croix Republican calls Hudson,
/" Natchez under the hill" If ABE.
means that IN political sense, he ought to
apologize to-Natchez. In that sense
the comparison is decide lily trough" on
Natchez.
But we like Hudson. 1t is q fine city,
and finely situated. Nature has there
scattered her scenic gifts with lavish
hand. Fine residences, tasteful cottages,
spacious stores and commodious warehous-
es bespeak thrift, energy and enterprise.
Her citizens are social and liberal. They
have money and they enjoy it. With
few strokes of the pencil, we coull trace
tue names of score Of whole-soulcd
men who haven't a stingy hair in their
heads, and not go far down in the
list at that. For this give them duo
credit.
But there are some things we don't
like and they know it. We don't Ike
the way they manage Republican senate
rial conventions. We don't like their
style of nominating candidates, ct ceterd.
We don't take any stock in their railroad
projects. They are too greedy. 1t is
Hudson first, Hudson next and Hudson
last. 1t is never Prescott, never River
Falls, never New Richmond, never o.
ceola, never st. Croix Falls, but Hudson
always. To Hudson man, his burg is
the grand center of the railroad system
the hub" of the railroad universe.
Every road that penetrates the st. Croix
Valley must, perforce, terminate at Hud-
con. We don't suppose they mean to
be selfish, but they are, on railroad mat
| tiers. Whoever heard a Hudson man