River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-07-24
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uncertain, unreliable writers that WELD
pen or pencil in Wisconsin, thai
automaton who processes to run the
New Richmond Republican, may be
set down at the head. In an article
upon this place in his paper Of July
18th, he has medley. He starts of
with his disappointment, thusly:
Last Thursday we paid River Falls a
hurried visit, and found that burg not
20 red-hot as we bad reason to expect
from reports that we have heard from
there this spring. Very few teams were
seen on the streets-n0 more than are
usually seen on our streets any day in
the week.
How quickly our neighbor changed
front may be seen by the following:.
River Fails is bright, substantial,
business town, backed up by well IN
vested capital. Her Touring mills are
numerous, aud are owned aud managed
by enterprising men.
And now fer our relative proportions:
River Falls is about three times as
large as New Richmond, and the num-
Der Of buildings built this year will
hardly exceed the number butt here.
1t is PLAIN to be seen which town is
growing most rapidly.
Next for the enterprise of our inhab
itants:
They like wagons, and are contenteG
to tote their raw material, manufactured
products, produce, merchandise, mail,
express and passengers over not very
good roads, rather than have their town
killed by a railroad running through it
That's what our friend would cal
irony. But here is a feeble attempt al
pointless rdicule:
They are welded to their old slow
dusty wheels, aud we would state tina
there is brace of old stage coaches il
the sand, on the block west of the IRE
mont House, Hudson, which can b.
bought "for a song" so to speak, auC
we would recommend them to the towt
authorities of River Falls for immediat,
purchase. They would be just tn,
things in which to convey southern Wis
itors to that decidedly pleasant summer
resort; to transport Normal School Re
gents from and to the cars Cat Hudson,
and carry pupils, their folks and friends
from the cars, also at Hudson, to Rive
Falls OF course she don't want
railroad.
His heart is big with generosity ant
philanthropy:
We have no i'll feeling for Rive
Falls. She does not hurt the trad
and general business of New Richmond
in the least, aud we wish her unbound
ed success in the future as in the past
We have nothing to hope fer in thu
future. Read:
The country about River Falls i
nearly developed, so much so that sht
cannot hope to build up much NOR
from the opening of new farms within
her limit of trade.
We are a "dead beat" any how
Read again:
We sew but few new roofs in GU
drive about the town, and we were in
formed by Mr.. Morse, while riding il
his carriage, (and he would lie abou
the growth ofthe town as soon as any maj
we know off, that but eighteen new
buildings had been put up there thii
year.
Our Normal School is a light aifai
after all
We are afraid the school will no
yield such revenue MS is anticipated b,
many down there. Such schools arr
not patronized by money spending stu
dents, but, on the contrary, by n work
ing.for thcir.board and decidedly av
ing class Of pupils We DO not wi,l
90 deprcciate the benefits which mus
necessarily follow the school, aud W
wish It was located here, but we AT
quite positive that many will BE- io5le0
on their expected rush Of green back
To the front. The school is MS muc
benefit to River l5lIs now as it eve
will be.
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