The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1875-08-12
OUR OWN WISCONSIN.

Taking it one year with another, and
for the whole series of years that have
passed since any considerable settlement
of Wisconsin was effected, she shows
steadiness aud permanency OF material
growth and prosperity that ought to
make her people contented and happy.
Each recurring census proves that our
population is steadily on the increase,
and the tables of assessments of real and
personal property, and the statistics OF
our AGRICULTURAL, mechanical and manu-
featuring interests are exhibits calculat-
ed to I'll us with encouragement.
1t is true we have no mines of the
precious metals to stimulate andlnduce
sudden and an unnatural increase of
population; we have not yet struck oil,
or found extensive deposits of coal, by
which we might become suddenly
wealthy but we have enough of the
other natural elements of wealth and
prosperity to Observation-Disclosures these.
I'VE have climate that is healthful and
invigorating. No hurtful malarias pre-
vail to generate dangerous and fatal dis
eases and sweep our population INTO
premature graves. Nor have We thus
far, to any considerable extent been visit
ed b-y the storms, cyclones, hurricanes
or earthq lalles that have spread deVas-
tation and ruin in other parts of the
country.
The topography of our country seems
to exempt MS from these evils. Our ele-
walton above the sea level gives us pure
atmosphere, and we occupy n zone that
is protected from those violent and
damaging wind currents which regularly
recur in other localities. No epidemic
diseases prevail; the extremes of heat
and cold are not severe. Our State
abounds in health giving mineral waters,
from thousands of natural springs and
artesian wells.
Our soil Is unrivaIed for its almost in
exhaustible fertility. From insects and
drouth we sometimes have partial fail
ures of crops, but never general ones,
such as have occurred in other States.
! With good husbandry, and that lntelh-
gent foresight which is requisite to sue
cess in any business, the farmer Is sure
of remunerative crops and a generous
return for his labor. For stock and
| dairy products, as n state, we are taking
high position, and our fine grade Of
cattle and the products of our cheese fac
tories are becomoing most favorably
known in foreign markets.
Extensive tracts of our state are rich
/
ible beds of kaolin for the manufacture
of fire brick and porcelain are found.
Clay for the manufacture of beautiful
cream colored brick, runs through the
entire breadth of the state, and exhaust
less quarries of lime and sandstone for
building purposes are abundant every
/ where.
Our pine forests are source of IN
told wealth, and Notwithstanding their
vest products every year which might
seem likely speedily to exhaust them,
they will furnish for many years to come
a staple most profitable for home con-
sumption and for the supply of the best
of lumber for our neighboring states.
Our streams, Astounding ia water falls
furnish power sufficient to do the man
ufacturing forthe whole country and al
ready extensive wooden factories are es-
tablished upon q sure, permanent and
profitable basis. One cotton factory is
established and is supplying cur mer-
chants with a most excellent article of
cotton cloth, and others will soon follow.
We furnish from our extensive Touring
! mills, the finest brands of -four both for
home and foreign consumation. We
manufacture reapers and mowers !; not
for own State alone, but for other States
and for Europe. We make piows and
all other agricultural implements for all
markets. We turn out elegant carriages,
substantial wagons and costly railway
coaches for the whole country. We
have large manufactures of paper, of
furniture and wooden wares, of railroad
iron, of boots and shoes, and of almost
everything else that can be made by
machinery.
This isbut brief and partial review of
our great natural and acquired advanta-
ges. 1t is not intended for an immigra-
ton document, or to unduly puff the
State into public notice. If it shall have
a tendency TO induce contentment F; to
make the reader realize, what is really
true, that our State is peculiarly blessed
with natural advantages {; that it is a
good and felicitous place in which ''to
dwell together in unity it will accom-
plish its purpose. We are, indeed, a
prosperous people. Ought we not to be
contented and happy Estate Journal.
EATEN Up BY Hoes.-A few days