, 1876-06-04

one OF tho best sportsn1cn IN Wisconsin, Mr. 4. j.
y out on the river with Ills wife and Mrs. c. 7.
lllsley: hir. Aitkens arrived ut Bruce's Natlonn
Motsl d1a lat nsht lie i, thoroughly fanilIar Wit
evincc an anxiety to visit foreign parts when ht
| lays for them.
BUSINESS. ...
| Reversing the old axiom az to the desrabilty oi
placing business first and pleasure after, we now
feel inclined to say few words 10 tue readers o1
@TME The TRIBUNE on the business resources and capa.
We may at once comprchcnsivcly rate them On being
class. The industries arc Of manufacturing
watcr~powcr enjoyed BY each city. Ncena1., how
ever, Is a considerable Notwithstanding po-7.,
| and consequently presents an amount Of street
traffic and activity which Menashn cannot fairly
ryal. II, however, the streets Of Mcnasa are 1ees
thronsed, it is for the that her entire adult
| male population IL, during working hours. profit
| ably employed in the manufactures. AS indlcat-
THE TANGIBLE PROSPERITY
Of both places, It ma; be mentioned that no house
with roof on it IS unoccuped and to let, and it Is
difficult to Gnd a local loafer on the streets. One
Of the principal Industries Of Aenasha is the cele-
brnted Wooden Ware Manufacturing Company, af
fording employment to over 100 men, besides
running Important branch works at Depere and
other points. Webster l. Lawson also employ
about 15o men ut their hub aud spoke factoty-
the largest Of tie kind in the Northwest Other
considerable concerns arc also vigorously carried
on, such Us the extensive stave- -manufactory Of
syne s Jones, the wooen- works Of Hewitt, Chap
man & Co., the Touring mills of Hewitt Symo &
Co, Mctsinty & Wahle, and Scott d. Co., the eaHh,
door, and blind factories of Mitchell S Mat;e und
Jones, the Excelsior Clothes Pin Works OF Noycs
coi5orne Bros. and Howard s Jcnnings, md nd
Two important additions to Menasha's comlner-
cal enterprise are also in progress, viz. large
establishment for tue manufacturer Of reapcrs, etc,
by Messrs. Little d Sons, aud joint stock con-
ccrn with capital OF $50, 000 for tile manufacture
OF common wrapping and other papers.
The National DanK OF alcnasha, President. R.
thriving business, and has helped materially to
foster md develop the latent business energies Of
the place.: The same remar9 Is also strictly appl
cable to the National Bank Of Neenah, which ia
under the ablc directorate OF Henry ucwittas Pres
ident, and Robert Shells, Cashier.
:. Menasha boasts Of tive weekly newspapers, one
guilance Of the Hon: Tom Reid; the other the
bso1acAier, managed by Nr. John kiinker.
b. az te ran on
and City Times. the Democratic organ of Ar. J. n.
Stone, 1t also boasts Of a temperance paper Ine
1etota1ler, run on strictly auti-party and cold
MANUFACTURES OF NEEsAu.
Havingmcntfoneu the industrial resources of Ne
nasha, we must-to avoid scaiping-chronicle those
Of Necnah, which arc. to-wit the lnrge paper
mills operated by 4. W. Patton, Kimberly. Clark
1; Co., and John r. Davis s. Co. The second
of iourns mills there are no Less than six. being
those OF D. = Kimberly, Smith T. Proctcr, Tppler
u Son. Striule q kruE5ener, j. Il. Kimberly g. Co.,
and Clements i Stevens. 4 couple of planning
mills are run By J. Sanforl and Messrs. Hooker l.
kierwert, while saw and Hhingc mill is controlled
by Mr. Henry Sherry.
Another important branch OF industry is that Of
the Necuah Stoyc-Works. the proprieto1s being |
Nessrs Smith, Van Ostrand, and Levins
Ncennh is careful to have its brewery as we'll AZ |
its Temperance piper, consequently we find |
couple of breweties hourishing, OF them rcyu-
lated By Erghott Bros, and the other By Joseph |
Mayer OF Doty's Island.
NEWS or THE WEEK. |
More might adrautageously be written concern
ing the twin citics and OF the manifold beauties Of
their scenic surroundings, but VIC desist for the
present, merely observing that Alenasha has had /
the pull over Neenah III the matter OF aiforfling
lively local items for the past few days It Lns had
among other socinl luxuries-a b1oodless shoot
Ing ARRAY, fire destructive Ut two three thou
sand dollars worth Of property, and, lastly, the
wedding yesterday OF Mr.. Frank Smith to Miss
Cora keyes, daughter OF Capt. Abel keyes, md
niece of Boss keycs, Of political rcnown.
THANKS.
We cannot close this rambling cpistlc without ex- |
pressing Indebtedness for courteses ex- |
[ereuced at the hands OF a1r. Van Ostrand, Mr.
J. G. kerwn, and Capt. Thompson, Of Nccnnh,
and from the Hon. Tom Reid and 3Tr. 4. n
Lincoln, the oblisiny Postmaster Of Mcnasta- The
latter gentleman struck 4 chord in our breast by
.vinciny n regard for THE TE1Eu2E, which was
demonstrated BY the exhibition to your CORE
'pondcnt Of carefully -prcscryeL and labeled
,tone relic, which once formed rart Of the old
rE1EvSE building destroyed by fire in the mcmosa-
'le I'll. ". Il. G.