The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1877-07-05
AN IMPORTANT INTEREST.
The Development of Wisconsin as q
Summer esort---A Promising
ReYenue---A Promising
Season.

| from the Milwaukee Wisconsin,
The Deyelopmont of rural Wisconsin
as a summer resort has awakened the
| interest of all business men and the
pride of every citizen who cares for the
| Dropress of the state. The fame of
many of many of our citizen who cares
| for the progress of the state. The fame
| of many of our particularly healthful
and really beautiful towns has gone
| abroad, within the past dozen years,
| and impelled hither the tourist, the
tired denizen of the city, the sportsmen
and the invalid. The lakes and rivers
| never fail to furnish pleasant and profit
able work for the angler, while the for
| ests abound in the choicest game. The
Sturdy Nimrods of all attitudes may
come and find exercise and enjoyment
| without limit When we add to these
advantages the most
PIcTUREsQE SCENERY,
a cool, dry climate, and first class hotels
il cannot be wondered at that the sum-
mer resort interest in developing, af
fording citizens a vast revenue from the
pockets of wealthy visitors, and heaping
upon us all the attending blessings of
culture, cash business and improved
villages.
It is estimated that there was expen-
ded in Waukesha county during last
SESSION not less than $3.50, 900 by visitors
who came to drink of the springs and
recreate nv tha heautiful lol1os the
fragrant lawns and forests. This sum
probably constituted less than one-half
of the entire amount brought into the
state. Genava Lake, Madison, the
Dells Elkhart Lake, Menasha, Green
Bay, and other northern fishing resorts
secured greater part OF the balance.
This was during the time of the Cen
tennial Exposition, when persons OF
means naturally passed a large share OF
their leisure days at Philadelphia Judg-
ing from this, and the fact that already
the summer hotels are doing a business
thirty per cent larger than they had in
the month of June, 1876, it is believed
that the revenue SO derived this yeer
will aggregate over $40O. 900, and perhaps
a round half million of dollars. Thus
the interest is shown to be
AN IMPORTANT ONE.
These figures are not fancy specla-
tions; they are based upon careful
observation and the statements of those
who have the means of knowing.
The value of this income is already
apparent in all of the localities mention
ed. A thrift has been indused that
would been otherwise unknown in COM
mercial circles. Larger schools, finer
buildings and metropolitan villages are
now known where once the streets were
ungraded, the stores dingy, and the in
habitants lethargic. Wisconsin con-
tains many scores of handsome hotels
and residences to-day that would never
have been erected but for the beauty of
her scenery and the purity of her atmos-
phere, which have made the state SO de-
Iightful to the pleasure seeker. Nor
this at all interfered with
AGRICULTURE.
In the matter of improving stock our
farmers stand far in advance of their
| class in many other states.-The farms
are we'll cultivated, and quite number
of them have passed into the hands of
| wealthy stock fanciers or retired bust
| ness men, who wish to pass their time
, and rear their families in region where
nature has so ]avished her art.
The Badger state has n solid founda-
ton in her manufactures and agricul-
ture. In fact in this respect alone she
is a great commonwealth, and a rival
of any OF her sisters. In her good
school system, sound morals, culture,
superior climate, ana rare scenery tneIe
| is enormous attraction to outsiders, and
| the result is that the attention and
| paternage of the whole country is given
US. Railroad facilities are now all that
could be desired in aiding the develop
ment of the summer business i'll the in
| terror, and it is safe to presume that the
large and pleasing revenue here pointed
out will multiply with the return of
| each heated term, adding to our wealth
| and general prosperity.
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