Morning journal and courier., 1880-08-03
SournaI art6 Courier.
Tuesday Morning, August 3, 1880.
CORRESPONDENCE.

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 CORRESPONDENCE.
 Milwaukee, WtscOhsin-Its AstOnishfng
 Growth and Present PrOsperfty-A
 Walk About the City-EIegant Build
 fngs, Planned by an Architect Formerly
 of New Haven-The Exposition Build-
 ing-The Great Flour MilIs-Steam
 Hentfng-The EvenIng WiscOnsin's Es-
 tab1fshment and Edftor-The Right
 Kind Of a Chamber of Commerce-The
 Cfty's Water SuppIy-Madfson sfhd
 Other Places.
 MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, July 9. To the Editor of the JOURNAL AND COURIER:
 Walk with me and will introduce you to the city where few years since existed only forest. We stand at the junction of Mil waukee and Grand avenues where twenty business. % The city has extended for miles north, south and westerly. The present pop ulation is over one hundred thousand. The city is bounded on the east by the lake, the shore being an elevated bluff of from fifty to one hundred feet in height, ornamented with palatiaI residences. Prospect avenue IS only one of the beautiful streets. Whole squares are elegantly built upon, where twenty years
 
 selected square and ornamented it with a homestead. Wisconsin street runs from Lake Michigan to the river. It is one hundred feet wide and is straight. The postoffice is near at hand. Grand avenue Is Wisconsin street connected across the river. It is very wide and occupied for half mile for busi- ness purposes Then for mile or more it's residences compare in elegance with those on your Hillhouse avenue. Many of them are most expensive, beautiful to behold and fifty feet from the avenue. mile or more up and down the river, on each side, there are business establishments such as any city might be proud of, wholesale houses, manu- factories etc The Mitchell building, the Chamber of Commerce building. both be- longing to Mir. Mitchell, and MT. Mitchell s residence are not exceeded in beauty or stability in any city in this country. Mir. B. T. Mix, the architect, formerly of New Haven, graduated from MT. s. M. Stone's office. He is well remembered by the writer. The plans for new Exposition building 300 by 400 feet, by MT. Mix, said to excel in design any singular building in this country, have been adopted. The building is to cost over two hundred thousand dollars. But few buildings in New York excel the buildings erected here under the direction of E. Town send Mix in expense or magnifcence.
 Where we stand the river is 25O feet wide. The large steamers passing up and down from the lake, through the dozen balanced iron bridges at the streets connecting the east and west sides of the city, floating like ducks, all navigate the lakes. They are strong and substantial, of course, for such duty. Within few feet of the warehouses on each side they may be seen. There is also for eign ship loading with flour. The bridges open at the sound of each steamer or propel- Ter at a moments notice. l have been told that at one time jealousy so high between the east and west sides that danger was feared from threats offered towards encroachers or encroachments. Now all is love, peace and unity with one aim, ''to build up N1ilwau- kee."
 The Exposition permanent building is to be built on the west side, a mile up from where we stand, the west siders having paid more iber- ally than those on the lake side for its loca- ton. Could it have fronted on the lake, pos terity would have praised the wisdom of it's projectors. South of few blocks is the St Paul railroad depot. This company con trols over 5000 miles of road. MT. Alexan- der Mitchell, said to be the wealthiest resi- dent of Wisconsin, is the president. He it is who built and is the owner of the Cham ber of Commerce, and other structures of such elegance. On the lake shore is the Northwestern depot, where also 5000 miles of railroad center.
 The Catholics own very large amount of improved property in the center and all over the city. They are a very influential part of this community. Beer brewing is an impor- tant item of business. The grain business is wonderful. About dozen grain elevators beyond any idea that can be imagined by per sons not conversant with that branch of busi- ness, are actively employed. The machinery business is prosecuted in an extensive man. ner The Reliance works, E. P. Allis & Co.,, are running night and day, employing 50O hands and turning out mills for making New n 4 | oR lo- These mills are for all grain growing coun- tries, and for Milwaukee mills which turn out ,OOO barrels of four daily The A1lis con- pany are manufacturing Corliss engines from 100 to 400 horse power, with the Reynolds improvement to regulate speed. They are being shipped in all directions. Mir. Key holds, the superintendent, is a Connecticut man, well known formerly of the Corliss works in Rhode Island. He has introduced, it is said, great Improvements. The Steam Heating Company's works are perhaps half mile from here. A walk there and you will witness the ''modus operandi. '' Eight large boilers supplied the last winter s demand. Eight more are to be placed oppo- site this fall to meet the demand for the next winter. A pipe carries the smoke back under the fire, where jet of steam helps it's con- sumption, thus avoiding 8 dense smoke. Steam from here iB carried underground all over the city, in three or four inch pipes, covered with asbestos or something to answer the same purpose and enclosed in wooden coverings. The steam is distributed in dwell ings stores and manufactories, as may be re- quired and is popular. We visit the Even ing Wisconsin establishment, @ mile from the Heating Company's office and works A ten horse engine is playing it's part beautiful ly; no fire, no dust, no fireman, no engineer power a mile away. We see printing presses of the largest kind of and a11 tba a-orG- 6nno in a large printing establishment by transmitted power as above stated. Two elevators mount ing to the fifth floor run by the same power, originated mile away. The passenger ele- vator introduces us to the editor and owner n-chief of the Evening Wisconsin, MT. Wm E. Cramer. Mir. Cramer was formerly of New York city. He has been located in Mil waukee and grown with it's growth. He has erected beautiful structure, in style and pro- portions very much like the New York Tribune building. The whole arrangement has been made for the greatest good for bus employees. The compositors' room is so placed that it is thoroughly ventilated and lighted from three sides, and Is about twenty feet high in the clear and above all surround ing buildings. MT. Cramer is an exceedingly polite gentleman, man of great intellect and great executive ability. With all this he is nearly blind and so deaf that he con-
  audiphone, which he constantly has in his hand MT. Cramer, like all Milwaukians, greets the stranger with cordial welcome an- nouncing arrivals and intentions to locate if sufficient inducements can be offered The business men here all greet the newcomer heartily.
 The Chamber of Commerce is an institu- tion worthy of imitation. Matters of local and public interest are considered by it, mat ters pertaining to public benefit are recon mended, and matters damaging to the public are denounced. And in these particulars a lesson can be drawn from the experiences of city of recent growth, and not composed solely of natives
 The Soldiers Home. This is a govern mental institution, but is considered with To- cal interest and delight. The grounds contain perhaps three hundred acres, and are beauti- fully laid out. The buildings are elegant and suitable. Not many years hence the Gov ernment will not require them, and What then :? is the question. Already hope is ex- pressed that the city will secure the ground for park. Some fear it will fall into the hands of the only religious body powerful