The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-09-26
tLoss. T Not organized in 1880.

In the above list of eighty cities
and leading villages, but six-Fond
du Lac, Green Bay, Waupun, Bosco-
bel, Hartford and Omro-shOw de-
cline. The Others exhibit a remarkably
healthy growth, as a rule. Per
hapS the most thoroughly disap-
pointed city is Racine, which occupied
second place in 1850, but is now rele-
gated to fifth. The state authorities
were Importuned by many Racine peo-
pie to order a recount in Eau Claire
and La Crosse, wnereit is charged that
the census takers had habit OF run
ming in all the stray lumbermen and
strangers to the town, and often saw
double when they struck the saw
mill boarding barracks. 1t was
also intimated that the Osh-
kOsh enumerators were rather fan
tastic in their statistics. But
as there do not appear to have been
any definite charges of Justification,
the asked-fOr reCOunts were not or
dered> and the census viii have to
stand as reported by thelocal author
tiles. There Is no doubt whatever
that Oshkosh, Eau Claire and La
Crosse have experienced genuine booms
within the past few years, and it is
quite probable that the above figures
are not very far out OF the way.
Chippewa Falls, Wausau and Marin
cite about doubled in size, owing to
the growth OF numbering interests at
those points; Merrilps advance was
quite phenomenal, from the same
cause. Sheboygsn's gain largely rep
resents the growth IN cheese making
and kindred industries. EdgertOn and
StoughtOn are the tobacco packing and
shipping Centers OF the state, and the
increase there is the direct result Of the
enlarged demand for Wisconsin leaf.
Ashland's wonderful advance is at
tributable to her combined attrac-
tiOns as sanitarium, numbering town,
lake port and convenient shipping
point for ores out of the PenOkarange.
Appleton's manufacturing interests,
yearly cIeasIng, despite the cry Of
production in many of the wares
turned out there, give her a constant
and very healthy growth. Madison,
too, has experienced healthy boom
OF considerable proportions the
past three years from several causes:
L
the number of her manufactures, and
nearly q thousand men, women and
girls are now employed IN them; her
greatly improved railroad facilities
have improved the city as a wholesale
center and retail trading point for a
large section OF contiguous territory;
the attractions OF thep place as a home,
with its educational advantages and
library facilities, bring here many fam
lies OF stated incomes and no inCon-
siderable number OF professional liter
ary workers; these are the reasons for
Madison's very creditable growth,
which may seem surprising to the
many who have been IN the habit
Of regarding the capital city as a
dead alive" sort OF place.
The general advance IN the pop
alation and business and manufactur-
ing interests OF the commonwealth
viii readily account for the gains OF
the other cities and villages. Aperusal
OF the above table will convince the
bluest pessimist that Wisconsin is
having a healthy and enduring growth.
Nothing can stop it from keeping full
pace with the general progress OF the
Union. It's lake ports, diversified
manufactures, forests, mines, widen
ing range OF agricultural pursuits, min
eral springs, sanitarlums, delightful
scenery and beautiful climate, and a
population as active, intelligent and
progressive as any on the face OF the
earth, are qualifications and cOndI-
tions which make Wisconsin tbs peer
Of its prOudeSt sisters.