The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1885-12-26
THE CITY OF MILWAUKEE,, WIS.
Harper's Weekly.


Milwaukee, which is known as the "Cream
City, because of the creamy color of the bricks
bricks of home manufacture, by-the-way, and for
which Milwaukee is famous) used in its buildings,
is situated at the mouth of the Milwaukee River,
on Lake Michigan, just eighty five miles north of
Chicago. 1t has 10000 inhabitants, sixty per
cent. of whom are Germans. The German popu-
la.ion resides in the northwestern part of the
city, being complete colony to ITSELF There
are thousands of these German residents who do
not speak word of English. They are largely
engaged in the manufacture of a superior quality
of beer, which appeals successfully to the palates
of all men, irrespective of their manner of speech
As illustrations of the extent of Miwaukee's Ger
man population, it may be mentioned that while
IRE are but three daily newspapers printed in
English language in the city-one morning
10 evening publieations-there are five daily
s published in German, and also that there
1eatre at which nothing but German plays
PRODUCED. An interesting story, the truth of
is vouched for by several of Milwaukee's
inhabitants, is told concerning the spelling
Re name of this fourishing Wisconsin city.
: its early days there were two newspapers, one
f which insisted upon spelling the name of the
own with terminal ie, while the other
equally positive that the name should end with
he ee. Public feeling ran very high on the SUBJ
,ect, and it is hard to say what compromise might
nave been effected had not the double faction
one night broken into the composing room of the
paper which spelled the name of the town with
the terminal ie, and stolen all the lower-case as.
Of course, after this episode, both papers spelled
Milwaukee with a final double e.
Like Chicago, Milwaukee is cleft by q river
which has decided crook in its course,.an
which divides the city into three sections, known
as the east, south, and west divisions. That part
of the city lying south of the river, after the
river has made its sudden, bend toward the lake,
is the oldest portion of the town, and contains
the boundaries and enormous Touring mills for
which the city is famous. In the west division
are the numerous breweries and the "German
quarter" II is also. inst beyond the city limits
on the west, in the beautiful valley of the Wau-
watosa, that the Soldiers Home is situated, the
largest institution of its kind in the country, To-
Gated in lovely park, and surrounded by miles
of picturesque drives. The east division of the
city contains the wholesale and retail stores, the
chief residence portion of the town, and most of
the public buildings. $
In no city of the Northwest are there any more
excellent examples of architecture than in Mil
waukee. Indeed, the splendid granite structure
known as the Chamber Of Commerce has no equal
in Chicago, and there is now in process of erec-
ton, on commanding site, an exceedingly hand
some edifce known as the Layton Picture Gal
lery, the work of distinguished London architects
which is unique in design, and which when com
pleted will be splendid ornament to the city.