Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-06-24
OUR TRIP TO SOUTHERN WISCONSIN

On the 10th of May we Ggo, consor
and the namesake of the great apostle
To the gentileS) started on u journey fol
some five or six hundred miles Il
Southern Wisconsin. All travellers anC
explores as well as historians should
ever keep themselves within the bound
ary lines of facts.
Chicago and Grand Trunk Railway
This railroad stretches away from Port
Huron, Mich, to Chicago. H., through
some of the handsomest and most de-
sirable country you could desire to set
your eyes on. 1t is one of the great
thoroughfares from east to west and
wise versa. Its road bed is. good, its
coaches elegant and its trains make
good time. It.cOsts you some $500 or
more for less than 400 miles travel
to Chicago. The country passed through
is rich, beautiful and promising All
along the road the land seems highly
cultivated and abundant in fruit trees
of all kinds. which you see literally
loaded with blossoms and which make
your mouth water for the rich golden
fruit which will be by and by. Vegeta-
tion is very forward and luxuriant in
it's early growth.
Important places.-Y on pass through
some of the most important and beauti-
ful places in going over the Chicago &
Grand Trunk Railway from Pt. Huron
to Chicago. Such as Lapeer, Flint,
Lansing. Battle Creek, South Bend. etc
Lansing, the capitol of Michigan,
with its picturesque surroundings,
presents its fascinating charms to the
observing eye. Flint is one of the
lovliest towns in the state. Smaller
places also have their merits and attrac-
tions. And thus we see that cultures
hand has scattered vendure DER the
land" South Bend is in fact complete
city of working men, who number
about 10000 with their nice, cosy cott-
ages so near alike that you would think
they were struck from the same mould.
They manufacture the Oliver chilled
plow, so extensively used throughout
the country.
Chicago. At length you reach the
great and wicked metropolis of the
west. Not perceptably less wicked
since the ilh1strious evangelist sam
Jones labOred there, although his labOrs
were crowned with commendable sue
cess. You notice that the socialistic
and communistic uprising and distur-
Dances have subsidized and chaos is re-
duced to order by the wise and timely
action of the city authorities. Chicago
is one of the greatest railroad and busi-
ness centers of this country. If its
virtue were equal to its vice it would be
a power for good. Wipe out its 10000
or l5,OOO liqRor saloons and it would
not only be great relief, but wonder
full help to the elevation and happiness
Of its teaming hundreds of thousands.
Wisconsin. Gov. Rush. of Wisconsin
called out the militia and thus put an
end to strikes i'm Milwaukee in a hurry.
Governors of other states might do the
same thing. Wisconsin's Gov. may yet
be president of these United States.
Gov Dix. of y. Y. said "shoot the first
man that haslls down the American
flag" Who did not say shoot jeff
Davis in petticoats or hang him on a
sour apple tree? Summary justice
might save the country from fear of
communists. anarchists and socialists.
Wisconsin isa grand state and its peo-
pie with few exceptions) are intelli-
gent and Industrious and consequently
and prosperous. 1t is de-
lightful to drop into the association of
old friends and relatives again and call
up the sweet and cherished memories
of the past, and thus to live the best of
life over again. You thus feel that the
Gods are proNitious and you are happy.
REV. IRA LEBARON.