Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-05-03
THE DEN1soN ExcURs1oN1srs.
They Return Safely Home, and are
Greatly Pleased with what they AnYY

They Return Safely Home, aud nre
Greatly Pleased with what they saw.
The BrattlebOro members of the DEM
son, Texas, party reached home last Satur-
day. delighted with their trip, with their
handsome treatment, and with what they
saw both at Denison and en- route. During
the twenty days occupied by their trip the
party passed through sixteen states be
sides the Indian territory, the whole breadth
of which was traversed by daylight. re-
vealing its wonderful agricultural resources.
Denison they found TO be a city Of IL, 900
inhabitants, an important railroad centre
and the natural outlet for mines of coal
and iron Of limitless extent 1t is ON the
smelling and rolling mills industry that the
city bases in the main its hopes of future
greatness, but it is also the centre of an
agricultural section of remarkable promise
and fertility where cotton, the cereals and
fruits grow IN profusion. So well pleased
were the capitalists composing the party
with the young city's outlook that the en-
tire stock of the Denison Land and I'm
provement company, 81 POO, 600 was sub
scribed on the spot, and a syndicate was
formed which bought the state National
bank, paying $4,000 for its stock and
S23, 900 for its real estate. Every possible
attention was shown the visitors the la
dies showered them with immense bouquets
OF the roses which grow there in mxuriant
protusion, and they were banqueted, toast
ed and driven about 10 their hearts con.
tent. Col. Haskins found there DR. Ches
selden Fisher, who, before the war. was
settled in Dover and whose mother and sis.
ter are still living in Newfane. He has
been in Denison five years and has two
sons living there. DIR. G. c. Haskell. a
dentist, formerly of Wilmington, was also
found there, having gone to Denison from
Iowa SIX weeks ago The Sunday Gaz-
etteer printed several columns of inter
views with the Eastern men, among the re
ports being these
Col kittredge Haskins Brattleboro VI SAYS.
II admire the climate Of Denison its resources
arc M9naeriul us surroundings beautiful aud its
possibilities nay its probabilities, for the future
beyond comparison. II is just the place for en-.
terprlsing young men To come TO-"
..T Sapt + W. Childs of Bratlleboro, Vt, SAYS:
opinion, upon her own people They can either
invite capital by a conservative busintss-lil MI
iSy, or they can easily repe il by another cours,.
DehlAon ought 10 BE- made a large and important
commercial city II has natural adyantaf,.s ms
sessed by few cities Of her size in the South lei
snen, ot safely developed by judicious manage
ment. The climate is delightful, and In order
Una. the health OF the community may he fully
lished" '"'"'u "o eS'ao.
The trip home was arranged so as to take
~ some oil the most interesting parts of the
southern states. and day was spent at
Tort fayne, Ala, where c. q. Buel, j q.
Isyior ana D. Il. Cook were seen, and all
OF them were reported TO be prospecting
famously
Arrangements were made for a reunion
and banquet TO be given in Boston ON the
9Th inst. to Mr.. Rice, the protector of the
trip. VIZ