Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-10-20

city wears an air OF ar1StOCraCy,
cleanliness and neatness. After
a brief sojourn | wendell my way
to the station and took the train
bound for Burton on Trent and
Derby-on the higher level
railway.
AS we went buzzing through
Burton could not help but notice
the beer barrels piled for rods
near the station, or rather near the
great breweries for which Burton
is famous, for there are upwards
of 80 breweries here in this town,
on the Trent river. 1t may open
our eyes, when we consider that
the two establishments of Bass and
Allsopp cover more than $50 acres
of land, and can produce yearly
about two million barrels of beer.
Not very far from this place is a
busy little town of II or IS thou
sand people named Tamworth,
where | waited for a train on my
way to Stafford one July afternoon.
1t is Junction of the London &
Northwestern Ry & Midland Ry.
Strolling up into the business
portion l noticed in the square a
bronze statue erected to the
memory of Sir Robert Peel in
1882. At the station l was very
much amused at the fussy manner
of a clergyman, and the attentions
given him and his attendants.
The Midland Railway is one of
the best equipped roads in England;
its road bed is in fine condition,
its carriages. divided like all other
railway carriages, into compart-
ments, are models of comfort,
while its officials are becomingly
polite, and anxious to please. By
this road, I arrived in Derby and
was met in the large station, with
its numerous platforms by my
sister-in-law, who by the way had
hurried from dinner, to take my
hand, and bid me welcome to
celebrated Derby. It was not long
before [ was on my way to their
pleasant home in Pear Tree, near
the beautiful Arbortum recreation
grounds. On summer evenings
one can recline on the settees in
these grounds near some fragrant
flower bed, with the closely cut
grass beneath the feet, and near by
"a fountain sending forth its limpid
stream of water; while in the band
stand, a brass band of the highest
order, discourses excellent music.
In the evening my brother and I
walked to the street car line,
through pelting rain storm, and
during the interval of waiting for
the tram" we took refuge in a
coffee tavern; afterward, going into
the business part of the town, for
it is a very busy place of 100000
people.
We looked in at the Free Library,
and as we travelled the streets the
Post-ofice, Town Hall, and other
buildings doomed up before US.
The passenger station is under
going extensive repairs, and when
completed will be One OF the finest
in England While in this town |
met a gentleman who wanted
badly to discuss the disadvantages
of the Mckinley bill, and wondered
how such an intelligent, pushing
race of people as the American
people could be satisfied with pay
ing SO much for wearing apparel.
He was on the ''tip-toe" of joy in
favor of free-trade, but of course
he did not understand matters as
we'll as those who control the
government of this country. The
Midland Railway works are
located here, | had the honor of
being escorted through them by
my brother, they employ about
5000 Or 5000 men; as we went
from one department to another,
(for the works are divided up into
departments, with many hundreds
in some departments | could not
help but notice how one race Of
men toll for another. Such is the
law of our being. Services are
held in the "Mess rooms" during
meal hours each day-by the
clergymen of the town; SO that
while the workmen are feeding the
natural man, the minister feeds
the inward man, by the word of
life; and in this way the men hear
the best speakers, and have church
services, without which many
would never hear a sermon. The
Derbysh1re Militia was in camp,
and of course curiosity prompted
us there, and after a walk of mile
and 4 half from the railu,au urnrl.c