Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-12-13

"Katy" NJ. X. & I. R'y., in their
private car joined our party here and
they expect to make the trip with us.
This outing Will be a lively one. Not
much of an opportunity to do any
writing. With best wishes, believe
me sincerely,
GEORGE.
Our party is made up of the following
editors their wives, daughters and
sweethearts:
President H. NJ. YOumans and wife, Waukesha.
Secretary F. w. Coon, wife and daughter,
Edgerton.
S. S. Flfield and wife, Ashland.
Z. D. Coe and wife, Whitewater.
L. D. Harvey and wife. Milwaukee.
c. S. Taylor and wife, Barron.
C. E. Hooker, and wife, Waupun.
H. 0. Fifeld and wife, Menominee, Mich.
J. E. Heg, wife and son Walter, Lake Geneva.
Geo. N. Wiswell and wife. Milwaukee.
Miss Malone, Waterford.
Mrs. Wegge, Waterford
John H. Johnson and daughter, Chicago.
Miss Snyder, Chippewa Falls.
G. W. Burnham and wife, Ashland.
John Nagle, Manitowoc.
C. ". Frazer and wife, Menomonee Falls.
o. F. Roessler and wife, Jefferson.
L. A. Woodle, Monroe.
Ed. L. Luckow, Baraboo.
II. H. Scott, Whitehall.
]. E. Jones, Shell Lake.
Percy C. Atkinson, Eau Claire.
Fred 7. Yates, Washburn.
w. P. Welch, Eau Claire.
J. H. Wech, Baraboo.
Dan L. Camp and wife, Muckwonago.
w. H. Burke Manitowoc
Geo. kispert and wife, Cambridge.
S. D. Goodell and wife, Hurley.
Adolph Candrian and wife, Lacrosse.
H. NJ. Knowlton and wife, Waterloo.
B. J. Price, Hudson.
J. B. Salzer, Lacrosse
NJ E. PlatZ, Lacrosse.
]. E. Nethercut, Lake Geneva,
o. G. Munson, Viroqua.
D. J. Hotchkiss, Fox Lake
DR.. O. T. Hougen, Centralia.
H B. Judson, Delavan.
Geo. n. Wood, Grand Rapids.
Mrs. Paddock, Hurley.
J. f. Kartack, Baraboo.
We were gone from Chicago nine
days. In Texas We visited Dallas,
Waco, Houston, Galveston, San Antonio,
Henrietta and Fort Worth.
Texas is a great state. She is nearly
five times the size Of Wisconsin. Her
population in 1890, was 2,235, ,523 She
has three natural divisions. The eastern
or timber belt; the middle or cotton
and grain belt and the western or
grazing belt. Is first in the production
of cotton and cereals. Is first in the
number of cattle raised. Is first in the
number of horses and mules. Is first
in the amount of money and lands set
apart for her public schools-all true
Texans are Justly proud of their public
schools.
Her cities of 10000, to $4,000, inhabi-
tants have the finest of business blocks,
public buildings, hotels, churches,
homes and stocks of merchandise
equal to similar towns in the North.
The people are as we'll dressed as here
in the north-barring a few things, it is
hard to realize that you are in Texas
With few exceptions, one is as safe in
Texas and can enjoy personal liberty as
we'll as here. In some of the cities
forty to sixty per cent. of the white
population are Northern people.
''The climate of Texas is deli ghtful
and salubrious. The gulf breezes
blowing for a distance of 200 or 30t
miles inland during the greater part o.
the year serve to moderate the sum.
mer's heat and temper the winters
cold The climate, therefore, i;
comparatively free from extremes o.
temperature. South Texas posses:
exceptional advantages as a winter
resort, where the winter temperature
ranges from 10 to go degrees, seldom
reaching the freezing point"
There are cheap lands in Texas in
the newer districts but in older portions
within a radius of six to eight miles O.
the railroads in the cotton belt they
are worth $40 to $50 per acre. Cottor
and corn are planted February to June
and harvested September to December
Two crops of Irish potatoes are raised
per year. There are many negroes il
the cotton belt as they are in demand
on account of their proficiency in the
handling of cotton, in the field, mill:
and on the presses.