Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-08-12
A RICHLY ENDOWED CITY
Good Words from Il Resident Of Mil
Maukee for Old Mineral Point.

Good Words from Il Resident Of Mil
waukee for Old Mineral Point.
MIR. Raer, brother of Mrs, Joseph
Deller, in u private letter, written
from his homo in milwaukee, to
MIR. and Mrs. Dellcr, speaks in very
complimentary terms of our city, and
expresses his delight with his recent
visit here. BY permission We give Il
portion of the letter. We are glad to
know that MIR. Baer entcrains so
favorable an opinion of old Mineral
Point. Residents here do not always
realize the fact that it is one of the
best country towns in WISCONSIN, and
is surrounded 10y as fine a country as
is to be found ON Gods footstool.
We take pleasure in reproducing Mr..
Bacr's friendly and highly compli.
mentary letter;
MINIATURES, Aug. 9th, 1897
MN DEAR SISTER AND BROTHER:
Since my return home have been
so busy that could hardly find time
to write II letter. found so much to
attend to that | was obliged to use my
evenings. feel much refreshed since
my outing. The pure air of Mineral
Point had Il most favorable effect
upon my system and | feel invigor-
ated and ready for another season of
steady labor in battling with figures
and things. Since my return many of
my friends ask my opinion of the
country | visited and my impression
of Mineral Point. Their questions
invariably met with Affirmative replies
for am just in love with your beau
tiful country its hills and its valleys,
| its stately trees and wide lawns, its
pure health giving air and its amiablc
and Industrious people. ! have not
indulgcd in visit of any length to n
country town in - years, and, being
raised in similar small city as Min
cral Point the contrast was fully APP
prcciatcd. 1t carried me back to my
| boyhood days and made me feel
young again. You folks ought to
feel proud of your town, not because
you made it SO, but because nature
has been extremely kind to you. She
has done II vast deal for the people of
Mineral Point by cndowing their
country for miles around with rich
ness of soil as evidenced 10y the boun-
tiful crop nearly ready to be harvest
ed. She has placed into your hills an
ineNhaustablc supply of mineral
wealth such as no other country on
the face of the globe can boast Of
Now while | have said SO many
good things of the Mineral Pointers,
YOU must allow me to criticise them Il
| little also.
notwithstanding my brief stay, |
noticed that your town is undergoing
a similar drawback as do all the
early settled places in Wisconsin,
namely: its future still lies in the
hands of those whose lives are great
part of its past, and whose ways and
methods date way back to the 'lOs,
when Mineral Point was "rising
young town" ON the borders Of civil.
zation.
What you lack is push and up
to-date business methods and qualif-
cations. Don't expect the "old set
tiers to furnish this however: but
turn the town. or rather the town :
business and its future over into the
hands of your younger element and
you will not have to wait long before
your dreams Of prosperity will be-
come real thing. There is much to
be said touching this, to you, vital
question: but time will not allow me
to dwell longer on the subject.
cannot get over that beautiful
sunset Witnessed from the ridge and
am now engaged painting picture Of
the scene. In fact | will always re-
member with pleasure my visit to
Mineral Point. When you meet Mr..
Hutchison give him my regards. !
fully appreciated his kindness.