Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-09-14

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center OF this green valley lies the town
La every direction that one looks ths
surrounding hills are masses of foliap @
presenting charming variety of color
and very symmetrical in outlines.
The city itself was originally built fol-
city, and it is not the outgrowth of an
expanded village. Its streets are broad
and macadamized and at right angles
with each other, north and south and
east and west, leaving squares of 400 fee,
on each side. The business portion Of
the town is well built up of handsome
stores ard offices brick, while the resi-.
dence portion 0f the town comprises
pretty detached cottages surrounded by
shade trees and shrubbery. Tie great
healthfulness of the town, tits death
rate being but s per 1,000), lie due tc
three causes:
CFirst The climate which seems tc
have no extremes, 80 degrees marking
the hottest summer day, and there never
being any real. cold winter weather; in
fact, In some winters no snow whatever
falls.
Second Its wonderful water supply,
there being no pools of stagnant water
near the town, and Bll water being
brought eight miles from Gold Water
Springs, water which is phenomenal in
its purity. 1t gushes out of rock at the
rate of $4,000 gallons minute, and an
alysis shows that is absolutely free from
o ganic matter From this vast supply
the city uses but 100000 gallons
daily, AZ d our camp has been literally
supplied from the excess.
Third The sewerage system OF the
town represents cost of $3.50, 900 solid
brick main extending two and one half
miles to the nearest flowing stream. Tie
result is there has never been an cpl
demic in the history of the city, and
the healthfulness is shown in the appear
ance of the people, both black and white.
The city contains about ~ ,003 inhabi-
tants, of whom two, thirds are white,
with large proportion of northern reo-
pie who have settled here and built up
the iron and cotton industries, from
which the prosperity of the town has
come. Iron of the best quality is made
and three large cotton factories give
work to women and children.
The town seems to be absolutely with
out criminal classes, as there are no
"slums" nor other attractive places for
them
There are five saloons, which are close
ly regulated by high license of 81, 45O
year, and against these may be set
twenty -four church congregations, whose
buildings run from st. Michaels and All
Angels, which cost 1926, 900, down to the
small frame edifces used by the minor
negro congregations.
/ see no reason why this should not
be memorable camp, as the health
conditions and conveniences seem per-
feet, and as to the beauty of surround
ings, We have seen nothing like it. The
place feels more like the north, and ct
the same time has the attractiveness Of
southern surroundings. We have excel
lent faculties for communicating with
the outer world, both the Western Union
and Postal Telegraph companies having
offices here, and the railroads lead IN
every direction. These latter are the
Louisville and Nashville and the South
ern systems. A glance at the map will
show that Admission lies, speaking in
general term, in the center of a circle
of cities-Atlanta, Rome, Chattanooga,
Huntsville, Birmingham and Montgom-
ely.
Maj. Falk adds that his office is now
located in a large thres-story building
in the city of Admission. The camp is
located one and half miles from the
city. In the camp are the First and
Second Arkansas, Second Kentucky,
Fourteenth New York and the Third
and Six h United States volunteers.
thu GOVERNOR APPROVES IT.
sit is absolutely essential" said Gov.
Scofeld, shat the government retain
large armed force. The war is not
over yet; at least We have only had a
cessation of hostilities and everything
awaits the action of the peace commits
sion. The government would be in
nice fix if it permitted the mastering
out of it's army and then resumption
of hostilites was necessary. Thus it is
that some of our boys must be kept
ready for action.
wisconsin must furnish its quota, so
that the Third, which is in Porto Rico
aud in the best condition, and the
Fourth will be retained.
'As regards the Fourth, am now
in favor of it's going south. We have no
facilities for taking care of them at
Camp Douglas; there are no buildings
sufficient to keep the cold out, and then,
too, it would be better for them to go
to a warm, healthful climate, such as
that at the new camp in Alabama, which
has been picked out. was opposed to
their going in the spring, but conditions
have changed and am now in favor of
their proceeding to the Alabama camp"
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