The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1899-10-06

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leaves the city at IL 80 a. M, carries {
dining car so that the business mar
may take his lunch EN- route and reacl
the Cream City about o'clock. He ha
the afternoon for business and can re
turn in the evening. ] soon found w
were running through a familiar country
and remembered that in the early 70's
was one Of surveying party that laic
out the road. They were mostly young
men and thought nothing Of carrying 9
transit all day and going to country
dance all night. Half the country be.
tween the two cities was then sloughs
marshes, lakes and ponds. Now it is all
dried up and fine farming land. There
were the farm houses we took meals at
and cross-road hotels we stopped at,
getting old and going into decay. The
eyes that sparkled and the cheeks that
bloomed when the dashing young en-
gineers appeared in those days, many Of
them right from college, where is all
that throng and its itsaspirations? know
Of but one who has risen to wealth and
honor in an European city. The rest
have gone from mortal knowledge.
At MILWAUKEE,
there prevailed Sunday quiet, after the
rush and roar Of three weeks OF Chicago.
We walked around the city for an hour
or more but found no old friends Most
Of the men we knew in business ten or
fifteen years ago had retired orremoved.
The city has a clean, solid, substantial,
thrifty appearance. The Milwaukee
road pulls out through a prosperous
region. Most Of the population Of Wis
consin is Of foreign migration, the Ger
mans predominating. The state gave
Mckinley over hundred thousand
majority but il is said today he could
not carry the state. All the foreign
newspapers have gone against him and
the foreign population could not be
easily persuaded TO vote for him. The
Germans OF the large cities and in the
doubtful states carried the election for
in 1896 but if they feel as they
10 in Wisconsin he cannot be elected
in 1900. They allege the appointment
Of Powderly as labor commissioner, the
offensive attitude OF the administra-
tion press, the incident between Dewey
and Won Diedrich at Manila, and other
reasons. For the great services ren.
iered the sound money campaign in
1895 II would have been wisdom 10 have
given the German-Americans cabinet
position. But the wizard Mark Hanna
will be in charge OF McKinley's cam.
paign in 1900 and he will no doubt be
able 10 bring them all in line again.
the Irish and German vote the
White House is not easily occupied.
CENTRAL WISCONSIN
= beautiful region. Barring the eli
nate il is like Northern Wisconsin, a.
beautiful az the far-famed Willamette
Ialley Of Oregon. The lake region from
Naukesha TO Madison is gradually dry |
ny up and only the larger lakes prom I
81 TO remain permanent attractions. /
lere come thousands OF people from the
tiles OF the central states and south for
heir summer outings. The fiat country,
18th fresh water lakes, mosquitoes and
'equent thunder storms are not draw
X cards with people accustomed TO the
acfic coast seaside and mountain re-
,rts, But they are a source of wealth
) Wisconsin and help make itone of the
chest states in the union. The c. NJ.
st. Z. road is one OF the best managed
ld safest to travel ON in the United
.ates. II passes through the tobacco
'lt and crosses the Mississippi river at
rairie Du Chen ON a pontoon bridge to
cGregor, an Iowa summer resort, where I
, visited week and which shall de-
ribe in my next letter,
THE FLAX INDUSTRY.
We travelled "A day with an expert on
o subject of manufactures OF flax. lie
- managed large plants in Scotland
d this country, and is at present the y
in the west of the Star
Il Crescent Mill Co., Philadelphia, that
rms ont 1900 dozen towels u week.
rkish towels and bathrobes are their
'cialty. The flax expert so far as
for the trade is j. Car T
rhael Allan, whose office is at 22l Fifth
e., Chicago. He declares without
eryation that Oregon can grow the a
est flax in the World-tOo fine for v
'ir business-as they use great var
Y of threads but mostly of cheaper
de. lie suggested that the best line
Oregon 10 begin manufacturing
uld be- the twies used in the salmon
leries. These are now nearly all inn
ted and at great expense. A small
MT should be established at first,
tipped with the very best machinery.
would not take much capital and
ala prove a success in his estimation.
spoke in the highest terms of the
fiber grown in western Oregon.
praised the enterprise Of the Oregon
mans Flax Fiber Association, who
ie the qualities OF Oregon flax known
he world, aud especially Of the tire
zeal OF Mrs. VIM. 4. l0rd i'm con-
ling for the establishment of the
industry, Mr.. Allan is ON the coast
may visit salem. T., lloEER.