Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-07-26

1T, Frank. a son of Stephen Bull being
the president, and r. F. Robinson. a
son-in-law of Mr.. Bull, and a man of
executive quality and courtesy being
vice president. The Case Co. has /. 400
local agencies. Its annual freight bill
Is $500, o6l. For paint ii spends S75, 900
a year.
The j.. j. Case pillow works are a dis
tinet plant. II owe eight acres and
pays GU 300 Geo annually in wages.
Racine has had wooden mills since
1865, famous for the shawls they make.
The payroll carries 200 people. One
OF the features of the Racine Fire En-
CINE company is a chemical extinguish-
er on a bicycle frame.
MIX in Powdered Form.
"Malted milk" calls Racine its home.
1t is an enormous plant one sees from
the railroad. James and William Hor-
lick are brothers. They came from
England ana We're poor. Cousins OF
theirs were already on the ground. en-.
gagged III the lime and stone business
One of the brothers brought the form
ala with him and the story is that the
hrst manufacture MAS on a cook stove.
The plant now represents half a
million dollars. Farmers bring their
milk to he convert d into this delic-
ious infant and invalid food; and the
concern owns a large herd OF its own
James Horlick lives in England. where
he is operating a duplicate plant. He
is a bachelor, but William has sons as
ISOLATED with him in the business.
The city is equipped with churches.
Rev. Dir. @. NJ. Humphrey of Cincin-
I natl nnMv dead .a-aa n1nAArat,r - a.
Presbyterian general assembly. once
preached in Racine. Racine is the
home of Rev. Mr.. Cheney, the state
leader of the A. p. A. movement. a
Baptist pastor. The preaching of Rev.
Charles S. Nickerson, the PRESBYTERIAN
minister, is attracting attention. The
mayor is Michael Higgins. m~anufact-
urer of wagon springs and axles. He
started fifteen years ago with a bit
of shack. working at his trade. Now
he employees 500 men and is popular.
It is believed he pays the highest
wages in town. Judge Flett presides
over the municipal court, a brother OF
the eX-assemblyman of Merrill. Gid
dfngs is a prominent lawyer and a
member OF the Republican state COM
mittee.
AAo'ea IA me Lake.
The native stock settled Racine, but
1t has been recruited by Scandinavians.
especially Danes, and some Germans.
There are probably 5000 Welsh. in
Guiding their descendants. The Danes
forge rapidly to the front in all lines.
Peter b. Nelson. the district attorney.
is of that stock. The city has schools
of which it is proud. the state univer-
/ citu h1inn a SoxyArsf, .-ftl 81
ates. The Hotel Racine is easily one
of the finest i'll he state. 1t cost $780,
900. 1t is situated on the lake and the
dining Don overlooks it-a most
beautiful effect. There are four banks
in Racine. n. e. Fratt. the leading
Democrat, prominent in state fair mat
ters and once a candidate for governor.
is president of the First National.
Racine's water works are owned by
a Boston syndicate; but the franchise
expires in 1903, when there will be a
merry whirl as to municipal owner
ship. There is now protracted litiga-
ton as to the yearly tests called for
by the franchise. one complaint being
that the hydrants do not show the 125
pounds test; and a demurrer being Il
claim by the company for S159, 600 for
use of water by the city for flushing
purposes. The water comes from the
lake through a three-mile intake pipe.
1t is said to be unusually good water;
in fact, Racine is very proud of its
water and its climate, for the city is
remarkably cool in summer and
healthy. The water at the hotel comes
1900 feet through an artesian we'll and
is notably clear and good. The cleo
trio railWay-fourteen miles-seryicc
is also the pride of the city, that and
the gas and electric light supply being
a branch of the great Milwaukee COM
pany. There is trolley connection
with Milwaukee.
Congress Gives Money for Harbor.
Racine's marine commerce is con-
siderable, the city being happy over a
S117, 900 appropriation secured by Con-
gresham Cooper, which will erect a
600-foot breakwater and deepen the
channel to twenty-one feet from its
present twelve to e~ighteen-foot depth.
The shipping was most lively in the
early days, when Racine and Walworth
all east of Janesville-teamed their
grain, etc, to Racine, and the old set
tiers remember the lines of teams ex-
tending for blocks waiting to unload.
The Root river is a convenience to
yessels-and by the way from it Ra-
cine gets its name, the French word
for Root" ORLANDO BURNETT.
Consumption.
Its prevention and cure Q speciality Of
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