Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-08-16
In the Language of Another Editor.

Sparta Herald, Nc Bride Bros. Publishers
The upper Wisconsin is a broad
Swift-tlOWing river, with numberleSS
valuable water powers along its course
every few miles. very few of which are
utilized, as yet, but which if properly
developed will some day make this
what the Connecticut river is to New
England. The power exists, and the
raw material is at hand for an OK
tended variety of manufactures in
wood and other materials.
The first stop was made at NekOOSa,
eight miles below Grand Rapids where
the extensive pulp and paper mills of
the NekOOSa Paper Co., are located
and the party spent an hour in inspect
ing the plant. 1t is an immense con-
Germ employing some 300 hands, and
having a present capacity of so tons
of print paper day. 1t is being
greatly enlarged by the addition Of Il
new lbs inch machine and the building
of a new finishing room, 146x166 feet.
The processes Of converting logs Of
spruce wood into white paper were
reviewed with great interest by the
assembled scribes and ladies.
Centralia and Grand RapidS-nOW
OlIC ClDS -NCIC IICNIICU dl)OuU 1U.DD,
and a sample of the wide open welcome
the line was here experienced A
reception committee of citizens, ac-
cOmpanicd by great company Of
people, welcomed the party at the
depot in Centralia, and they were
forthwith escorted over the big iron
bridge connecting the two sections of
the city, into Grand Rapids and given
headquarters at various localities, the
Masonic and X. P Halls, FOreStera
hall, etc, where dinner was served
about 1870. An extended program
had been prepared for the afternoon,
which the weather unfortunately in
terfered with very materially. How
ever at intervals between showers the
visitors were driven over the city. and
given boat rides on the river, and
ball game at the fair grounds between
MauStOn and Grand Rapids attracted
a large part OF them.
In the evening grand reception
and dance at the opera house kept the
guests actively employed till a. M,
or Whereabouts. The hOSpitable people
threw open their homes. and enter
tanned the visitors TO the best the city
afforded. Grand Rapids is not only
hoSpitable city but town of splendid
possibilities in a commercial and manu-
featuring way. 1tpOSSeSSeS a magnif-
cent water power. us yet unutilized.
and considerable line of industries.
The Grand Rapids Lumber Co. employs
100 men, and will cut this year over
1000, coo feet of lumber. The Jackson
Milling Co. has an output Of 10000
barrels of flour yearly. besides other
products. There is also the Grand
Rapids Foundry Co., Pressed Brick
Co, Table Co., Centralia Lumber Co..
and others. Few points. anywhere.
have better prospects than Grand
Rapids.
Leaving their Warm-hearted Grand
Rapids hosts Tuesday morning, the
were carried to Junction
City and their train switched over to
the Wisconsin Central track, and
swiftly rolled up TO the tiOuriShing city
of Waupaca, the metropolis of the
famed potato belt" of Wisconsin,
and near which. at the head of the
beautiful Chain o. Lakes, " is located
the Veterans Home. one of the grand
est and most extensive beneficiary in
i'll the country.