Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-05-29
EDGAR.
It's Growth, Resources AMI Business
Interests.

/ Edgar shouted the conductor, and
in a moment | found myself on the
platform of the depot of one of the
liyeliest little towns of the northwest.
The village of Edgar is situated on a
branch of the Chicago 4 Northwestern
Railway, about twenty miles west of
Wausau. 1t has had, since its incep-
ton, phenomenal growth, and bids
fair to become one of the thriving cities
of the Wisconsin river valley. The site
upon which it is located seems to have
been one of those spots of nature where
one would least expect town to spring
up, having been not more than ten
years ago one unbroken vida favor
ite resort for game, especially deer and
wild fowl.
Many time, in summer, has the
writer of this, when boy, waded up
the "crick" that runs through the town
in search of game, and after the first
snowfall in autumn, with old Adam
Niver, one of the pioneer hunters of
that section, tracked the black bear to
his lair in the fastesses of the forest.
But now the scene is changed The
report of the rifle is no longer heard
except for target practice, or on 4th
of July celebration, when the Edgarites
can make it about as lively as any town
on earth. Instead of the quiet peace
fulness of the forest and the gentle
hin I'M of or.
hear the hum of industry on every
hand, for the iron heel of business has
set its foot down in this place, and pri
vate dwellings and business institutions
are springing up as if by magic. To
one not accustomed to the change it
seems little less than marvellous.
Edgar is now fast nearing the five
hundred mark in point of population,
the people being more cosmopolitan
tha4 homogeneous, and to this fact per-
haps more than any other is owing the
public spirit and business activity of the
place. Real estate is lively and the
eyes of business men all over the coun-
try are fixed upon Edgar as a possible |
place for magnificent business enter
prises.
There are now within the confines of
Edgar, two churches, one large public
school of two departments, with an en- |
rollment of one hundred and twenty |
five pupils, two lal,ge saw mills, that of
the Quaw Lumber Co.'S and Manson &
CANDLES, with an output each equal to
any mill in the city of Wausau, one
staye factory, two brick yards with an
inexhaustible supply of the finest kind
of clay, five large general merchandise
stores, one large furniture store and
undertaking establishment, five saloons,
several et which have splendid hotel
accommodations, one pop factory, a
fine, large Modern Woodmen hall, and |
a well equipped and efficient fire de-
partment numbering about twenty-five
men, of which Julius E. Marquardt is
chief
Perhaps it would be interesting to
know, for those who have prophesied |
the downfall of the numbering interests
in this part of the state, that the Quaw
Lumber Co. alone have purchased |
enough timber in the vicinity of Edgar
to stock their mill for the next ten
years
A. C. WAGNER
is one of the young business men of
Edgar who has, by sound business prin-
ciples and fail dealing, built up a splen- |
did trade in the furniture and under |
taking line. He owns and runs large |
store that would do credit to any city, |
and has been compelled, by increasing |
business necessity, to build an addition |
to his store 51x24 feet in size, which |
will be ready for occupancy in few
weeks. He carries a full and complete |
stock of furniture, undertaker's sup
plies, carpets, sewing machines, chill |
dren's carriages, clocks, lamps, etc.,
besides he handles the Storey & Clark
organs which is one of the best on the
market.
ALFRED PUCHNER,
one of Edgar's brightest and brainiest
young men, was one of the first to start
up business in Edgar. He has large
general merchandise establishment,
making a speciality of hardware, car
riages, bicycles, etc. dis business has
increased wonderfully during the last
few years so that he now has the largest
custom of any similar concern in this
section outside of the city of Wausau.
He is also village clerk of Edgar.
PHILIP MEYER,
one of the oldest and best known mer-
chants in Edgar, started business about
eight years ago when the town was in
its infancy. He has large and popular
store, carrying fine line of dry goods,
groceries, boots and shoes, besides hav-
ing harness shop in connection with
his store, and he also buys and sells all
kinds of farmers produce and supplies.
A. j. CHERNEY,
who handles lime, shingles and lath, is
one of the men who has identified him
self with the early growth and general
upbuilding of the village of Edgar. He
also. deyotes a part of his time to the
photography business, having fine
photographers gallery in connection
with his residence He was for some
time teacher Of the village school. and
has this year been appointed census
enumerator for his district.
FRED LUTZ
Is one Of the new men of fine business
attainments who has cast his fortune on
the sea of business in the village OF
Edgar. Mr.. Lutz halls from Plymouth.
Wis, and although he has been here
only about year, he has by gentleman
II bearing, tact, skill and energy, won
for himself trade in the general mer
chandise line which is second to ncne
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