Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-08-15
From a Grand Rapids Traveller.
1LEN FALLS. NY. Aug. 5, 1901.

miles or mere. On the north of Glen
Falls is French mountain which is
about the same distance as the Adiron-
dack range. On the east the noun
tains are from ten to fifteen miles
distant. These mountains are
arranged in the form Of d horse shoe
with the opening at the south. GlenS
Falls is located on d level plain and is
considered one of the most beautiful
villages in the state of New York.
Fifty years ago when l lived here the
manufacturing of lumber was the
principal business of the town, but it
is thing of the past. In former
years they had ten or twelve saw
mills, now there is only one, the same
as Grand Rapids. This mills output
aproximates 5O,OO0,000 feet of lumber
Well we will cross the bridge over
the river while below the water falls
sixty feet. On the left is located the
Glen Falls Paper & Pulp mill, which
are a part of the International combi-
nation. They claim to be the largest
manufacturers of paper in the world.
Their daily output exceeds two
hundred and Seventy-fiye tons, and
their capital stock is S45, 600, 900.
The Portland Cement works is
large industry, with capital stock of
100000. The product of this company
is credited as being equal to that man.
ufactured at Portland.
Lime is also manufactured here to
large extent and employs many men.
There are five shirt, collar, cuff and
shirt-waist factories doing a large and
prosperous business.
Two companies are engaged in
manufacturing blackboard wagons and
buggies, the oldest and most famous
being the Joubert & White firm.
Their wagons are being shipped to all
parts of the world, prices ranging
from two to five huadred dollars.
Well l have only mentioned a few
of the manufacturing enterprises, but
shall have to leave this as we must go
to Spier Falls a distance of nine miles
up the river and visit the site of the
new dam. The Hudson River Water
Power co. are the promoters Of this
enterprise and have capital stock of
100000. The river at this point
runs in a deep gorge between two
mountains. The dam is to be one
hundred feet thick at the bottom. and
eighty feet high, built of solid granite.
Employment is given to between eight
hundred and one thousand men, the
most of them being Italians. The
idea in view, in contracting the dam
is to generate power to rent, and also
for heating and lighting purposes.
The General Electric Works at
Schenectady have contracted for 5000
horse power for five years as soon as
the plant is in operation. This
electric company employs 5000 men
with a payroll of upwards of sixty
thousand week Their capital stock
is S30, 100000 and is worth 255. The
power will be transmitted across the
mountains distance of about fifty
miles to Schenectady. If this COM
pany can afford to eXpend $4,000 to
create a water-pOwer to rent, why
can't Grand Rapids form a company
| of $4,000 capital to build dam across
the Wisconsin River and rent the
power out at a low rate of interest on
the capital invested. By this means
Grand Rapids fif the plan was carried
out,) would cause the population to
double in five years. [ think that
there is more water running in the
wisconsin river at that point than
there is in the Hudson where the dam
is being constructed. l find in all my
| travels that there is a great demand
for water-pOwer either great or small.
1t IS time to turn around and go
back to Glen Falls, but you ought to
know that the rock is taken from the
mountain right above the site of the
dam. On our way down the river we
pass the big boom which is five miles
above the village. This boom holds
millions Of logs. Just about a mile
from the village proper is another
| dam and at this point water is taken
from the river for the canal. This
canal is doing a large freighting
business at Albany where the boats go
down the river to New York. Their
| loads consisting of lumber. lime, coal
and other heavy commodities.
We have been sightseeing and now
we will go for pleasure ride on the
| trolley cars to Lake George distance
| of nine miles for twenty-five cents.
Six miles up the read we pass on the
| left the Col Williams monument
erected on the spot where he fell
during the war of the Revolution. A
short distance farther on the right we
come to Bloody pond where another
battle was fought and the bodies
thrown into the pond giving it this
| name. Next comes the ruins of old
Fort William Henry and then the lake.
| We will stop at thesFort VIM. Henry
Hotel which is one of the finest on the
| lake and cost S25O,000 and will accom-
modate 1000 guests. There are a
| dozen or more hotels scattered along
the shores down the lake, some large
and some small, but they are not
/ keeping any of them open for the fun
of it. only for what they can make out
of it for three months. At this hotel
we have fine view of the lake with
| its three hundred or more islands and
| it is said TO be one of the most beauti-
| full sheets of water in the world, by
travellers that come here for rest
| 1t is known as the Holy Lake. The
| Catholics come here to get their holy
water SO I am told. The lake is
thirty-six miles long. and from three
to five miles wide. surrounded by
mountains. It emptieS into Lake
Champlain near old Fort Ticonderoga
| | would like to take you down through
the lake on the steamer Horizon. 1t
would be delightful trip but we
haven't the time. We must return to
the Falls after dinner, which will he
a fine one. That dinner having been
disposed of. and the ride back to the
village thoroughly enjoyed, / would
suggest we 60 over and call on the
Joubert's at their pleasant home
Here we find Mrs. Cochran and her
daughter Bulah enjoying themselves
land taking in the sights between here
and New York City.