River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-05-01
Press Convention.

The annual meeting of the Nor
thern Wisconsin Press Association,
held at Menomonie on Tuesday and
Wednesday of last week brought to-
gether a goodly number of pencil
pushers from various sections of the
northern part of the state. Papers
prepared for the occasion, bearing
upon different subjects connected
with the editorial profession and
the business of the publisher, we're
read and discussed, which elected
an interesting exchange of ideas
concerning the topics touched upon.
A very pleasant and highly enjoy
able feature of the meeting was the
banquet rendered the visitors by the
hospitable and wide awake people
of Menomonie, who cordially joined
hands in an earnest effort TO fifty
honor their guests and do credit to
their thriving city of over five thous-
and inhabitants. The generous hos
pitality exhibited by the enterpris-
ing citizens of the city in entertain
ing the press representatives, their
wives and "sweethearts, is worthy
of acknowledgment and commenda-
ton, and is an apt illustration of
one of the causes which contribute
to the prosperity of the city.
We observe the noticeable fact
that although the big mills which
made Menomonie a hummer" in
former days are no longer being OPP
Grated, the city continues to thrive
and her prosperity is the glory of
her people. A number of different
factors combine to produce this re-
suit, among which, as a casual OBJ
server, we will note the following:
An apparent earnestness and har-
mony of purpose on the part of her
people to make the city prosper
Gus one, thus contributing to their
own prosperity individually as we'll
as collectively. Next, to other in
dustries by which the big mills have
been supplanted, principal among
them being the establishment Of an
extensive plant for the manufacture
of the very best grades of pressed
brick, in the making of which the
latest and most approved methods
and appliances are employed. Then,
too, we note the agricultural devel-
opment of a comparatively large
area of fertile lands tributory to the
city. And last, though not least,
the educational facilities which have
been established there upon liberal
and constantly expanding scale.
The wonderful impetus in the cause
of education there finds it's origin in
munificent gifts to the city for edu-
cational purposes, by Senator ] H..
| Stout, wealthy citizen Of the city.
The erection and equipment by him
of fine large building for manual
training school, and later of COM
modious gymnasium, for the adj
vancement of educational interests
in that city are practical dimonstra-
tons of his unselfsh desire to pro-
mote the cause of education, as we'll
| as to advance the material interests
of the city. While the Senator is in
no sense an educational crank, he
is enthusiastic in his efforts to
| push forward the cause of education,
and regarding the library as valu-
able adjunct of our common school
system, as a member of the Senate
| has done much to secure Legislation
favorable to the more general estab-
1ishment of public libraries through
/ out the state. Besides her high and
graded schools, manual training
school, and gymnasium, Menomonie
has County Normal School with
an enrolment of seventy pupils-as
many as can be accommodated in
the quarters now assigned to it's use.
At the close of the convention the
press gang" dispersed with a full
appreciation of the cordial welcome
accorded its members by the good
people of Menomonie, and let us
hope imbued with something of an
idea of the elements which combine
to make her the prosperous little
city that she now is.