Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-16

from Chicago to the Dakotas by way
of Madison. If the local merchant
buys his goods in Chicago they are
routed by the way of Madison,
sixty miles out of the regular course.
Lancaster should have had com.
petitive line long ago. Grant county
is one of the richest agricultural and
mineral sections of the state, and
yet the county seat of this great
and prosperous county has but one
railroad. Thousands of dollars
worth of freight and passenger
traffic awaits the advent of another
road. Thousands of head of live
stock are shipped from this point
yearly. A county that boasts of
10000 population, with millions of
tons of mineral ore undeveloped,
ought to support second railroad
that would extend the line to the
county seat. A new line has already
been surveyed from Lancaster to
Apple River and Warren, a distance
of fifty-odd miles, that will connect
with the Illinois Central and shorten
the distance sixty miles between
Chicago and Lancaster. 1t is the
intention of the promoters of this
line to pass through Platteville,
opening prosperous farming and
mineral country. Madison, Lam
caster, and Platteville capitalists
are said to be backing this project.
The amount of freight and passenger
traffic invites legitimate competi-
ton in this fast developing mineral
district, and the citizens of Lancas-
caster are going to force matters
and secure a new railroad outlet
that will cut off sixty miles of
freight and passenger tariff from
the present rate.
1t is the intention of the promot-
ers to extend the line on to Bloom
inguon. prosperous inland town
that has had steady growth for
years without railroad connection.
Lancaster is a beautiful city of
5000 population, located at the
terminus of a branch of the North
western railway, 285 miles from
Chicago. 1t is the county seat of
Grant county, which was named
after General Grant, who formerly
made this territory when purchas-
ing hides for his Galena tannery,
and was the first city in the United
States to complete soldiers monu-
ment in memory of the fallen
heroes of the civil war. 1t is one of
two towns in the immediate vicinity
of the mining district having all the
modern improvements of metro
politan city, such as water-works,
electric lights, sewerage system,
fire protection, paved streets excel
lent schools, telephone, and good
hotels. 1t is located on a high eleva-
ton of land, which provides
natural drainage in all directions.
No city can boast of a more beauti-
full or healthful residence district.
Stately homes line the picturesque
streets in all directions. Miles of
paved streets and miles of cement
walks that would do cedit to larger
cities give sufficient evidence of
prosperity in all branches of trade.
No city in the world can boast of
purer water, which it has in suffi-
Gent quantity to supply a COM
munity Of 100000 population. 1t
draws it's wafer supply from a
living spring three miles from
town that bubbles out of the ground
at the rate of 500 gallons a minute.
It contains medicinal qualities that
if properly advertised and placed on
the market throughout the country
would pay as large dividend as
some OF the great lead and zinc
mines in this district. Such diseas-
es as typhoid Or dirhtheria are sell
dom recorded in this city, which is
explained on account of the excel
lent quality of water furnished the
residents. Undertakers complain of
poor business, and claim Lancaster
has the lowest death rate of any
city in the state. The water is en-
tirely free from organic matter of
any description, and is highly re-
commended as a cure for rheuma-
tism. If the spring was within fifty
miles IF Chicago it would be worth
1000, 900 to the man who would
put it on the market as a table
water or for medicinal purposes.
The following analysis explains it.
self.
Calcium b1carbonate ---.-. l6. OO49
| Magnesium bicarbOnate S4221
| Sodium bicarbonate --.--.----.--.-.... .., O9l8