Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-07-19
MOULOERs OF THOUGHT IN TIE CITY.
La Crosse Newspaper Men Pay Hasty Visit to viro,
qua and Inspect the New Roac.

The private parlor car of President
w. S. Cargill, containing a rarity Of La
Crosse newspaper men, accompanied by
their ladies, drawn by an engine, run.
ming as special, dashed into the city
on Friday last at noon The city an
thorlties and local newspaper men were
apprised of their coming scarcely in
Tune to arrive at the station to welcome
the party. Carriages and band would
certainly have been on hand had their
coming been known. The company WIS
dlned at Hotel Fortney. Mayor Cofflani
extended a few words of welcome. The
party consisted Of President w. s. Car.
! gill, superintendent . A Valier, Cen
eral Passenger and Freight Agent H. |,
Chadwick, General Agent A. L Eide.
miller, Chief Engineer George Bradisb
all officers of the road; I. 81. Moulton
Mr.. and Mrs J. A. Grisdale. Mrs L. ri
! Howard of Neilsville; Miss Elna Waller
Miss Arlington of Viroqua, Adolph Can,
drian, Miss Candrian, X B Gelatt, Mrs
s. ]. Gelatt, Miss Gelatt S W I,eabv
81. l.. Rood, Mr. and Mrs d. G. Cong.
don, Mr.. and Mrs. George II Manlove
p. E Ervine, w. E Barber Editor and
Mrs. Bum Joined the party at Westby
Limited time prevented the newspaper
men from making inspection Of the
town, and at 1 30 the return tlip start
ed, with additions to the party of Fdi.
tors Graves, Griffin and Munson and
| their wives
The hospitality of road officials was
appreciated and the journey throsgb
valleys, by running brooks, oyer prairies
that are panoramic, and parallelinQ the
great Father of Waters for a dozsu
miles, were the delight of bright and
intensely torrld summer day. Notwith-
standing the fact that the track is new
1t Is In the main well ballasted and a
speed OF thirty-fve miles an hour is at.
tall ed, connecting the second city of
Wisconsin with the picturesque metro
| polls OF Vernon county in little more
than one hour and thirty minutes, pass
ing enterprisiDg Westby, the most met.
ropolitan village of all Wisconsin Coon
I Valley, the best doomed and fastest
| building hamlet we know of Dear old
Chaseburg, nestled in the valley, is Left
to the sonth by a half-mile. stoddard
! is now a functional point, busy and con.
/ tented people. This new road opens TO
clvllizt tion and competition section of
this county that will ia the future a6s
| well to our resources The station fa-
cllitles IN depots, elevators, sldings.
! stock yards are credit o the enter.
prise Of the men who projected ana
| equipped the road. The large passenger
traffic given the road is an evidence that
the new short-liDe Is appreciated as
we'll as the splendid daily service had
over it
II was indeed thoughtful of President
Cargill and his assistants t. make the
newspaper workers of La Crosse aud
| along the route familiar with the conii-
tlon on his new road That the press
representatives appreciate the courtesy,
enjoyed the trip and what they saw, we
may well luoge by few piiuts here
with subj0lned:
It is difficult to say whss :.noresses
the traveller most on the rip over the
| new line. There is the thought that
here is new territory, a garden spot.
linked to La Crosse, its natural metrop-
! oils, by new bond one the people well
come and one that will unity the inter
ests as nothing else There is the en-
Joyment of the new scenery the finest
IN this vicinity, equalling that along the
great river. and declared as fine as any
land can offer. There is the enjoyment
of the fatness of the land The farms
rolling in material wealth, the kline On
the hills and the growing towns along
the line.-The Daily Chronicle
The social side of the event is of small
Importance compared to its value in ed
ucating the writers of the city concern
ing this new road We have all said
and printed much about the road; we
have aired our opinions, and have for
the most part boosted it along Bus be-
yond the general knowledge that all
! railroads are business. makers, we knew
practically nothing about the Southeas-
te1n. And no wonder, therefore, that
we have all occasionally written
through our hats That condition no
longer hampers our disciples OF the
quill. Every man who took part in that
excursion has full understanding of
the road and it's possibilities its natural
resources were pointed ont rs the train
glided along the line, and much enthus-
iasm was manifested over the discovery
that the district pierce by the road is in
deed a rich aud prosperous area The
Southeastern has eliminate many miles
and many hours between here and VirC-
qua, and has made La Crosse Viroqua'e
market for the first time. It hae brought
us closer by great distance to pro-
ductive country, and 1t will materially
/ increase the product of that entire terri
| tory by furnishing il near and ready
all ( 1.~sI.