Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-08-02

next day, and DIR. Alfred, Knox and
| made pilgrimage to the upper
glacier between the Wetterho, and
Mettenberg. 1t took us nearly
hours to make the trip, all hard
climbing, but worth the trouble.
They have cut a cave into the glacier
several hundred feet long and call
it an ice grotto. We walked in so
far that l was frightened, then we
climbed up several hundred feet
more to the house where they make
final preparations for ascending
Wetterheim. 1t was a great trip.
The next day we took the train
over the Sheidegg Pass to Inter
laken. This is the most wonderful
mountain pass in the world, 1000
feet climb by railroad. 1t seems
impossible, but true. Here we wor
shipped at the shrine of the Jung
frau" Many lives have been lost
trying to climb this mountain. 1t
is a grand sight. We spent an hour
there, and Knox took few kodak
pictures of us standing in several
feet of snow. We then commenced
to go down the mountain, the
beautiful Lauterbrunnen valley, to
Interlaken, where we met Minnie
and Ruth, aud went on to Basel, a
modern and up-to-date city. The
next day we came on to Strassburg,
first however, paying custom duties
on few garments purchased at
Interlaken.
Switzerland is Gods country.
The people are not of the emotional
or hysterical kind, no beggars, all
look happy and well fed, thrifty and
contented, and so courteous and
gentlemanly.
The country, after leaving Bern,
is the finest we have passed through,
under a high state of cultivation,
fine crops, fine farms and find build
ings, in fact it was a perfect Joy rid
ing through it. Such a contrast
with southern Italy. The thing
that impressed me very much was
the vast amount of timber that is
growing in Switzerland and Ger
many. | am persuaded that conser-
walton of our forests in the U. s. in
some way is necessary, and believe
we all should take hand in this
movement.
Poor italy Her mountain and
hill sides all barren and denuded of
forests, only here and there a few
mulberry trees and they are cut to
the stump every year for fuel; her
rivers, dried up; no matter how
much it may rain, in a few days the
streams are dry again. Not so in
Switzerland. Every mountain side,
no matter how high up, is planted
with trees. We talked with a peas
ant farmer on the mountain side
about it, and he said that the can
tons looked after it, and that a tree
was planted for everyone cut. 1t
certainly is evident that somewhere
there is control, because it is mar
velous the amount of fine timber
there is growing in this country.
| Spruce, balsam and pine are planted
principally because their growth is
faster.
After one has passed through
these countries from southern Italy
to northern Germany, time doesn t
mean much. One hundred years
seems like a day. Fifty years viii
grow fairly good sized tree. Here
they all look to the future as tar as
tree culture is concerned, at any
rate. We think of how much il
will bring today. The future
doesn't concern US much, and so II
goes.
We wonder why We do not get
Immigration from the country.
The answer is easy when one travels
through it. They have everything
We have, only more time, and a hnt
government. 1t is, after all, IN be
satisfied, enough is enough. A:
one very fine gentleman said to NE
the other day, Why waste youl
strength and energy in getting
more than you can possibly use fol
the comfort of yourself and family
. You Americans make lots OF money
but you do not get your share o.
the beautiful things of life. Thel
certainly have time to enjoy them
selves. The government does muet
for them. There is no city o.
"Dorfn that does not have its park
|. clean streets. music and everything