Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-08-22

these bright summer days must be
struck with the fact that this is one
of the most prosperous and most at
tractive cities in the state. Situated
on the Wisconsin river at the point
formerly known as big Bull Falls"
the little city-is built on rolling land
which rises in series of bluffs, thus
affording the greatest opportunity
for slightly residences. Naturally the
manufactures are of lumber, sash,
door and blinds, paper, pulp, and
kindred products. There are two
railroads, the Northwestern and st.
Paul and the long lines of freight
magnitude of the manufacturing in
dustry.
But the excellent business blocks
and beautiful residences impress the
visitor most favorably. Third street,
the lea ding business thoroughfare, is
well paved and at night is thorough
ly lighted with a most efficient sys-
TEN of standard lamps about eight
feet from the sidewalk. These lamps
are arranged in clusters of three with
a large one above and the view look
ing up the street for it's whole length
makes it one of the most beautiful
streets to be seen anywhere.
1t is in the residence district, how
ever, that the visitor is astonished
and delighted with what he sees.
There are homes scattered around
amid green trees and shrubbery that
please the eye and show good taste
and refinement on the part of the
people. There is an abundance of
shade everywhere, trees, shrubs, flow
ers, natures great establishment,
add to the work of man in making
the city attractive. Good sidewalks,
excellent pavements and the streets
neatly labeled at the corners give the
city an air of cosy completeness that
is very rare in Wisconsin cities.
Wausau is the home of Neal
Brown, man who has made trees
and tree-planting the study of his
life. Is it possible that the exceed
ing richness of tree life and the alb
sorbing beauty of the tree growth in
Wausau is to be attributed to his in
fluence? Mr.. Browns home itself is
empowered in a growth of trees that
indicate that the owner is in truth
lover of nature and especially OF
trees. Theer are said to be hundreds
of different kinds of trees on the
place and all of them were planted
and cultivated by Mr.. Brown himself.
Some of the accessories of life,
some of the things necessary for So
cial and intellectual growth, are so
good in Wausau that one is inclined
to wonder how it is that this little
city of 10000 inhabitants has got so
far ahead of all it's rivals. The visit
or is invited to the Wausau club
which is housed in a beautiful colon
ial mansion erected as a club house
on one of the principal streets. 1t is
doubtful if another city in Wisconsin
outside of Milwaukee can show any
thing quite so good Then if you
are fortunate enough to fall in with
one of the members you may be in
vited to the Country club, situated
about three miles from the city on
the bank of a large lake formed by
a branch of the Wisconsin river and
easily approached by an interurban
line. The golf grounds and tennis
court are excellent and seem to be
well patronized. Here the view from
the club is most charming and the
members are fortunate in having
such a beautiful place so near at
hand. There is a first-class daily pa
per and an excellent street car line,
two things essential to every city.
What would an Oshkosh man say
if he were told that this little city
away UP here in the wilds of north
ern Wisconsin had a system of pub
lie school buildings, high school and
five or six ward schools, that were
cleaner, more modern and surround
ed by large and better Fairgrounds
than can be found in Oshkosh, Fond
du Lac, Appleton or almost any other
interior Wisconsin city? Advocates of
modern sanitation, playground i'm
provement and the best ideas as to
education would enjoy a visit to
these schools. Think of securing a