Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-10-12
THEIR STAY IN WAUSAU

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after describing the trip from Merrill,
telling how they reached Brokaw at
$50 and after portageing their boat
around the dam. The trip from there
was made after dark and it took them
three hours to run down and reached
here at about 1870 O'Clock, Friday,
Aug. 9th. They run down to within
thirty feet of the guard lock and then
concluded to run ashore. 1t is well
they did or they might have been
pulled through one of the big gates.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 28th-wAUsAU.
Well, this is the largest town we
have hit so far, but if these people
don't think more of this proposition
than their lack of replies would seem
to indicate, | guess we will leave here
about noon.
walked up to the PILOT office to
| see if we could expect any sort of as
sistance from the town, in the way Of
suggestions as to what they would
like to have us take, Il mean make
| pictures of. AS soon as | explained
our mission, and they found out that
we had no collection department with
us, but really were trying to make q
travel picture of the valley, they open
ed their hearts and got in touch with
a few of their leading citizens, and
from that minute they made things
fly for US.
We really did not get very seriously
to work today, but spent the most of
our time riding around in autos see
ing things that we did not know
existed in Wisconsin.
We made a good picture of the IL
brary and then went out to the
"Granite Quarry" and saw how they
handled this wonderful industry and
made some good pictures of same.
After a busy day fussing around,
and very delightful lunch with the
directors of the Wausau Advancement
association we went to the hotel with
a much different feeling about Wau-
sau, than we had had in the morning.
SUNDAY, AUGUST %.
started out for walk this NOR
ming and saw Mr.. Curtis, one of the
gentlemen l had met at lunch yester-
day, driving along in his electric"
and he invited me to go for ride,
even if l did look like tramp, for it
must be remembered, we were not
carrying any extra outside clothes.
This electric" was not one of the
type that tries to rival the "Singer
Building in height. and rocks like a
boat, but was delightfully."- comfort
able, and | did not care how far we
went, for it sort of made you feel pros
porous to ride in it. A teacher once
told me not to use proposition to
end q sentence with, but as she did so
in telling me, l take the liberty in
doing the same.
Mr.. Curtis suggested that we visit
the County Insane asylum and see
what really wonderful institution it
is. So we did and l am sure that
anyone that visits Wausau and fails
to see this place, makes very serious
mistake. l never dreamed such a
thing could be accomplished, and l
am sure there are thousands, yes,
millions of people who would say it
could not be done. This institution,
instead of being drain on the
county, mind you, is self supporting
and most of the work is cheerfully
done by the inmates.
They have some two thousand acres
of land, most of it under cultivation,
and from the looks of the crop, l
would earnestly advise over fifty per-
cent of the sane farmers of this state,
and others, to make pilgrimage to
this place and receive a few lessons in
practical farming. | suppose this
statement will hurt some ones feel
ings, but after it gets through hurt
ing and they wonder why it hurt,
maybe, they will hasten to buy a
ticket to Wausau. We will make
some wonderful pictures here in the
next few days.
In the afternoon, we drove out to
RIB HILL" said to be the highest
point in Wisconsin, with MIR. Chellis,
secretary of the Wausau Advance
ment association. On the way out,
we had some fun with him, or at least
one of the city councilmen, who went
with US, did. We were driving along,
| being in the front seat with Chellis,
when there was "bang "-and Chel-
lis put on the brake. We all got out
to see what tire had blown up at such
an inopportune place, at the foot of
the hill, but the tires were all sound,
and nothing seemed to be the matter
We started on our way again, with
ChelliS and l, wondering what in the
world had happened We had no
more trouble or bangs" and finally
reached as far as we could go with
the machine, and got out.
We started up the hill, and it may
not look bad, but if you want some
exercise, just strap forty pound
camera to your back, and try climb
ing the RIB"
We made some mighty pretty pic
lures up here, and without Fat"
forgetting thing, got back down and
started TO town, when there was a
"bang and we all got out. This
time Chellis was excited as the duce,
but no tire had blown up. AS far as
we could see, everything seemed al
right, and we started out again, and
landed home safely. When we got
there, this friend of Mr.. Chellis'
pulled out gun and l thought for a
minute, that he would be eaten alive,
huf we all lauChed and Mr. CballiS in