Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-07-30
|MC GREGOR ATTRACTS
numerous VISITORS
IOWA CONSERVATION ASSOCIA.
TION MEETINGS BEGAN SUN
DAY AFTERNOON.
VISITORS ROYALTY WELCOMED
Prominent Men and Women from Iowa
and Other States Attend the
Sessions.

The Iowa Conservation Association
is holding it's summer meeting at Nc
Gregor this week, the first OF the
sessions being held Sunday afternoon
on McGregor Heights, when DR.. G.
Kay, state geologist, delivered a
mastery address to a large audience
made up of people who had come
there from northeastern Iowa and
Wisconsin. ~
McGregor has been named the
Switzerland of Iowa, and those who
travel far and wide say that nowhere
is there to be found scenery that
surpasses that which one can see
from the Heights. From the Heights
one can get birdseye view of Prairie
du Chen, and the Wisconsin river
valley, and the lowlands and Islands
Of the Mississippi. Words can not
adequately describe the grandeur OF
the scene that lies before one as he
stands on the point of McGregoI
Heights. 1t is on this noted spot
in northeastern Iowa that prominent
men and women Of Iowa are assembl-
ed this week to study nature, and try
to perfect plans which are designed
to help the movement now on foot to
make of this exceptionally favored
spot national park.
Among the Manchester people who
were at McGregor on Sunday to take
in the opening days program were
Judge and Mrs. Geo. w. Dunham, Mr.
and Mrs. A. w. Stearns, Miss Nina
Carhart, and Mr.. and Mrs. Fred w
Herman. Hon. and Mrs. r. ]. Bixby
Of Edgewood, and Senator and Mrs
Byron w. Newberry of Strawberry
Point were also in attendance.
One Of the features Of the trip Il
the very cordial reception the visitors
receive at the hands OF the good peo
|! pie OF McGregor. Never before have
| we visited town where such hos
pitality was shown the visitors. The
McGregor Commercial Club has spen
thousands of dollars in getting roat
| to the Heights and placed convenience:
on the grounds for the visitors, ant
have their automobiles at the dis
posal Of visitors at all times. The
homes of McGregor We're literally
thrown open to visitors, and so urgent
were the invitations to stay severa
days that all but three Of the crowt
mentioned above remained for the en-
tire session. Visitors who brough
their dinners were served with cof
fee, sugar and cream by the goot
ladies of McGregor, and in fact ev
erything that could in any way ado
to the happiness Of such an occasion
was done by the people of the town.
The writer enjoyed a brief visi
with Mr.. Anton Heubsch. editor o
| the North Iowa Times, Of McGregor
Mr.. Heubsch Is the postmaster OF thu
city, and is a leader in all movements
| for the improvement Of the town, ant
| is working consistently for the es
adjustment of national park at Nc
GregOr. :.
In driving from Manchester to Nc
Gregor by way Of Edgewood, Little
port and Elkader, we particularly no
ticed the general crop conditions, ant
the roads. After we were once OF
the fine gravel road south OF Edge
wood all that was necessary was t
give the engine plenty Of Juice; ant
look at the magnificent scenery, ant
the grain and corn fields. Oats II
yielding heavily in the clay country
and corn never was more promising.