Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1920-06-02

apprecIatlye OF her heroes. In proof
of this. witness the soldiers and sail
ors' monument which was erected
thirty years ago. costing then over
100000 monument almost 500 feet
In height-and the patriotic manner
in which Indiana's sons have answered
the call IN all previous wars.
"All were surprised 90 learn that
indianapolis has the most complete
electric traction terminal building In
the world. where more than 10000
passengers each day arrive and depart
on about 500 hlgh-speed electric inter
urban cars. The fact that we built
the first union railway station I'm the
world also appealed 10 many.
"we found few knew that Indi-
annapolis was the home city Of the late
Vice President Charles w. Fairbanks,
the home city Of Vice President Mar
shall. the late James Whlteomb Riley
and the late Benjamin Harrison; OF
Booth Harrington. Meredith Nicholson
and other literary men OF national
note.
eve explained that I'm addition 10
our unusual location and railroad facil-
titles. the city was well equipped with
many first-class hotels. large auditori-
ums for conventions. and everything
IN the way Of theaters and motion pic
ture houses that delegates 20 a con-
vention might require. . theaters and
90 motion picture houses.
The many buildings Of interest
were also described-a post Office Oc-
cupying n city block and costing more
than a half million dollars; a central
library. erected at a cost OF more than
n half million dollars. with fourteen
branches and thlrty-flve other dlstrib-
uting agencies: a state capitol occupy
ing two city blocks; a courthouse OF
unusual architectural beauty. and so
on.
"0f course. we bored some listeners,
and we had 10 permit the boosters OF
other cities 10 have their say. but.
nevertheless, we got across the many
advantages offered by this city OF
$4,000 population. We tried 10 mp
peal 20 the particular interest Of the
man with whom we were talking
Thus we told the men from farm
ing and rural districts that the prin-
clpal industry from the value OF prod
net Is slaughtering and meat packing.
That last year I.S98.452 hogs. 2GS. 42s
cattle and calves. and 1903 sheep
were killed. They were interested 20
know that more than $4,000 head
81 1--we stock were received az Indl-
annapolis stock yards the year before.
ITO the same men we told that o.
T2S.750 bushels OF wheat and 81 600. 800
bushels Of corn were handled hy local
dealers. and a total 81 100000 bush
els Of grain handled IN elevators hav-
ing combined capacity OF 2.4S0.OOO
bushels.
None Of the college men seemed 10
know that Butler college az Indl-
annapolis was the first college IN the
country 20 receive women on equal
footing with men. And IN the same
way we had marshalled facts 20 inter
est men OF every occupation and In
terest.
Il venture there was not delega-
ton az the convention SO well IN
formed on what their city had 20 offer.
Certain men were assigned 20 work
with the delegations from the different
states. We took with MS a motion pie
ture aim showing the q y. but had
not an opportunity to use (.
But, as ] said before. believe the
fact that we landed the q. II. O. of
the legion was due solely 10 superior
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