The Sidney herald., 1957-12-12

over the world. II is a very
beautiful and impressive build
and cost az million dollars
After seeing this we started back
TO the hotel. Our bus had trouble
and we had to be pushed six
blocks down State St. One of the
busiest streets in the world, near
the loop, even on Sunday after
noon.
1t seemed like a good many
stores were open, and people were
milling around like on a week
day. You cannot imagine the
people in that ethyl
That evening Sunday we
walked about six blocks to the
McAllister to see "Raintree Coun-
;y.' 1t was in magnificent cine
mascope.
Monday we visited the Chicago
Board of Trade and watched the
"mad-house" which begins
promptly at $50. 1t is like a
hundred auction sales and bidders,
talking all at once. They trade in
wheat, corn, barley, oats, and
soybeans. We couldn't understand
a thing, but at least we saw how
our grain is handled, but not
WHY it is sold that way. We
then went up On the elevators to
the 44th floor where there is a
balcony. You can walk completely
around the tower and see the
view. 1t was fairly foggy, but you
could see Michigan and all those
tall buildings, and there are plen-
ty in Chicago.
From there we were taken on
the subway and elevated trains
to the International Livestock
Show which is definitely a fat
stock show and nothing else.
There yer twenty-five kinds of
cattle from all over the u. S.,
Canada, France and Scotland.
There were all classes of pigs
and sheep plus all kinds of grain
exhibits. The whole show was
We were taken back to the
hotel about 4 p. m. and that eve
ming we went to see Michael
Todd's Around the World in
Days" 1t is in technicolor.
is between cinemascope and
,inerama. 1t was very good and
also very imaginative.
Tuesday was Milwaukee Day
and we took the train out of Chi
at TOO a. m. l think this
vas really the highlight of the
Whole trip, as it was a wonderful
The men and women were
livided and the men toured the
Allis Chalmers plant, the women
oured Milwaukee and visited Mil
Yankees War Memorial which
'as built entirely on public do 4;
atoms but is kept up by the s
cunty. 1t cost 2h million dollars. ]
hey speak of dollars in Chicago
nd Milwaukee like they were .
yater and as easy to get. / I
Tonder if they really are. The cost
+ their projects and the massive
ess of future plans for Milwau-
ee and Chicago are really amaz- :
lg. :
After this tour half of us went 7
D the Pabst Brewing Co. and :
alf to Schlitz. We were taken !
, the TAP Room" and beer was Z
laced in front of every one.
hose who did not care for beer !.
ere given soft drinks. They gave !
yeryone all the beer they want "
! and it was here the men and s.
omen Joined forces again. We !"
ere then taken into the dining q
'om where it was Ikea smor- u
'sboard, and everybody could
I'VE anything and as much as a,
ey wanted to eat, (and believe e.
e, the food was out of this e.
plus all the beer and n
flee we wanted at no cost to 0
We then toured the plant. 1t 81
as surely worth seeing and we k
ere treated like kings and d
leens. 1t was really wonderful. Il
ne bushel Of barley makes a pl
of beer after it goes thru Sc
mailing process, and when / h,
y they buy millions of bushels NJ
barley you can get an idea
how big a project beer-mak- s
g is. This isn't their only plant. F
is their largest but they have "
ants all yer the U. S., Canada, W
lrope and in the Far East. There fo
e six breweries in Milwaukee.
II train, in leaving Milwaukee,