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 M^ISCONSIN, 
 
 Its Water Power and Industries ; 
 
 ALSO 
 
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ILLUSTRATED ANNUAL REVIEW 
 
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 APPLETON POST, 
 
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 CITY OF APPLETON 
 
 WISCONSIN. 
 
 Its Water Power and Industiies; 
 
 ALSO 
 
 Historical Sketch of Fox River Valley, 
 
 BY At' J. REID. . 
 
 APPLETON, wis: 
 
 ff^OST PUBLISHING CO., STEAM PRINTERS. 
 
 1879. 
 

 TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
 
 Eaelt Times in Fox Eiveb Valley ...1—12 
 
 FUTUEE GEEAT CENTEE of fiLANUFACTUEING IN THE WEST 12—17 
 
 Fox AND Wis. Kivee Impeovement 17—20 
 
 The Wateb Powee at Appleton 21—26 
 
 OuE Manufactueing Industeies 26—39 
 
 Inteoductoet, Etc 40—41 
 
 Old and New, (poem) 41—42 
 
 Raileoads 43—45 
 
 OUE COMMEECIAL ENTEEPEISES 45—55 
 
 Municipal : 56—59 
 
 Building and Impeovements 59—61 
 
 A Chaptee of Miscellany 61—65 
 
 Educational 65—67 
 
 West's Ship Canal 67—69 
 
 Outagamie County 69—74 
 
 ILLUSTRATIONS. 
 View of College Avenue, (frontispiece.) 
 Birds-Eye view of Appleton, Wis., opposite page 8. 
 Sketch and data of Appleton water power, opposite page 24. 
 Telulah Mineral Springs, opposite page 16. 
 Lower Water-Power of G. B. & M. C. Co., opposite page 32. 
 Upper Water-Power of G. B. & M. C. Co., opposite page'48. 
 
EARLY TIMES IN FOX EIYER VALLEY. 
 
 THE ABORIGINEES, THEIB HABITS AND CUSTOMS — ^THE CEREMONIES OF MAEEIAGES AND 
 DEATHS — THE BUTTE DES MOBTS MASSACRE — "LO's" METHOD OF CONVEYING 
 REAL ESTATE — THE FRENCH SETTLERS AND THEIR PECULIARITIES — THEIR EARLY 
 LAWS AND CUSTOMS — THE FIRST AMERICAN SETTLERS — THEIR EXPERIENCE, AD- 
 VENTURES AND TRIBULATIONS— JUDGE DOTY AS A CHAMPION OF CIVILIZATION — 
 GEN. ELLIS AND HIS WORK — THE SETTLEMENT OF APPLETON AND. HOW IT CAME 
 ABOUT — THE FIRST DOINGS OF THE PIONEERS, ETC., ETC. 
 
 History is among the most pleasing 
 and entertaining of human studies. By 
 it we become familiar with men and 
 things, in ages long past, and live, as it 
 were, from the beginning of time to the 
 present hour. It embraces the biogra- 
 phy of men and nations — their ups and 
 downs — their rise and fall, detailing the 
 incidents and events which have been, 
 the changes which have occurred and the 
 improvements which have taken place. 
 And while those who are accustomed to 
 study history are familiar with the past 
 in foreign lands, but comparatively few 
 are well informed on the early events and 
 history of the locality in which they re- 
 side. Ancient history is chiefly made up 
 of wars and sieges, battles and fights be- 
 tween nations and individuals, but mod- 
 em history is, in gTeat part, composed of 
 the peaceful events of human progress — 
 the onward march of discovery, intelli- 
 gence, commerce, the arts and sciences 
 as applied to the general well being of 
 the human family. 
 
 THE ABORIGINES. 
 
 In other lands the ingenuity of man 
 evolved from nature the means of putting 
 their traditions and history in tangible 
 form and transmitting them to posterity. 
 In this land the untutored Savage not 
 only failed to record the traditions and 
 
 history of his race, but almost deemed it 
 disrespect to talk of the dead. In the 
 numerous tumuli and earthmarks, scat- 
 tered all over the land, nothing has been 
 discovered but human bones and arrow 
 heads, indicating beyond doubt, the ex- 
 istence of a numerous and warlike peo- 
 ple, and of that people the present race 
 of Indians know nothing whatever. Even 
 this latter race has almost entirely dis- 
 apj)eared, and no record of them will re- 
 main except that which the white man 
 preserves. They have withered and wilted 
 before the march of civilization. They 
 have drunk to the very dregs its vices, 
 while they have shunned and resented 
 its virtues. They are now a degraded 
 and wretched people, a burden to them- 
 selves and the nation. Not so were they 
 at the first coming of the white man. 
 Then they were the brave warrior, the 
 keen hunter, swift of foot and strong of 
 limb — the relentless enemy, the unflinch- 
 ing friend, the guileless and untutored 
 children of the forest. . 
 
 When the white man first visited Wis- 
 consin, about the middle of the seven- 
 teenth century, the present limits of the 
 State were principally occupied by two 
 great tribes, the Menomonees and the 
 Winnebagos. The former occupied and 
 held all the territory on the east side of 
 
EABLY TIMES IN THE 
 
 Lake "Winnebago and the Fox and Wolf 
 Bivers, including Green Bay and the 
 west shore of Lake Michigan ; and the 
 latter held all west of Lake Winnebago 
 and the iipper Fox and Wisconsin rivers. 
 Both of t]iese tribes were then powerful 
 and for many years afterwards held in 
 great awe the few white inhabitants who 
 then inhabited the country. The Win- 
 nebagos, in 1824, numbered perhaps 
 about six thousand, the Menomonees be- 
 tween three and four thousand. Their 
 characters and habits differed very es- 
 sentially. The Winnebagos were cruel 
 and treacherous, and would rather des- 
 patch an enemy in secure ambush than 
 face him in fair and euqal combat. The 
 late Henry S. Baird, writing of this tribe 
 as they were in 1824, says : 
 
 "They were friendly to the British and 
 for many years were their jiensioners, 
 going oj)enly every year to CantKla to re- 
 ceive their presents from the British 
 Grovcrnmeut. They hated the Ameri- 
 cans, and in the war of 1812, they es- 
 poused the cause of the former and 
 proved the most sanguinary foes of the 
 United States in the massacres of Mack- 
 inaw, Chicago and other places. Even 
 in later years they viewed the citizenswith 
 susiiicion and kept them in constant fear ; 
 and it is well known that they not only 
 instigated the Sacs and Foxes in the 
 Black Hawk war to commence hostilities 
 but participated in their battles. But 
 these were not the worst features in the 
 character of this tribe. They united the 
 art of stealing to that of lying. If they 
 could catch the traveler's horse or lay 
 hands upon any of his luggage or prop- 
 erty, it was appropriated at once to their 
 own vise. Far different were the charac- 
 ters and habits of the Menomonees. As 
 a tribe they practiced neither of the low 
 vices of thieving or lying. Unlike their 
 neighbors, whose character I have just 
 portrayed, they were neither treacherous 
 nor belligerent. Always friendly to the 
 whites,they gained the friend.ship of the 
 latter. It is truo,that during the war of 
 1812, this tribe, together with all the 
 northern and western tribes, joined the 
 British,and fought under tlieir standard ; 
 but this must be attributed to the fact 
 that the whole of this portion of the 
 northwest was, at that period, in subjec- 
 
 tion to that power. British fui* traders 
 then monoi3oUzed nearly the entire fur 
 trade of this region, and British gold 
 was lavishly exjjended by active and effi- 
 cient agents, scattered over the wliole 
 co'intry, to influence the Indian * tribes, 
 and enlist them in the cause of their for- 
 mer invaders, the English. On the other 
 hand, the Government of the United 
 States had but a nominal possession of 
 the C(3untry — but few forts, or places of 
 defence, and these but feebly manned or 
 defended, and the whole population left 
 to their own resources. It was but nat- 
 ural that the Indians should take sides 
 with the most jiowerful party, and with 
 those who promised them that the Ameri- 
 cans should be entirely expelled and 
 driven from the country and the original 
 inhabitants restored to their former 
 homes. But this was not universally t le 
 case with the Menomonees, for although 
 they generally united under the British 
 flag, there were many exceptions. The 
 descendents of some of the old American 
 settlers well know that their families 
 were not only rescued from the scalping 
 knife, but subsequently protected by dif- 
 ferent individuals of the Menomonee 
 tribe. In the Black Hawk Avar, they as- 
 sembled en mas)<e, and showed them- 
 selves efficient allies of the whites in 
 bringing to a close what, at one time, 
 threatened to bo a renewal of those sav- 
 age and sanguinary scenes, which at 
 earlier jjeriods devastated and laid waste 
 many settlements of this North- west. " 
 
 CUSTOMS. 
 
 From the late Judge Lockwood's ob- 
 servations of the habits and customs of 
 the Indians, in about the years 1816 to 
 1820, we abstract the following : 
 
 MARRIAGES. 
 
 "When a young Indian desires to mar- 
 ry, he invites his relatives who are near 
 or in camp, to a feast and informs them 
 that he wishes a certain girl for his Avife. 
 If they are in favor of the match, they 
 immediately collect goods and suitable 
 articles for a present to the relatives of 
 the desired one. One gives a guu,anoth- 
 er a blanket, another a kettle or a horse, 
 as he may happen to possess at the time. 
 When the collection is completed some 
 of the relatives cari-y the presents to the 
 lodge of the father of the young woman. 
 One of them exiiresses in song the ob- 
 ject for which they are inteuded,and leav- 
 ing the things at the door retires. If the 
 
FOX EIVEE VALLEY. 
 
 father is favorably disposed to- the match 
 he invites all his relatives that are near, 
 to a feast, and when assembled, if they 
 conclude to give the girl in marriage, 
 each takes of the articles, such as he can 
 return in kind, and with such presents, 
 together with the bride, they march to 
 the lodge of the young man, where she 
 is given up to him with many mintue 
 ceremonies. After which, she returns 
 again to her father's lodge, where they 
 usually reside, the son-in-law hunting for 
 the father-in-law until about the time 
 the oldest child can walk, after which 
 he generally gets a lodge for himself. A 
 small apartment is petitioned off in the 
 lodge of the father-in-law for the young 
 couple. The young man generally dur- 
 ing the day is out hunting and seldom 
 visits the lodge of his bride until all the 
 others have gone to sleep, when he crawls 
 ■ into the lodge. There is no familiarity 
 between the parents of the bride and 
 their son-in-law. If he is ever in their 
 presence he appears ashamed and seldom 
 speaks to them. If he wants to com- 
 municate to them it is done through his 
 wife. 
 
 DEATHS AND BURIALS. 
 
 When a person dies, the body is decor- 
 ated in all of his or their finery and four 
 forks or crotches are cut and stuck in 
 the gi'ound upon which a scaffold is made, 
 and the deceased wrapped in a newly 
 painted buffalo skin, a new blanket is 
 laid thereon with some ceremony. If 
 the death takes place at a trader's house 
 in the fall before they go to their hunt, 
 an old woman, a relative of the deceased, 
 is left there to feed and cry over the 
 dead during the absence of the others. 
 She usually goes about dark in the even- 
 ing with a dish of provisions and sits 
 down under the scaffold and commences 
 crying and howling, with loud lamenta- 
 tain, calling upon the Great Spirit to 
 have mercy upon the deceased, etc. Af- 
 ter continuing this doleful noise for 
 about an hour, she leaves the dish of 
 food under the scaffold and returns to 
 the lodge and the dogs or wolves eat 
 the ijrovisions when the Indians sup- 
 pose the dead ate them. The corpse is 
 left in this manner until nothing re- 
 mains but the bones when they are col- 
 lected and carried to their village." 
 
 INDIAN VILLAGES. 
 
 The principal trading posts up to 
 about the year 1830 were located at Mil- 
 
 waukee, Sheboygan, and Manitowoc on 
 Lake Michigan; Menomonee River. 
 Peshtigo and Oconto on Green Bay; 
 Fond du Lac Biver, Lake Shawano and 
 the portage of the Fox and Wisconsin. 
 And one of the most populous villages 
 was located on what is now known as 
 Doty Island. This latter was ruled over 
 for many years by a woman, but this was 
 previous to the advent of the white man. 
 She must have been a person of extra- 
 ordinary parts and influence, for the tra- 
 dition of the Indians endow her with 
 great talents and powers. This was then 
 a lovely spot, a favorite meeting place of 
 all the Indian tribes. Here they assem- 
 bled for their periodical councils and 
 pow-wows, and the large elm tree on the 
 opposite point was always designated by 
 them as 
 
 "the council teee". 
 Twenty years ago this tree was in the 
 full maturity of its beauty and grandeur.- 
 Its form and outline were exceedingly 
 gi'aceful and beautiful, and its immense 
 size and peaceful surroundings rendered 
 it a great object of attraction. Then it 
 was in a great part surrounded with a 
 dense underbrush thickly matted with 
 creepers and vines, forming a beautiful 
 setting to the giant forest-king that 
 towered over them. Beneath its branches 
 a thousand men could find shelter from 
 storm and refreshing shade from the 
 summer sun. But now,aIas how changed ; 
 the underbrush is all cut away, the march 
 of modern improvement has encroached 
 upon its very shadows, it looks lonely 
 and forsaken, and like the children of 
 the forest whom it so often sheltered, it 
 seems "a stranger in its own land and a 
 foreigner on its own soil." 
 
 LA BUTTE DES MORTS MASSACRE. 
 
 The points of land at the confluence of 
 the Fox and Wolf rivers in Winnebago 
 county is known as butte des morts, the 
 French for hiU of the dead. It gained 
 its name from the following events which 
 happened in the year 1725. For many 
 
EARLY TIMES IN THE 
 
 years the Indians in possession of this 
 point were in the habit of stopjiing and 
 demanding- tribute for liberty to i^ass. 
 This had to be submitted to,- but in the 
 autumn of 1724, a hot headed young 
 Canadian refused to pay the customary 
 tribute and in the tussle he severely 
 wounded the Indian who attemi)ted to 
 take it forcibly. He was thereujDon in- 
 stantly shot dead and scalped, and his 
 boat was pillaged. When the news of 
 this outrage reached Quebec, the Seker 
 MoRAN, a man of decided and energetic 
 character, was disjiatched with a con- 
 siderable force to jjunish the perjjetra- 
 tors. In October, of the following year, 
 he arrived in the Fox river and immedi- 
 ately sent a messenger to the hillock of 
 the dead to demand the instant surren- 
 der of all i^ersons concerned in the mur- 
 der of the Canadian trader last year. 
 This message the Indians treated with 
 scorn. MoEAN thereupon resolved to 
 administer to them a chastisement they 
 should never forget. He succeeded in 
 enlisting in his expedition a large band 
 of Menomonee Indians, the hereditary 
 enemies of the Sacs, who were then in 
 possession of the coveted point. These 
 with a number of his soldiers he landed 
 on a small creek about a mile below and 
 ordered them to gain the woods in the 
 rear of the village and there await until 
 the firing commenced. "When sufficient 
 time had elapsed for his orders to be 
 obeyed, the remaining troops crouched 
 in the bottom of the boats with their 
 arms ready, and hidden by the canvas 
 used l)y the traders to cover their wares. 
 This done he put off and the crew, dis- 
 guised like boatmen, rowed up the river 
 singing this ditty : 
 
 "Tous les printemps 
 Tant de nouvelles 
 Tous Ze.s amants 
 Ghangent de maitresses 
 Le bon vin m' endort 
 L' amour me reuielle." 
 
 Tous leu aTuants 
 Changent de maitresses 
 Ow Us chanoent qui voudront 
 Pour me garde le mlenne 
 Le bonvin m' endort 
 L'amour me revielle. 
 
 This charming little love song has been 
 admirably rendered into EngUsh by Mrs. 
 Krum, of Madison, as follows : 
 
 "Each returning springtime 
 
 Brings so mueli that's new 
 
 All the flckle lovers. 
 
 Changing sweet hearts too; 
 
 The good wine soothes and gives me rest, 
 
 "While love inspires and fills my breast." 
 
 "AH the fickle lovers 
 
 Changing sweet-hearts still 
 
 I'll keep mine forever 
 
 Those may change who will. 
 
 The good wine soothes and gives me rest 
 
 While love inspires and fills my breast." 
 
 They were soon within sight of the 
 villiage. The Indians little dreamt of the 
 terrible fate that was soon to befall them. 
 They were drunk or at least suffering 
 from the effects of intoxication and when 
 they saw the boats ajpproaching, they 
 cried out "Here come the traders with 
 fire-water and blankets, let us make 
 haste to the sijoil." As the foremost 
 boat came opposite, a dozen balls were 
 fired athwart her course. M. Moean 
 rose and commanded the interpreter to 
 ask what they wanted? Skootay waubo 
 Skootay waubo (fire-warer) shouted five 
 hundred voices. 'Shore' said Moean 
 and as the other boats were now along- 
 side they all touched the gTound together. 
 Then the Indians laid hands on them 
 and commenced dragging them farther 
 aground. Help ! Help ! thieves ! thieves ! 
 cried Moran in full deep tones. At once 
 the coverings were thrown off and a 
 hundred and fifty soldiers were brought 
 to sight, as if by the spell of an enchant- 
 er. 'Fire' cried Moran. The muskets 
 flashed and twenty Sacs fell dead where 
 they stood. To the j^oor misguided sav- 
 ages, the number of their enemies seem- 
 ed trebled the reality. They fled prici- 
 pitately to the -sdlliage to prepare for de- 
 fence. Two minutes sufficed for the 
 troops to form and pursue. 
 
 The Sacs found at their lodges another 
 and more terrible enemy than the French. 
 A Menomonee had entered the place un- 
 suspected and set it on fire on the "wind- 
 ward side. The wind was high and in a 
 few moments the frail bark dwellings, 
 were wrapped in a sheet of flame. The 
 
FOX EIVEE YALLEY. 
 
 Sacs then retreated towards tlie woods 
 but there Moran's reserve met them and 
 they were placed between two flres. 
 Then burst forth one heartrending, agon- 
 izing shriek, and the devoted Sacs pre- 
 pared to defend themselyes with the cour- 
 age of despair. Ball and bayonet now be- 
 gan their bloody work. The victims 
 were hemmed in on every side. The Me- 
 nomonees precluded the possibility of 
 escape on the flanks ; and the knife and 
 guttering tomahawk cut off what the 
 sword had spared. The inhabitants of 
 the village fought with unshrinking 
 courage. Few asked quarter and none 
 received it. They perished man, woman 
 and child. A heap of smoking ruins 
 and a few hoiiseless dogs, howling after 
 the dead bodies of their masters, Avere 
 the only objects the sad hillock present- 
 ed. 
 
 But five families that had been absent 
 at the time survived the slaughter. 
 These gathered the remains of the dead, 
 and piled a friendly mound of earth up- 
 on them, then left their country and emi- 
 grated towards the Mississippi, where 
 they incorporated themselves with the 
 Foxes. 
 
 THE FIKST SETTLERS. 
 
 Of the early French Canadian traders 
 and settlers the late Henry S. Baird 
 truly and ap]Droj)riately remarks : " The 
 character of the people was a compound 
 of civilization and primitive simplicity 
 — exhibiting the polite and lowly char- 
 acteristics of the French and the thought- 
 lessness and improvidence of the Abori- 
 gines. Possessing the virtues of hospi- 
 tality and the warmth of heart unknown 
 to residents of cities, untrammeled by 
 the etiquette and conventional rules of 
 modern "high life, " they were ever ready 
 to receive and entertain their friends, 
 and more intent upon the enjoyment of 
 the present than to lay up a store, or 
 make provision for the future. With 
 few wants and contented and happy 
 hearts, they found enjoyment in the 
 
 merry dance, the sleigh ride, and the ex- 
 citing horse race, and doubtless experienc- 
 ed more true happiness and contentment 
 than the plodding, calculating and mon- 
 ed seeking people of the present day. 
 This was the character of the settlers 
 who occupied this country before the 
 arrival of the Yankees — a class now en- 
 tirely extinct or lost sight of by the j)res- 
 ent population, but it is one which unites 
 the present with the past and for whom 
 the "old settlers" entertain feelings of 
 veneration and respect. They deserve 
 to be remembered and placeed on the 
 pages of history as the first real pioneers 
 of Wisconsin. Several of these persons 
 have left descendants who still survive 
 them, and the names of Lawe, Grignon, 
 Juneau, Poller and others of that class 
 will survive and serve as memorials of 
 this old race of settlers long after the 
 last of the present generation shall have 
 been "gathered to their fathers." 
 
 JOSEPH ROLETTE. 
 
 The most noted of these old Canadian 
 settlers was Joseph Eolette. He traded 
 between Green Bay, the Uioper Missis- 
 sippi and Prairie du Chien. He was a 
 Canadian by birth, of French extraction. 
 He was educated for the Eoman Catho- 
 lic Church, but not liking the jDrofession 
 he quit it, and in 1804 came to Prairie 
 du Chien. Although he was active in 
 business and used every exertion to make 
 money it was not with the miserly dis- 
 position of hoarding it for he was equal- 
 ly liberal in scattering it. He was hos- 
 pitable and generous and liberal to the 
 poor. He wa's the first to introduce 
 swine and sheep into the country. He 
 died at Prairie du Chien in 1841. 
 
 Mrs. Eanzie relates, in her JFau Bzin, 
 the following capital story of Mr. Eo- 
 lette. The scene was on Lake Winne- 
 bago where Eolette was engaged with a 
 trading boat, .when he met another boat 
 on which were his employees, directly 
 from Prairie du Chien. Of course, after 
 an absence of some weeks from home, the 
 
EAELY TIMES IN THE 
 
 meeting on these lonely waters and the 
 exchanging of news was an occasion of 
 great excitement. The boats were 
 stopped, earnest greetings interchanged, 
 question followed question : 
 
 " JEJi blen" enquired M. Rollette, 
 "have they finished the new house ?" 
 
 " Old Monsieur. " 
 
 " M la cheminee" fujne-t-elle ? (Docs 
 the chimney smoke.) 
 
 " No7i Monsieur. " 
 
 " And the harvest, how is that ? " 
 
 " Very line indeed." 
 
 "Is the Mill at work?" 
 
 " Yes, plenty of water. " 
 
 "How is whip ?" (His fayorite horse.) 
 
 "Oh! Whipis first rate." 
 
 Every thing in short about the ^store, 
 the farm, the busimess of vairous de- 
 scriptions being satisfactorily gone over, 
 there was no occasion for farther delay. 
 It was time to proceed. 
 
 "Eh blen — adieu! bon voyage!" 
 
 Arraches mes gens. (Go ahead nov/ !) 
 
 Then suddenly — Arretz — • arretz. 
 (Stop! Stop!) 
 
 Comment x^ortent Madame Rollette 
 et les enfants? (How are Mrs. RoHette 
 and the children ? 
 
 Mrs. Ivinsie also gives another glimpse 
 of M. RoUette's character. The Indians, 
 she says, called him, Ah-kay-zaup-ee-tah, 
 or Five More, because, as they said, let 
 them offer what number of skins they 
 might, in bartering for an article, his 
 terms were invariably "five more." 
 
 Upon one occasion a lady remarked to 
 him : Oh, M. Rolette I would not be en- 
 gaged in the Indian trade, it seems to be 
 a system of cheating the poor Indians. 
 Let me tell you Madame, replied he with 
 great nalvette, "it is not so easy a thing 
 to cheat the Indians as you imagine, I 
 have tried it these twenty years and 
 have never suceeded. " 
 
 E.\KLY LAWS AND CUSTOMS. 
 
 Up to about the year 1823, in the so- 
 cial and business relations the French 
 \a\vfi,"Coutiime de Paris," controlled 
 
 the transaction of the settlers. And 
 the few judicial officers then in the coun- 
 try, knew but little and cared less about 
 legal codes, and jm-isdictional limits 
 The customs and habits of the people 
 among which they lived were to them the 
 supreme law of the land. They decided 
 disputes, and settled differences. They 
 solemnized marriages and granted di- 
 vorces, and in the performance of this 
 latter official duty they generally charged 
 double the fee for gTanting a divorce 
 that they would charge for marryirg, 
 wisely — concluding that when people 
 wanted to get unmarried they loould 
 willingly give double ivhat they tcould 
 in the first iyistance to form the matri- 
 monial co7itra,ct. 
 
 The Coutuine de Paris so far pre- 
 vailed in this country generally, that a 
 part of the ceremony of marriage was 
 the entering into a contract in writing, 
 generally giving, if no issue, the j^roper- 
 ty to the survivor ; and if they desired 
 to be divorced they went together be- 
 fore the magistrate and made known 
 their wishes, and he in their jiresence 
 tore up the marriage, contract. According 
 to the custom of the country, they wert 
 then divorced. The late Judge Lock- 
 wood of Prairie du Chien, said he was 
 once present at Judge Abbots — at Mack 
 iiiaw — Avhen a coujile presented them- 
 selves before him and were divorced in 
 this maimer. If an American Judge 
 would thus act in this manner under 
 American law, why should we be aston- 
 ished at the yagaries of the noted Jus- 
 tice Reaume, when he donned his scar- 
 let coat and cap and delivered judgment 
 in the matter in litigation before him, 
 that the plaintiff should fetch him a 
 load of hay, and the defendant should 
 cliop for him a cord of wood, and the 
 Constable should, pay the co.^ts. But 
 tempora mtitaniur, the old Beglme h.&a 
 passed away forever; and we merely re- 
 count these incidents t or the jileasure 
 and instructicn of a sul sequent genera- 
 tion. 
 
FOX EIYEE VALLEY. 
 
 INDIAN DEEDS. 
 
 In order to show in wliat manner and 
 for what consideration Indian titles and 
 claims to land were at times procured by 
 the French traders, the following is a 
 copy of a deed now on record in the 
 office of the Eegister of Deeds of this 
 county. It purports to convey to the 
 grantee a large tract of land on both 
 sides of the river at Kaukauna, then 
 called Kakalin, and pronounced Kauka- 
 lo. 
 
 "En mille sept cent quatre vingt triezc, 
 trouvent present Wabispine et le Tabac 
 noir, lesquels ont voluntairement aban- 
 donez et cedez a Monsieur Domineque 
 Ducharme, deiouis le haut de portage de 
 Kakalin jusque du bout de le Praire d'en 
 bas, sur quarante arpens de profond- 
 eur; et sur I'autre cote' vis a vis de 
 lit portage quatre arpens de large, sur 
 trentc de profondeur. Lesquels vendeurs 
 se sont trouves contens et satisfaits pour 
 deux barrils de rum. Enfois de quois, 
 ils ont faits leur marques, le vieux Wab- 
 isipine etant avengle les Temvons ont 
 fait sa marque j)our lui. 
 
 Mark de Wabisipine. 
 
 De L'ateibute 
 L'aigle. 
 
 Makqte de Tabac Noie. 
 
 teanslation. 
 In one thousacd, seven hundred and 
 ninety-three are fotind present. Wabis- 
 
 ipine and the Black Tobacco who have 
 voluntarily given up and ceded to Mr, 
 Domenick Ducharme from the head of 
 the Portage of Kakahn to the end of 
 the Prairie below by forty arpens in 
 depth ; and on the other side opposite 
 the said portage four arpens wide by 
 thirty in depth. The said vendors are 
 contented and satisfied for two barrels 
 of rum. In faith of which they have 
 made their marks, the old Wabisipine 
 being bhnd the witnesses have made his 
 mark for him. 
 
 Maek of Wabisipine, 
 of the attribute of the Eagle. 
 Maek of the Black Tobacco. 
 
 Witness: J. Haeeison, 
 
 Lambeet Macauley. 
 
 Congress in 1820, repudiated this deed 
 and denied the claims. 
 
 FIEST AMEEICAN SETTLEES 
 
 It was about the year 1824 that Amer- 
 icans com moneyed to come to Wisconsin. 
 At that time there were but two settle- 
 ments within the limits of the present 
 state, namely Green Bay and Prairie- 
 du Chien. There were no roads or pub- 
 lic highways, save the navigable waters 
 or the blind Indian trail. The trader 
 had no choice in his mode of transit 
 from place to place ; no public means of 
 conveyance from which he might select 
 the most expeditious or agreeable. His 
 only alternative was to travel on foot 
 through the forest or pursue his voyage 
 in the frail bark canoe. Then the Unit- 
 ed States mails were conveyed, during 
 the season of navigation, by irregular 
 and tardy conveyance of sail vessels 
 and in winter they were carried on a 
 man's back, through the trackless wilder- 
 ness between Green Bay and Chicago, a 
 distance of about two hundred miles, 
 once a month. 
 
 Wisconsin was then a part of the Ter- 
 ritory of Michigan. The laws then in 
 force were crude and ill dcAdsed, some 
 of which were really disgraceful to those 
 who enacted them —such, for instance. 
 
EAELY TUVIES IN THE 
 
 aBpuhlic ti'hipxnng and selling the of- 
 fender into servitude for a 2^eriod not 
 exceeding three months simply for the 
 commission of mere petty oflfences. 
 These laws were enacted by a Legisla- 
 tive Board, consisting of the Governor 
 and Judges of the Territory who receiv- 
 ed their ajDpointment from the general 
 government, and were in no way amen- 
 able to the f)eople who were to be govern- 
 ed by their enactment. In the session 
 of 1822-23, Congress passed a law organ- 
 izing the then counties of Mackinaw, 
 Brown and Crawford, and made them a 
 separate judicial district, and the Hon. 
 James Duane Doty was ajjijointed Judge. 
 The estabhshment of regularly organ- 
 ized courts may be considered a new era 
 in the history of the territory for it was 
 then for the first time that the citizen 
 regarded himself as really under the 
 protecting arm of the law, and in full 
 enjoyment of his liberty and property. 
 
 On the 4th day of October, 1824, 
 Judge Doty opened and organized the 
 first Court of general jurisdiction ever 
 held in Wisconsin. The difficulties he 
 had to overcome were almost insuper- 
 able. He had no court house, no officers. 
 There were only about half a dozen 
 American families at Green Bay, and all 
 the rest of the population were not only 
 unfriendly but viewed with jealousy and 
 suspicion the introduction of American 
 Courts and institutions, as a serious in- 
 terference with their peculiar customs 
 and relations. One of the gx-eatest dif- 
 ficulties was to find a sufficient number 
 of English sjDeaking citizens to summon 
 as jurors ; after this difficulty was over- 
 come, Court was formally opened in the 
 late Col. Irwin's log tavern, in a room 
 about twenty feet square. This house 
 was situated near the then village of 
 Shanty-town, but all traces of it have 
 disapi^eared many years since. 
 
 JAMES DUANE DOTY. 
 
 Judge Doty was then but twenty-five 
 years of age — taU and large of frame, a 
 
 splendid specimen of physical manhood. 
 To natural ease and dignity of deport- 
 ment, he added a pleasing address and 
 winning manners. His address to the 
 gi'and jury was informal and in a man- 
 ner conversational. He impressed upon 
 them the necessity of preser\'ing order 
 and peace, and good government, to the 
 end that every man, be he poor or rich, 
 strong or weak, should feel perfectly se- 
 cure in his person and property; and 
 the only certain way of attaining this 
 object was to bring the violaters of law 
 to speedy trial and punishment. He fur- 
 ther impressed upon them the necessity 
 of enforcing the statutes enacted for the 
 prevention of immorality and vice. He 
 charged them that if they knew or were 
 informed of persons living together as 
 husband and wife who had not been legal- 
 ly married, that they were guilty of a 
 crime under the law and should be 
 brought to trial ; that the well being of . 
 the community demanded it. This ad- 
 dress created a deep impression, and 
 was the cause of immense excitement in 
 Green Bay, for a large portion of the 
 j)opulation had never been married but 
 lived with women whom they called 
 their wives. The gi-and jury, after due 
 deliberation, retui-ned into coin-t with 
 forty-four indictments : One for murder, 
 several for lesser offences, and thirty- 
 eight for illicit cohahitation. The in- 
 dignation of the old settlers knew no 
 bounds. They raved and swore and op- 
 enly rebelled, but the close proximity of 
 Ft. Howard soon brought them to their 
 senses. Nearly all the off'enders, in a 
 short time, adojoted the intimation of 
 the judge, oud got married, and thereby 
 escai^ed the penalty of the law. The 
 man indicted for murder was tried at 
 the next term of court, found guilty and 
 sentenced to be hanged. The then 
 Sheriff" disliking the job, Ebenezer 
 Childs was a^ipointed by the judge to 
 perform that duty, and the records show 
 that he did it "with neatness and dis- 
 patch." 
 
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 nd & Bro. 
 
 Hyde & Harriman. 
 
 t Morrison. 
 
 Geo. Kreiss. 
 
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 NOUG? 
 
 lat skill ar 
 an any ho 
 
 isiness on 
 
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 ETS, 
 
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 'PLET 
 
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RELIABILITY IS THE REPUTATION WE SEEK. 4 
 
 NO RENT TO PAY, TH AT IS $1000 PE R YEAR. 
 WE SAVE FIVE PEErCENT."o¥$80,000. 
 
 CO Say $4,000 per year by buying for Cash and paying no interest, which makes $5,000 per year. 
 
 ^ THAT IS PROFIT ENOUGH FOR US. 
 
 /^ And we claim to do all for our customers that skill and energy will accomplish, con- 
 
 PQ fidently claiming to sell goods lower than any house in the State, save one 
 
 I — ( 
 
 [—{ or two in Milwaukee, who do business on the same principle. 
 
 w You Can Rely on Goods Bought of Us Being as Represented. 
 
 DRY GOODS, CARPETS, MILLINERY, 
 
 PETTIBONE & CO., 
 
 APPLETON, WISCONSIN. 
 
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 THE BEST GOODS IN THE MARKET FOR STYLE AND QUALITY. 
 
BII^ID'S-E"^-E ■mE"v?s7- OP^ ..^:F':E=XJETOI^T, TTv^ISCOlNrSin^. 
 
 1. Appleton Iron Company's Works. 
 
 2. Apploton Chair and Bedstead Factory. 
 
 3. Foundry and Machine Shop, Ketchum & Morgan. 
 
 4. Appleton Hub and Spoke Factory, Marston & Beveridge. 
 
 5. Champion Steel Horse Nail Works. 
 
 G. Flour Barrel Stavo Factory, G. W. Spaulding & Co. 
 7. Western Wood Pulp Mills, J. Bradner Smith & Co. 
 S. Appleton Paper and Pulp' Co.'s Mills. 
 
 D. Genesee Flouring Mills. Theodore Conkey. 
 
 10. Appleton Manufacturing Co.'s Works. 
 
 11. Atlas Paper Go's Mills. 
 
 12. Flouring Mills, S.. H. Willy. 
 
 13. Flouring Mills, Hauert & Weiland. 
 
 14. Flouring Mills, Cross & Willy. 
 
 15. Sash, Door and Blind Factory, Briggs & Beveridge. 
 
 16. Pump Factory, T. W. Brown, 
 
 17. Furniture Factory. 
 
 18. Paper Mill, G. N. Richmond & Bro. 
 
 19. Telulah Mineral Springs, Hyde & Harrinian. 
 
 20. Spoke Factory, Billings & Morrison. 
 
 21. Appleton Woolen Mills. 
 
 22. Tannery. 
 
 23. Hub and Spoke Factory, Goo. Kreiss. 
 
 24. Saw Mill, Rose & Heath, 
 
 «®*NoTE— Since the above cut was engraved, several new establishments have been erected on the river which are mentioned elsewhere. 
 
.ION WE SEEK. 4 
 
 ;i 000 PER YEAR. 
 
 [T. ON $80,000. 
 
 est, which makes $5,000 per year. 
 
 I FOR US. 
 
 id energy will accomplish, con- 
 use hi the State, save one 
 the same principle. 
 
 Being as Represented. 
 
 MILLINERY. 
 
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 ON, WISCONSIN. 
 
 rYLE AND QUALfTY. \ 
 
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POX EIYEB YALIiEY^ 
 
 From Green Bay, Judge Doty pro- 
 ceeded to Prairie du OHen, tlien called 
 Fort Crawford. His young wife accom- 
 panied him. They made the whole 
 journey in a birch bark canoe, paddled 
 by four Canadian voijageuers. It took 
 eight days to accomplish the journey. 
 There was only one house (that of Mr. 
 Grignon at Kaukauna) along the whole 
 route of nearly three hundred miles. 
 At night they would camp on the bank 
 of the river, catch iish and shoot game, 
 and cook and eat their meals and sleep 
 with a zest and gratification that was a 
 pleasant memory during all their lives. 
 At Fort Crawford, the difficulties to be 
 overcome were greater than those at 
 Green Bay, The American settlers were 
 fewer, and the opposition manifested by 
 the other settlers to American manners 
 and laws was more determined and an- 
 noying. Here Judge Doty calculated to 
 make his home, as being the most cen- 
 tral point in his Circuit. His first work 
 was to procure a mail route to Ft. Craw- 
 ford, and he, himself, was appointed and 
 acted as postmaster. After a short time 
 he concluded to return to Green Bay, 
 and there the following year Ebenzer 
 Childs erected for him the first frame 
 house ever built in Wisconsin. For 
 nine years, he filled the office of Judge 
 and performed his official duties, with a 
 degree of promptitude and ability, that 
 is astonishing to us of a later genera- 
 tion. Often alone and unattended, rid- 
 ing on an Indian pony, he traversed the 
 length and breadth of the state,, then a 
 trackless and uninhabited wilderness, 
 save by a few bands of nomadic Indians, 
 whose friendship he always courted and 
 never failed to win ; He learned their 
 language and always treated them with 
 candor and respect. 
 
 In 1830, Congress made an appropri- 
 ation for surveying and locating a mili- 
 tary road from Green Bay to Chicago 
 and thence to Prairie d\\ Chien. Judge 
 Doty and Lieut. Center of the U. S. 
 
 army were appointed Commissioners 
 and surveyed and located these roads in 
 1831 and 1832. 
 
 In 1834: he was elected to the Legisla* 
 tive Council of the Territory of Michi- 
 gan, — the seat of government being 
 then at Detroit. It was while he was a 
 member of that body, the question of a 
 State Government was agitated, and he 
 introduced the bill which finally pre- 
 vailed. 
 
 In 1836, the Territory of Wisconsin 
 was organized. General Dodge received 
 the appointment of Governor, and as- 
 sembled the first Legislature in the vil- 
 lage of Belmont, now in Lafayette Coun- 
 ty. Judge Doty appeared there as a 
 lobby member, having in his pocket a 
 beautifully executed map of the Four 
 Lakes country, where he had laid out in 
 lots and blocks a city of magnificent 
 proportions, and in its center a ten acre 
 square, which he designated "Capitol 
 Park," and in his pocket he had also a 
 deed granting said park to the Territory 
 for Capitol buildings. He worked quiet- 
 ly and effectively with the members, and 
 when the matter came to a vote the seat 
 of government was fixed at Madison, to 
 thCj gTeat disgust and astonishment of 
 Gov. Dodge and the representatives of 
 the lead region, then the most populous 
 part of the Territory. 
 
 In 1838, Judge Doty was elected dele- 
 gate to Congress and served till 1841, 
 when he was appointed Governor of 
 Wisconsin by President Tyler. While 
 Governor and Superintendent of Indian 
 afiairs, the Indians in Minnesota began 
 to be troublesome. The War Depart- 
 ment appointed Gov. Doty as Commis- 
 sioner to treat with them. He soon as- 
 sembled the sachems and had a council. 
 They listened with profound attention, 
 difficulties were allayed and he made 
 two highly important treaties which the 
 Senate afterwards failed to confirm. In 
 1846, he was elected a member of the 
 first Constitutional Convention, and in 
 
10 
 
 EAELY TMES IN THE 
 
 1848 he was elected to Congress and re- 
 elected in 1851. In 1853, he retired to 
 ids "Loggery" on Doty Island, and Hved 
 there uninteiTuptedly for the succeeding 
 eight years. His wonted energies were 
 now devoted to beautifying his home, 
 and its surroundings. He enjoyed and 
 maintained a very extensive correspond- 
 ence. His librarj' was a most interest- 
 ing and unique museum, lined on aU 
 sides with books, pubHc documents, In- 
 dian imislements of war, pipes, accou- 
 trements, &c. ; and here, Avith his most 
 estimable and noble wife, he dispensed 
 a genial and generous hospitality that 
 made his home famous in other lands. 
 
 In the year 1861, President Lincoln 
 appointed Gov. Doty, Superintendent 
 of Indian Affairs for the Territory of 
 Utah, and in the year following he was 
 appointed Governor, w'hich office he 
 held up to the time of his death, which 
 took place at Salt Lake City on the 13th 
 day of June, 1865. He Avas inten-ed at 
 Camp Douglas cemeterj', about four 
 miles from the city, and there shortly af- 
 terwards his son. Major Charles Doty, 
 erected a massive granite monument to 
 mark the last resting j^lace of his hon- 
 ored remains. No man in his day exer- 
 cised a more potent influence in mould- 
 ing the destinies of the state, and shap- 
 ing its course than Gov. Doty, and his 
 name will ever remain impressed upon 
 the state as a memento of his useful, 
 hgnorable and distinguished life. 
 
 EFFORTS TO CIVILIZE THE INDIANS. 
 
 The Menomonee Indians, having been 
 always kindly disj)osed towards the 
 whites, the general government in def- 
 ference to a widely diflFused sentiment 
 of philantroijhy, resolved to make an ef- 
 fort to lead them gently into the ways 
 of civiHzed life. To that end, in the 
 year 1835, a settlement was started at 
 Winnebago Rapids, now the site of the 
 city of Neenah. A saw mill and a grist 
 mill, as well as a large number of small 
 neat dwelling houses" were erected by 
 
 the agents of the government. A good 
 blacksmith shop and carpenter shop 
 were completely furnished, and an im- 
 mense number of farming tools and im- 
 plements were on hand, and all the able 
 ■bodied Indians were requested to tiu-n 
 in and do an honest days work, and earn 
 ^ their bread. A few comphed but the 
 great body lounged around in listless 
 idleness ; and even those who were per- 
 mitted to occupy the houses, instead of 
 using chairs and tables and stoyes, like 
 the white peoisle, secretly tore up the 
 flooring and built fires in the center and 
 then sat and slept around them as they 
 were wont to do in their own bark wig- 
 wams. In the morning many of them 
 would start in and work with energy and 
 alacrity, but before noon three-fourths 
 of them would have thrown up their 
 hoes and spades and retired to the shade, 
 disheartened in their efforts to imitate 
 the white man, and sighing for their 
 ancient freedom and the peaceful gloom of 
 the forest. They would beg that the 
 great Father in Washington would pay 
 them for the lands in this locality and 
 move them back into the forest on to a 
 reservation far away from the track and 
 presence of the white man. 
 
 In 1833, the Indians, by treaty, sur- 
 rendered all their right to all the land 
 lying east of Fox Eiver and Lake Win- 
 nebago, and these lands were soon after- 
 wards surveyed and put up for public 
 sale at the Land Office in Green Bay. 
 Money was plenty then. It was prev- 
 ious to the gi-eat panic of 1837, when 
 the country was flooded with jjaper mon- 
 ey and the people were infatuated with 
 a mania for speculation, and every per- 
 son desired to secure for a small sum the 
 site of a great future metropolis. Some 
 choice sections, such as laart of Doty 
 Island sold as high as ten dollars an 
 acre. 
 
 When the Indians got heartily sick of 
 their experiments of ci\ilization at Win- 
 nebago Rapids, they sent a messenger 
 
FOX EIVEE VALLEY. 
 
 11 
 
 to Washington to negotiate for a new 
 location, and their abandonment of the 
 Eox Eiver Valley forever. Gov. Dodge 
 was appointed a Commissioner to treat 
 with them, and in due time he met them 
 in a grand coiinc:.! at a point, where the 
 city of Appleton is now located. It is 
 said that Gov. Dodge, at the appointed 
 moment, with much ceremony and in 
 full dress, as a general of volunteers, 
 and surrounded by a numerous suite, 
 approached the dusky sachems and 
 squaws, as if they were diplomatic cour- 
 tiers from foreign lands. He made sev- 
 eral long speeches to them, throiTgh his 
 interpreter, and at intervals the Indians 
 would give a grunt of satisfaction. And 
 as the Gov. expatiated upon the power 
 and granduer of the United State gov- 
 ernment, and the great number and 
 immense wealth of the white men, and 
 how the great Father at Washington ap- 
 pointed him to speak to them in his 
 place and stead, "And tell them" said he 
 to the inteY-pvcteT," that I am as great 
 a man as Julius Caesar!" The treaty 
 made at this time resulted in the remov- 
 al of the Menomouee Indians to their 
 .present reservation in Shawano County, 
 and the extinguishment of the last rem- 
 nant of the Indian title in this part of 
 the state. This was in 1836, and the 
 surveyors were immediately ordered to 
 survey all the lands west of the Fox 
 Biver and Lake Winnebego so that the 
 same could be brought into market. 
 
 Gen. A. G. Ellis Avas then Surveyor 
 General, and the lands in this neighbor- 
 hood were surveyed by Garret Vleit un- 
 der his supervision, m the year 1839. 
 Gen. Ellis is now the only one of the 
 pioneers of 1824 living. He is indeed 
 the patriarch of Wisconsin — still active 
 and useful, full of years and honors, he 
 has served his generation to good pur- 
 pose, and his name v\'ill live forever in 
 the early annals of the state, as one of 
 its most useful and honorable citizens. 
 In his surveys of this section of the 
 
 country. Gen. Ellis was assisted by CoL 
 Conkey, now a resident of this city. 
 
 After the Indians had abandoned the 
 new settlement at Neenah, the govern- 
 ment advertised the property for sale, 
 together with several hundred acres of 
 land. And Harrison Beid, who was then 
 a printer on the Milwaukee Sentinel, 
 without a dollar of capital at his com- 
 mand, made a tender of three thousand 
 dollars for all the property both real and 
 personal. This offer was accepted and 
 Mr. Beid canie on and took possession. 
 Now his great object was to find some 
 person with money enough to pay the 
 government and share with him in the 
 speculation. After a time he found out 
 Harvey Jones in Gloverville, N. Y., who 
 furnished the funds, and came west to 
 enter upon the enterprise of starting a 
 new town in the then wilderness. The 
 name was now changed to Neenah, a 
 Menomonee word, meaning clear tvater. 
 
 APPLETON. 
 
 Up to the year 1847, the site of the 
 present city of Appleton reposed in all 
 its primitive j)eace and beauty, unmarred 
 by the woodman's axe and untenanted 
 by savage or citizen. The great river 
 rolled and tumbled over chute and rock, 
 and swept on in its resistless course un- 
 fettered by dam or mill, and the high 
 banks on either side were clothed with a 
 luxuriant and varied vegetation. Here 
 and there an opening studded with huge 
 oaks and gxaceful elms, while in many 
 places the thick underbrush, matted with 
 vines and creepers, shut out the noon- 
 day sun, and completed a landscape as 
 rare as it was beautiful. 
 
 The year previous the late Hon. Amos 
 A. La-wTence made an offer to the Meth- 
 odist Church of a donation of ten thous- 
 and dollars, provided a Hke amount 
 would be raised by contribution for the 
 jDurpose of establishing an educational 
 institution on or ne^r a tract of land 
 he then owned near Depere. This land 
 was low and uninviting, and being deemed 
 
12 
 
 THE FUTUKE GREAT CENTER OF. 
 
 nusuitable for that purpose, liis offer was 
 not accepted. But the following year lie 
 renewed Ms offer with Uberty to locate 
 tiie college on any part of the Lower 
 Fox River, deemed most suitable. This 
 offer was accepted, and a committee con- 
 sisting of Reeder Smith, G. E. H. Day 
 and H. L. Blood was ajDpointed to se- 
 lect a site. After thorough search and 
 examination, they decided to locate the 
 institution here. In 1849, work was 
 commenced on the first Institute build- 
 ing. It was a frame structure and was 
 raised on the 3rd day of July, in that 
 year, and on the following day, the 
 Foiu'th v>'as celebrated in and around it, 
 John S. Stephens read the Declaration 
 and Rev. A. B. RandiiU delivered the 
 oration, and the Institute was opened the 
 
 following winter with thirty-five pupils. 
 This building was burned down about 
 the year 1853, and the j)resent large and 
 substantial structure was soon afterwards 
 completed and occupied. The site of 
 the present building was chosen by a la- 
 dy in 1848, and she still lives here not 
 ing with no small degree of interest the 
 growth and progress of this great man- 
 ufacturing city which clusters around it, 
 and to the population of which it has 
 always imparted, a moral and intellect- 
 nal repute. Nearly all the first comers 
 are still in the land of the Hving, and 
 the story of their trials and struggles 
 and triumphs remains for some future 
 historian, after they shall have been 
 called hence and the places that know 
 them now shall know them no more for- 
 ever. 
 
 FOX RIVER VALLEY. 
 
 APPLETON AS THE CENTRAL POINT. 
 
 TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES — IMPROVEMENTS — THE PLACE TO MANUFACTURE WOOLEN 
 GOODS, IRON, COPPER AND LEAD — TIMBER RESOURCES — COTTON INDUSTRY — AP- 
 PLETON AS A SUMMER RESORT — PARKS, DRIVES, SPORTING, ETC. — SCHOOLS, 
 CHURCHES, ETC. 
 
 Appleton, a city of about eight thous- 
 and inhabitants, is situated on Fox Riv- 
 er, five miles from Lake Winnebago, and 
 twenty-nine miles from Green Bay. Its 
 site is the most favorable, considering 
 all things, in the Lower Fox River Val- 
 ley, being for the most jDart situated on 
 high table land which affords a com- 
 manding view of the river and its de- 
 lightful scenery. 
 
 This valley embraces an area of about 
 1,280,000 acres — a tract of country lying 
 between Lake Winnebago and Green 
 Bay and including Winnebago, Outaga- 
 mie, Calumet, and Brown Counties. The 
 
 whole of the teiTitory included in this 
 valley is excellent agiicultural land, as 
 fertile as that of any other equal portion 
 of the State. The surface is gently un- 
 dulating, and the soil of rich loam, cap- 
 able of jjroducing all kinds of cereals, 
 vegetables and fruits, adapted to the 44:th 
 parallel of latitude. At present about 
 three-fifths of this valley is under good 
 cultivation, and the remainder is covered 
 with a heavy growth of hard wood. 
 
 The river flows in a north-easterly 
 course from Lake Winnebago to Green 
 Bay where it finds an outlet. At various 
 points in this portion of the river are 
 
MANUFACTUEING IN THE WEST. 
 
 13 
 
 natural falls and rapids wMcli can be 
 made available for gigantic manufactur- 
 ing purposes. Nearly tlie whole length. 
 of the Lower Fox can be utilized by 
 man for driving the wheels of machinery, 
 and at a cost that prevents successful 
 competition by factories run with arti- 
 ficial appliances. 
 
 That the reader may be better able to 
 appreciate the advantages Appleton pos- 
 sesses for a manufacturing center, we 
 subjoin a brief discussion of some of the 
 prominent ones, and earnestly request a 
 perusal of the same by all who are con- 
 sidering the advisability of engaging in 
 manufacturing. 
 
 TKANSPOKTATIOlSr. 
 
 As to transportation, its faciHties are 
 not surj)assed by any manufacturing city 
 in the West. The extensive farming 
 districts of Southern Wisconsin, Illinois, 
 and Minnesota, the lumbering and min- 
 ing regions of Wisconsin and Upper 
 Michigan are connected by a net work 
 of raih'oads, and the Mississippi Valley 
 and the Great Lakes are accessible 
 through the instrumentality of the Gov- 
 ernment Canal which connects the Mis- 
 sissippi and Green Bay. Thus the whole 
 Northwest becomes a market for all arti- 
 cles which can be manufactured here, 
 through these various means of com- 
 munication. 
 
 ADVANTAGES. 
 
 The advantages which Appleton pos- 
 sess over other locahties for the invest- 
 meiit of capital are of a pre-eminently 
 superior character. Of the available 
 points, Appleton is the only one which 
 contains improved water-powers, with 
 the many appHances and advantages 
 which this necessarily implies. It does 
 not require a large outlay of capital to 
 build canals, dams, races, etc., to control 
 the water before it can be used, for these 
 with bridges, streets, accessible and con- 
 venient depots for shipment, have all 
 been provided, leaving nothing of this 
 nature to be done by those who locate 
 
 here. All that remains to be done is to 
 select a suitable mill site (which can be 
 purchased at a nominal price), and at 
 once begin the construction of buildings. 
 Those acquainted with the necessary im- 
 provements of a new locality, will at 
 once recognize the desirability of locat- 
 ing where this work has been performed. 
 At present, the manufacturing inter- 
 ests include woolen goods, pig iron, wood 
 pulp, paper, flour, barrel material, furni- 
 ture, wagon material, sash and blinds, 
 etc., etc.; but none of these is overdone, 
 and there remains ample room for new 
 factories of the same kind. 
 
 WOOL. 
 
 Those interested in the manufacture 
 of woolen goods will at once recognize 
 the superior advantages offered at Ap- 
 pleton. The manufacturers of the East 
 labor under the disadvantage of double 
 freight — the cost of transportation of 
 wool to the East and of transportation 
 of the manufactured goods to the West. 
 Here this is obviated by bringing the 
 consumer and producer into close prox- 
 imity. The wool can be made into fab- 
 rics as cheaply here as in the most fa- 
 vored localities of the East, and as fine 
 a quality of goods can be manufactured 
 here as there. So far as the quantity of 
 wool may enter into the f easibiHty, there 
 is no question whatever. The best qual- 
 ities of wool are grown in all the North- 
 western States, and in quantities suffici- 
 ent to stock factories of the largest ca- 
 pacity. Considerable attention has been 
 given to wool growing in the Fox Eiver 
 Valley, during the past ten years, with 
 great success, proving beyond a doubt 
 that the best grades of wool can be 
 grown here. With the increase of fac- 
 tories, the wool growers will become 
 multiplied sufficiently to supply all de- 
 mands of the manufacturer. 
 
 IKON. 
 
 By reference to a map, it will be seen 
 at a glance that this is a favorable jjoint 
 for the manufacture of iron. The inex- 
 
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 THE FUTURE GEEAT CENTER OF 
 
 lianstible deposits of iron ore in the 
 Lake Superior region are sufficient to 
 supply the world for ages. The quality 
 of the ore is nowhere surpassed, either 
 on this or any other continent. It yields 
 from 50 to 70 per cent, of that gi-ade of 
 iron which produces the best quality of 
 steel. The Menomonee Iron Range, 
 which is acknowledged by competent 
 judges, to furnish the richest beds of ore, 
 and the Penoke Iron Range are both fa- 
 vorably situated to Appleton, and each 
 range is connected with it by railroads 
 and the former by water communication. 
 An able writer, in speaking of the man- 
 ufacture of iron in the West, has said : 
 In the matter of fuel we have only to 
 say that our forests of hard wood have 
 hardly been touched, and peat beds, in 
 embryo, promise everything asked of 
 them for the future; and when it be- 
 comes necessary, in the course of the 
 next decade, to make a balance of lake 
 freights heavier from the East to the 
 West, we can load the lake crafts with 
 coal to smelt our ores at home. If we 
 bear in mind that charcoal iron is worth 
 from five to ten dollars more per ton 
 than that made with mineral coal, and 
 also that the supply of timber, which 
 can be easily converted into coal, is al- 
 most limitless, it will at once become ap- 
 parent that the West is the proper j^lace 
 to manufacture these ores. During the 
 great depression in business for the past 
 five years, the Appleton blast furnace 
 has heen running constantly, while other 
 furnaces which used mineral coal have 
 been compelled to cease work. This can 
 be accounted for only on the basis of a 
 large saving in the manufacture of char- 
 coal iron and the higher pi'ice it com- 
 mands in the market. There is a wide 
 field for capitalists to engage in the pro- 
 duction of all kinds of articles, machin- 
 ery, etc., for which iron is or may be 
 used. The ojoerations of foundries, 
 machine shops, car works, rolling mills, 
 cutlery factories, agricultural works, and 
 
 various other kinds of establishments 
 for the utiUzation of this material, may 
 be carried on with greater profit here 
 than elsewhere. Many arguments 
 might be put forth to show why this city 
 is sui^erior to any other in the North- 
 west for iron industries, but the follow- 
 ing in addition to the above must suf- 
 fice, viz. : all kinds of su^jplies used by 
 operatives can be obtained here at a 
 nominal price. These can be furnished 
 at the very thresholds of factories at a 
 much less cost than they can at jDoints 
 situated in a country poor in agi-icultural 
 resources. In the iron districts scarcely 
 any kind of food, except vegetables, can 
 be raised profltablj^ and the cost of 
 transporting supplies thither is a heavy 
 drain on the manufacturer. 
 
 COPPER AND LEAD. 
 
 Copper and lead which are both found 
 in large quantities in this State and ad- 
 joining States, can easily be obtained 
 and manufactured here to advantage. 
 Either or both of these industries would 
 net a handsome return to those engaged 
 in the business for the capital invested. 
 There are no localities more favored 
 than this for the manufacture of copj)er 
 and lead, and hence there is no danger 
 of being undersold by those engaged in 
 the business elsewhere. 
 
 TIMBER. 
 
 Reference has already been made to 
 the timber resources at our command. 
 For the immediate present there is no 
 business enterprise, perhaps, that ■ can 
 be engaged in here more profitably than 
 that of utilizing the jDroducts of the for- 
 est. The belt of timbered country 
 stretches away from Lake Michigan 
 westward to the jsrairies of Minnesota, 
 and from the great prairies of Northern 
 Illinois and Southern Wisconsin to Lake 
 Suj)erior on the north. A large portion 
 of this richly timbered country is now 
 the haunts of wild beasts, or the home 
 of Indian trappers. In this, as in the 
 mineral resoitrces of the Lake Superior 
 
MANUPACTUEING IN THE WEST. 
 
 15 
 
 Region, nature has been lavish, in her 
 gifts, furnishing for the vast prairie 
 country south and west a supply of tim- 
 ber for generations to come. Appleton 
 lies within this timber belt ; and all parts 
 of this extensive forest have become ac- 
 cessible by rail and water communica- 
 tion. Thus it can be brought here eas- 
 ily and cheaply, and with the facihties 
 of manufacturing, converted into various 
 wares at a price which would challenge 
 competition, and leave a. large profit on 
 the capital invested. 
 
 COTTON. 
 
 It now remains to present one other 
 industry for which this city is pre-emin- 
 ently fitted, but which has not, up to 
 the present time, been introduced. That 
 to which we now allude is the manufac- 
 ture of cotton. Above attention has 
 been called to the facilities of transpor- 
 tation, the supply of wood, the quantity 
 of provisions and the extensive territory 
 that is available for a market, and we 
 desire to call the attention of the reader 
 to these in connection with this topic 
 that he may more fully comprehend the 
 relation this city holds as a manufactur- 
 ing center to the whole North-west. 
 The feasibility of engaging in the man- 
 ufacture of cotton will at once appear 
 to those who are familiar with the advan- 
 tage to be gained by bringing the con- 
 sumer and producer together. This we 
 claim for this city. There is no uncer- 
 tainty about the supply of water or 
 factory sites, as will be demonstrated in 
 the next article. The cotton raised in 
 at least one-half of the Southern States 
 can be brought to the Fox Eiver Valley 
 at a much less cost than it can be trans- 
 ported to the Eastern States. A large 
 portion of the cotton crop in the Mis- 
 sissippi "Valley is shipped around the 
 coast to various points convenient to 
 the manufacturing towns, and at certain 
 seasons of the year at great risk. Scarce- 
 ly a season passes without the loss or 
 damage of several cargoes, and the ex- 
 
 pense is again increased by extra insur- 
 ance during the stormy weather of the 
 fall and winter. The communication of 
 this vaUey with the South is much 
 shorter, more direct, and less expensive, 
 owing to the comparative safety of in- 
 land over those of oceanic appliances of 
 communication. At certain seasons of 
 the year, cotton can be placed upon 
 barges at favorable points along the 
 Mississippi river, and without a transfer 
 landed at the doors of the factories in 
 Appleton. Aside from this, the railway 
 routes are direct, penetrating the most 
 favored cotton growing regions of the 
 South. 
 
 The following gives approximately, 
 the saving on the transportation of a ton 
 of cotton, in favor of Appleton over 
 Lowell, Mass., with Chicago as the distri- 
 buting point: 
 
 From New Oi-leans to Boston, 2000 
 miles Ocean, at $.0025 per ton, per 
 mile $ 5.00 
 
 Boston to Lowell, 26 miles, rail, at 
 $.03 per ton, per mile ' $ .78 
 
 Lowell to Boston $ .78 
 
 Boston to New York, 390 miles, 
 Ocean, at $.0025 per ton, per mile $ .975 
 
 New York to Buffalo, 350 miles, ca- 
 nal, at $.006 per ton, per mile $ 2.100 
 
 Buffalo to Chicago, 1070 miles. Lake, 
 $.004 per ton, per mile..... $ 4.280 
 
 Total to Chicago $13,915 
 
 New Orleans tx) Prairie du Chien, 1- 
 786 miles, river, at $.0029 per ton, 
 per mile $ 5.1794 
 
 Prairie du Chien to Appleton, 240 
 miles, canal, at $.007 per ton, per 
 mile $ 1.6800 
 
 Appleton to Green Bay, 35 miles, ca- 
 nal, at $.007 per ton, per mile $ .2450 
 
 Green Bay to Chicago. 310 miles, 
 lake, at ,$.004 per ton. per mile $ 1.2400 
 
 Total to Chicago $ 8.3440 
 
 Amount per ton in favor of Apple- 
 ton $ 5.571 
 
 The rates of transportation may vary 
 somewhat from the above, but the dis- 
 tances are practically correct so that the 
 difference of transportation would re- 
 main approximately as given above and 
 in favor of Appleton. If raihoad routes 
 are compared it will be found that Ap- 
 pleton is a more favorable point than 
 Lowell. The distance, by rail, from New 
 Orleans to Lowell is 1710 miles and from 
 Lowell to Chicago 994 miles, making an 
 
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 THE FUTUEE GEEAT CENTEE OF 
 
 aggi'egate of 2704 miles. Again the dis- 
 tance from New Orleans to Appleton, by 
 rail, is 1091 miles and from Apj)leton to 
 Cliicago 200 miles, making a total of 
 1291 miles, or a difference in favor of 
 Appleton of 1413 miles. Allowing that 
 the rates of transportation from New 
 Orleans to LoweU, and from the former 
 to Appleton are the same, it is evident 
 that the latter takes precedence over 
 Lowell. But cotton, to be manufactured 
 here, can be obtained at points much 
 nearer than New Orleans ; for instance at 
 Memphis, Tenn., which is still more fa- 
 vorable to this city, and in favor of this 
 industry being conducted here. 
 
 It is a logical conclusion, therefore, 
 from the above facts, that the manufac- 
 ture of cotton fabrics with which to sup- 
 ply the West can be furnished here 
 much cheaper than at the most favored 
 localities of the East. It has been dem- 
 onstrated by the Janesville cotton mills 
 that this industry furnishes a safe invest- 
 ment, and returns a large profit to the 
 manufacturer. In view of the foregoing 
 it must appear to every candid mind 
 that the manufacture of cotton goods in 
 this Valley is not only f easiblejand prac- 
 tical, but that it is an enterjDrise which 
 affords a safe and i^rodiactive field of op- 
 eration. 
 
 THE WEST. 
 
 In the "West, during the past, manu- 
 facturing has not kept pace with the 
 growth of agi'iculture. It is obvious to 
 all why this should be so. From nearly 
 all parts of the civiHzed globe, people 
 have come to seek a home, being attract- 
 ed by the liberality of the Government 
 and the fertility of the soil. Upon ar- 
 riving here, they soon discover that the 
 tilling of the soil is the most profitable 
 investment that can be made of their 
 limited means. Hence, while the "West 
 is fast becoming the agricultural district 
 of the world, the natural facilities for 
 manufacturing are lying idle. From 
 this standpoint, it will be seen at a glance 
 
 that there is every inducement for the 
 investment of capital in the "West, and 
 at present no more favorable iDoint than 
 Appleton. "VN^ith the la\-ish faciHties na- 
 ture has furnished us and the improve- 
 ments man has added, this will eventually 
 become the manufacturing center of the 
 great North "West. 
 
 SUMMER EESOBT, ETC., 
 
 But Appleton possesses other attrac- 
 tions than those of a manufacturing 
 town. The Fox Eiver Valley is noted 
 for its health giving qualities. The cli- 
 mate is all that could be desired, being 
 free from epidemic andmiasmic diseases. 
 The hot seasons are tempered with cool 
 winds from the large bodies of lake 
 water lying east and south ; the winters 
 are invigorating, being gently stimulat- 
 ing to the nerves, and bracing to the 
 whole organization. The activity and 
 enterprise of the inhabitants are suffici- 
 ent in themselves to demonstrate the 
 healthy state of the climate. As a sum- 
 mer resort, Appleton is cue of the most 
 favored in the State. The scenery along 
 the river is picturesque and constantly 
 varying. The sloping banks of the riv- 
 er, covered with a beautiful car^jet of 
 green or native forest trees; the ravines 
 and glens at short intervals, full of na- 
 ture's beauties ; the woodland slopes and 
 shady bowers with their never wearying 
 surprises ; the parks, with their gToves 
 of oak or maple and beach, all unite and 
 blend in perfect harmony to make this 
 city an attractive place to live. It is not 
 surpassed for its many deHghtful drives 
 into the country, or points of interest to 
 yisit by pleasure jiarties. At the west- 
 ern extremity of the city is Pierce's Park 
 which is situated on an elevated jslateau 
 overlooking the river. It has been kept 
 in its natural state, and is quite a favorite 
 place of resort for j)icnic parties and 
 lovers of boating. At the eastern ex- 
 tremity is Telulah Park. This park 
 contains about twenty-five acres in all, 
 and is covered with a natural gTcwth of 
 
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 hard wood. The principal entrance into 
 the park runs along the river bank, close 
 to the water's edge, thus forming a novel 
 and pleasant drive. At the end of this 
 drive is situated the well known Telulah 
 springs. The water of these springs, 
 which is crystal clear, pours from the 
 hillside into reservoirs about ten feet 
 above the river. The capacity of the 
 springs is nearly six thousand gallons 
 per day. Gustave Bode, analytical chem- 
 ist of Milwaukee, found by analysis that 
 the water of these springs contains the 
 same salts in about the same proportion 
 as that of the Bethesda springs of Wau- 
 kesha, and like that has wonderful cura- 
 tive efficiency in Bright's disease, diabe- 
 tes, kidney affections, dropsy, etc.-, etc. 
 The springs lie just beyond the foot of 
 Grand Chute rapids, and its site is pleas- 
 ant and delightful. Terrace drives lead 
 fmm the springs to tht top of the hill 
 where a fine race course has been con- 
 structed. This is situated in a grove of 
 native maple, and has already become 
 the resort of lovers of the turf. No more 
 
 charming spot can be found in Fox Elv- 
 er VaUey for a summer house than this 
 park. The river abounds in fish, the 
 woods in small game, and the rice marshes 
 along the river in wild duck. It is here 
 that the sportsman can find a home — a 
 field in which to pursue his wonted pas- 
 time. The Educational advantages are 
 no where surjjassed in the West. It is 
 the seat of Lawrence University — a col- 
 lege conducted by the M. E. Church for 
 the education of both sexes. It has an 
 excellent corps of instructors who are 
 devoted to their work. The public 
 schools are being rapidly improved, and 
 to-day they rank high with similar insti- 
 tutions of larger and more pretentious 
 cities. The churches are all in a flour- 
 ishing condition, and hence the morality 
 of the town ranks high. The people are 
 intelligent and cultivated. Its homes 
 are pleasant and cheerful. The hospi- 
 tality of the citizens has become pro- 
 verbial, and every attention that could 
 be wished by those who visit here will be 
 extended to them. 
 
 FOX AND WIS. EIVER IMPEOVEMENT. 
 
 THE IMPOETANCE OF THE GREAT NATURAL ROUTE, CONNECTING THE WEST WITH THE 
 SEABOARD— A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE ENTERPRISE FROM ITS INCEPTION, DOWN 
 TO THE PRESENT TIME— THE VARIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS WHICH HAVE HAD CHARGE 
 OF THE WORK— WHAT HAS BEEN ACCOMPLISHED AND THE PRESENT CONDITION OF 
 THE ROUTE -HINTS AS TO WHAT IT WILL ACCOMPLISH FOR THE INDUSTRIAL 
 CLASSES OF THE COUNTRY. 
 
 This is the connecting link of a great 
 international highway. Commencing in 
 the Gulf of St. Lawrence, it traverses 
 the eastern boundary of the Dominion 
 of Canada, thence making a circuit of 
 the great lakes, it enters the Fox Eiver 
 at Green Bay, thence into the Wiscon- 
 sin and down to the MississipjDi ; and 
 after traversing four thousand miles 
 
 through the interior of the continent, it 
 finds its exit in the Gulf of Mexico. A 
 more important water highway does not 
 exist on the face of the globe. From 
 beginning to end, aU along every mile of 
 the route, the country is luxuriant and 
 fruitful, and inhabited by an industrious, 
 intelHgent and prosperous people. The 
 commerce of the lakes of late years has 
 
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 FOX AND WISCONSIN EIVEE IMPEOVEMENT. 
 
 assumed immense proportions. The 
 money invested in vessels and steamers 
 is counted by tlie hundreds of thousands, 
 and the commerce of the lakes every 
 year adds gTeatly to the wealth of the 
 nation. The floating commerce of the 
 Mississippi is also extensive, and would 
 be much increased could its steamers 
 and vessels ascend into the great lakes, 
 laden with the frviits and valuable pro- 
 ductions of the South, and there ex- 
 change them for the rich minerals and 
 productions of the North, thus helping 
 to bind with the peaceful bands of com- 
 merce the extreme sections of the na- 
 tion. But the improvement of the "con- 
 necting link," to such an extent is con- 
 sidered by many impractical, if not im- 
 possible. This may or may not be the 
 correct view of the subject. With that 
 we have nothing to do in tliis connec- 
 tion. In any event however, the streams 
 connecting the Mississippi with the 
 lakes can be irnproved to an extent 
 which will prove of great and perma- 
 nent advantage to the nation. The gTeat 
 imj)ortance of this highway has been 
 heretofore underestimated. It has been 
 looked upon as a local enterprise, bene- 
 fiting only the immediate locality in 
 which money was to be expended. This 
 was the spirit that led to its abandon- 
 ment by the State, and the suiTender of 
 the valuable land grant of the Govern- 
 ment to the Fox and Wisconsin Im- 
 provement Company, in the year 1853. 
 The few individuals who carried the bur- 
 dens of this latter company, acted with 
 great energy and enterprise and, in the 
 summer of 1856, the improvement was 
 opened, and vessels drawing two or 
 three feet of water could pass through 
 from the lakes to the MississipjDi. This 
 was a great triumph for The Fox and 
 Wisconsin Eiver Improvement Company 
 and also for the people of the State. 
 The original grant to the State for this 
 improvement embraced 318,720 acres of 
 land, but the State, during the years it 
 
 carried on the improvement, received 
 only 131,600 acres. 
 
 The lands remaining unsold in 1853, 
 and which were gi-anted to the Fox and 
 Wisfconsin Eiver Improvement Company 
 by the terms of its charter, amounted to 
 about 168,000 acres which were valued at 
 about $800,000. 
 
 In 1854, an act of Congress was passed 
 authorizing the Governor to select the 
 balance of the grant of 1846, to which 
 the State was entitled and provided how 
 the quantity of land should be ascer- 
 tained. 
 
 After the passage of this resolution 
 the Commissioner of the General Land 
 Office issued a certificate to the Gover- 
 nor of the State, authorizing the selec- 
 tion of 415,134 acres. In 1856, the 
 State granted to the Company these 
 lands on the conditions mentioned m 
 Chapter 112, general laws of 156. 
 
 Thus, it will be seen that the general 
 government granted to the State of 
 Wisconsin more than seven hundred 
 thousand acres of land, worth at least 
 $2,000,000, to help towards the opening 
 of this gTeat highway. 
 
 In 1866, The Fox and Wisconsin Im- 
 provement Comi^any, its franchises, 
 grants and ef ects, were sold out under 
 a decree of the Circuit Court of Fond 
 du Lac County. The sale took place in 
 the city of Appleton, and tho "Improve- 
 ment" became the projjerty of the 
 Green Bay and Mis.sissippi Canal Com- 
 pany. 
 
 This corporation owned this great wa- 
 ter route and continued to operate it 
 until 1872. For some time previous to 
 this date, however, the leading men of 
 Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa and other 
 Western States, appreciating the great 
 service which this water way was adapt- 
 ed to perform for the industrial and ag- 
 ricultural interests of the Great West, 
 and indirectly for th? whole countiy, 
 had been advocating the policy and wis- 
 dom of the government taking hold of 
 
FOX AND WISCONSIN EWEE IMPEOYEMENT. 
 
 19 
 
 the enterprise. They argued wisely and 
 well that the grand results accomplished 
 by the Erie Canal, to-wit : the saving in 
 freights to the people of the countiy 
 during a single decade, reaching from 
 1855 to 186-1, of $123,000,000, could again 
 be repeated, in our day, by opening up 
 this route to the internal commerse of 
 the nation. And they further argued 
 that in order to secure to the people the 
 full benefits in the way of cheap trans- 
 portation which would be sure to follow 
 the consummation of the improvement, 
 the government should take hold of the 
 matter: first, because of the magnitude 
 of the undertaking and, secondly, be- 
 cause that, in order to secure the results 
 mentioned to the people, it should be 
 made simply a self-sustaining route rath- 
 er than a money-making enterprise. 
 The effort thus put forth was brought to 
 a successful issue and at the time stated, 
 this great water route, together with all 
 of the navigable franchises, was trans- 
 feired to the government. 
 
 The work of improving the rivers was 
 then inaugurated by the government 
 and on a scale commensurate with their 
 great importance. Liberal appropria- 
 tions have been made thus far and -Pidll 
 probably be continued until the work is 
 accomplished. The following are the 
 amounts espended by the government : 
 
 Purchase price $145,000 
 
 1873 appropriation 300,000 
 
 1874 " 300,000 
 
 1875 " 500,000 
 
 1876 " 270,000 
 
 Total .$1,515,000 
 
 We believe the appropriations, thus 
 far, have been utilized to the best possi- 
 ble advantage. Of course a considera- 
 ble amount of repairs was necessa: y but 
 it has been the policy of the engineers 
 in charge to invest the public funds in 
 new and permanent work. 
 
 But Uttle has been expended upon 
 the Wisconsin Eiver as yet, first, be- 
 cause the plan of permanently improv- 
 ing it is, as yet, immature, and, second- 
 ly, because it is impracticable to prose- 
 
 cute the work of improvement upDn 
 such a great extent of j'oute at the same 
 time. 
 
 Upon the Upjper and Lower Fox, 
 however, a fine work has been accom- 
 plished. And it is in order here to de- 
 tail somewhat the improvements made. 
 Upon the former section of the river, 
 stone locks and dams have been built at 
 Eureka, Berlin, Grand Eiver, Princeton 
 and White Eiver. This -s^ork is aU of 
 the most permanent character and wiU 
 never have to be rebuilt. 
 
 On the Lower river, a very large 
 f mount of work has been done. We 
 particularize the new work accomplished 
 up to and during the year 1877 : a stone 
 dam at Appleton, a combined stone lock 
 at Little Chute; a stone lock at Apple- 
 ton; another combined Stone loclj at 
 Little Chute ; two stone locks at Kau- 
 kauna — known as the 3d and 5th ; dams 
 have also been constructed at Cedars, 
 Little Chute, Kaukauna, Eapid Croshe 
 and Little Kaukauna. 
 
 During the past year, this section of 
 the river has been the scene of active 
 and extensive ( perations. The most i tn- 
 portant undertaking was tht construc- 
 tion of a new crib dam at Depere, 1,400 
 f ( et in length. The banks of the canal 
 haye also been raised at Menasha, Ap- 
 pleton, Kaukauna and Depere. And 
 sections of the river that required it, 
 between the poini s first and last men- 
 tioned, have been thoroughly dredged. 
 Some of the work of previous years has 
 this season been completed — ^principally 
 the surmounting of various locks along 
 the stream with stone coping. The 
 lower dam, m this city, has been thor- 
 oughlf repaired and placed in a condi- 
 tion to perform good service for quite a 
 number of years. A number of old 
 locks have likewise been overhauled. 
 New miter cills and gates have been put 
 in and a variety of other mecessary work 
 has been performed. A large force of 
 hands has been employed, and their op- 
 
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 FOX AND WISCONSIN EIVEE IMPEOVEMENT. 
 
 erations -will be continued througli the 
 winter, qiianying and cutting stone for 
 new locks to be constructed hereafter. 
 
 The various operations first inaugura- 
 ted necessitated the closing of the river 
 to navigation until the commencement 
 of the season of 77. But during the 
 past two years the route has been opened 
 the entire length and vnM continue to 
 remain so nereafter during the season of 
 navigation. And the extent to which it 
 has been utilized in the period mentioned 
 indicates the importance of the route 
 and argues well for the future. 
 
 The present condition of the channel 
 is most satisfactory. A uniform depth 
 of 5 feet and 4 inches has been secured 
 the entire length, and at no time, during 
 the past year, even at the lowest stage 
 of water, was its capacity less than this. 
 
 "While it is true that the importance 
 of this route to Appleton and adjacent 
 towns is manifest and very great, it is 
 also of the utmost consequence to the 
 producing classes of the great West and 
 to the consumers of the East as well. 
 It has been computed by high congre'.s- 
 ional authority that the improvement 
 of the great water way between the 
 Mississippi and the Lakes, to an extent 
 which is entirely practicable and the 
 subsequent utiHzing of it as a Hue of trans- 
 portation would save to the people of 
 this country $60,000,000 every year. 
 These figures may appear extravigant 
 but it is not for us to dispute the esti- 
 mate which was submitted by the Trans- 
 portation Committee, after a thorough 
 
 investigation of the facts. The state- 
 ment certainly has some justification in 
 the well known results secured by the 
 construction and operation of the Erie 
 Canal —the aggregate sa\ing, as submit- 
 ted by good authority, being over $300,- 
 000,000. The improvement of tl e Fox 
 and Wisconsin Eivers is simply an ex- 
 tension of the Erie Canal, only on a 
 grander scale, to the Mississippi Eiver. 
 And the country which the former route 
 is to serve is vastly gi-eater in extent and 
 more productive than the territory tri- 
 butary to the latter, when that famous 
 channel was constructed. 
 
 But it is needless for us to dwell fur- 
 ther upon the importance of this great 
 enterprise. That is generally admitted, 
 and, as has been seen in the foregoing, a 
 considerable start has already been made 
 in the way of improving these rivers — 
 enough at least to fully commit the gov- 
 ernment to the undertaking and to se- 
 cure the completion of the work in the 
 near future. But even if large invest- 
 ments had not already been made for 
 this purpose there is enough of merit in 
 this water way to secure for it the pref- 
 erence over all other similar lines. It is 
 by far the shortest of any of the water 
 routes connecting the Great West with 
 the sea board, and as the result of care- 
 fid investigation and comparative esti- 
 mates, it has been ascertained that its 
 improvement can be accomphshed at 
 much less expense. There is nothing, 
 therefore, to stand in the way of the open- 
 ing up of these rivers, on an extensive 
 scale, to the commerce of the nation. 
 
THE LOWER FOX RIYEH. 
 
 ONE OF THE GBEATEST SOUKCES OK NATURAL POWER ON THE CONTINENT — INDEED, ALL 
 THINGS CONSIDERED, THERE IS NOTHING OF THE KIND WHICH COMPARES WITH IT — 
 SOME OF ITS SALIENT FEATURES REVIEWED IN THIS CONNECTION — PARTICULAR AL- 
 LUSION TO ITS NATURAL SUPERIORITY AND THE IMPROVEMENTS WHICH HAVE SERVED 
 TO INCREASE ITS AVAILABILITY. 
 
 THE FOX RIVER WATER POWER. 
 
 There is not another stream in the 
 western hemisphere which affords aa 
 great power within a given space, and 
 which is SO reHable, thoroughly availa- 
 ble and easily controlled, as the Lower 
 Fox River. Before, however, proceed- 
 ing to Ireatthe details of our subject, 
 as regards Appleton, with which we ha"ve 
 especially to do, we may as weU submit, 
 for the consideration of the reader who 
 may be a stranger to this section, the 
 figures, showing the extent of power 
 which the Lower Fox River affords in 
 this Valley, in its course of less than 40 
 miles. Competent engineers have 
 placed them as follows and they have 
 been amply verified by subsequent cal- 
 culations. The height and power of wa- 
 ter falls, on the Lower Fox, between the 
 points first and last mentioned, a dis- 
 tance of less than 40 miles, is as follows : 
 
 Names of places. Feet fall. Horse-power. 
 
 Neenah and Menasha 10 3,000 
 
 Appleton 38 11,500 
 
 Cedars 10 3,000 
 
 Little Chute 38 11,500 
 
 Kaukauna 40 14,500 
 
 Rapid Crosche 8 2,300 
 
 Little Kaukauna 8 2,300 
 
 Depere 8 2,300 
 
 Total 150 50,400 
 
 But it is pertinent to remark that this 
 statement of facts does not represent 
 the power afforded by the greatest fiow- 
 age. They express the quantity of pow- 
 er created by the flowage of water, at 
 its very lowest stage. Hence, as all cal- 
 culations ara made upon this basis, 
 there need be no fear, even when its 
 fullest capacity is utiHzed, that the re- 
 quirements of any industry need be re- 
 
 strained on account of the inadequate 
 supply. 
 
 While it is a fact, as will be seen by 
 consulting the above figures that other 
 contiguous points are highly favored, it 
 is nevertheless true that at Appleton are 
 combined more advantages than are pos- 
 sessed at any other point. At Neenah, 
 Menasha, and Depere, the available pow- 
 er is almost entirely utilized ; or at least 
 there is not enough left to attract any 
 very important industries. The aggre- 
 gate, as will be seen, is much less at 
 either or all of these places, than the river 
 at Appleton affords. And at other 
 points, where the natural power is even 
 greater, but few if any improvements 
 have been made to add to its availability. 
 At Appleton, as will be seen, in what 
 follows, the situation is quite different. 
 Here everything has been done, in the 
 way of material improvements which la- 
 bor could perform or money secure, to 
 make the natural power afforded by the 
 river highly servicable. The manufac- 
 turer who locates here now, therefore 
 is reheved from the burdens which 
 would be placed upon him in more prim- 
 tive localities and which his predecessors 
 here also had to bear. 
 
 But we must dismiss these considera- 
 tions for the more important work in 
 hand, viz., that of submitting such facts 
 and figures as that the wonderful power 
 at Appleton may be comprehended and 
 appreciated by those who are not famil- 
 iar with it from personal observation. 
 
 ' CAPACITY. 
 
 As indicated in the general table, 
 
22 
 
 THE WATEE POWEE AT APPLETON. 
 
 above submitted, the water power at Ap- 
 pleton is equivalent to that exerted by 
 11,500 horses. A passing glance be- 
 stowed upon these figures will not meet 
 the expectation of the writer hereof. 
 And to have their imjsortance fully un- 
 derstood they should receive careful con- 
 sideration by the reader. If the same 
 power were invested in perishable bone 
 and muscle, the fortune of the town 
 possessing it would be the source of 
 general envy. But, in that form, the 
 exerting of so much power, would im- 
 ply a large annual consumption. In the 
 case of Appleton it is diiferent. All 
 that is required is the harness to secure 
 fi'om this wonderful agent the vast pow- 
 er which it is competent to oxert. Not- 
 withstanding the considerable amount 
 which is already employed there is yet 
 water enough running to waste through 
 Appleton to drive all of the machinery 
 in the largest New England town. 
 
 EELIABILITY. 
 
 This is the strong point that we never 
 omit to urge in connection with the Ap- 
 pleton water power. The supply of wa- 
 ter in the Fox Eiver is not drawn from 
 mountain torrents but is primarily made 
 uj) from numberless tributaries, ramify- 
 ing a vast expanse of slightly undulating 
 ten-itory. In addition to this, at the 
 head of the Lower Fox and ujjon some 
 of its confluent streams, are numerous 
 lakes or natural reservoirs which, com- 
 bined, have an immense area. For ex- 
 ample. Lake Winnebago alone is 40 
 miles long and has an average width of 
 at least 12 miles. These lakes receive 
 the discharges from the ujiper streams 
 and have sufficient cajiacity to contain 
 the accumulations for months together. 
 The result is that the water powers on 
 the lower stream are absolutely inde- 
 dendent of both droughts and freshets. 
 The flowage is very uniform and the dif- 
 ference between high and low water 
 mark is never greater than 30 inches. 
 We need not suggest the benefit of this 
 
 natural arrangement to manufacturers 
 less favorably located, many of Avhom 
 have had the accumulations of a life 
 time swept away in a single night, and 
 others who are obHged to limit or entire- 
 ly suspend their operations, two or three 
 months in eveiy year, for the want of 
 adequate power. 
 
 We have before us an elaborate and 
 handsomely executed publication, de- 
 voted to the city of Holyoke, Mass., and 
 its great water power on the Connecti- 
 cut Eiver. The supjjly of this river, 
 like that of most of the New England 
 streams, proceeds from a mountainous 
 country and the fluctuations are, there- 
 fore, wonderful in extent— indeed suf- 
 ficient to destroy all of the property lo- 
 cated ujjon it were it not for the ingen- 
 iously artificial means employed to reg- 
 ulate it. In one of the illustrations 
 which has arrested our attention, we no- 
 tice that the machinery required for 
 this purpose is gTeat in extent, very 
 complicated and expensive. Moreover, 
 men are employed, day and night, year 
 in and year out, to manipulate it and 
 regulate the flow of water — thus guard- 
 ing against the dangers arising from sud- 
 den and great fluctuations. Upon the 
 Lower Fox, nature jDerforms all of this 
 labor and with a care and precision 
 which are nowhere equalled. And it is 
 by reason of these natural characteristics 
 that the water power at Appleton is su- 
 perior to that at other points and with 
 the same demand can be aff'orded so 
 much cheaijer, because the cost of con- 
 trolling and maintaining it is vastly less 
 than ujion f uy other stream. 
 
 ANOTHEK POINT OF IMPORTANCE. 
 
 It is worthy of remark, in this con- 
 nection, that the extreme rigor of our 
 northern chmate, during the winter sea- 
 son, in no way interferes with the driv- 
 ing of machinery. Block ice is never 
 created in such quantities as to cause 
 disturbance or create irregularity in the 
 activity of industrial enterprises. For 
 
THE WATEE POWEE AT APPLETON. 
 
 23 
 
 how few water powers in the same lati- 
 tude of Appleton can this claim truth- 
 fully be made ? 
 
 AVAILABILITY. 
 
 That this is a feature of great conse- 
 quence will be sorecieved without argu- 
 ment. Indeed a great power would be 
 of little value, if the advantages did not 
 exist to control and utilize it. Steam 
 had as great power previous to as after 
 its discovery, and even after its useful- 
 ■ ness was known, it would have been of 
 little consequence tinless devices had 
 been constructed to make it servicable. 
 So with water. It would be difficult to 
 comprenend the power of Niagaria, but 
 still it is of Httle account to human in- 
 dustry. The reason, of course, is that 
 it lacks in the essential feature of availa- 
 bility. But that is what the power at 
 Appleton possesses in a pre-eminent de- 
 gree. 
 
 For the purpose of enabling the rea- 
 der to comprehend more readily what 
 we have to say, we herewith submit the 
 accompanying map. (Since this map 
 was executed, a new dam has been con- 
 structed above the upper bridge which 
 will be noticed hereafter ; also the pro- 
 posed route of the W. C. E. E. has been 
 somewhat changed and the "M. L. S. & 
 W. E. E., has been extended across the 
 river, touching the bank near the upper 
 flouring mills. 
 
 In his tracing of the map, the reader 
 is invited to assume as the initial point 
 of the examination, that section of the 
 river which is divided by the upper or 
 stone dam. This magnificient structure 
 is the work of the government for the 
 improvement of navigation upon the 
 Lower Fox. It was built in the summer 
 of 1874, at a total cost of $50,000. It is 
 700 feet long, 12 feet high, and is built 
 of solid stone masonry. It is by far the 
 most enduring structure of the kind on 
 the hne of the river, and, in fact, no bet- 
 ter or more substantial one could be 
 built. Besides answering the purpose 
 
 of the government, it will also serye as 
 a permanent improvement to the water 
 power facilities of this place. As will 
 be seen, a considerable portion of the 
 waters flowing in the main channel is 
 directed, by means of the stone dam and 
 the adjacent pier on the south side, into 
 the canal originally the property of the 
 Green Bay and Micsissippi Canal Co., 
 but afterwards purchased by the govern- 
 ment. The primary object of this arti- 
 ficial channel is to subserve the purpos- 
 es of navigation, but the supply of wa- 
 ter is so abundant that the demands of 
 commerce may be met, besides leaving 
 a residue of ample magnitude to be util- 
 ized in driving machinery of various 
 kinds. Accordingly, this canal may be 
 tapped on either side, at any point, 
 and any amount of water may be drawn 
 therefrom that may be desired. It will 
 be noticed that the length of the upper 
 level is 1800 feet : that the middle level 
 1,700 feet ; and that of the lower level 
 2,600 feet. The reader will observe that 
 a series of water-powers can be furn- 
 ished by this channel for a distance of 
 over one mile, with an avarage head of 
 not less than 13 feet. A canal may also 
 be extended several hundred feet below 
 the point where the lower lock is situat- 
 ed, and a series of magnificent water- 
 powers thus be created. The owners 
 of the land in this vicinity already 
 have such an improvement in contem- 
 plation. 
 
 On either side of the government can- 
 al are spacious accommodations for fac- 
 tory sites, the greater part of the dis- 
 tance. The water-power franchises cre- 
 ated by this canal, are still in the posses- 
 sion and at the disposal of the Green 
 Bay and Mississippi Canal Company, by 
 which they were retained when the bal- 
 ance of the property was disposed of to 
 the government. The depth of this 
 canal is seven feet, and the avei-age 
 width 130 feet. 
 
 There are contained in this Annual 
 
24 
 
 THE WATEE POWEE AT APPLETON. 
 
 Eeview of the Post cuts appropriately 
 illustrating the upper and lower levels of 
 this canal and to which the attention of 
 the reader is invited for more definite 
 information on the subject. Therein 
 are represented certain contemplated 
 improvements which will be made as the 
 utilization of other powers proceeds and 
 the rapidly growing demands of the 
 place warrants them. The most excellent 
 water power privileges have been and 
 can now be leased from the G. B. & M. 
 C Co., at rates which are simply nomin- 
 al, compared with the prevailing rates 
 elsewhere. Indeed we may as well sub- 
 mit the astonishing figures in this con- 
 nection, to-wit : from $1 to $5 per horse 
 power per year, for a long term of years. 
 Parties locating upon the banks of this 
 channel secure with other advantages 
 the most convenient facilities for 
 transportation by water to all of the 
 principal markets of the east, as well 
 as the more important intermediate 
 points. 
 
 On the north side of the river similar 
 advantages exist, and indeed some of 
 the best powers in the city are to be 
 found on this side of the river, con- 
 tiguous to the stone dam. A very im- 
 l^ortant work has been accomplished, 
 this year, in enlarging and improying 
 these powers, and to which particular 
 allusion is made a little farther on. 
 
 LATE IMPORTANT IMPROVEMENTS. 
 
 During the summer of 1877, a fine 
 work was accomplished on the river at 
 this point, viz. : the construction of a 
 permanent dam, across the river at a 
 point corresponding with the central 
 part of the city. The utility of such a 
 work had long been recognized. Ac- 
 cordingly a company was organized, un- 
 der the state laws, to proceed with the 
 undertaking. It is composed of manu- 
 facturers and projDerty owners, on the 
 river, specially interested and also of 
 quite a large number of our business 
 men who gave substantial aid to the un- 
 
 dertaking. Plans were presented and 
 adopted and the work of construction 
 was at once proceeded with under the 
 supervision of Capt. N. M. Edwards. 
 The undertaking was accomplished early 
 the same season and at a cost of $10,000. 
 The dam is 800 feet long and is so firmly 
 and securely constructed, as to be safe, 
 durable and permanent. The plan adopt- 
 ed to regulate the flow of water at this 
 point is ingenious and a.dmirable, and 
 the tests to which it has already been 
 submitted have proved that it is also 
 eminently practical. The water way is 
 limited to 440 feet and by the system of 
 diminishingjit and increasing it to this 
 extent has proved to be the very thing 
 required. A uniform head is thus pre- 
 served and one that varies but a trifle 
 the year through, 
 
 The great utility of this dam is that 
 it makes permanent, in the heart of our 
 city, a magnificent series of powers, 
 which had hitherto depended on treach- 
 erous and temporary structures. And, 
 indeed, it was one of the few important 
 undertakings required to render for- 
 ever secure and make available, to the 
 fullest extent, the means with which na- 
 ture has provided us to caiTy on great 
 industrial operations. 
 
 THIS YEAR. 
 
 A very important work has been ac- 
 complished, during the summer of 1878, 
 calculated to perfect our admirable sys- 
 of powers as well as to add to their great 
 capacity. We may first allude to the 
 improvements which have been made on 
 the upper power, on the north side of 
 the river, near the stone dam. This was 
 the joint work of the Ajii^leton Paper 
 and Pulp Co., Col. Theo. Conkey and 
 the Atlas Pajper Co. This channel has 
 been broadened and deepened so that 
 its capacity is fully three or four times 
 as great as heretofore. Several sections 
 of the structui-e, dividing this channel 
 from the river have also been rebuilt this 
 season — making the entire pier, reach- 
 
.ST SEEDER ANI 
 
 ATA 
 
 OWER. 
 
 .< 
 
 NT IMPROVEMENTS, IS RI 
 
.IHE BADGER BROADCAST SEEDER AND CULTIVATOR COMBINED. 
 
 OUR NEW PATENT TOOTH 
 
 AND 
 
 far excel all oUiors 
 
 withoutfearofbeoom- — 
 
 ing clogged with stniw r-i^__^ 
 
 or dirty gralu. 
 
 We guarantee the 
 Badger to perform 
 as good or better 
 \\ork than any other 
 macliine in the mar- 
 ket. All we ask is that 
 it may be tried. 
 
 We manufacture 
 the celebrated horse- 
 hoe Cultivator which 
 IS -without a succes.s- 
 ful competitor, and 
 the Lord & Peek- 
 skill Plows, which 
 are known for their 
 merits the world 
 over. We also manu- 
 facture and deal in a 
 variety of other ma- 
 chinery and imple- 
 ments, and can sup- 
 ply any want of the 
 farming community. 
 
 flppLETON M'f'g Co, 
 
 WITH IMPORTANT IMPROVEMENTS, IS READY FOR THE RA^RS. 
 
3 CULTIVATOR COMBINED. 
 
 We guarantee the 
 Badger to perform 
 as good or better 
 work than any other 
 machine in the mar- 
 ket. All we ask is that 
 it may be tried. 
 
 We manufacture 
 the celebrated horse- 
 hoe Cultivator which 
 is without a success- 
 ful competitor, and 
 the Lord & Peek- 
 skill Plows, which 
 are known for their 
 merits the world 
 over. We also manu- 
 facture and deal in a 
 variety of other ma- 
 chinery and imple- 
 ments, and can sup- 
 ply any want of the 
 farming community. 
 
 Ippleton M'f'g Co. 
 
 :ady for the farmers. 
 
OUB MANUFACTURING INDUSTEIES. 
 
 25 
 
 ing from the north end of the stone dam 
 to the Atlas Paper Mills of the most dur- 
 able and permanent character. The 
 series of water powers in this vicinity 
 are among the best to be found anywhere. 
 The average head is iviilj 16 feet and 
 the supply of water is hmited only to the 
 capacity of the river. That they are 
 fully appreciated is seen from the large 
 amount of capital now employed in man- 
 ufacturing at that point. 
 
 The great bulk of the fiowage of the 
 river, however, passes over the stone 
 dam and down the principal stream. At 
 a distance of about 1,400 feet from this 
 point, the current of the river is divided 
 by Grand Chute Island. Through this 
 island, several years ago, Mr. Edward 
 West built a ship canal and created mag- 
 nificent water privileges which are min- 
 utely described elsewhere. 
 
 THE LOWER POWER. 
 
 Below the eastern terminus of "West's 
 c«,nal is another dam, about 10 feet in 
 height, by means of which another series 
 of magnificent water-powers can be creat- 
 ed. Some of this power is aheady util- 
 ized, but the great bulk of it is still un- 
 appropriated. On the eas| side a canal 
 may be extended to any desired distance, 
 from which power may be drawn. This 
 is one of the improvements which is al- 
 ready contemplated, by the owners of 
 the land adjoining, and will doubtless be 
 urdertaken and accomplished within a 
 very few years. 
 
 On the west side oi the river a very 
 important work has been accomplished 
 this season, although it was not under- 
 taken until quite late. We allude to the 
 canal which has been constructed by 
 Messrs Heath & Bro., and which taps 
 the main river a little distance above 
 the lower dam. This channel which has 
 an average width of 25 feet reachs down 
 stream 840 feet and upon the river side 
 has been created some fine water sites 
 and privileges for manufacturing pur- 
 poses. The Dickerson Shutter Works 
 
 and the new grist mill, constructed this 
 season, will derive their power directly 
 from this source. But there is still room 
 enough left for several other factories in 
 that vicinity. 
 
 WHAT HA.S ALREADY BEEN DONE. 
 
 It is with a good deal of pride that 
 we refer, briefly in this connection, to 
 what has already been accomphshed in 
 utihzing the water-powers of the Lower 
 Fox at this place. Indeed the capital 
 already invested upon the river is count- 
 ed by the millions. And during the 
 past two years especially a great deal 
 has been accomplished, as is fully set 
 forth upon other pages. This fact has 
 a peculiar significance, when the point 
 is kept in mind that most other towns 
 have been retrograding. The only 
 adequate explanation which can be 
 offered is that the superior advantages 
 which Appleton enjoys are becoming 
 known and appreciated; and that men 
 of means have wisely concloded that, by 
 investing their capital here, it can be 
 made to yield a much larger revenue 
 than at other points or than it can com- 
 mand in the way of interest. 
 
 WHAT OF THE FUTURE ? 
 
 That is a question which interests us 
 most now. Of course that the utilizing 
 of these great advantages wiU proceed 
 is apparent, reasoning from the past. 
 And that this process will be a rajjid one 
 is a rational conclusion, so long as men ' 
 of wisdom and far-reaching vision exist. 
 As we have shown the places are few in 
 this or any other country wliich possess 
 the facilities which Appieton enjoys for 
 manufacturing on an extensive scale; 
 and to say that these will not, sooner or 
 later, be utilized to the fullest extent is 
 to assume that human stagnation will 
 overtake the race. 
 
 now! 
 
 No better time can exist than the pres- 
 ent for men of means, not now actively 
 engaged, to be casting about for a loca- 
 tion. The time is not far distant when 
 
26 
 
 OUE MANTFACTUEING INDUSTRIES. 
 
 there wiU be a general revival in indus- 
 trial operations; and when it comes 
 those who ai-e prepared for it will be the 
 winners. Appleton, as we have shown, 
 posseses advantages that are unrivalled. 
 The best of power can be leased or pur- 
 
 chased at merely nominal rates, and the 
 rhaterials for manufacture are within 
 easy reach and can be had in endless 
 quantities. And, in a thousand other 
 ways, Appleton, as in the past, extends 
 an earnest and cordial invitation to come. 
 
 OUR MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES. 
 
 NOTWITHSTANDING THE HAED TIMES, WE AEE ABLE TO PRESENT A VERY GRATIFYING 
 EXHIBIT OF THE OPERATIONS FOR '78 — BY WHICH IT APPEARS THAT THERE HAS BEEN 
 A CONSIDERABLE INCREASE IN THE PRODTTCT — NEW AND MAMMOTH ESTABLISHMENTS 
 ERECTED AND THE OLD ONES ENLARGED AND IMPROVED— THE VARIOUS CONCERNS 
 NOW IN OPERApON SOMEWHAT PARTICULARLY REVIEWED. 
 
 PAPER AND PULP MILLS. 
 
 There are but few places in the whole 
 country, so thoroughly adaj^ted to this 
 
 INTRODUCTORY COMMENTS. 
 
 As a manufacturing center the city of 
 Appleton occupies an enviable rank 
 among western towns. And the reader 
 who is anxious to ascertain the reason 
 why will find ample facts and figures for 
 his enlightenment upon these pages. 
 That this city, mth its wonderful and 
 superior natural advantages, is calculat- 
 ed to achieve far greater distinction, in 
 this respect, in the near future, is as cer- 
 tain as that effect follows cause. The 
 past year has witnessed immense strides, 
 in the development of our manufactur- 
 ing interests. And considering that this 
 has been accomphshed at a time before 
 the business of the country has been re- 
 leased from the universal depression 
 which has prevailed during the past five 
 years, the progress made has a pecuHar 
 and telling significance. The adequate 
 explanation may be brieflj^ stated by 
 submitting the potential fact that few if 
 any towns in the whole country can pre- 
 sent the inducements for the investment 
 of large capital in manufacturing indus- 
 tries which the city of Appleton possess- 
 es. 
 
 important industry as the city of Apple- 
 ton, But a very few years have elapsed 
 since any considerable start was made in 
 this direction, but even the intervening 
 short period has sufficed to place the city 
 a long way ah»ad of any town in the 
 state, in this resjject, and we believe 
 there are none in the west which surpass 
 Appleton as a paper manufacturing cen- 
 ter. The cause of this wonderful pro- 
 gress is obvious. Here there is plenty 
 of pure water, so essential to the manu- 
 facture of this class of goods ; ample and 
 convenient faciHties for transportation 
 and at the lowest rates, by land and wa- 
 ter ; and what is of the greatest imjjort- 
 ance of aU — an abundance of natural 
 power which can be secured at 
 prices that constitute but an incon- 
 siderable item in the construction ac- 
 count of any establishment. As will be 
 seen, in the subsequent comments, the 
 year 1878 has been a very important one 
 for Appleton, so far as the develop- 
 ment of the pajjer industry is concern- 
 ed. 
 
OUE MANUFACTUEING INDUSTEIES. 
 
 27 
 
 THE ATLAS PAPER MILLS. 
 
 This is the largest establishment of 
 the kind in the West and there are none 
 in the whole country having greater ca- 
 pacity. It has been in operation but a 
 couple of months, having been construct- 
 ed during the past season. The site oc- 
 cupied by these mills is one of the very 
 best in the city, it being the same as 
 that on which Whorton Bro's. saw mill 
 was formerly situated. There is all the 
 yard room required and the power is un- 
 varying and absolutely unlimited. One 
 of the franchies secured by the company 
 calls for 500 horse power^probably one 
 third more than even this mammoth 
 concern will ever require. The build- 
 ings are immense. The upright part is 
 75x140 feet and the machine room is 
 90x120 feet. The latter is two and the 
 former three stories high. The build- 
 ings are of the most substantial and de- 
 sirable character. The foundation is of 
 stone and the superstructure is brick. 
 The whole is covered with an iron roof 
 — making the establishment practically 
 fire proof, at least so far as outside ex- 
 130sures are concerned. The machinery 
 of this concern is of the very best and 
 highly improved kind that could be pro- 
 cured for this purpose and throughout is 
 the product of the MerriU & Houston 
 Iron Co. of Beloit. The principal items 
 under this head are one large 78 inch 
 Fourdrinier, with 36 feet of wire, one 68 
 inch thribble cylinder and one 68 inch 
 double cylinder and twelve 600 pound 
 beating engines. In addition there are 
 of course all of the appliances necessary 
 for the manufacture of paper on an ex- 
 tensive scale and economical basis. To 
 make the Atlas Paper Mills the complete 
 establishment which they are to-day has 
 involved an outlay of $125,000. But in 
 the hands of the energetic and exiDeri- 
 enced corporation which own and con- 
 trol it, there is no doubt that it will 
 prove a paying and highly satisfactory 
 investment. 
 
 Although the machinery is adapted to 
 the manufacture of any grade of paper, 
 the product is at present and will pro- 
 bably continue to be exclusively manilla 
 wrapping paper and maniUa goods in 
 general. The material used to secure 
 this result is pulp made from pine wood, 
 in the manner to be hereafter noticed, 
 and jute a vegetable matter imported 
 from the East Indies. Of the former 
 from 50 to 75 per cent is used, accord- 
 ing to the particular grade required. 
 The quality of these goods is most ex- 
 cellent and will compare favorably with 
 the best of the kind in the market. The 
 fact is that they have found easy, swift 
 and general introduction to the paper 
 trade is the best proof that can be offer- 
 ed on this point. The capacity of this 
 estabhshment is from 10 to 12 tons per 
 day. Beckoning the price at 5 cts. per 
 pound, which is probably as low as it 
 will ever be, and we find that the value 
 of the daily product would be from 
 $1,000 to $1,200 per day, or about $325,- 
 000 annually. 
 
 To do this labor requires a force of 60 
 hands — many of whom are workmen of 
 skill and experience. From the above 
 figures, an accurate idea may be had of 
 the magnitude of this industry. 
 
 The Atlas Paper Co. is a stock corpo- 
 ration, organized under the general laws 
 of the state. The corporators are 
 Messrs. Kimberly, Clark, Shattuck and 
 Babcock of Neenah and Gen. Averill, 
 Col. Stowell, H. M. Carpenter and Mr. 
 Wilder of Minnesota. The company is 
 officered as follows : 
 President. — Gen. AveriU. 
 
 Vice Presidents. — Messrs. Kimberly 
 and Carpenter. 
 
 Secretary and Treasurer. — Col. Sto- 
 well. 
 
 General Manager.— C. B. Clark. 
 
 The company is one of the strongest, 
 financially, in the West. And the men 
 who compose it have had large experi- 
 ence in the paper business and are lead- 
 
•28 
 
 OUR MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES. 
 
 ers in this particular industry. That 
 their magnificent enterprise in Appleton 
 wiU prove even more profitable than any 
 other of their important undertakings, 
 neither we nor they have any doubt. 
 
 THE ATLAS CO'S PULP MILLS. 
 
 As ah-eady intimated this establish- 
 ment is operated in conjunction with 
 the paper miUs, above mentioned, and is 
 also the property of the company named. 
 It was erected during the season of 1877 
 and is one of the most complete pulp 
 mills in the country. It is located near 
 the government pier, in the Fourth 
 Ward, and is connected with the com- 
 pany's paper mills, by a bridge on the 
 opposite side of the river. The wood 
 which this establishment converts into 
 pulp is pine exclusively. The process 
 of grinding is the same as that used in 
 the other miUs, but before this is done 
 the wood is thoroughly cooked or steam- 
 ed. This gives a better and stronger 
 fiber than can otherwise be obtained. 
 This plan is a new one, but it has already 
 been thoroughly tested and with results 
 which leave no doubt as to its perma- 
 nent success. The pulp product, thus 
 obtained, is the very best as well as 
 being the most economical material that 
 can be utilized in the manufacture of 
 wrapping paper. The estabhshment 
 named employs a force of 35 hands and 
 the sales for the year 1878 aggregate to 
 $60,000. 
 
 THE APPLETON PAPER AND PULP MILLS. 
 
 The business of manufacturing wood 
 pulp, by this company was commenced 
 about five years ago, but the estabhsh- 
 ment of to-day possesses scarcely a sin- 
 gle feature of what distinguished it in 
 its earHer history. First the old method 
 of making pulp was discarded on ac- 
 count of its not proving entirely satis- 
 factory to the proprietors. Accordingly 
 this machinery was removed and the 
 necessary facilities introduced for the 
 manufacture of print paper. The build- 
 ing was more than doubled in size and a 
 
 complete outfit of new machinery was 
 put in. 
 
 Since then, this branch of the busi- 
 ness has been conducted on a large 
 scale. The paper manufactured cannot 
 be excelled in quahty. It is now being 
 used by many of the largest newspapers 
 in the west, and that it fully meets the 
 wants of consumers is seen in the fact 
 that the full cai^acity of the miUs is 
 tested in filling the orders which are 
 constantly being received. In the man- 
 ufacture of this paper the best class of 
 machinery is used, which gives to the 
 sheet greater strength and uniformity 
 than can be secured from inferior facih- 
 ties. 
 
 During Jthe year 1877 a pulp man- 
 ufacturing department was added. 
 The building was again enlarged and 
 new and superior facilites for grinding 
 wood were introduced. Of course, aa 
 our readers know, the pulp thus ob- 
 tained constitutes one of the ingredi- 
 ents used in the manufacture of paper. 
 When combined with rag pulj), in pro- 
 portions varying from 10 to 40 percent., 
 an excellent quality of paper is obtained 
 and at less cost than otherwise attends 
 its production . 
 
 During the past season this Company 
 has made numerous important improve- 
 ments and indeed these are still in prog- 
 ress. It has aided materally in im- 
 proving the water power in that vicini- 
 ty and on its own account has rebuilt 
 portions of the dam or pier in a more 
 permanent and substantial manner. 
 The channel, in front of the mills, has 
 been planked over and a great deal of 
 valuable room has thus been acquired, 
 This platform has been extended to - 
 some extent above the mill so as to cre- 
 ate fine dock privileges which will prove 
 of great importance. The old boiler 
 house and contents have been entirely 
 removed and a fire proof structure has 
 been erected and new and larger boilers 
 have been put in. A ware house has 
 
OUE MANUFACTUKING INDUSTEIES. 
 
 29 
 
 also been erected, at a convenient dis- 
 tance from tlie mill, of ample dimen- 
 sions to accommodate manufactured, 
 goods and the raw materials always re- 
 quired. This is situated alongside the 
 railroad track and is therefore as conven- 
 ient as could be desired. But the most 
 important improvement is now in prog- 
 ress, by which the capacity of the mills 
 will be doubled. An addition is now 
 being put up at the east side of the 
 main building and when completed an- 
 other first-class paper machine will be 
 put in. Probably also additional beat- 
 ing engines will be introduced as well 
 as other facilities which will serve to 
 double the capacity. When this project 
 is carried out, this estabhshment will be 
 one of the largest of the kind in the 
 west. It enjoys advantages possessed 
 by few paper mills and which ena- 
 bles it to do a prosperous business al- 
 most regardless of the condition of the 
 market. We have dealt with this Com- 
 pany for a considerable time and can 
 highly recommend it to the fraternity 
 elsewhere, as well as to paper dealers, 
 as being a very desirable concern with 
 which to hold business relations. The 
 product of the Appleton Paper Mills for 
 the year 1878 aggregates to $200,000.Mr. 
 H. J. Rogers is the Secretary and Treas- 
 urer of this Company and has entire 
 charge of the business here. 
 
 RICHMOND bed's. PAPER MILL. 
 
 The past year has been a very pros- 
 perous one for this industry. It began 
 the present year under very favorable 
 conditions, numerous important enlarge- 
 ments and improvements having been 
 made the previous year, by which its 
 capacity was fully doubled. It was pro- 
 vided with a new and complete ou tfit 
 of the best machinery and the character 
 of the product this year has been, as 
 might be expected, among the best to 
 be found in the market. As evidence 
 of this fact, it is quite worthy of remark 
 that, notwithstanding the general de- 
 
 pression in the paper industry, as well 
 as otherwise, this mill has been kept 
 busy, night and day, to fill its orders. 
 Its products are exclusively wrapping 
 paper of both straw and manilla grades. 
 The books of Ricmond Bro's. show that 
 their receipts during the year aggregate 
 to $150,000. Of course, the success of 
 this firm is largely due to the fact that 
 it is composed of practical and experi- 
 enced paper makers. They are conver- 
 sant with the demands of the market 
 and know how to meet them. 
 
 THE WESTERN WOOD PULP MILLS. 
 
 This is one of the most solid and suc- 
 cessful of the numerous manufacturing 
 establishments in this city. It is also 
 one of the "pioneer" pulp mills in the 
 country, having been built here seven 
 years ago. During thejsucceeding'time, 
 with rare exceptions, the machinery has 
 been constantly in motion, day and 
 night. This has been necessary to meet 
 the demands for the pre duct by the yar- 
 ious paper mills throughout the West- 
 ern States. The pulp is utilized in the 
 manufacture of print paper and is of a 
 very superior quahty. It is made whol- 
 ly out of poplar wood^ — the latter being 
 ground while green upon large and rap- 
 idly revolving stones designed for this 
 purpose. 
 
 This concern has been of great bene- 
 fit to the city and county. It furnishes 
 employment to 30 hands and creates a 
 demand for a kind of timber which in 
 most places • is, and in Appleton had 
 hitherto, been worthless. Mr.O. W.Clark 
 has had charge of these mills ever 
 since they started, and the fact that 
 their constant operation is attended 
 with little or no friction is thus ex- 
 plained. 
 
 This establisnment is the property of 
 Bradner, Smith & Co., of Chicago, one 
 of the largest paper firms in the West, 
 and is only one of the numerous and im- 
 portant enterprises in which they are 
 engaged. They have several large mills 
 
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 OUR MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES. 
 
 at other points and do a heavy maniifac- 
 tuiing business. The firm has a very 
 extensive paper warehouse in Chicago 
 and which is their central distributing 
 point. They deal in all kinds of paper, 
 from the coarsest to the finest gxades, 
 and have an immense trade throughout 
 the Great West. We know of no better 
 firm nur one that offers as many advan- 
 tages to their patrons. They are cour- 
 teo\:s and obliging and are satisfied with 
 smaU margins. After an experience in 
 deaUng with them of upwards of ten 
 years, we can heartily and cheerfully 
 commend the firm to the craft every-* 
 where, as well as to all other paper con- 
 summers. They are eminently deserve- 
 ing of their success and prominence. 
 
 FLOURING MILLS. 
 
 Few, if any points in the whole coun- 
 try are better adapted to merchant mill- 
 ing than Appleton. Here we have an 
 abundance of power and that of the 
 right sort for enterprises of this kind. 
 Then the country immediately surround- 
 ing and tributary to Appleton is one of 
 the finest wheat growing sections of the 
 Northwest. The grade of our wheat 
 stands high in the best markets of the 
 country, and indeed it is not surpassed 
 by the similar products of any locality. 
 The product of the contiguous territory 
 is already quite extensive, but it will 
 continue to increase every year as the 
 development of the country proceeds. 
 In addition to this our relations by rail 
 and water with wheat gTowing sections 
 in the interior and western jjortions of 
 the State, as well as with Minnesota, 
 Dakota and the country bordering upon 
 the Mississippi, are such that unlimited 
 supplies of this cereal can be had. Most 
 of oiir mills are ah'eady provided with 
 side tracks at their very doors and those 
 hereafter to be established can have the 
 same advantages. These considerations, 
 together with the fact that the rates of 
 transportation on lines reaching out into 
 
 the agricultural districts on one hand 
 and to the leading markets of the coun- 
 try on the other, are as low in Appleton 
 as are enjoyed by the manufacturers of 
 any other interior town in the conntry. 
 
 THE APPLETON MILLS 
 
 Is one of the oldest establishments on 
 our water, having been in continuous 
 operation since 1852. Mr. Willy has 
 been the propiietor for a number of 
 years, and in this direction, as well as in 
 other important undertakings, he has 
 been eminently successful. But the Ap- 
 pleton MiUs of to-day would scarcely be 
 recognized as the original concern. The 
 building itself has been frequently en- 
 larged, its capacity many times increased 
 and a gi'eat quantity of new and im- 
 proved machinery has been added. 
 Something has been done in this direc- 
 tion every season, and the past year, es- 
 jjecially, Mr. Willy has expended a con- 
 siderable sum in making improvements. 
 A new set of crushers has been put in 
 and th 3 number of purifiers have also 
 been increased. Thesi: mills are now 
 thoroughly equipped, in every depart- 
 ment, and are turning out a very super- 
 ior gi-ade of products, of which ample 
 evidence is afforded by the ready sale 
 with which they meet in the best mar- 
 kets of the country. Some idea of the 
 magnitude of Mr. Willy's business will 
 be had, when we state that his sales for 
 the year 1878 will aggi-egate to $150,000. 
 Of course the greater part of this im- 
 mense product is shipped to eastern 
 ports, but Mr. Willy also has a large lo- 
 cal trade. 
 
 THE GENESEE MILLS. 
 
 This is one of the largest institutions 
 of the kind in the State and there are 
 bixt few in the West that have greater 
 capacity. It is located in the Third 
 Ward and is provided with one of the 
 best water powers in the city. The 
 building is a mammoth affair, baing 75 
 feet square and five or six stories high. 
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 accommodate the vast system of ma- 
 chinery "which IS in operation. Not a 
 year has passed, since Col. Conkey be- 
 came the proprietor, but that he has 
 made extensive and important improve- 
 ments. Indeed it is enough to say, un- 
 der this head, that he has kept steady 
 pace with the progress which has been 
 made in the milling industry of late 
 years. Of course those who know any- 
 thing about the matter, understand that 
 it has been attended with immense 
 strides. The evidence of it is seen in 
 the superior brands of flour which are 
 now used in nearly every household. 
 Important improvements have also been 
 made in the Genesee Mills, during the 
 past season, considerable new machinery 
 having been introduced. Col. Conkey 
 has also expended a considerable amount, 
 this year upon his fine water power — 
 adding largely to the capacity thereof 
 and to the permanence of the work by 
 which it is maintained. The improve- 
 ments made have involved an outlay of 
 upwards of $3,000. The products of 
 this establishment have a reputation in 
 the leading flonr markets at the East, 
 which but few mills in the country en- 
 joy. The Genesee Mills contain eight 
 run of stone and the amount of its pro- 
 duct for the year aggregates in value to 
 $180,000. 
 
 THE OUTAGAMIE MILLS. 
 
 This is one of the oldest manufactur- 
 ing establishments in the city. The 
 present proprietors, however, did not 
 engage in operating it until about two 
 years ago. Since that time they have 
 thoroughly overhauled it and have made 
 some very important improvements. 
 During the past year they have increased 
 its capacity, to a considerable extent by 
 putting m another run of stone — thus 
 enabling them not only to do more work 
 but to carry on their business to much 
 better advantage. The mill is now in 
 excellent working order and the charac- 
 ter of its products wiU compare favora- 
 
 bly with the best. The proj)rietors, 
 Messrs. Cross & Willy, are energetic 
 and enterprising men and have devoted 
 themselves with great industry to their 
 business. The result is that they have 
 already built up a fine business. They 
 do a large amount of merchant work 
 and in addition to this they have a large 
 custom trade — their mill having a supe- 
 rior location for this purpose. The farm- 
 ers are well pleased with the result of 
 patronizing this estabhshment and the 
 number is very large. The business of 
 the firm, during the past year, shows a 
 most gratifying increase — their receipts 
 for the 12 months now closed aggregat- 
 ing to $40,000. 
 
 THE LAWRENCE MILLS. 
 
 This is now one of the leading estab- 
 lishments of the kind in Northern Wis- 
 consin. In 1877 it was rebuilt, from 
 bottom to top, and supplied with a large 
 amount of new and improved machinery. 
 Its capacity was also, at the same time, 
 more than doubled. During the past 
 season, two sets of large crushers have 
 also been put in, besides considerable 
 other machinery of a minor character. 
 The Lawrence Mills are now as complete 
 in every respect as experienced skiU and 
 money could make them. Notwith- 
 standing the year '78 has been rather 
 unfavorable for the milling industry, 
 Messrs. Hauert & Weiland have done a 
 large business — their sales for the year 
 footing up to $158,000. 
 
 MAXWELL & beard's MILL. 
 
 This establishment was erected on its 
 present site, near the third lock, on the 
 government canal, during the season of 
 1877. It has been operated to a consid- 
 erable extent during the past year, but 
 a great portion of the time has 
 been spent in preparing more thoroxigh- 
 ly for the better times which, it is hoped, 
 the near future has in store. Another 
 run of stone has been added this season 
 and important improvements have other- 
 wise been made. We expect to hear of 
 
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 the best reports from ^is concern by 
 the close of another year. 
 
 BAUM & HUHN'S mill. 
 
 The past season has witnessed the 
 erection of this mill, on the lower water 
 power. The work of putting in the 
 machinery has been in progress for 
 some time, and probably as soon as this 
 number of the Post is in the hands of 
 the reader, the establishment will be in 
 complete operation. So far as the ex- 
 terior is concerned, the mill is a modest 
 looking affair ; but we are assured that 
 the machinery will be first-class and that 
 its facilities in general will be such as to 
 admit of first-class work being done. 
 The proprietors are young men, but 
 they are energetic and industrious, and 
 we have no doubt that they wiU make 
 their enterprise a fine success. 
 
 APPLETON FOUNDRY AND MA- 
 CHINE SHOP. 
 
 The importance of having a first-class 
 foundry and machine shop m our midst 
 is something which our manufacturers 
 have frequently had occasion to appre- 
 ciate. Indeed it can meet their wants 
 so perfectly and at short notice, that 
 they could not well get along without it. 
 It has facilities for doing a very wide 
 range of work, from the turning out of 
 the simplest casting to the manufacture 
 of the heaviest kind of machinery. 
 
 During the past year, the firm lost one 
 of its members — Mr. Ketchum having 
 died several months ago. His place, 
 however, has been supplied by Mr. Henry 
 Bergman, a very skillful mechanic, to 
 whom his interest has been leased. Mr. 
 Morgan the other member of the firm, 
 still abides with us and devotes his time 
 and superior talents to the business. 
 Some time since he invented a paper 
 cutter which we desire to especially 
 commend to printers. We have had one 
 of his machines in use for ujjwards of a 
 year and we take pleasure in stating 
 that we have never used or seen any- 
 
 thing of the kind which can compare 
 with it in efficiency m performing the 
 work for which it is designed. It is sim- 
 ple, easy to oj^erate, never gets out of 
 repair and can be relied upon for the 
 most perfect work, at all times. A cut 
 of this machine is shown elsewhere and 
 printers will consult their interest by 
 examining it carefully, and if they have 
 need of a paper cutter, by ordering one 
 at once. The Post, having learned its 
 usefulness, could not keep house, with- 
 out a Morgan cutter. 
 
 Notwithstanding the general' depres- 
 sion in business, Ketchum & Morgan 
 have done a prosperous business the 
 past year— their receipts amounting ^to 
 $25,000. 
 
 AGRICULTUBAL IMPLEMENTS. 
 
 The success of the Appleton Manu- 
 facturing Company, during the few brief 
 years of its existance, is somewhat re- 
 markable. When they commenced they 
 had most everything to contend against. 
 In the first jjlace their factory was not 
 supplied with any jDermanent or reliable 
 means of power, and to secure this re- 
 quired a new and important undertaking 
 and one involving a considerable outlay. 
 The energetic firm addressed themselves 
 to the situation and in a short time, by 
 the construction of several hundred feet 
 of trunk, they secured a splendid power 
 and of ample magnitude to answer their 
 purpose. Again, in introducing their 
 now famous seeder and other implements, 
 they were met by wealthy concerns, pre- 
 pared and determined to contest every 
 inch of advancement by the new firm. 
 But the magnitude of the latter's busi- 
 ness to-day is the best of evidence as to 
 how well they have succeeded. But their 
 success was only accomplished by hard 
 work, night and day. The members of 
 the firm are all jjractical men and thor- 
 oughly understand the needs' of the farm- 
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 energies were utilized in perfecting their 
 seeder and in making it an indispensable 
 implement to tlie thoxough farmer. 
 That they have succeeded, there is now 
 no question among those competent to 
 Judge. It has surpassed all rivals in pop- 
 ular favor, and is to day the favorite 
 machine where it is thoroughly ktown. 
 Both as a seeder and cultivator, the Bad- 
 ger is complete and' can be relied upon 
 to do a great variety of work in a perfect 
 manner. We refer the reader to a fine 
 illustration of this machine elsewhere. 
 
 The Company also manufactures the 
 peerless horse-hoe cultivator which has 
 had such a large sale among the farmers, 
 throughout the West, for several years 
 past. It is adapted to a wide range of 
 work and all who have used it find it 
 quite indespensable to thorough farming. 
 The Company manufactures various oth- 
 er implements which we have not space 
 to notice and deals in farm machinery of 
 all kinds. In fact, their establishment 
 is headquarters, in Northern Wisconsin, 
 for obtaining supplies of this descrip- 
 tion. We can commend the Company 
 most heartily to retail dealers and to the 
 farmers also, and with it business trans- 
 actions will always be found profitable 
 and satisfactory. The past year has 
 been one of the most prosperous in their 
 history — their sales having amounted to 
 upwards of $65,000. 
 
 APPLETON STAVE FACTORY. 
 
 This is one of the pioneer manufact- 
 uring establishments of Appleton and 
 there is probably none which has been 
 of greater importance to the city and 
 surrounding country. It has always fur- 
 nished employment to a very large force 
 of hands, all of whom receive cash for 
 the work performed. The institution 
 has also provided an excellent market 
 for timber and its disbursements for this 
 purpose, every winter, among the farmers 
 of the adjacent towns, have proved of 
 great advantage to them. The products 
 
 of the estabHshment consist entirely of 
 flour barrel stock. The proprietors also 
 have another factory at Kaukauna which 
 is operated on an extensive scale. Their 
 stock enjoys a splendid reputation,jwhere- 
 ever it is known, and while they have a 
 large local trade among our millers, the 
 principal part of their sales is made else' 
 where in Wisconsin and throughout oth- 
 er Western States'. 
 
 Considerable improvements have been 
 made in and about this factory the past 
 season and it is now thoroughly equipped 
 for the demands of a busy year. 
 
 Messrs G. W. Spaulding & Co., which 
 is one of the very best firms on our riv- 
 er, inform tis that their gales for '78 
 amount to $50,000 They have a regular 
 force of 40 hands employed. 
 
 APPLETON CHAIR & BEDSTEAD 
 FACTORY. 
 There is scarcely an establishment in 
 this city which is of greater importance 
 nor one which is doing more to spread 
 our reputation abroad, as a manufactur- 
 ing center, than the Appleton Chair and 
 Bedstead Factory. Until a comparitive- 
 ly recent date the products of this in- 
 stitution consisted wholly of the more 
 common articles of furniture, but latter- 
 ly a new and very important departure 
 has been made, viz : the manufacture of 
 the very finest class of furniture, adapted 
 to use in counting room, the private resi- 
 dence, the public hall and in fact every 
 place where a superior article is required. 
 To enable the company the better to 
 carry out its plans, the services of a 
 most skillful designer and worker in 
 wood was employed, in the person of Mr. 
 Thos. Hill. Other competent workmen 
 were also engaged, specially adapted to 
 certain departments and to perform the 
 most excellent kind of work. New ma- 
 chinery was also introduced and other 
 important improvements made to enable 
 the company to fully carry out its, de- 
 
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 signs. The experience of the company 
 in introducing the products of this branch 
 of their business has been most Satisfac- 
 tory. Numerous stores and society halls, 
 here and eleswhere, have been supi^lied 
 with most elaborate outfits of furniture, 
 and it is not too much to say that in or- 
 iginality and elegance of design, as well 
 as in the beauty and perfection of work- 
 manship displayed, the work which this 
 establishment has turned^out is no where 
 excelled. The Company is prepared to 
 turn out the very best work in the line 
 of walnut, oak and ash chamber suits, in 
 the most po^Dular designs, and secretar- 
 ies, mantels, side-boards, etc. We can 
 assure our readers who contemplate pui'- 
 chasing any of this class of articles that 
 they can better be satisfied, with less 
 money, at this factory than at any other 
 establishment in the country. 
 
 Of course the manufacture of more or- 
 dinary furniture, including cane and 
 wood-seat chairs, is continued by the 
 company and on a large scale. It is 
 needless to commend these goods for 
 they are generally known throughout 
 the West as being the best products of 
 their class now manufactured. Retail 
 dealers have found by experience that 
 they can handle these goods with advan- 
 tage and profit. 
 
 This company, of which Mr. Jas. F. 
 Atkinson is the Secretary, Treasurer and 
 business manager, employs a force of 80 
 hands and the receipts of its business 
 for the year 1878 amount to $45,000. 
 
 PUMPS. 
 
 The Appleton Pump Factory is locat- 
 ed on the Second ward water power and 
 has been in operation since 1863. Mr. 
 T. W. Brown is the proprietor and is 
 one of our solid business men, financial- 
 ly and otherwise. He manufactures va- 
 rious styles and sizes of pumjjs and they 
 are known to be among the very best in 
 use. His factory is thoroughly equip- 
 ed with maclynery and his business is in 
 
 a prosperous condition. He has a large 
 local trade and elsewhere, in Northwest- 
 em Wisconsin, as well. During the past 
 year he has introduced some new ma- 
 chinery which adds considerably to his 
 manufacturing facilities. Mr. Brown al- 
 so deals quite extensively in lightning 
 rods and handles the very best products 
 of the market. His factory is located on 
 the second Ward Water Power. 
 
 SASH, DOOR AND BLINDS. 
 
 The factory of which Messrs. Briggs 
 & Beveridge are now the proprietors 
 was established many years ago. Nume- 
 rous important changes, however, have 
 been made. The present spacious and 
 substantial building was erected in the 
 Spring of 1873 by Mr. Briggs. Some- 
 what later a partnership ^-as formed be- 
 tween him and Mr. Wambold. During 
 the season of 1877, the latter gentleman 
 retired, disposing of his interest to Mr. 
 Beveridge. During the same year nu- 
 merous and important improvements 
 were made which added largely to the 
 facilities of the firm for doing business. 
 Although trade has been generally de- 
 pressed, during the year which has now 
 just closed, this firm has had quite a 
 prosperous trade. They have not only 
 met all demands upon them but have 
 shipped largely of their proditcts to va- 
 rious other outside points. Their goods 
 are very superior in quality and we can 
 commend them heartily to retail dealers 
 and dealers generally. The fir tn employ 
 a force of 20 hands and do an annual 
 business of $50,000. 
 
 BRICK, LIME, ETC. 
 
 J. H. MAESTON & CO. 
 
 This firm is successor to C. E. Fisher 
 & Co., having bought out the old firm 
 last month. They propose to continue 
 in the manufacture of lime, at this point, 
 and to handle building materials gene- 
 rally. The new company is now even 
 better prepared than their predecessors 
 
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 to meet the public demands. They 
 have put up another kiln this fall which 
 •will double the capacity of their works. 
 The most skilled and experienced help 
 that could be procured is in the employ 
 of the new firm, and no pains or expense 
 will be spared to meet all demands in a 
 prompt and satisfactory manner. 
 Marston & Co. will also deal in stone 
 and mason's building materials in gene- 
 ral. They have an excellent quarry at 
 Clifton, the products of which are un- 
 surpassed. It will be the aim of this 
 firm to offer such inducements to the 
 public as they cannot afiford to overlook. 
 And it will be for the advantage of all 
 to patronize them when in need of any- 
 thing in their line. 
 
 H. W. CARTEB 
 
 has had a busy season at his brick yards, 
 just outside of the city, on the banks of 
 Lake Buttes Morts. He makes the best 
 quality of brick ever used in this city. 
 The are perfectly formed, have a uniform 
 and rfigular surf are and are very durable. 
 Mr. Carter has had long experience in 
 this line and is a skilled and practical 
 brick-maker. The product of his yards, 
 during the past season, amount to 700,- 
 000 brick, most of which have been util- 
 ized in this locality. 
 
 TANNEEIES. 
 
 PFEIFEE & CO. 
 
 The tannery now owned by this firm 
 is one of the oldest establishments on 
 our water power. Not until August, 
 1877, however, did the present proprie- 
 tors come into the possession ( f it. But 
 since then it has been operated as it 
 never had been before— to the fuU ex- 
 tent of its capacity and with an energy 
 which characterizes an experienced and 
 practical firm. During the past year and 
 a half, while a very large business has 
 been done, the proprietors hav^e devoted 
 a good share of their time to overhauling 
 the establishment. So thorough has 
 been their work, that there now remains 
 
 but Hitfcle to be done. The tannery is 
 now in excellent shape for doing busi- 
 ness. The buildings have been largely 
 repaired and a quantity of new and im- 
 proved machinery has been put in by 
 which the facilities have been improved 
 and the capacity enlarged. Accordingly 
 the business performed the past season 
 is much greater than during any previ- 
 ous year of its history. The firm, Messrs. 
 Pfeifer & Co., have a large leather house 
 in Chicago, where the product of their 
 Applet on factory is marketed. 
 
 KAMPS & FEIEUNDS TANNERY. 
 
 is located on the government canal, near 
 the third lock. It is somewhat limited 
 in its capacity, but is doing considerable 
 work, notwithstanding. It is very well 
 provided with machinery and other fa- 
 cilities for manufacturing and the quali- 
 ty of its products commands for them a 
 ready market. 
 
 lEON-MAKING. 
 
 THE APPLETON FURNACE. 
 
 The fact that the iron furnace in this 
 city is one of the few put of the whole 
 number in the United States now in op- 
 eration, is good evidence (1,) that the es- 
 tablishment is being well managed and 
 (2) that this point has advantages which 
 few others enjoy. The cost of power is 
 a mere nothing and the fact that the 
 enormous freights are taken and deliv- 
 ered at the very yards of the estabHsh- 
 ment is a consideration involving gxeat 
 economy. Indeed these are probably 
 the secrets which enable it to operate 
 while others are obHged to close. This 
 furnace turns out the very best grade of 
 charcoal pig iron, and when there is any 
 demand at all, it meets with a ready 
 sale. 
 
 The Company has a large force of 
 hands in its constant employ and the 
 receipts of its business for the year 1878 
 will amount to $120,000. 
 
 H. D. Smith, an experienced iron 
 manufacturer, is the 'Secretary and Treas- 
 urer of the Company. 
 
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 LUMBEE. 
 
 During tlie early part of the past year, 
 Messrs. Wborton Bro's, one of our heav- 
 iest lumber firms, having become largely 
 interested elsewhere, disposed of the 
 site on which their saw mill was located 
 and it is now occupied by a more impor- 
 tant enterprise. They also sold out 
 their lotock on hand, with their good 
 will, etc. to 
 
 MESSRS. KAMSAY & JONES, 
 
 a firm of enterprising young men, who 
 are now supplying and will hereafter 
 meet all demands for lumber, in this lo- 
 cality, which amounts to a very extensive 
 trade. They have most excellent facili- 
 ties for this pui-^jose. They have a large 
 tract of land in the "Menomonee dis- 
 trict," covered with the very best of 
 pine. They also have mills of great ca- 
 pacity, so situated that they can be 
 reached from this place by both rail and 
 water, and the products of which can be 
 delivered here at the least possible ex- 
 pense. Their yards are located on the 
 flat, just south of Grand Chute Island, 
 and between the railroad and the govern- 
 ment canal. They have been very busy 
 the past season putting in a stock of 
 lumber so extensive as to be fully up to 
 the demands of the city and surround- 
 ing country. They engaged in business 
 here last June and since then they have 
 had a very handsome trade. The de- 
 mands upon them are growing and will 
 no doubt continue to increase. They 
 carry a stock which enables them to fill 
 any order, and the people appreciate the 
 fact that their facihties are such as to 
 enable them to undersell dealers less fa- 
 vorably circumstanced. 
 
 ROSE & HEATH. 
 
 This is one of the old, as it is also one 
 of the solid firms, engaged in manufac- 
 turing on the river. They have always 
 commanded a Hberal share of the local 
 trade and have also exported largely to 
 other points. Their mill is located on 
 the lower water power. The past year, ' 
 
 however, has been a most unfavorable 
 one for them, and they have done but a 
 limited business, compared to that of 
 previous years. On account of the en- 
 tire absence of snow last winter, they 
 were unable to get in any stock, and the 
 consequence was that their operations 
 were very much abridged. However, 
 with a favorable winter, this year, they 
 will doubtless do a large business the 
 coming season. They manufacture hard 
 and soft lumber, a variety of wagon 
 stock and broom handles. 
 
 HUBS AND SPOKES. 
 There is no better i:)lace for the manu- 
 facture of wagon stock, on a large scale 
 than Appleton. The forests immediate- 
 ly surrounding abound in the very best 
 grade of timber, and the experience of 
 our manufacturers during the past sea- 
 son also demonstrates the fact that, by 
 means of accessible railway lines and 
 water courses, a large section of country 
 can be drawn upon, at any time, for the 
 necessary suppUes. Moreover the ad- 
 vantage of cheap transportation, for 
 manufactured stock, as well as raw ma- 
 terial, here obtains, and of course the 
 best of water power privileges can be 
 had. 
 
 THE APPLETOX HUB AND SPOKE FACTORY. 
 
 This is one of the oldest industries of 
 the kind in this part of the state and it 
 has also been one of the most success- 
 ful. But it has never had a more pros- 
 perous year than the past one has proved 
 to be ; and this, too, notwithstanding the 
 indications at the beginning of the sea- 
 son were anything but encouraging. It 
 is true that the market promised fairly 
 but the winter of '77-'78 was most unfa- 
 vorable for securing a stock of timber. 
 The entire season brought not a single 
 day of sleighing, and to the ordinary ob- 
 server the prospect appeared most 
 gloomy. However, Messrs. Marstou & 
 Beveridge did not propose to siiccumb 
 to circumstances. Accordingly, instead 
 
OUB MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES. 
 
 37 
 
 of depending wholly upon the home sup- 
 ply, they arranged for stock at various 
 outside points, touching the rail and wa- 
 ter lines of transportation, reaching out 
 from this city. The result was that they 
 secured a splendid stock of timber — 
 fully equal to any which they had ever 
 purchased at their factory, and at no 
 greater cost. Having settled this point 
 in their favor, a vigorous season of man- 
 ufacturing at once began. Orders com- 
 menced to come in thick and fast and 
 every part of their facilities had to be 
 brought into requisition to meet these 
 orders. And ^the demand upon them 
 was no spasmodic affair. The year has 
 continued to the close as it opened and 
 their establishment has been kept busy 
 the entire year to meet the requirements 
 of the market upon them.* And not- 
 withstanding their stock was much larger 
 than common, it was all utilized earl- 
 ier than usual. Although the success of 
 the year may be accounted for, to some 
 extent, upon the improvement of the 
 market, in their line, yet this does not 
 wholly explain the facts. The products 
 of this establisment have an enviable 
 reputation among the wagon manufact- 
 ures of the west and if there is any de- 
 mand at all, this firm is among the few 
 who can take advantage of the oppor- 
 tunity. They make it a point to buy 
 nothing but the very best of stock and 
 their facilities for manufacturing are 
 such as to enable them to show the best 
 results obtainable. The sales of this 
 firm, during the past year amount to a 
 very gratifying increase over those of 
 the previous year — footing up, as they 
 do, to $55,000. Marston & Beveridge 
 contemplate material enlargements 
 another year which will add considera- 
 bly to their capacity. 
 
 BHiLINGS & MORKISON'S FACTOBY. 
 
 During the year which is now closed, 
 this has been one of the busiest estab- 
 lishments on the whole river. Antici- 
 pating a a liberal demand for their prod- 
 
 ucts early in the year, this firm, on ac- 
 count of the unfavorableness of the pre- 
 vious winter, abandoned all hopes of 
 securing their yearly stock from the 
 immediate locality, and made ample ar- 
 rangements for an adequate supply of 
 timber at various outside points. And 
 their sagacity has proved of great advan- 
 tage to them. Indeed they have never 
 before witnessed so prosperous a year as 
 the past hS.s proved to be. As the most 
 gratifying evidence of this fact that can 
 be introduced, we may state that their 
 product of the previous year has more 
 than thribbled. They had the advan- 
 tage of beginning the year, with a most 
 excellent reputation for their products 
 throughout the west, and the ' result has 
 been that they could not possibly fill the 
 orders which crowded m upon them 
 from time to time. Their receipts for 
 the year aggregate to $25,000. This, as 
 against $8,000 for 1877, is surely as flat- 
 tering an exhibit as could be expected. 
 The prospects of the firm for the com- 
 ing year are also very encouraging. 
 
 GEO. KREISS' HUB AND SPOKE EACTOBY 
 
 is located on the government canal and 
 is one of the oldest institutions of the 
 kind in this part of the State. Its pro- 
 ducts consist of wagon stock in general, 
 including hubs, spokes, fellces, etc. The 
 best of material is used to supply the 
 factory and as the process of making is 
 thoroughly performed, the product finds 
 ready sale in the best markets through- 
 out the West. In common with others 
 in his line, the past year has proved a 
 very prosperous one to Mr. Kreiss. 
 
 GENERAL MACHINE WORK. 
 
 During the past year. Hart & Page 
 have put up a small factory and equipped 
 it with suitable facihties for making all 
 kinds of repairs and doing general ma- 
 chine work. A satisfactory success has 
 attended their eff"orts, thus far, and we 
 have no doubt the firm will continue to 
 prosper in the future. 
 
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 OUE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES. 
 
 APPLETON WOOLEN MILLS. 
 
 This has proved one of the most in- 
 dispensible, as it has been one ol the 
 most prosperous estabhshments, on the 
 line of Fox River. To the farmer in 
 this community and neighboring coun- 
 ties as well has it been of great value, 
 and with whom it has always sustained 
 intimate i-elations. It receives his wool 
 product at the highest cash price and 
 furnishes him with goods, adapted to 
 his uses, upon which he can rely as be- 
 ing superior in every respect. The city 
 also has occasion to appreciate its great 
 importance. It furnishes employment 
 to 118 opei-atives and disburses in wages 
 every year upwards of $17,000. At thesa 
 times, when tho supply of all kinds of 
 labor exceeds the demand to such an 
 extent, the benefit of an industry of this 
 kind to the community which imme- 
 diately surrounds it, can hardly be over- 
 estimated. 
 
 It is a most gratifying fact that, not- 
 withstanding the general depressioil 
 which prevails in business, and the 
 specially unfavorable time for i he man- 
 ufacture of woolen fabrics, the Appleton 
 Mills have seen biit few idle days dur- 
 ing any of the recent years. Of course 
 there is an adequate cause for this sur- 
 prising activity. First, the superior 
 business management of the concern 
 has a great deal to do with its success. 
 It is wholly in the hands of young men, 
 but during their brief career, they have 
 shown remarkable enterprise, tempered 
 with prudence and foresight which is a 
 rare business virtue, even among men 
 who are their seniors by many years. 
 These young men have applied them- 
 selves to business with faithfulness and 
 determination, and the result is that 
 their efforts have been crowned with a 
 fine success. Their jjolicy radically dif- 
 fers from that of most manufacturers in 
 their line in the West. Rather than to 
 dtpend ujjon retail dealers for their jmt- 
 ronage, which is somewhat precarious at 
 
 best and is attended with more or less 
 losses, this firm has disposed of its en- 
 tire product to the leading jobbers in 
 Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland, Toledo, 
 Milwaukee, St. Paul and Minneapolis. 
 Of course their profits on a given 
 amount of goods are much less on this 
 account, but in the end they are the 
 gainers, as there is but little or any los- 
 ses to be charged tip at the end of the 
 year. Of course this arrangement with 
 wholesale dealers could not obtain, un- 
 less the products of this factory were 
 first-class in every respect. But that 
 such is the case is evident from the fact 
 that the jobbers who once secure their 
 handUng are always i nxious to continue 
 the arrangement. Indeed, woolen fab- 
 rics which present the brand "standard" 
 have the mdst ready passport to popular 
 favor. 
 
 The products of the Appleton Woolen 
 Mills consist of all woolen flannels, knit- 
 ting yarns, balmovals, clouded, fancy 
 colors and plain. 
 
 The books of Hutchinson & Co. show 
 that they have consumed 200,000 pounds 
 of wool during the year 1878 and that 
 their receipts for this period foot up to 
 $125,000. We feel like specially congrat- 
 ulating this firm on the suecess of the 
 past year. 
 
 DICKERSON SHUTTER WORKS. 
 
 This is a new industry in Appleton, 
 the works having been constructed, dur- 
 ing the past year. The product consists 
 of a new kind of fixtures for outside 
 window blinds and which are certain to 
 have a widespread sale when their mer- 
 its become known. The utility of the 
 fixtures consist of affording to the occu- 
 pant of a room perfect control of out- 
 side blinds, without raising the window. 
 The blinds can be either wholly or par- 
 tially opened or closed, and locked se- 
 curely at any j^oint. The slats can also 
 be adjusted so as to admit of any vol- 
 ume of light desired or it can be exclud- 
 
OUE MANUFACTUEING INDUSTEIES. 
 
 39 
 
 pd entirely by closing them, all of which 
 can be done by simple movements of the 
 interior attachment. The resulting ben- 
 efits are many and need not here be 
 enumerated. We feel certain that this 
 device will meet a want long felt and 
 that, ere long, it will become immensely 
 popular throiighout the country. We 
 take pleasure in calling attention to the 
 announcement of the Company else- 
 where, which is also accompanied with 
 an illustration explaining, to some ex- 
 tent, the invention of which we have 
 spoken. 
 
 HOESENAIL WOEKS. 
 
 The enterprise of manufacturing horse 
 nails was started in this city, about one 
 year ago. While a very considerable 
 amount of manufacturing has been done 
 during the intervening period, a good 
 deal of time, as might be expected, has 
 been employed in laying the ground 
 work for extensive and permanent oper- 
 ations. We are very much pleased to 
 be able to inform our readers that the 
 enterprise is now thoroug hly established 
 and in operation to the full extent of its 
 capacity. Indeed we may say that this 
 has been the case since August last, at 
 which time the work of putting in new 
 and improved machinery w£ s completed. 
 The Company, here engaged, manufac- 
 tures one of the very best nails in the 
 market. If evidence of this statement 
 is wanted, we may submit the faci that 
 it meets with ready and rapid sale where- 
 ever introduced. This is an unusual 
 thing with the products of any new es- 
 tablishment, and especially with horse 
 nails. ■ The consumers of these goods are 
 unusually prejudiced in faror of some 
 weU known article, having an established 
 reputation ; but a few months have suffic- 
 ed for the Champion nail to force its 
 way into conspicuous and popular favor. 
 Indeed the works have been running 
 night and day for the two or three 
 months past, and at the present time are 
 
 at least four weeks behind in filling their 
 orders. On account of this most gratify- 
 ing demand for their products, the Com- 
 pany will double the capacity of the 
 works about the 10th of January, 1879, 
 and are now making arrangements ac- 
 cordingly. The unmistakable evidences 
 now are that this industry will soon de- 
 velop into one of the most important in 
 this valley. This company is composed 
 
 of thorough, experienced, and practical 
 business men. The officers thereof are 
 as follows : 
 
 Presidents. M. Dorr, Eutland, Vt. 
 
 Se&y and Treasurer — Wm. H. Steele, 
 Appleton, Wis. 
 
 Superintendent — E. F. Decker, Ap- 
 pleton, Wis. 
 
 General Agent — Wm. E. Dorr,Apple- 
 ton, Wis. 
 
 FANNING MILLS, ETC. 
 
 John Clapper does a snug business 
 in the manufacture of fanning mills and 
 milk safes, both of which articles are 
 highly thought of. His factory is located 
 north of the depot, m the fifth ward. 
 
 KECAPITULATION. 
 
 To present in a succinct form, and as 
 a matter in which we know very many 
 of our readers will be interested, the 
 business transacted by the Appleton 
 manufacturers during the year of 1878, 
 we herewith submit a recapitulation of 
 the facts and figures above presented in 
 detail. As will be seen the result shows 
 a most gratifying increase over the ex- 
 hibit which we were able to make,in our 
 last Annual Eeview. This fact speaks 
 louder than words of the steady progress 
 which Appleton is making towards a dis- 
 tinction as a manufacturing center which 
 few cities can hope to rival. 
 
 Nc. hands Product for 
 
 employed. theycar 
 
 Farming Implements, 20 65,000. 
 
 Furniture, 80 45,000. 
 
 Flour, 43 548,000. 
 
 Hubs and spokes, 45 75,000. 
 
 Iron, ■ 55 120.000. 
 
 Lumber, 17 63,000. 
 
 Leather. 22 . 31,000. 
 
 Lime Brick, etc.. 10 15,000. 
 
 Machinery 15 25.000. 
 
 Pumps, 3 8,000. 
 
 Paper (Print & Wrap) 185 410,000. 
 
 Staves and Heading. 45 50,000. 
 
 Sash, Doors and Blinds. 20 50,000. 
 
 Woolen Goods, , 118 125.000. 
 
 Wood Pulp. 65 150,000. 
 
 Others. 30 55,000. 
 
 Total, 
 
 743 .$1,835,000 
 
40 
 
 FOUBTH ANNUAL REVIEW. 
 
 THE APPLETON POST. 
 
 ANNUAL REVIEW. 
 
 A GKNO WLEB GEMENTS. 
 
 It is proper that our acknowledgments 
 should accompany this issue of the Post 
 to our manufacturers, merchants and 
 business men generaUy for the substan- 
 tial encouragement which we have re- 
 ceived at their hands. Indeed, it is only 
 by their hearty co-operation that we 
 have been enabled to make the Post 
 what we believe it is to-day, viz., the 
 most complete work of the kind ever 
 undertaken by any country newspaper 
 in behalf of the locality in which it is 
 jjublished. We, therefore, feel grateful 
 to all persons upon whom we have drawn 
 for favors and information, the result of 
 which is presented upon these numerous 
 pages. 
 
 Our special thanks are also due to 
 Mrs. Stansbury, for her charming and 
 appropriate contribution contained on 
 the opposite page ; and to W. J. Allen, 
 Esq., and Prof. Hyde who have rendered 
 us very important aid in the jjreparation 
 of this work. We have Hkewise drawn 
 heavily upon our efficient City Clerk, P. 
 J. Cirkel, for the facts and figures pre- 
 sented under the "municipal" head, and 
 upon Prof. Schmidt, Dr. Randall and 
 Edward West for other favors. Finally, 
 to one and all to whom we are indebt^ 
 ed, we would express our cordial thanks 
 for numerous favors and courtesies re- 
 ceived. 
 
 OUR ANNUAL REVIEW. 
 This is the fourth occasion, on which 
 the Post greets its numerous readers, in 
 the city, county and elsewhere with its 
 Annual Review. We shall not attempt 
 to conceal the i^ride with which we pre- 
 sent this number, for that would be a 
 
 spurious and absurd modesty. But we, 
 trust this feeling is not peculiar to our- 
 selyes. Indeed, we have faith to believe 
 that our readers and the people general- 
 ly will peruse these pages with a gratifi- 
 cation somewhat akin to that which we 
 have experienced in their preparation. 
 Our patrons certainly have more inter- 
 est in the contents than we have any 
 right to assume. It is devoted, in a gen- 
 eral way, to the making known of the 
 great resources and advantages of Ap- 
 pleton, in which their material interests 
 and prospects are embraced. A consid- 
 erable portion of the space is also occu- 
 pied in the reviewing of individual en- 
 terprises, in which the peojDle whom the 
 Post aims to serve, are directly con- 
 cerned. In short, it has been our ambi- 
 tion to leave no subject untouched 
 which would naturally come within the 
 scope of an undertaking of this kind, 
 and we have endeavored to make tl is 
 number such as will be received with in- 
 terest at home and as can be distributed, 
 with good results, abroad. 
 
 In collecting the facts and figures 
 which form the basis of the work dis- 
 played on these pages, the utmost care 
 has been exercised, and if for no other 
 reason, we must be permitted to com- 
 mend the conclusions reached as being 
 significant for their rehability. The im- 
 portance of this feature, both for home 
 and foreign consumption, cannot be 
 overestimated, and this point we have 
 kept steadily in mind. 
 
 We have faith to believe that the work 
 and progress of the year, detailed and 
 summarized in these columns, in a man- 
 ner easy to comprehend, will be a source 
 of extreme satisfaction to every resident 
 or friend of the city or county. That 
 our prosperity and develoj)ment are thus 
 indicated, no person who will examine 
 the evidence can deny. Indeed, as here- 
 in appears, the magnitude to which our 
 material interests have attained, is a sub- 
 ject upon which our people may well ex- 
 
OLD AND NEW. 
 
 41 
 
 change hearty congratulations ; and thiat 
 it will attract some attention throughout 
 the country, is a result reasonably to be 
 expected. It is proper to suggest here, 
 and worth while to bear in mind, that the 
 result achieved is not in consequence of 
 general activity but rather the fruit of 
 enterprise and advantages peculiar to 
 this locality. 
 
 That the custom inaugurated by the 
 Post, a few years ago, of annually re- 
 viewing the progress, events and busi- 
 ness of the past year is attended with 
 wholesome results is a proposition which, 
 we are assured, has the cordial assent of 
 our readers in particular and the general 
 public as well. That the form in which 
 this work is, this week, presented will 
 l>e specially acceptable, we have no doubt 
 
 whatever. It meets the convenience of 
 the reader, as a cumbersome sheet could 
 not ; and, as it is more easily preserved, 
 the resulting benefits are likely to be 
 more permanent than could be secured 
 in the newspaper form. It is our inten- 
 tion to contimie this method hereafter, 
 so that, when three or more are issued, 
 they can be bound m one volume, by 
 those who may desire, for permanent 
 reference in the future. 
 
 And now, with this brief introduction, 
 we submit our Pourth Annual Eeview 
 to our readers — leaving it with them to 
 criticise its defects and, if it appears 
 worthy, to approve of its merits. But, 
 whatev-er be the tendency of their com- 
 ments, we wish one and all "A Happy 
 New Tear." 
 
 OLD AND NEW. 
 
 JANUARY I St, 1879 
 
 "Dut-worn at last, with all his race the old year goes to rest ; 
 
 His hands are folded wearily across his gallant breast. 
 
 No friend could wish him back again, of all who loved him best. 
 
 He heard the storm of battle rave beyond that storied main. 
 
 Whose calm tides beat the shore that owned the haughty Caesar's reign ; 
 
 And saw, along the Eastern sky, the fiery Crescent wane. 
 
 Yet not from Plevna's fortress walls, where cannon-thunders beat ; 
 And not from pass or dim defile, where Turk and Northmen met ; 
 Nor crimson field where, heart to heart, their bayonets were set ; — 
 
 Nor yet from bloodless strife of courts, where hostile powers arrayed 
 Of subtle wit and eloquence, unsheathed the glittering blade, 
 And turn of phrase or stroke of pen, an empire marred or made; 
 
 But where, above our native land death's shadow settled down, 
 And wave on wave of anguish rolled from smitten town to town. 
 He called his peerless heroes forth to wear a martyr-drown — 
 
 Oh ! on the field where Freedom's flag is waving proud and high, 
 And thunder-peals of victory rend all the lurid sky. 
 With fame's elixir at the lip, men may not fear to die ! 
 
 But these, with kiss of wife and child yet clinging warm and sweet, 
 From happy doors of Northern homes, went forth with steady feet 
 To face the fever-death that walked, unstayed, the Southern street. 
 
42 OLD AND NEW. 
 
 Fearless they breathed the tainted air from poison fountains fed, 
 And saw, like Moloch carved in bronze, the sun glare hot and red 
 Above the dying side by side with yet unburied dead. 
 
 Through midnight -watches dread and deep, in many a noisome room, 
 They grappled with the spectral hands that clutched them in the gloom 
 Unbroken by one dawning ray across the skies of doom. 
 
 The hands that spared not brother's blood, at Liberty's behest. 
 
 Grew tender as a mother's now, above her darling's rest. 
 
 Till hearts, the sword could ne'er compel, love's mastery confest. 
 
 Ah ! dearer than to pilgrim feet is holy Mecca's shrine, 
 
 Shall be the graves of those who fell in service so difine ! 
 
 Their children's children's lips shall boast a more than royal line ! 
 
 So, from the foulest reeks of death, hope's snowy lilies grew ; 
 
 And love, though late, the pearl of peace from deeps of suffering drew ; 
 
 And on the ruined Old arose the temple of the New ! 
 
 Why does the New Year come in winter time. 
 And wrapped in mantle -^vhite of fleecy snow ? 
 His greeting song alone the stormy rhyme 
 Of gales that through the leafless branches blow ? 
 
 Can streamlets sing when all the flowers are dead ? 
 Or skies be glad whence birds have flown away ? 
 The sunbeam for the rose be comforted ? 
 Or lonely hearts keep winter holiday ? 
 
 Ah ! my heart, with all thy learning, art thou still so slow discerning 
 Joy of hope than joy of having more complete ? 
 Better first are tears than laughter, for the comfort waiting after. 
 And the song that ends the sighing is more sweet ! 
 
 So the New Year in his bosom hides all spring-time, bud and blossom, — 
 Summer lights asleep on land and sea, — 
 
 Autum's misty, purple splendor, — moons of harvest large and tender, 
 Climbing slowly up the skies to be. 
 
 All the birds shall pipe before him, and a cloudless heaven shine o'er him, 
 
 And the earth be strewn with blossoms in his way, — 
 
 All the little brooks run swifter, and the crested laurel lift her 
 
 Purple banners to the glad, triumphal day ! 
 
 Many a grave the browTi leaves cover, will the New Year sprinkle over 
 
 With hope's tender garlands white as snow ; 
 
 For the bitter herbs of sorrow, in the sunshine of to-morrow 
 
 We may smile to see love's perfect roses blow ! 
 
 And when, at length, adown life's sunset sky, 
 Its cares and hopes may fade, and Memory shine, 
 A lonely star, with tender, mournful eye, — 
 Still point us gently, O, thou Hand divine ! 
 
 Beyond the world where all our years grow old, 
 And gathering mists obscure the crystal sphere. 
 To where the jasper walls and streets of gold 
 Reflect the light of Heaven's eternal year ! 
 
 — Mary A. P. Stansbury. 
 
RAILROADS. 
 
 THE aHEAT HIGHWAYS FOE TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION— APPLETON IS LIBERALLY PRO- 
 VIDED WITH FACILITIES OF THIS KIND — TWO IMPORTANT AND COMPETING LINES NOW 
 IN OPERATION — CONNECTING US WITH COMMERCIAL CENTERS ON ONE HAND AND A 
 PRODUCTIVE TERRITORY UPON THE OTHER— WHAT HAS BEEN ACCOMPLISHED THE 
 PAST YEAR AND WHAT IS CONTEMPLATED FOR THE FUTURE — FIGURES SHOWING A DE- 
 TAILED REPORT OF THE BUSINESS FOR THE YEAR. 
 
 The rapid development of the Western 
 Continent which has been the wonder of 
 the world has been owing to the con- 
 struction of railroads and the faciUties 
 which they have provided more than to 
 any other agency. It is true that the 
 building of these thoroughfares has been 
 a great tax upon the people, both in their 
 capacity as a nation and as muncipalities. 
 Immense subsidies have been granted 
 and secured and in divers other ways 
 have the people shared in the great out- 
 lays which have been made for this pur- 
 pose. Moreover the rights acquired at 
 what would seem, in one sense, to be at 
 the sacrifice of tbe public interests, have 
 often been grossly abused by the corpo- 
 rations obtaining them. But with all of 
 the iniquities practiced and evils that 
 have resulted, few men live to-day who 
 will deny that, with the debits and credits 
 properly entered, the country has been 
 immensely the gainer from our vast sys- 
 tem of railways which unite the country 
 with bands of iron and Steele. They are 
 the avenues upon which the agents of 
 commerce may hurry to and fro, and the 
 products of human industry find swift 
 and ready transit. They are adapted to 
 all climes and are quite independent of 
 the elements. The extreme heat of the 
 tropics cannot create an agent to endan- 
 ger their operations and the rigor of 
 northern zones can, at most, only a trifle 
 restrict their usefulnesss. There is no 
 distance so great which they cannot over- 
 come, and there is no country where 
 they are not required which has resour- 
 ces to be developed. In a word, rail- 
 roads are the most potent material agents 
 which civilization has in her employ, 
 and they never weary in obeying her 
 behests. They respond to every call, 
 and bear burdens with faithfulness and 
 precision. 
 
 Appleton is fortunate first in having 
 been provided with ample facilities for 
 travel and transportation by land to meet 
 
 her wants now and hereafter ; and second- 
 ly, in having escaped the extortions of 
 which many interior towns have had oc- 
 casion to complain. 
 
 THE CHICAGO AND NORTHWESTERN RAIL- 
 ROAD. 
 
 This is one of the most important 
 thoroughfares in the whole country, and 
 the importance to Appleton of being 
 situated on its route is very great. The 
 ramifications of this road are so great 
 that there is hardly an important sec- 
 tion of the country which it does not 
 touch. It also places us in connection 
 with other important lines which reach 
 out in every direction through the coun- 
 try. Thus are placed within our reach 
 the means of obtaining our supply of crude 
 materials from a source which is inex- 
 haustable and of seeking a market for 
 our manufactured products at as little 
 tax upor our industries as could be ex- 
 pected in the most highly favored lo- 
 cality. 
 
 This road has seven distinct divisions 
 which reaches into as many states and 
 describing an aggregate distance of over 
 2,000 miles. The faeihties of the road 
 are not surpassed by those of any other 
 corporation in the country. Every mile 
 of the track is in excellent condition and 
 it is the policy of the company to keep 
 their property in the best of repair. 
 Within the past, few years the old tracks 
 of iron have been removed and more 
 substantial paths of steel have 
 taken their place. The rolHng stock of 
 the company is immense in extent. 
 Freight cars by the thousands, adapted 
 to all kinds of traffic, have been provid- 
 ed to accommodate their immense busi- 
 ness at various points. The traveling 
 coaches are as fine as can be seen any- 
 where and the appHances of the road are 
 otherwise first class and of a character 
 to best supply thci wants and comforts 
 of its patrons. The management is 
 little short of perfect. An accident on 
 
44 
 
 KAILKOADS. 
 
 this line, resulting from recklessness or 
 indifference, is unknown, and even tlie 
 possibility of such a disaster is not tole- 
 rated. So far as Appleton's relations 
 with this company are concerned few of 
 om- people have ever had occasion to be- 
 liev() that it has no soul. Indeed it is 
 an honorable competitor for our busi- 
 ness and is courteous and liberal to an un- 
 usual degree. As will be seen, it per- 
 forms a laxge caiTying business for this 
 city. Mr. C. B. Morrison, the agent of 
 the company, has furnished us with the 
 figures which enables us to present a re- 
 port of the business, at this point, in de- 
 tail. It is as follows by months : 
 
 FREIGHT RECEIVED. 
 
 Pounds. Charges. 
 
 Jamiary 1.922.300 $ 1,9.59.17 
 
 February 1,671,312 1,890.59 
 
 March 1,197,065 1,842.30 
 
 April 2.865,606 3,319.08 
 
 May 2,536,214 2,937.79 
 
 .Tune 2,909,650 3,475.30 
 
 .July 2,024,714 2, .540.34 
 
 August, 3,594,978 4.068.53 
 
 September 3,609,266 4,254.79 
 
 October 5,292,059 5,179.46 
 
 November, 4,325.189 4,288.61 
 
 December 4,000,000 4,000.00 
 
 Total 35,948,353 40,295.96 
 
 FREIGHT FORWAEDED. 
 
 Founds. Charges. 
 
 ■January 1,494,730 2.296.21 
 
 February 2,421,630 3,385.42 
 
 March 1,146.1.50 1,647.41 
 
 April, 2,2.53,975 2,936.69 
 
 M^y 2,088,005 2,983.92 
 
 June, 1,900,380 2,.545.93 
 
 .July 2,626,850 2,784.05 
 
 August 1,780,030 2,388.22 
 
 September 1,999,940 2,609.15 
 
 October, 1,994,130 2,889.61 
 
 November 2,074,490 2,679.74 
 
 December 1,900,000 
 
 Total. 23,677,310 29,154.25 
 
 TICKET SALES. 
 
 During the year, 13,500 persons have 
 bought tickets, at the station m this city 
 and have paid the company therefor 
 $25,337.61. 
 
 MILWAUKEE LAKE SHORE AND WESTERN 
 RAILWAY. 
 
 As in the case of the Chicago and 
 Northwesfern, the building of this road 
 ■ upon the route which it describes, in- 
 volved a considerable outlay to the peo- 
 ple of Appleton — aid having been voted 
 to both enterprises. But few can be 
 found to-day who comprehend the real 
 interests of the city who regret these in- 
 vestments. Especially in the latter case 
 have the benefits secured been of the 
 utmost importance to this locality. The 
 road accommodates the wants of our 
 manufacturing interests as they had 
 never been provided for before, and in 
 
 such a way as to result in a great saving. 
 The line of the road is directly through 
 the center of the manufacturing part of 
 the city and is very convenient of access 
 from every direction. And the plans of 
 the company is to ultimately reach every 
 estabUshment on the river by building 
 spurs or side tracks, connecting with the 
 main hne. Already coixsiderable pro- 
 gress has been made in this direction. 
 Several thousand feet of track has been 
 built this season and another year a 
 large amount of similai* work will be 
 done. The economy of the arrange- 
 ment by which a manufacturer can re- 
 ceive raw materials from the cars at his 
 very door and ship his products from 
 the same point is apparent. The saving 
 aggregates to a la rge amount during the 
 year and would make quite a handsome 
 profit in itself. 
 
 The general route described by this 
 road is of great importance to this city. 
 It gives us a swift and direct connection 
 with a fine Lake port, only 40 miles dis- 
 tant and places us in intimate communi- 
 cation with Milwaukee, the metropolis 
 of the state — thus also affording us a 
 competing line with the Northwestern. 
 The extention of this road westward 
 to New London, which was accomplished 
 in 1876, has been of great consequence 
 to this city. It secured us a connection, 
 at that point, with the G. B. & M. B. 
 Kr., running thence west to the Mississ- 
 ippi and into Minnesota. It has there- 
 fore rendered this splendid region of 
 countiy directly tributary to this local- 
 ity and upon which we can draw for a 
 great variety of supplies in the shajae of 
 agricultural and other i^roducts, which 
 our industries require in abundance. 
 
 During the past season this road has 
 been extended westward 20 miles, upon 
 a new route and through a very produc- 
 tive country. 
 
 Its farther limit is now CUntonville, a 
 flourishing viUiage in AVaupaca County. 
 It is the intention of the Company to 
 continue the extention of the road from 
 that point northward, to some point on 
 Lake Superior. When this is accomp- 
 lished, which will be at an early day, a 
 vast section of country, rich in timber 
 and mineral resources will be rendered 
 tributary to Appleton and ujDon which we 
 may depend for supplies for decades to 
 come. 
 
 During the past year, as well as the 
 year previous, this road has done a veiy 
 large business in this city. Mr. G. L. 
 
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 45 
 
 Young, the agent, has furnished us vsdth 
 the following figures which explains the 
 details : 
 
 FREIGHT BECEIVED. 
 
 Months. Pounds. Charges. 
 
 January 3,638,800 .$ 1,080.15 
 
 February 2,529,390 1,000.61 
 
 March 2,550,510 1,105.69 
 
 April 4,194,120 1,147.57 
 
 May 3.792,130 1,011.12 
 
 June 4.143,590 1,098.40 
 
 July 2.838,890 751.33 
 
 August 3,736,480 850.66 
 
 September 3,979,148 939.41 
 
 October 4,220,819 1,698.40 
 
 November 3,960,851 1,412.52 
 
 December 4,000,000 1,670.00 
 
 Total 46,584.723 13.800.53 
 
 FKEIGHT FORWAKDED. 
 
 Months. Pounds. Charges. 
 
 January 2,140,600 1,843.24 
 
 February 2,441,330 1,310.40 
 
 March 1,720,700 1,586.59 
 
 April 2,429,690 1,773,40 
 
 May 2,589,750 1,811.37 
 
 June 2,047,270 1,351.64 
 
 July 2,031,230 1,291.88 
 
 August 2,182,300 1,382..50 
 
 September 2,210,740 1,447.83 
 
 October 2,894,070 2,524.30 
 
 November 3,100,980 2,422.09 
 
 December 3,000,000 2,300.00 
 
 Total 28,784,670 21,297.36 
 
 The ticket sales of this road for the 
 year, amount to $5,179.33. 
 
 OTHER RAILWAY PROSPECTS. 
 
 During the fall months of the year, 
 now closed, the Wis. 0. E. E. Co. has 
 had surveys made from Menasha to this 
 city, with the view of extending their 
 line to this point. Appleton has become 
 a place of much importance and the ex- 
 tent of its business has become so much 
 of an attraction to all railroads in this 
 vicinity that self interest prompts them 
 to establish relations with this point. 
 The Wisconsin Central Company will 
 undoubtedly undertake the project 
 mentioned, another fear, at the latest, 
 and the Milwaukee and St. Paul Co. will 
 probably soon follow suit. 
 
 OUR COMMEECIAL ENTEEPEISES. 
 
 THF RECORD OF THE YEAR '78 QUITE GRATIFYING-, SO FAR AS THEY ARE CONCERNED 
 — THE FIGURES INDICATING A CONSIDERABLE INCREASE OVER THE SALES OF THE 
 PREVIOUS YEAR —THE TOTAL TRADE OF THE CITY AMOUNTING TO THE HANDSOME AG- 
 GREGATE OF $1,770,2Q0 — THE RESULT PRESENTED BEING BASED UPON THE FACTS 
 OBTAINED FROM PERSONAL VISITS TO EVERY PLACE OF BUSINESS, HIGH AND LOW — 
 THE WHOLE ACCOMPANIED BY APPROPRIATE OBSERVATIONS AND COMMENTS. 
 
 PREFARTORY. 
 
 There is no division of our work, on 
 such an occasion as the present, that we 
 approach Avith greater interest than that 
 which is now before us. The mercan- 
 tile trade of a city is of the greatest im- 
 portance and to the student of our busi- 
 ness Life and progress an examination of 
 the subject cannot otherwise than be at- 
 tended with interesting revelations. 
 Especially have our recent visits to the 
 yarious establishments in the city been 
 most agxeeable and interesting. To con- 
 verse with the merchant upon the suc- 
 cesses of the year, the prospects and 
 probabilities of the future, to congi-atu- 
 late him upon his prosperity and to 
 
 sympathize with him as to his tribula- 
 tions is not a distasteful duty to the 
 journalist. It serves to establish and 
 preserve friendly relations and places 
 the observing chronicler of local events 
 in possession of important information 
 which he can, if he will, utilize for the 
 public good. 
 
 1878. ■ 
 In the further introduction of this sub- 
 ject, it affords us great pleasure to state, 
 as the result of careful investigation and 
 the facts thus gleaned, that a measurable 
 degree of prosperity has attended our 
 dealers during the past year. Many of 
 them have increased their sales, while 
 but few have suffered from any diminu- 
 
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 OUE COMMEECIAL ENTEEPEISES. 
 
 tion, in this respect, and the general re- 
 sult is that the aggregate trade of the 
 city reaches a considerably larger amount 
 than it did the year last preceding. All 
 the firms now engaged in business are 
 pretty firmly established, financially and 
 otherwise, and will weather the gale of 
 hard times as successfully as any similar 
 class of business men elsewhere in the 
 country. 
 
 THE FIELD FULLY OCCUPIED. 
 
 It is the aim of the Post to attract at- 
 tention to Appleton. That is doubtless 
 apparent upon these pages and we shall 
 not here attempt to conceal it. But it 
 is no part of our purpose to misrepre- 
 the situation. We may, therefore, 
 frankly state, in justice to those who 
 may be looking in this direction, as well 
 as to those now engaged here, that, so 
 far as mercantile estabUshmonts are con- 
 cerned, the city is abundantly supplied. 
 This is net only true in a general way 
 but in each particular Une as well. We 
 have all that present demands warrant, 
 and even if our future progress is as 
 rapid as we now anticipate, several years 
 must elapse befor the number of our re- 
 tail dealers can be successfully increased. 
 There is plenty of room here for men of 
 enterprise and capital to engage them- 
 selves profitably, but not as venders of 
 merchandise of any kind. The oppor- 
 tunities and advantages for manufactur- 
 ing are unlimited and the number or 
 kind of industries cannot be multiplied 
 to such an extent as to interfere with 
 the ijrosperity of one or many. We are 
 persuaded to indulge in these remarks 
 out of regard for the truth, a considera- 
 tion of the real interests of the city and 
 to the end that no undertaking will be 
 encouraged that woold be likely to prove 
 a failure. 
 
 THE WORK IN HAND. 
 
 As the reader proceeds, he will notice 
 that, in reviewing the mercantile trans- 
 actions of the city, we have continued 
 the policy adopted last year, viz. : omit- 
 ting the figures in connection with each 
 firm, showing the amount of business 
 which it has done during the year. This 
 plan we have found to be generally sat- 
 isfactory and it also promotes the accur- 
 acy of our work. We have obtained the 
 figures, however, and have made use of 
 them in the final summing up and in 
 that the public is most interested. 
 
 DEY GOODS. 
 
 This department, in Appleton especi- 
 ally, constitutes ihe leading feature of 
 mercantile trade. And the city has am- 
 ple occasion to be proud of the numer- 
 ous fine establishments engaged in this 
 line. We particularize as follows : 
 
 PETTIBONE & CO. 
 
 This is essentially a pioneer firm in 
 Appleton, having been estabhshed here 
 upwards of 18 years ; but it has not been 
 contented with the primitive method of 
 doing business. It has not only kept 
 pace with the gi'owth of Appleton, but 
 it has rather been in the advance. The 
 policy of the firm has always been, and 
 now more than ever, to present to the 
 public as fine attractions as can be f otmd 
 in the State. They cany an immense 
 stock, including a comprehensive assort- 
 ment of the A^arious gTades of goods in 
 their line. In the matter of fine goods 
 especially, Pettibone's is headquarters. 
 Pettibone & Co. buy for cash and share 
 the resulting benefits with their custo- 
 mers in the way of small margins. The 
 rapid increase of the business of this 
 firm has necessitated the material en- 
 largement of their store which has been 
 accomphshed, at an exijense of $2,000, 
 during the past year. In the new part, 
 which has been finely fitted up and fur- 
 nished, is a well regulated and skillfully 
 conducted millinery department, which 
 has become a leading feature of the 
 firm's business. The management of 
 this establishment is in the hands of Mr. 
 Geo. Peabody, and to his sagacity, tact 
 and entei"prise may a large measure of 
 its success be ascribed. Indeed he may 
 be said to be master of the situation. 
 We are glad to be able to state that the 
 sales of Pettibone & Co., during the 
 past year, have been much greater than 
 ever before. 
 
 CLAKK & EDWAEDS 
 
 is another of our leading finns in the 
 dry goods line who are deserving of the 
 fine success which they have achieved. 
 They have one of the most attractive 
 stores in the city and enjoy a very large 
 patronage from both town and country. 
 They also do a considerable wholesale 
 trade. Notwithstanding the increased 
 competition, the sales of this firm for 
 '78 are fully 20 per cent, larger than dur- 
 ing any previous year. They carry a 
 very large and superior line of goods 
 and otherwise ofi"er such inducements as 
 secures for them numerous customers 
 
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 47 
 
 from adjacent towns as well as from this 
 immediate locality. 
 
 Fleming's tkade palace. 
 Early in the season, the firm of A. D. 
 Fleming & Co. contracted with J. A. 
 Bertschy for the rebuilding of the block, 
 destroyed by fire, one year age. This 
 was accomplished early in August, short- 
 ly after which, the firm mentioned occu- 
 pied the building with a mammoth stock 
 of dry goods. This building, as will be 
 seen by the illustration elsewhere, is one 
 of the finest for the purpose, in the 
 whole State. The first floor is double 
 the size of an ordinary store but all 
 available space is nevertheless occupied 
 with goods. The success of the firm, 
 thus far, is very gratifying and of course 
 their trade will continue to increase. 
 One great secret of their success is that 
 they do business strictly on a cash basis. 
 They are therefore prepared to ofi"er bet- 
 ter inducements to customers than could 
 otherwise be afforded. Their enter- 
 prise, on such a scale, was at first con- 
 sidered and experiment but that point 
 is now passed and it may be reckoned as 
 one of the permanent institutions of the 
 place. 
 
 L. H. KUDERLma 
 
 succeeded the firm of Kuderling & 
 Schwantes, early in the year. He is one 
 of the most thorough young merchants 
 in the city and his success has been 
 marked and gratifying. He understands 
 the wants of the trade thoroughly and 
 devotes himself with energy to supply- 
 ing them. He receives his full propor- 
 tion of the best class of trade in the 
 city and county. His stock of goods is 
 * extensive, his assortment always com- 
 plete —two considerations having great 
 weight with the purchaser. Mr. Kuder- 
 ling's sales for '78 exceed those of the 
 previous year by a considerable sum. 
 
 GEOOEEIES. 
 
 No branch of business in Appleton is 
 conducted on a more extensive or credi- 
 table scale than this. We have numer- 
 ous fine estabHshments, as well as divers 
 smaller ones, all of whom report a suc- 
 cessful year. 
 
 D. B. BAILEY 
 
 succeeded the firm of Bailey & Ballard, 
 late in the year. He is one of the best 
 known dealers in the city and those now 
 engaged in trade here who ante-date him 
 are very few. His success is conspicu- 
 ous as it is deserved. It is not the re- 
 
 sult of chance; Probably no dealer m 
 the city has striven so hard, early and 
 late, to accomplish this end. But dili- 
 gence has not been the only agency in 
 his employ. Mr. Bailey has superior 
 business qualifications; he is prompt, 
 careful and courteous. He provides the 
 public with as superior a line of goods 
 as the best market affords, and as he 
 does business on a cash basis, his custo- 
 mers have the benefit of low prices. 
 Besides doing a leading grocery trade, 
 Mr. Bailey makes a specialty of hand- 
 ling hardware and in which Hne he has 
 an extensive trade also. His receipts 
 for '78 are probably as large as those of 
 any house in Appleton. 
 
 PATTON bed's, 
 
 a firm composed of energetic young 
 men, occupy a leading position in the 
 city ar grocers. Indeed, this is one of 
 the most complete establishments of the 
 kind in this part of the State. They 
 have earned the reputation of being ex- 
 cellent caterers to the public taste. 
 They not only deal in the more staple 
 articles, in their line, but make a special- 
 ty of all sorts of delicacies, including 
 the finest of fruits and choice table sup- 
 plies in general. The past year has been 
 one of the most prosperous in this firm's 
 history. The Patton Bros, also conduct 
 a branch house in the First Ward, es- 
 tablished last summer. The enterprise 
 has proved a fine success. 
 
 SPAULDING & PRATT 
 
 have now been engaged in business about 
 two years, but this time has enabled the 
 firm to establish itself permanently in 
 the grocery trade. They carry a supe- 
 rior Hne of goods and one that is select- 
 ed with evident skiU and care. The 
 firm commands a very Hberal share of 
 the trade of the city and their sales for 
 the year compare well with the receipts 
 of leading establishments. 
 
 THE PARDEE BRO's 
 
 commenced business on tne 14th of Oct- 
 tober, last and at once dropped into a 
 very fine trade. They are energetic 
 young men and had the advantage of 
 possessing an extended and very desira- 
 ble acquaintance. Their stock is fresh 
 and new and they neglect no effort to 
 make it an object for the people to deal 
 with them. The extent of their sales, 
 thus far, is highly satisfactory. 
 
 c. c. wa'yland 
 is another of our successful gi-ocery deal- 
 ers. He cai-ries a large and weU assort- 
 
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 ed stock and offers an additional induce- 
 ment to customers in the way of low 
 prices. His sales during the past year 
 indicate a gi-owing trade. 
 
 DEY & WOLTEE BKo'S 
 
 succeeded Samuel Thompson, in the 
 gi'ocery trade, early in the year. They 
 have not only held the large patronage 
 of their predecessor but have increased 
 it. They have a specially large trade 
 from the county, as well as their full 
 proportion of the city custom. 
 
 M. Petersen & Son have erected a 
 fine brick block during the past year 
 and since they moved therein, their trade 
 has largely increased. They are entitled 
 to be ranked as one of the leading firms 
 in this line. 
 
 H. Roemer engaged in the grocery 
 October and is doing quite a prosperous 
 business. 
 
 Rob't Scott deals in groceries, flour 
 and feed on lather a large scale. 
 
 J. B. Carey has been engaged in busi- 
 ness here as a vender of groceries for the 
 past four years and is doing a snug busi- 
 ness. 
 
 P. Lennon counts his customers by 
 the score and therefore enjoys a liberal 
 trade. 
 
 The remaining dealers under this head 
 are as follows: Second "Ward: D. S. 
 Johnson, P. Heid, both of whom also 
 handle flour and feed, and Thos. Ward. 
 Third Ward : A. Schuldes, F. B. Frank- 
 lin, A. Verhoeven, Eechner Bro's., N. 
 Cavanaugh and John Smudde. 
 HAEDWAEE. 
 
 Our hardware houses keep pace with 
 our general jDrosperity and are fully up 
 to the demands of the town and sur- 
 rounding country. Indeed, they will 
 compare favorably with the best estab- 
 lishments of the kind in any interior 
 town in the state. 
 
 BARRET & SCHLOSSER, 
 
 a firm of young men engaged in business 
 here on the 20th of Oct., 1877. A large 
 measure of prcsperity has attended 
 them since that time. Both of the mem- 
 bers had the advantage of a large and 
 desiraVile acquaintance and it has served 
 them a good jaurpose in their enterprise. 
 They carry an extensive stock, embrac- 
 ing a fine line of stoves and shelf and 
 heavy goods. They sell at close mar- 
 gins and are doing a leading business in 
 their line. Their sales for the past year 
 are most satisfactory. 
 
 BABCOCK bed's. 
 
 constitute one of the oldest firms, in 
 
 their Hne, in the city, having been en- 
 gaged here upwards of 11 years. No 
 finer stock of goods can be found in 
 this state and no better inducements aro 
 offered to customers anywhere than this 
 firm presents. They sell at close mar- 
 gins and oi course enjoy a large trade 
 from the city and county. The extent 
 of their annual sales entitles the firm to 
 be ranked among the foremost in the 
 city, 
 
 ALFRED GALPIN'S SONS 
 
 succeeded their father in business in 
 the fall of '77 and the former prosperity 
 of the house has attended the new ad- 
 ministration. Their stock is a very 
 large one, they are not undersold in 
 Northern Wisconsin and of course do a 
 large and prosperous busines. 
 
 The remaining firms engaged in the 
 hardware trade but on a more limited 
 scale are W. Findenkeller, W. E. Kloep- 
 fel and C. Fuhrberg. 
 
 GENERAL MERCHANDISE. 
 
 There are included under this head 
 some of the leading business men and 
 firms in the city, as will be seen from 
 the following individual mention. 
 
 C. G. ADKINS 
 
 is emphatically the pioneer merchant 
 in Appleton. Indeed, he antedates all 
 other dealers now engaged in business in 
 this city. For ujDwards of a quarter of a 
 century he has been prominently identi- 
 fied with the merchantile ti'ade of Ap- 
 pleton and his career is one eminently 
 deserving of emulation. Dui'ing all of 
 the vicisitudes with which this period 
 has been attended, Mr. Adkins name 
 and credit have never suffered from a 
 dishonorable or questionable act. He 
 has, now and again, sustained heavy loss- 
 es, but no person, either customer or 
 dealer, has ever suffered at his hands. 
 Financially, he is regarded as one of the 
 soundest men in the state. He buys 
 strictly for cash and on this account can 
 afford to sell much lower than most com- 
 petitors. He has always commanded a 
 very large trade, both on account of the 
 extent of his stock and the confidence 
 which the general public has in him. 
 Mr. Adkin's sales, during the past year 
 are most gratifying in extent. 
 
 Chas. Mory is also one of the oldest 
 and most extensive dealers in the city. 
 He commands a large trade in city and 
 country and the past year, so far as he is 
 concerned, has been attended with rea- 
 sonable success. 
 
 Mr. A. Nitchke, if the extent of his 
 
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 LEWIS "THE DRUGGIST" 
 
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 The New Firm wish our readers, one and all, 
 "A Happy New Year," 
 
 1879. 
 
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 49 
 
 annual sales are considered, must be re- 
 garded as one of our most prominent 
 merchants. The figures before us show 
 that his trade during the past year, must 
 have been very satisfactory. 
 
 K. Fischer & Son are extensive deal- 
 ers, their store being located on the cor- 
 ner of College Avenue and Appleton 
 Street. 
 
 CLOTHING. 
 
 There is no class of our business 
 hoiTses entitled to stand higher in popu- 
 lar estimation than our clothing estab- 
 lishments. Indeed, we believe the claim 
 can be justly set up that they outrank 
 similar concerns in any interior town in 
 the state. 
 
 HUTCHINSON & CO., 
 
 early in the year, changed the Ibcation 
 of their retail department from the 
 vicinity of their mills to 105 College 
 Avenue, where they now occupy one of 
 the finest stores on the street. They 
 have also extended this branch of their 
 business to a great extent. They have a 
 very large custom trade and carry one of 
 the finest assortments of cloth to be found 
 in this part of the state. A force of 15 
 hands is constantly employed in the 
 manufacturing and retail department. 
 The firm also deals very largely in ready 
 made clothing and all grades of woolen 
 cloths, flannels, yarns and blankets. 
 Their sales the past year have been sur- 
 prisingly large, considering the times. 
 
 GABE ULLMAN 
 
 has been employed in business in Apple- 
 ton since 1870, but engaged in his pres- 
 ent enterprise about two years ago. 
 That he has made a fine success of his 
 undertaking is evident from the appear- 
 ance of general thrift about his store 
 and mammoth stock of goods. In his 
 custom department, Gabe employs a 
 most skillful cutter and under him are 
 16 workmen — this entire force being 
 engaged in the manufacture of custom 
 suits, than which there is none better 
 made anywhere. Gabe's ready made 
 stock is one of the largest in this part of 
 the state. His sales for the year '78 
 show a handsome increase over the pre- 
 vious year. 
 
 PEERENBOOM & KOBER 
 
 are justly reckoned among our most en- 
 terprising, extensive and successful deal- 
 ers. They have been engaged in busi- 
 ness for upwards of five years and the 
 volume of their trade has been constant- 
 ly increasing. They make a sjsecialty 
 
 of custom work and indeed are engaged 
 in all branches in their line. Their 
 stock is unsurpassed in extent, variety 
 and excellence and as might be expected 
 their sales are very large. 
 
 H. A. PHINNEY 
 
 has been continually engaged in busi- 
 ness in Appleton during the greater 
 part of our history as a town. He is one 
 of our most stable merchants, and com- 
 mands a very extensive trade. He han- 
 dles ret dy made goods exclusively, but 
 his stock is very superior. Indeed he 
 carries the best goods in the market and 
 in point of style and durability they are 
 seldom surpassed by custom work ; and 
 of course he sells them at a much less 
 figure. As his sales indicate, the past 
 year has been a most prosperous one 
 for Mr. Phinney. 
 
 Mr. Curren is engaged in custom tai- 
 loring and commands the trade of a 
 large number of customers. His busi- 
 ness is increasing from year to year. 
 
 Wm. Johnson and I. Zickler are also 
 engaged in the same line, in the 3d 
 ward. 
 
 JEWELEES 
 
 Appleton is abundantly provided for 
 withjjewelry establishments, and they are 
 first-class in every respect. Indeed they 
 would do credit to a city with 20,000 in 
 habitants. 
 
 M. p. GUIS WOLD 
 
 has been engaged in business in Apple- 
 ton upwards of five years, and during 
 which time a reasonable measure of suc- 
 cess has attended him. He is a royal 
 good f eUow, and it is no v/onder he com- 
 mands his full share of the trade. He 
 carries a fine stock, sells at reasonable 
 prices and is an expert workman. 
 
 JOS. SALICK & SON 
 
 have an abundance of ca^oital and do 
 business on a large scale. They carry 
 as fine a stock of goods as can be found 
 in the state outside of Milwaukee and 
 from which, of course, the most satis- 
 factory selections can be made. They 
 also deal in musical instruments, and in 
 this line as well as in their regular busi- 
 ness they do a large trade. 
 
 CASE & FOLLET 
 
 is the style of a new firm which engaged 
 in biisiness in Appleton last fall. They 
 opened out with a very choice and ele- 
 gant stock of goods and by this means, 
 as well as by theij.- evident superior 
 qualifications, they have made a fine 
 impression upon the public. Their trade 
 
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 OUE COMMERCIAL ENTERPRISES. 
 
 thus far Las been most satisfactory and 
 there is no doubt but that it vdU con- 
 tinue to increase. This firm does aU 
 kinds of repairing and engraving in a 
 most skillful manner. 
 
 Mr. Malone is one of our oldest and 
 most respected citizens and is doing a 
 snug Uttle business at his old stand. 
 
 C. r. Keller is engaged in the same 
 Une, first door west of the First National 
 Bank. 
 
 DRUGS. 
 
 It is a matter of suri^rise that the city 
 and country tributary to it can support 
 as many first-class drug houses as we 
 have in Appleton. As a class, they are 
 as much of a credit to the place as the 
 representative estabKshments of any 
 other branch of trade. 
 
 H. A. FOSTER 
 
 is the oldest dealer in his line in the 
 city, ha\-ing been engaged here for up- 
 wards of 17 years. He has not only one 
 of the finest stores in the city, but there 
 are none in this part of the state which 
 surpass it. It was built and furnished 
 specially for his use. He carries an ex- 
 tensive and complete Mne of drugs, be- 
 sides a gi-eat variety of other goods, 
 commonly handled in this connection. 
 He is one of the few merchants who 
 buys for cash which financial capability 
 is of gi-eat advantage to him. Mr. Fos- 
 ter's sales for 78 reach far into the 
 thousands. 
 
 A. R. LEWIS 
 
 is one of the most energetic young busi- 
 ness men in the city and never is satis- 
 fied to rank second in any enterprise in 
 which he engages. His success in Ap- 
 pleton has been both marked and de- 
 served. During the past season, he has 
 made an important change for the better 
 The elegant new store into which he has 
 lately removed was erected and arranged 
 specially for his inirpose and a finer site 
 or more attractive store is not to be 
 found in the city. He has shown great 
 taste and originality in furnishing it. 
 With his increased facilities, his busi- 
 ness has largely increased and will doubt- 
 less continue to do so. 
 
 W. F. MONTGOMERY 
 
 is doing a prosiDcrous business in the 
 drug line. He has an attractive store, 
 in which a fine stock of goods are dis- 
 played. He gives special attention to 
 the compounding of prescriptions and 
 the preparation of various remedies. His 
 annual sales amount to a handsome ex- 
 hibit. 
 
 BENOIT & BLESSER 
 
 have a very complete store and do a 
 large business. Their stock is as com- 
 plete as any in the city and they command 
 a large trade in the city and county. The 
 past has been one of their most prosper- 
 ous years. 
 
 FURNITURE. 
 
 Some changes have occurred in this 
 branch of trade during the past year. 
 But the estabUshments now in operation 
 are creditable and prosiDerous. 
 
 A. SCHROEDER 
 
 takes the lead in this Une. His stock of 
 goods is selected with gi-eat care, is very 
 complete and jjresents unusual attrac- 
 tions. He aims to keep down his expen- 
 ses and is thus enabled to prosper on 
 small margins with which he is content- 
 ed. His sales for 1878 compare well with 
 his most prosperous years. 
 
 FRANZ SCHREITER 
 
 succeeded Nick Simon on the first of 
 March last. He carries a fine stock of 
 goods and has greatly increased the 
 trade of his jiredecessor. Mr. S. is a 
 safe and thorough business man and is 
 making a fine success of his entei-prise. 
 His sales this year present ample evi- 
 dence to this effect. 
 
 Mr. C. Gierke has been engaged for 
 some time in closing out his stock. His 
 present j)lace of business is near Mory's 
 store. 
 
 BOOKS, STATIONERY, ETC. 
 
 H. H. HIMEBAUGH 
 
 is pecuUarly adajjted to the business in 
 which he is engaged. He has fine taste 
 and excellent judgment in the selection 
 of books and the various other articles 
 which combine to constitute a stock such 
 as he handles. His store has special at- 
 tractions during the hohday season 
 which, this year, have proved quite ir- 
 resistable. The finest productions of 
 art and literature adorn his shelves and 
 tables and in a cultivated community Like 
 Appleton, it is no wonder that his sales 
 should be very large. Mr. Himebaugh's 
 business, generally through the year, 
 has also been quite prosperous. 
 
 H. F. HUELSTER 
 
 has jJi'Oven himself to be an energetic 
 and deserving young business man. He 
 canies a full line of books, stationery, etc., 
 and during the holiday season, his stock 
 includes toys and a yariety of articles 
 for which there is a special demand at 
 
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 this time. Mr. H's year's sales show up 
 well. 
 
 BOOTS AND SHOES. 
 If there is any branch of trade in Ap- 
 pleton, in advance of the public demands, 
 it must be in the line of boots and shoes. 
 Besides the numerous exclusive establish- 
 ments many of the merchants, otherwise 
 engaged, carry a line of these goods. 
 However, the demands of the place are 
 quite extensive, and the record of the 
 year shows that our boot and shoe deal- 
 ers have been quite successful. And 
 their success would have been more mark- 
 ed had not numerous bankrupt and shod- 
 dy stocks been opened out here. 
 
 FAY & CLARK 
 
 constitute the leading firm, in this line 
 in the city. They have a fine site, in 
 the old stone block corner, and have a 
 very large trade, in the city and country. 
 Their stock is a very large one and em- 
 braces an assortment of the various 
 gi'ades of goods, adapted to the wants of 
 the numerous classes. One advantage 
 in dealing with this firm, and it is very 
 material, is that the goods may always 
 be relied upon as being as represented ; 
 and this fact the public seem to appreci- 
 ate. The enterprise of this firm, coup- 
 led with their extensive facilities for sup- 
 plying the wants of the public, has en- 
 abled them to reach out into neighbor- 
 ing towns and counties and control a 
 large outside trade. Their sales for 1878 
 show a satisfactory degree of prosperity. 
 
 CHRIS ROEMER 
 
 devotes himself to manufacturing to or- 
 der exclusively. He is one of the most 
 skillful workmen in the state and many 
 of our people refuse to be satisfied with 
 apparel in this line unless it has passed 
 through Chris' experienced hands. He 
 has a very fine and desirable trade and 
 it is constantly increasing. 
 
 Mr. Herman Bissing is one of the old- 
 est dealers in Appleton, as he also is one 
 of the most successful. He disposes of 
 an enormous quantity of boots and shoes 
 every year and finds it necessary to re- 
 plenish his stock about every 30 days. 
 His last year's business has been very 
 successful. 
 
 A. W. Zuehlcke is an enterprising 
 young man who does considerable busi- 
 ness in the line of manufacturing and re- 
 pairing. He is satisfied with small pro- 
 fits and has proved himself worthy of a 
 liberal share of the public custom. His 
 
 present place of business is at the cor- 
 ner of College Avenue and Morrison 
 Street, where he has lately removed. 
 Give him a call. 
 
 Chas Becker does a snug business both 
 as a dealer and manufacturer. His place 
 of business is two doors west of Patton 
 Bros. 
 
 The other parties engaged in this line 
 in the city are: J. F. Kaufman, C. 
 Tchude, C. Censky, W. Becher, Boss- 
 meiselBros, P. C. Parish and Pat Sheel, 
 all of whom seem to be in quite a pros- 
 perous way. 
 
 MEAT MAEKETS. 
 
 GREENE & MORGAN. 
 
 opened their market on College Avenue 
 last summer and it is a thoroughly first- 
 class institution, in every respect. In- 
 deed, we question if there is a better 
 managed market in the state or one sup- 
 plied with a choicer or finer variety of 
 meats. At all events it is a decided cred- 
 it to Appleton and one that meets a de- 
 mand long felt. That the people appre- 
 ciate the effort of this firm to cater to 
 their tastes is evident from the extensive 
 patronage which they are receiving. In- 
 deed their business is vastly more of a 
 success than they had expected. They 
 are about opening a • branch market in 
 the 3d ward. 
 
 Fred Peterson conducts a weU regula- 
 ted market, being the oldest dealer in 
 that line in the city. 
 
 Bert Harper has a market in the 2d 
 ward and commands a large trade. 
 
 Andrew Stark has been a prosjaerous 
 vender of meats during the jaast two 
 years. 
 
 Louis Bonini has numerous customers 
 and to all of whom he gives satisfaction. 
 
 The following named persons are also 
 engaged in the marketing business: 
 John Berg, C. Lemcke and L. Merkel 
 & Co. 
 
 BAKEEIES, ETC. 
 
 Fred. Kutler conducts the leading es- 
 tablishment under this head. His pro- 
 ducts are very choice and he commands 
 a large trade. 
 
 J. L. Sutor is similarly engaged in the 
 Petersen block. 
 
 MILLINEEY, ETC. 
 
 F. A. AD SIT 
 
 has about the finest establishment that 
 we know of in Northern Wisconsin. He 
 has always commanded a large trade and 
 
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 OUE COMMEECIAL ENTEEPEISES. 
 
 during tlie past season he has more than 
 doubled his capacity. As stated else- 
 where, he has erected a fine brick block, 
 the ajjpoiutments of which are first- 
 class in every respect, being in fact, 
 thoroughly metropolitan in style. His 
 store is a decided credit to the city and 
 the fact is rery gratifying that it is most 
 liberally patronized. Mr. Adsit carries 
 a large, superior and fashionable stock, 
 appropriate for the season and his place 
 is headquarters for a large number of 
 the Appleton ladies. The past year has 
 been a ^ery successful one for him. 
 
 Mrs. A. Euhlander deals in millinery 
 and fancy goods and enjoys a very Jiber- 
 al patronage. 
 
 Mrs. B. Buslar is engaged in the mil- 
 linery line and has quite a large trade. 
 
 Mrs. Eobt. Eichards is engaged in 
 dress and cloak-making, etc., her rooms 
 being over Pettibone's store. She is 
 skillful in her line and enjoys an exten- 
 sive patronage. There are also numer- 
 ous other ladies similarly employed, but 
 whose names we have not obtained. 
 
 PHOTOGEAPHEES. 
 
 A. Scidmore is about as skillful a pho- 
 tograjjlaer as can be found north of Chi- 
 cago. He has an elegant gallery, over 
 Babcock's store and finds enough to do 
 to keep three or four hands si eadily em- 
 ployed. 
 
 J. L. Koonz has been engaged in pho- 
 tographing in Appleton for upwards of 
 11 years. He is a skillful artist and has 
 a large patronage. 
 
 H. r. Patton has a gallery on Oneida 
 Street, where a fine class of pictures are 
 turned out. 
 
 FLOUE, FEED, ETC. 
 
 H. Alexander has a store on Morrison 
 Street, where he carries a full line of 
 flour, feed, produce, etc. He supplies a 
 considerable jiortion of the city and has 
 a prosperous business. 
 
 M. E. Barteau deals largely in this 
 line, his store being just north of the 
 Post Office. He also deals in second- 
 hand goods on quite an extensive scale. 
 
 A. Hendler does considerable business 
 as a dealer in flour and all kinds of feed. 
 
 has a large trade in both city and county, 
 G. & T. Kamps are reckoned among 
 the oldest firms in Appleton, and do a 
 large business in harness making and 
 deahng. They also deal extensively in 
 hides. 
 
 C. Groth and Henry Leonhardt ala^ 
 are successfully engaged in this line. 
 
 CIGAES. 
 
 B. Lyons does the largest exclusive 
 business, in this line, of any dealer in 
 the city. He manufactures on quite a 
 large scale, having from four to five 
 hands constantly employed. His trade 
 is both wholesale and retail and is quite 
 extensive. He handles as fine a grade 
 of goods as the market affords, and his 
 numerous customers could hardly be sat- 
 isfied with anything else. The past year 
 has been a very successful one with Mr. 
 Lyons. 
 
 Mrs. Silverfriend, opposite the Post 
 OflSce, carries a fine line of goods and 
 has a large trade. 
 
 L. C. Schmidt, as a manufacturer and 
 dealer in cigars and tobacco, is doing a 
 pr< sperous business. 
 
 Carl. Wickboldt and H. Tennie also 
 command quite a large trade, in the line 
 of tobacco and cigars. 
 
 HAENESS MAKEES. 
 
 Ernest Heideman is a popular dealer 
 in and manufacturer of harnesses, his 
 shop being ojDposite to the office of the 
 Post. He is a superior workman and 
 
 HOESES, CATTLE, ETC. 
 
 There is a large business done, in this 
 line in Appleton. The annual sales of 
 the firms engaged amount to a heavy sum. 
 D. Hammel »& Co. constitute the princi- 
 pal firm and they i)iiport many thous- 
 ands of dollars worth of horses during 
 the year which are mostly sold to the 
 farmers of the county. Conrad Gabel 
 and Jacob Winefeldt deal largely in cat- 
 tle — the latter also handles produce. 
 
 MAEBLE WOEKS. 
 
 The Powers Bros., a firm of skillful 
 workmen, do quite a large business un- 
 der this head. Their work is not sur- 
 passed by that of any firm in this part 
 of the State. They have a fine trade in 
 this vicinity and are rapidly extending 
 it into the neighboring counties. 
 
 Grignon & Navarre have been engaged 
 in business only about a' year and a half 
 but are already firmly established. 
 Their work compares favorably with the 
 best and they get their full jaroportion 
 of orders. 
 
 MACHINEEY, ETC. 
 
 O. W. Pond does a very large business 
 
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 in handling reapers, mowers, seeders and 
 farming implements in general. He 
 represents some of the best machines 
 in the market and his efforts in intro- 
 ducing them among the farmers are lib- 
 erally rewarded every year. 
 
 E. C. Foster also has a large trade" in 
 the same line. He makes a specialty of 
 the Van Brunt seeder and has sold a 
 great number of them during the past 
 two seasons. 
 
 Heineman & UUmf n have worked up 
 a large trade in the sewing machine line 
 and it is constantly increasing. They 
 represent some of the best machines. 
 
 H. W. Meyer of the Volksfreund 
 also disposes of a large number of sew- 
 ing machines during the course of the 
 year. 
 
 BARBEES. 
 
 The following are the barbers who are 
 conducting the various shops in the city : 
 Dick. Harbeck, W. S. Cleggett, A. Leh- 
 man and Wm. Petersen. 
 
 WAGON MAKEES AND BLACK- 
 SMITHS. 
 
 Until the present year, Wm. Pardee 
 has done quite a large business in the 
 manufacture of carriages, cutters and 
 light work in general, but lately there 
 has been so much inferior work brought 
 into the city and disposed of here, that 
 it has interfered with his trade consider- 
 ably. Of course, his work being strictly 
 first-class, he could not compete in price 
 with these shoddy productions. Mr. 
 Pardee is one of the most skillful and 
 thorough mechanics and when a person 
 gets one of his vehicles he is sure of 
 something both stylish and durable. A 
 little more experience will impress this 
 fact upon the people. On account of 
 the reason stated, Mr. Pardee is now de- 
 voting himself principally to general 
 blacksmithing. 
 
 James Monroe is still engaged in the 
 manufacture of carriages and a variety 
 of light work and continues to be suc- 
 cessful. He is a skillful mechanic and 
 his work is strictly first-class. 
 
 Chris Heinz is as industrious as ever 
 in the manufacture of wagons and gen- 
 eral blacksmithing. Chris, is a thor- 
 ough workman and his products are as 
 good as the market affords. 
 
 Wm. Voge and Bernhard Utuheimar 
 are also doing a successful business in 
 wagon making and blacksmithing. 
 
 As heretofore, J. W. Bedell divides 
 his time in pounding at the anvil and 
 obeying the behests of the muses. 
 
 The following named persons are also 
 engaged in blacksmithing : Jas. Pardae, 
 M. Champagne, A. Klein, Jas. Tilford, 
 Kaster & Hsebig, A. Schweuzfeir, Louis 
 St. James and Charley Horr. 
 
 LIVEEYMEN. 
 
 J. D. Flack has one of the most com- 
 plete Uvery stables in Northern Wiscon- 
 sin. Its appointments are first-class 
 tliroughout, the rigs being stylish, safe 
 and comfortable. During the past year, 
 Mr. Flack purchased the stable and pro- 
 perty which he occupies — it being the 
 best site for this purpose in the city. 
 As might be expected, he has a very 
 large patronage. 
 
 Last summer Peter Steenis bought an 
 interest in the stable on Johnson Street 
 and the firm is now Siekman & Steenis. 
 Their stable is abundantly supplied with 
 the best class of rigs and the firm is do- 
 ing a paying business. 
 
 During the past year, P. J. Gates 
 bought out A. H. Perkins and the form- 
 er is now running a first-class livery, in 
 the rear of the Manufacturer's Bank. 
 
 Comerford & Shinners have a stable 
 on Appleton Street and Fose & Co. 
 have one on Morrison Street. 
 FEINTING. 
 
 Eyan & Bro. have been the continuous 
 publishers of the Crescent for over a 
 quarter of a century. This is confessed- 
 ly one of the best conducted local papers' 
 in the state and enjoys a liberal support. 
 The firm also does a general job print- 
 ing business, for which they have excel- 
 lent facilities, including a fine assort- 
 ment of type, steam presses and other 
 modern appHances. 
 
 H. W. Meyer publishes tl e Volks- 
 freuncl, one of the ablest and most wide- 
 ly circulated German papers in the state. 
 He also does quite a large business in 
 the line of job printing. He has a most 
 complete office, including two presses 
 which are run by steam. 
 
 G. E. Mendel is the publisher of the 
 "Appleton Globe "and it is hoped, on 
 account of his misfortunes, makes a com- 
 fortable Hving. 
 
 The Collegian is a liberally sustained 
 monthly, pubHshed by the college stu- 
 dents. It is a very creditable represen- 
 tative of Lawrence University and is 
 ably conducted. 
 
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 OUE COMMEKCIAL ENTEEPEISES. 
 
 Wolter & Johnson haye lately engag- 
 ed in the job printing line. They have 
 quite a complete little office and will, no 
 doubt, do well. 
 
 The Post Publishing Co., publishers 
 of this paper, suffered a heavy loss one 
 year ago, in the complete destruction of 
 their office by fire. But they have since 
 recovered and now have as fine and com- 
 plete an office as there is in Northwest- 
 ern Wisconsin — the type being all new 
 and of the latest styles. They have 
 three steam presses and oth er first-class 
 facilities for doing handsome, rapid and 
 cheap work. 
 
 EESTAUEANTS. 
 
 Within the last few weeks, W. Hinch- 
 liff bought out A. H. Perkins and has 
 since been running a first class restau- 
 rant. 
 
 Geo. Ball succeeded Frank Wright 
 last summer and now conducts the lead- 
 ing restaurant in the city, over Gabe 
 Ullman's store. He is largely patroniz- 
 ed. 
 
 MILK & VEGETABLES. 
 
 W. H. Eogers does a very large dairy 
 business and also raises vegetables on a 
 large scale. His farm is situated, just 
 outside of the city, on the banks of Fox 
 Eiver, and is a most productive tract of 
 land. His products are disposed of, by 
 daily visits, among the residents of the 
 city. 
 
 M. B. Johnson supplies a very large 
 number cf pati'ons in the city with milk, 
 every day. His business appears to be 
 profitable and is constantly increasing. 
 
 CONTEACTOES, BUILDEES, ETC. 
 
 Contractors. — Appleton has numer- 
 ous and competent skilled mechanics, 
 classed as above, among whom the fol- 
 lowing stand at the head. Thos. 
 O'Keefe, Schneider & Wilson, H. G. 
 Ashman, Wm. Johnson, Mr. Eecord, 
 Lewis Bates, W. H. Packard. J. W. Ca- 
 boon, Christian Loth, A. A. Barron, D. 
 G. Stowe and J. B. Brown. 
 
 Painters. — The leading workmen be- 
 longing to this class are : Gallagher & 
 Hanchett, Jim McCabe, N. Jensen, Liew 
 Cole and Henry Bielenberg. 
 
 OMNIBUS LINES AND DEAYMEN. 
 
 Omnibus Lines. — Under this head, 
 Geo. W. Turner and Wm. Johnson do 
 the business of the city. 
 
 Draijmen. — The following named per- 
 sons are always ready for a job in their 
 line : S. S Sheldon, Bert Eeynolds, J. 
 F. Merril, Carl Breening, Chas. Bentley, 
 J. S. Wells and P.. J. Gates. 
 
 SALOONS, BEEWEEIES, ETC. 
 
 Under this head, the aggregate slaes 
 are considerably larger this year than last. 
 
 Carl Muench, one of the leading brew- 
 ers in Northwestern Wisconsin, does a 
 very large business over in the Fourth 
 Ward. During the past year he has ex- 
 pended $6,000 in buildings and improve- 
 ments. His sales, during this time, 
 amount to $15,000. 
 
 M. Freis conducts quite a successful 
 brewery in the Third Ward, and Wm. 
 Wendels & Son are similarly engaged in 
 the Second Ward. 
 
 Our minutes show that there are 17 
 different saloons in the city besides six 
 other places where liquor is sold in con- 
 nection with other business. According 
 to careful calculations the aggregate 
 sales for the year amount to about $31,- 
 000. 
 
 MISCELLANEOUS. 
 
 E. N. Johnson conducts a first-class 
 hat and cap store and gents' furnishing 
 establishment. His place of business is 
 with Hutchinson & Co. Eb. engaged in 
 this line last summer and has already se- 
 cured a large trade. 
 
 Arnold Alexander has been dealing 
 quite largely in the same line but is now 
 closing out, with the view of engaging in 
 business in Chicago. 
 
 Geo. Vatter has the only exclusive 
 lamp house and fixtures and gas fitting 
 establishment in the city. He canies 
 a superb line of lamp goods and has 
 lately reduced his prices 50 per cent, 
 from the usual rates. His assortment is 
 as fine and extensive as can be found in 
 the state and of course the most satis- 
 factory selections can be made from his 
 stock. As a gas fitter and plumber he 
 is skillful and accurate and is always em- 
 ployed when there is work of this kind 
 to be done. 
 
 Frank Wohlman conducts an exclu- 
 sive notion establishment and carries an 
 extensive stock of goods. Frank sells at 
 very moderate prices and has a large 
 trade. 
 
 Louis Lehman is the only ice dealer 
 in the city and of course has a large 
 trad 3 during the summer season. 
 
 F. B. Voight deals extensively in lea- 
 
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 55 
 
 ther and hides. His sales for the year 
 show a prosperous business. 
 
 N. W. Martin is proprietor of the lum- 
 ber yard near the depot. He has quite 
 an extensive stock and enjoys a liberal 
 patronage 
 
 r. W. Feiker is the only book binder 
 in the city .and finds work enough to do 
 to keep several hands steadily employed. 
 His bindery is in the rear of Warner & 
 Byan's office. 
 
 J. Haunaiaer is a practical gunsmith 
 and is a skillful mechanic as well. He 
 also carries quite a large stock of hun- 
 ter's weapons and materials and has a 
 liberal patronage. <> 
 
 R. C. Kruschke has a second hand 
 store, near the ravine and has quite a 
 clever business. 
 
 Anton Shaller conducts a general re- 
 pair shop in the 2nd ward. 
 
 A. Vohl does a large business in hotel 
 keeping and merchandising. He also 
 has a saloon attached. His place is 
 headquarters for many of the farmers. 
 
 The following named persons are en- 
 gaged in keeping boarding houses — some 
 of them also deahng in gi-oceries: J. 
 Speaker, J. McCarthy, Jos. Burk and 
 John Nolan. 
 
 PBOEES SIGNAL. 
 
 Lawyers. — The bar of Appleton pro- 
 bably ranks higher than that of any 
 town in the state, of equal size. It con- 
 tains men of ability, experience and fine 
 reputation, throughout the state, as well 
 as in this immediate locality ; also num- 
 erous young man of marked talents and 
 promise. The following individuals and 
 firms are engaged in business here: 
 Geo. H. Myers, CoUins & Pierce, Bot- 
 tensek & Harriman, Barnes & Goodland, 
 Wm. Kennedy, Patchin, Weed & Lester, 
 S. Baird, Samuel Boyd, D. 0. Babcock, 
 Foster, Davis & Foster, W. J. AUen, H. 
 C. Sloan and A. H. KeUog. 
 
 Physicians. — Appleton has a large 
 number of physicians and most of them 
 have a very successful practice. This 
 profession in this city includes a high 
 order of talent which is known and re- 
 cognized throughout the state. The 
 persons engaged in the practice of med- 
 icine are as follows : 
 
 J. T. Reeve, E. Stansbury, Rush Win- 
 slow, A. H. Levings, M. F. Page, Dr. 
 Von Heidesson, J. R. Reilly, Miss P. D. 
 Bullock, John Sutherland, Dr. Long and 
 Dr. Heideman, of the Northwestern Sur- 
 gical Institute. 
 
 Dentists. — This profession is ably rep- 
 resented in Appleton, in the persons of 
 Dr. Chilson, Dr. Douglas and Douglas & 
 Buck. 
 
 Justices of the Peace. — Justice is equi- 
 tably administered in Appleton by S. P, 
 Ming, Sam Ryan, Jr., and A. W. Bal- 
 lard. 
 
 Civil Engineers, Milwrights, etc. —The 
 following named persons are engaged in 
 the professions indicated : O. A. Byrns, 
 millwright ; J. M. Barker, Civil Engineer ; 
 Chas. Gillette and E. Spencer, Survey- 
 ors. 
 
 EECAPITULATION. 
 
 To show, in a brief space, what has 
 been done, in the city, the past year, un- 
 der the various foregoing heads, we here- 
 with present a complete recapitulation, 
 which is as accurate as labor and unusual 
 care could make it : 
 
 Boots and;Shoes $ 82,400 
 
 Books, Stationery, etc 15,300 
 
 Bakery and Confectionery 8,000 
 
 Blacksmithing, wagon making, etc 21,500 
 
 Barbers 6.000 
 
 Building, Contracting, etc 61,000 
 
 Clothing 89,000 
 
 Cigars, Tobacco, etc 28,500 
 
 Cattle, Horses, etc 61,000 
 
 Dry Goods 300,000 
 
 Drugs 56,000 
 
 Draying and Omnibus lines 8,000 
 
 Flour, Peed, etc 43,500 
 
 Furniture 33.000 
 
 General Merchandise 140,000 
 
 Groceries! 215,000 
 
 Gas : 12,000 
 
 Hardware 94,500 
 
 Harnesses, etc 24,000 
 
 Hotels 73,500 
 
 Jewelers 24,000 
 
 Liveries 27,500 
 
 Millinery 26.000 
 
 Meat Markets 60,500 
 
 Marble Works 12,000 
 
 Machinery,?etc 29,000 
 
 Milk. Vegetables, etc 11,000 
 
 Miscellaneous 144,000 
 
 Printing 26.000 
 
 Photographs 7,000 
 
 Restaurants 5,000 
 
 Saloons, Breweries, etc 52,000 
 
 Professional 64,000 
 
 Total 1,770.200 
 
MUNICIPAL 
 
 NUMEROUS INTERESTING FACTS UNDER THIS HEAD, BECAUSE THEY TOUCH THE POCKETS 
 OF THE PEOPLE — WHAT HAS BEEN DONE IN THE WAY OF PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS DUR- 
 ING THE YEAR — THE EXPENSE REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN THE VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS 
 INDICATED IN DETAIL — STATISTICAL TABLES SHOWING THE DISBURSEMENTS FOR THE 
 YEAR AND FOR WHAT PURPOSE — A COMPREHENSIVE STATEMENT SHOWING OUR FINAN- 
 CIAL CONDITION. 
 
 IMPROVEMENTS. 
 
 The efforts of oiir present city govern- 
 ment, during the past year, have been 
 principally directed towards keeping 
 down our expenses to the lowest possi- 
 ble gauge compatible with pubHc inter- 
 ests; and if our local rulers are enti- 
 tled to any verdict at the hands of the 
 I)eoi3le, it is that they have succeeded, 
 in this respect, to a very respectable ex- 
 tent. Still, no important matter has 
 been neglected, and every question in- 
 vohang the ijublic weal has received due 
 consideration at their hands. In a 
 young, thriving and rapidly growing city 
 like Appleton, a considerable expendi- 
 ture is required every year. Besides the 
 vai'ious dejDartments having demands up- 
 on the public treasiuy and which the 
 common good and the credit of the 
 municipality require to be maintained, 
 there are numerous streets which need 
 improving, new thoroughfares to be 
 Q-pex ed, bridges to be built and repaired, 
 walks to be constructed and various other 
 purposes involving considerable expend- 
 iture. 
 
 During the past season, as will be 
 seen the disbursements, for all purposes 
 are about the same as presented in our 
 last Annual Review. And the paft year, 
 the same as the year previous, the ex- 
 penditures on our public thoroughfares 
 have been for the purpose of making re- 
 pairs rather than the accomplishment of 
 new work. That this policy meets with 
 general approval, there is no doubt, on 
 account of the general distress which 
 prevails throiighout thecountry and from 
 which Appleton is not entirely separated. 
 We jjarticularize below the more impor- 
 tant work which has been accomplished : 
 
 A considerable improvement has been 
 made on South Division Street, abutting 
 the most populous part of the Fourth 
 Ward. Grade lines have been estab- 
 lished and the street constructed in con- 
 formity therewith. The amount ex- 
 pended to accomplish this work is 
 $92.00. 
 
 Maine Street, in the Fourth Ward, 
 
 has also been similarly improved, at an 
 expense of $95.00. This street is in an 
 important section of the city and the 
 improvement mentioned will add consid- 
 erably to its general utility. 
 
 A very*important woi'k has been done 
 on South River Street, in the Third 
 Ward, viz : the construction of substan- 
 tial stone walls on the south line of this 
 street and dividing it from the canal in 
 that vicinity and the yards of the Atlas 
 Paper Co. This work was necessary to 
 the permanent protection of the street 
 and the expenditure required for this 
 purpose, amounting to $280.00, was jus- 
 tifiable. But this sum represents only 
 one-half of the outlay — the Paper Co. 
 joining the city in this work and shar- 
 ing eqiially in the expense. 
 
 A culvert was built on Green 
 Street, in the First Ward, at an expense 
 of $185.00. The structure is a very dur- 
 able one and ^"ill be of service now and 
 hereafter when the improvements con- 
 templated are made. 
 
 The past ye ar a sewer has been built 
 on Lawrence Street, in the Third Ward, 
 requiring an outlay of $201.26. This 
 work was very necessary and important 
 as it furnishes drainage facilities to a 
 part of the city which suffered some- 
 what heretofore. 
 
 All of the other work which has been 
 done thft past year has been under the 
 supervision of the Street Commissioner, 
 acting under dii-ections of the Common 
 Council. We herewith submit a state- 
 ment showing the disbursements by 
 months, in this manner : 
 
 AMOUNT EXPENDED ON STREETS, 
 BRIDGES, ETC. 
 
 January $ 66.85 
 
 February 48.85 
 
 March 251.74 
 
 April 191.58 
 
 May 210.24 
 
 June 608.80 
 
 July 657.77 
 
 August 336.28 
 
 September 427.83 
 
 October 750.88 
 
 November 737.99 
 
 December 336.00 
 
 Total for the year $4,624.81 
 
MUNICIPAL. 
 
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 SXTPPOBT OF THE POOR. 
 
 This is always a considerable tax upon 
 every municipality, but in civilized com- 
 munities it is one of the first duties of 
 society. In Appleton, the question re- 
 ceives due attention and every needy 
 and deserving case is carefully looked 
 after. Mr. J. P. Hawley has shown him- 
 self to be a most efficient person to have 
 charge of this department. The follow- 
 ing figures show the disbursements, by 
 months, under this head, including the 
 sakry of the poor master ($150) and 
 keeper of poor house ($360) : 
 
 January $ 132.50 
 
 February 126.21 
 
 March 195.17 
 
 April 145.32 
 
 M^y 147.98 
 
 June 120.26 
 
 Julv 138.36 
 
 August 99.60 
 
 September 100.64 
 
 October .'.. 118.32 
 
 November 101.32 
 
 December 142.50 
 
 Total .|1.568,17 
 
 Decrease from 1877 $ 362.12 
 
 FIEE DEPARTMENT. 
 
 Appleton has as well a regulated and 
 efficient fire department as any city in 
 the State, in proportion to its size. We 
 have two excellent engine houses, one 
 in the Second and one in the Third 
 Ward. These are provided with all of 
 the conveniences calculated to secure 
 the greatest effectiveness. We also have 
 two first-class fire steamers, together 
 with the necessary appurtenances and 
 which are fully equal to any emergency 
 which is likely to arise, especially 
 when we consider the fact that they are 
 in the hands of companies the members 
 of which may almost be classed as ex- 
 perts. Both organizations have and are 
 serving the city faithfully and well, in 
 protecting its property against the rav- 
 ages of fire. The present officers of the 
 department are 
 
 O. A. BxKNS, Chief Engineer. 
 
 C. V. Adkins, First Ass't Enqineer. 
 
 E. T. CoNKEY, Second Ass't Engineer. 
 
 Phillip Wceller, Third Ass't Engineer. 
 
 Thos. O'Keefe, Secretary. 
 
 C. C. 'VSayland, Treasurer. 
 Considering the benefits secured the 
 expense of our fire department is as 
 light as could be expected. For the 
 year now closed it has been as follows, 
 including the salaries of the firemen, 
 viz., $10.00 each : 
 
 January $ 416.75 
 
 February 168.59 
 
 March 274.77 
 
 April 1 23.00 
 
 May 190.83 
 
 June 211.20 
 
 July 112.11 
 
 August 257.66 
 
 September 108.45 
 
 October 221.57 
 
 November 485.90 
 
 December ,....■ 240.00 
 
 Total for the year $2,810.83 
 
 Decrease from 1878 $1,104.73 
 
 Note.— The city purchased one span of 
 horses and a set of double harness, the past 
 year, for the use of the department, at an 
 expense of $363. 
 
 SALARIES OF OFFICES. 
 
 There is no servant of the city which 
 receives a munificent reward for his la- 
 bors indeed hardly as much as the 
 same labor would command if privately 
 employed, and yet the tax-payers have 
 never been heard to complain. The fol- 
 lowing figures show what has been paid 
 out to salaried officers, during the year, 
 including special policemen ard City 
 Engineer, but excluding Fire Wardens, 
 Street Commissioner, Poormaster, City 
 Treasurer and Engineers of Steamers: 
 
 January $ 254.84 
 
 February 140.17 
 
 March 230.33 
 
 April 194.25 
 
 May 265.50 
 
 June 559.50 
 
 July.... 628.50 
 
 August 438.75 
 
 Septembek 244.50 
 
 October 549.25 
 
 November 232.00 
 
 December 230.00 
 
 Total tor the year $3,967.59 
 
 Decrease from 1877 ' $1,043.98 
 
 PRINTING. 
 The city has paid out the following 
 amounts for the necessary public print- . 
 ing during the year : 
 
 January $285.00 
 
 February 37.00 
 
 March 23.70 
 
 April : 56.10 
 
 May 36.17 
 
 June 53.74 
 
 July 37.20 
 
 August.... 74.49 
 
 September 54i41 
 
 October 108;i4 
 
 November 89.38 
 
 December ............ 56.00 
 
 Total $911.33 
 
 Increase over 1877 $ 46.89 
 
 Note.— Part of the amount paiti for month 
 of January was for printing 1,000 copies of 
 the Charter and Ordinances of the city, 
 ($257.) 
 
 BOARD OF REGISTRY AND ELECTION. 
 
 The following is what it has cost the 
 citizens of Appleton to exercise the in- 
 estimable right of the elective franchise 
 during the year 1878 : 
 
 May $125.00 
 
 November 224.00 
 
 December 32.00 
 
 Total , 381.00 
 
 GAS. 
 
 The city has been a liberal consumer 
 of this beautiful illuminator during the 
 
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 MUNICIPAL. 
 
 year, but few wiU say tliat the cost there- 
 for has not been largely compensated in 
 the embellished appearance which our 
 streets have jiresented at night and in 
 the real practical benefits which have 
 been derived — especially as the adtual 
 expense to the people, over and above 
 the tax paid by the gas corporation, is 
 less than $300. The following appro- 
 j)riations were made for gas and ex- 
 penses thereon, including lamp lighters 
 wages : 
 
 January '. 84.20 
 
 February 68.00 
 
 March 62.20 
 
 April.. 55.90 
 
 Bfay 380.62 
 
 June 41.00 
 
 July 40.45 
 
 August 42.55 
 
 September 58.75 
 
 October 68.65 
 
 November 86.07 
 
 December 70.80 
 
 Totalforthe year .$1,059.19 
 
 Note.— Part of the amount paid for month 
 of May was for all the street lanp posts, 
 globes and fixtures— .$334.02. 
 
 MISCELLANEOUS. 
 
 Under this head are included all items 
 of disbursements which are not properly 
 included in any of the foregoing state- 
 ments : 
 
 January $ 131.75 
 
 February 152.58 
 
 March 277.26 
 
 April 144.57 
 
 May 317.32 
 
 June 83.81 
 
 •July 5.57 
 
 August 35.61 
 
 September 295.68 
 
 October 364.32 
 
 November 171.92 
 
 December 17.50 
 
 Total for the year $1,997.89 
 
 .'.;•;■; EECAPITULATION. 
 
 '/That the reader may determine at a 
 glance what our current expenses for the 
 year 1878 has been and what they were 
 made for we herewith submit a recapitu- 
 lation of the foregoing : 
 
 Streets, bridges, etc $ 5,477.^3 
 
 Support of the poor 1,568.18 
 
 Fire department 2,810.83 
 
 Salaries of officers 3.967-59 
 
 Printing 911.33 
 
 Election purposes 381.00 
 
 Gas, fixtures, lamp lights, &c 1,059.19 
 
 Miscellaneous 1,997.89 
 
 Total for the year $18,173.84 
 
 Decrease from 1877 2,058.11 
 
 EEDUCING THE DEBT. 
 
 The city of Appleton is prompt, as it 
 should be, in discharging its financial 
 obligations. Provisions have been made 
 in the recent tax levy to meet certain 
 claims upon us which mature in Febru- 
 ary and March and which are as follows : 
 
 Fire loan bonds $ 1,000.00 
 
 coupons 280.00 
 
 C. &N. W. R. R. coupons 70.00 
 
 Grand Chute Pl'k Road bonds. . . l,750.0O 
 
 Funding bill bonds 4,000.00 
 
 coupons 280.00 
 
 A. & N. L. R. R. coupons 5,250.00 
 
 Total $12,630.00 
 
 STATE AND COUNTY. 
 
 The following are the city's propor- 
 tion of the state and county tax and, to- 
 gether with the other items named, will 
 be paid out of the revenue of 1878 : 
 
 State tax $ 3,646.13 
 
 County tax 7,274.00 
 
 judgment tax 192.00 
 
 schooltax 1,000.00 
 
 Total $12,112.2;^ 
 
 DUE SCHOOL DISTRICTS. 
 
 The following amounts will be paid 
 
 to the several districts for the coming 
 year : 
 
 School District No. 1 tax $ 1, 800.00 
 
 " 2 " 7,835,0O 
 
 " 3 " 3,579,0O 
 
 " 4 " 2,650.00 
 
 Total .$1.5,864,00 
 
 EECAPITULATION. 
 
 Amount Received. 
 The revenue received from all sources 
 during the year is as follows : 
 
 General tax levy .$64,986.89 
 
 Licenses, amusements, etc 2,413.62 
 
 Total $67,400.51 
 
 Increase over 1877 6,335.71 
 
 Amount Expended. 
 The following is a general statement 
 of expenditures and for what purpose 
 they were made : 
 
 General expenses .$18,173.84 
 
 Bonds and interest 12,630.00 
 
 State and county tax 12,112.23 
 
 District school tax. 15.864.00 
 
 Total expenditures for the year $58,780.07 
 OUE PUBLIC DEBT. 
 
 The following table is a correct state- 
 ment of all our liabilities, what they 
 consist of and when they fall due : 
 C. & N. W. R. R. bonds $ 1,000 Feb. 1, 1880 
 
 Fire loan bonds 1,000 " 1,1879 
 
 1,000 " 1, 1880 
 
 1,000 " 1. 1881 
 
 1,000 " 1, 1882 
 
 G. C. Pl'k Road bonds 25,000 " 10, 1893 
 
 Funding bill 1876 4,000 Mch.l, 1879 
 
 A. & N. L. R. R. bonds 75,000 Feb. 1. 1891 
 Interest due 7,630 
 
 Total $116,630 
 
 The Appleton and New London Eail- 
 road bonds mature as follows : 
 .$2,000 due Feb. 1st, 1880. 
 .$3,000 in each year from 1881 to 1890 in- 
 clusive. 
 $43,000 due Feb. 1st, 1891. 
 
 All of the foregoing bonds bear inter- 
 est at the rate of 7% per annum. 
 
 It will be noticed above that, of this 
 amount, the j^ayment of $12,630 has 
 been provided for this year, in the gen- 
 
BUILDING AND IMPEOYEMENTS. 
 
 59 
 
 eral tax levy. This will reduce the total 
 city debt to $104,000. 
 
 ASSESSED VALUATION. 
 
 The assessed valuation of property in 
 Appleton is as follows : 
 
 Total Real Estate $1,427,240.00 
 
 Total personal 409,680.00 
 
 Grand total ,$1,83.3,920.00 
 
 Increase over 1877 276,109.00 
 
 REMABKS. 
 
 It has been the policy of the present, 
 as well as past administrations, to main- 
 tain the credit of the city, both at home 
 and abroad, at a high standard. This 
 has been accomplished by wise and pru- 
 dent legislation. The importance of a 
 healthy financial status cannot be over- 
 estimated. It adds greatly to, the splen- 
 did reputation which our city enjoys 
 otherwise abroad and is particularly cred- 
 itable by contrast if we consider the ef- 
 forts which are being put forth by many 
 western towns (including some of our 
 neighbors) to repudiate their financial 
 obligations. Appleton has not a dollar 
 of paper outstanding which is not worth 
 its face and which will not be promptly 
 and fully paid when the same falls due. 
 And that her present good name will 
 
 be preserved and guarded with a jealous 
 care is the determination of her people. 
 
 CITY OFFICERS. 
 
 The personnel of our city government 
 is, at present, as follows : 
 
 Mayor — James Eyan, 
 
 Clerk— 7. J. Cirkel.' 
 
 Attorney— 'S.. 0. Sloan. 
 
 Treasurer — Joseph Koffend. 
 
 ilfars/tffi— James Golden. 
 
 Engineer — J. M. Barker. 
 
 Street Commissioner — S. D. "Walsh. 
 
 Assessors — A. B. EandaU, Jno. Good- 
 land and Geo. Schuldez. 
 
 ALDERMEN. 
 
 First Ward — Ohase Prescott and Jno. 
 Bottensek. 
 
 Second Ward — Chris. Heinz and S. 
 K. Wambold. 
 
 Third Ward—G. C. Wayland and 
 Humphrey Pierce. 
 
 Fourth Ward — John Bauer and John 
 Eyan. 
 
 Fifth Ward — E. Schreiter and Chris. 
 Eoemer. 
 
 Sixth Ward—C. Tschude and E. S. 
 Baird. 
 
 BUILDING AND IMPEOYEMENTS. 
 
 WHAT HAS BEEN ACCOMPLISHED IN THIS tiESPECT DURING THj: YEAR NOW CLOSED — THE 
 EXHIBIT, IN AGGREGATE FORM, BEING^ A POTENT INDICATION OF THE CITY'S PROSPER- 
 ITY — THE PRINCIPAL OUTLAYS MADE WHERE TfiEY WILL DO THE MOST GOOD, VIZ: 
 ON AND ALONG THE RIVER — ALSO SOME FINE BUSmESS BLOCKS ERECTED AS WELL 
 AS SEVERAL HANDSOME RESIDENCES — MINOR IMPROVEMENTS, ETC., ETC. 
 
 As one evidence of the growth and 
 progress of Appleton, we never fail to 
 present, in our Annual Eeviews, facts re- 
 lating to what has been accomplished, 
 during the previous year, in the way of 
 building and improvements. And the 
 data which 1878 has furnished us are 
 fully as gratifying, as the exhibit of any 
 previous year. In fact, all things con- 
 sidered, they are even more flattering. 
 Of course, in considering what has been, 
 done, the fact must not be lost sight of 
 that the whole country is still depressed, 
 in consequence of not having escaped 
 from the great financial revulsion, be- 
 ginning in 1873. Also that but few 
 towns in the west have made any con- 
 siderable progress during tl^e interven- 
 ing time, and these only the most fortu- 
 
 nfitely located and highly favored. The 
 rule has been a period of retrogression 
 rather than advancement. And yet a 
 stranger to the events of the past five 
 years, visiting this locality any time dur- 
 ing the season which has now closed, 
 would never suspect from the indications 
 here, but that the country was passing 
 through one of its eras of gi'eatest pros- 
 perity. There has been general activity 
 on every hand, in the way of building 
 and improvements. This fact has at- 
 tracted great attention to Appleton and 
 has caused itp fame as a thriving young 
 city to reach far and wide. The conclu- 
 sion has been generally and wisely reach- 
 ed that a town that can successfully stem 
 the tide of "hard iimes "possesses advan- 
 tages rarely enjoyed. 
 
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 BUILDING AND IMPKOVEMENTS. 
 
 A fact in connection witli this part of 
 our work which is especially gratifyinig 
 is that the bulk of our expenditures dur- 
 ing the past year have been made upon 
 our water power --in the estabhshment 
 of new industries and the enlargement 
 of those previously in operation. This 
 is of the greatest consequence, as the 
 development of our resources for manu- 
 facturing is at the basis of all our pros- 
 perity. As wiU be seen farther on, the 
 outlays in this respect have been very 
 large and have secured the most impor- 
 tant results. But the upbuilding and 
 the improvement of the city in other re- 
 spects have not been neglected. In fact, 
 a great deal has been done. Some very 
 fine business blocks have been erected, 
 as well as numerous attractive resi- 
 dences. 
 
 The amount expended in improve- 
 ments will also compare favorably with 
 the advancement of previous years. 
 
 We have collected as complete data 
 ior this Annual Review, as on previous 
 occasions, but we omit some of the de- 
 tails heretofore presented. But the ag- 
 gregate result is Avhat is important, and 
 the figures upon which^that is based may 
 be relied upon as being as correct as if 
 separately presented. 
 
 ON THE WATER-POWEK. 
 
 We omit here the details of expendi- 
 tures made on our water power, in new 
 buildings and improvements as they are 
 elsewhere fully set forth, but we pre- 
 sent in the final summing up, the figures 
 showing the total disbursements for this 
 purpose. 
 
 BUSINESS BLOCKS. 
 
 College Avenue, our principal busi- 
 ness street, has undergone few but very 
 important changes this season. But lit- 
 tle, however could be expected, on ac- 
 count of the large amount of building 
 done hitherto and within recent years. 
 Indeed but little more than ten years 
 have elapsed since the first brick build- 
 ing was ei'ected, on this street, and now 
 but few others are to be seen. Our busi- 
 ness blocks are aU first class and com- 
 Ijare favorably with the buildings in 
 other and older and more pretentious 
 cities. 
 
 During the past season, J. A. Bertschy 
 erected a magnificent block which would 
 be a credit to the metropolis of the state. 
 The first floor, which is twice the size of 
 the average store, is occupied by A. D. 
 Fleming & Co., who present a cut of this 
 block elsewhere. The building is ad- 
 
 mirable in design and is handsomely 
 finished outside and in. It cost $8,000. 
 
 Pettibone & Co. were compelled by 
 their rapidlyjincreasing trade to add con- 
 siderably to the size of their store the 
 past year. The addition is in keeping 
 with the original block and represents 
 an outlay of $2,000. 
 
 Geo. Kreiss has erected an elegant 
 brick store, on the south east corner of 
 College Avenue and Oneida Street. It 
 is one of the finest business blocks in 
 the city and its erection involved an out- 
 lay of $5,000. 
 
 F. A. Adsit has done an important 
 work, this season, which adds materially 
 to the appearance of the Avenue. He 
 has virtually rebuilt his block and now 
 nas a most attractive business place. 
 His expenditures for the year amount to 
 $3,000. 
 
 Peterson & Son have erected a very 
 handsome brick block on College Aven- 
 ue this season which represents an outlay 
 of $4,000. It compares favorably in ap- 
 pearance -with, the best of our business 
 structures. 
 
 Squire Bateman, Mr. Ware and F. P. 
 Voight have each added one story to 
 their buildings on College Avenue which 
 gi'eatly improves the appearance there- 
 of, besides adding to their utility. 
 Their combined outlay is about $1800, 
 
 Henry Wendelborn has put vip a brick 
 building, on Appleton street, on the 
 first lot ncrth of the Waverly House 
 which is in keping with our best class of 
 buildings. It cost $2,500. 
 
 Miscellaneous improvements, through- 
 out the business part of the city, and of 
 which we have caused careful estimates 
 to be made, have been acomplished at a 
 total expense of $7,000. We omit the 
 details on account of the great demand 
 for space which our work this week in- 
 volves. In the aggregate no item is in- 
 cluded which does not exceed $150. 
 
 RESIDENCES AND IMPROVEMENTS THERON. 
 
 Previous years have witnessed the ex- 
 penditures of larger sums of money than 
 the present in the erection of private 
 residences. But that is because most 
 of our leading business men had already 
 amply provided for their wants in this 
 direction. However, there has been 
 something accomplished in 1878 in this 
 direction. A few excellent dwellings 
 have been erected while the improve- 
 ments on this class of property has been 
 quite extensive. 
 
A CHAPTEB OF MISCELLANY. 
 
 61 
 
 Mr. J. W. Hammond has put up one 
 of the most attractive residences in the 
 city in the First Ward, on John Street. 
 It is large, conveniently planned and 
 well finished outside and in. Indeed, 
 nothing has been neglected to make it a 
 pleasant home. Its cost was $4,000. 
 
 Judge Myers has also erected an ele- 
 gant dwelling on the corner of Lawrence 
 and Morrison Streets. It is made up of 
 old parts but these have been so thor- 
 oughly overhauled as to render the 
 structure practically new. The Judge 
 has now a most attractive home and 
 long may he live to enjoy it. His im- 
 provements, this year, cost about 
 $3,000. 
 
 Dr. Levings has rebuilt his residence 
 on College Avenue, First Ward, on quite 
 an elaborate scale, and now has as fine a 
 homestead as that part of the city af- 
 fords. The Dr. has expended about 
 $2,000 to secure this result. 
 
 The above are the principal items un- 
 der this head. There have been, how- 
 ever, numerous smaller residences erec- 
 ted, throughout the city, and various im- 
 portant improvements and enlargements 
 have also been made. The data before 
 us, which has been carefully collected, 
 show that the total amount of expendi- 
 tures, exclusive of the above, aggregate 
 to $14,000. 
 
 OTHER BUILDINGS. 
 
 Specially deserving of note, under this 
 head, is the Fourth Ward School House 
 which was erected quite late, this sea- 
 son. It is the finest school edifice in 
 the city and when fuUy completed, it 
 will be an ornament to the ward in 
 which it is situated. It will cost, when 
 completed, about $7,000. 
 
 Mr.' Carl Meunch has erected a mam- 
 moth store house, near his brewery in 
 the Fourth Ward. It is 36x70 feet and 
 three stories high. It is built of brick 
 and in appearance is one of the best 
 buildings in the city. This building 
 represents an outlay of $6,000. 
 
 RECAPITULATION OF BUILDING AND IM- 
 PROVEMENTS. 
 Total expended on water power. . . .$164,900 
 Total expended on bu'siness blocks, 32,800 
 Total expended on residences, etc., 23,000 
 Total expended on others 13,000 
 
 Grand Total $233,700 
 
 We need not occupy further space in 
 commenting- upon this subject. The fig- 
 ures speak eloquently in their own behalf 
 and of the present prosperity of our city. 
 Indeed we questson if there is another 
 town in the west which can show pro- 
 portionately as fine a record of advance- 
 ment for the year as Appleton. In any 
 event, ho rever, our people, ambitious as 
 they are, have a right to be satisfied with 
 this faithful exhibit which we have pre- 
 sented. 
 
 A CHAPTEE OF MISCELLANY. 
 
 IN WHICH ARE INCLUDED NUMEROUS AND VERY IMPORTANT ENTERPRISES — OUR BANKS — 
 HOTELS — GAS WORKS — REAL ESTATE — INSURANCE — BUSINESS DONE AT THE TELE- 
 GRAPH, EXPRESS AND POST OFFICES — THE SURGICAL INSTITUTE. 
 
 BANKS. 
 Banks are among the most useful en- 
 terprises which can be found in any 
 community. Indeed, regarded as labor 
 saving institutions alone, society has 
 long since passed that point where it has 
 come to regard them as quite indispensi- 
 ble. Being the depository of the wealth 
 of nations they are relied upon to per- 
 form the important function of supply- 
 ing the facilities for trade. Indeed they 
 are the in8titutions,'more than any other, 
 which distinguish a civilized from a bar- 
 borous people. In the latter case, trade 
 can only be accompUshed by exchang- 
 ing one product for another and that can 
 
 only be done, at a great sacrifice of time 
 and labor — each producer being com- 
 pelled to seek a customer which possess- 
 es the articles which he desires and who 
 is wiUing to exchange them for what his 
 neighbor has to oflfer therefor. But with 
 a monetary system, of which banks ai'e 
 at once the outgrowth, as well as repre- 
 sentative institutions, means are furn- 
 ished into which aU kinds of products 
 can be converted, to the mutual advan- 
 tage of all, and at a great saving to each 
 individual class. Moreover, they are the 
 places where the treasurers of the mil- 
 lionaire and the saving of the poor aHke 
 obtain security and revenue and where 
 
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 A CHAPTER OF MISCELLANY. 
 
 the enterprising business man can secure 
 the accommodation necessary to enable 
 him to conduct his business suscessfully. 
 It has been reserved for our day and the 
 American people to regard banking in- 
 stitutions as an unmixed e^dl, but this is 
 the result of false and vicious teaching 
 and the notion must soon pass away 
 with advancinsr enlightenment. At all 
 events, we are glad to be able to say that 
 Appleton is favored with ample banking 
 facilities. 
 
 THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK 
 
 has been m operation for the past eight 
 years. The building which it now occu- 
 pies was erected by the coi"poration for 
 its purposes in 1872. It is situated on 
 the corner of College Avenue and Ap- 
 pleton street and is a substantial, conven- 
 ient and handsome structure. It is pro- 
 vided with burglar and fire proof vaults 
 and furnishes as thorough security for 
 its patrons as human ingenuity can con- 
 trive. The corporation is made up of 
 our leading business men who are recog- 
 nized at home and abroad, as men of 
 prudence, integrity and ijound financial 
 ability. The directors of the institution 
 are : Aug. Ledyard Smith, G. W. Spauld- 
 ing, E. C. Goff, W. G. Whorton, J. T. 
 Reeve and Welcome Hyde. And the 
 officers of this bank aro as follows: Aug. 
 Ledyard Smith, Pres. ; E. C. Goflf, Vice 
 Pres. ; Herman Erb, Cashier. On ac- 
 count of the excellent management of 
 the First National, it is no wonder that 
 it enjoys the confidence of the pubKc in 
 a marked degi-ee. For <his reason, it 
 has always done the leading banking 
 business in this city. It has passed 
 through some trying ordeals, but it ha^ 
 never suffered from the loss of an iota of 
 pobHc confidence, and neither, on the 
 other hand, have its patrons ever sus- 
 tained the slightest financial misfortune 
 at its hands, and no business man, when 
 presenting the proper security, has ever 
 been denied an accommodation which 
 he had any right to expect. To show 
 the present condition of the First Na- 
 tional, Mr. Erb, by request, has furn- 
 ished us with the following special state- 
 ment. 
 
 RESOURCES, 
 
 Bills discounted .$145,854.02. 
 
 Cash on hand 23,083.28. 
 
 U. S. Bonds on hand 300.00. 
 
 Real Estate 12,000.00. 
 
 U. S. Seeuritie.s 50.000.00. 
 
 Redemption fund 2,250.00. 
 
 Due from other banks 11,409.02. 
 
 Total $247,396.00. 
 
 LIABILITIES. 
 
 Deposits §62,902.28. 
 
 Bills redif counted 3,200.00. 
 
 Circulation 45,000.00. 
 
 Profit and Loss 5,586.94. 
 
 Surplus 15,000.00. 
 
 Due to Banks 10,707.20. 
 
 Total 247,396.35. 
 
 THE manufacturers' NATIONAL BANK. 
 
 This institution was organized in 
 1871, and its history thus far has been 
 most satisfactory and deservedly pros- 
 perous. The building which it now oc- 
 cupies was erected in 1874 and is one of 
 the finest of its class in the state, being 
 situated on the corner of College Ave- 
 nue and Morrison Street. It was erect- 
 ed specially for the j)urpose for which it 
 is being used, is elegantly furnished and 
 supphed with the most perfect fire proof 
 vaults and safe. The former has a Yale- 
 time lock attached, the object of which 
 is to render the "bulldozing" of the 
 Cashier wholly unprofitable and useless. 
 By means of this device, the vaults can 
 only be opened at a certain hour, even 
 by one in possession of the combination. 
 Of course such an ari-angement adds to 
 the security of the bank as a place of 
 deposit. 
 
 The management of the Manufactxir- 
 ers' Bank is also in the hands of men in 
 whom the public has the utmost confi- 
 dence. They are careful conservative 
 and sagacious and are men of known in- 
 tegrity and financial responsibihty. The 
 stockholders include some of the best 
 men in the city. The officers of the cor- 
 poration are as follows : C. G. Adkins, 
 Prest. ; Alfred Galpin, Jr., Cashier. 
 
 The Manufacturers' Bank does a large 
 business and the volume thereof is con- 
 stantly inci easing. The following figures 
 will shed considerable light on this 
 point : 
 
 Capital $ 50.000.00 
 
 Surplus 6.100.00 
 
 Deposits 65,000.00 
 
 Exchange sold during the year.. 500,000.00 
 Silver coin paid out as change . . . 6,000.00 
 
 HOTELS. 
 While, of course, there are numerous 
 points which determine the character 
 and reputation of a city, locally and gen- 
 erally, there are none that figure with 
 greater importance, than the hotel ac- 
 commodations which it affords. Indeed 
 strangers and all transient visitors re- 
 ceive their impressions almost wholly 
 from this source and often times ques- 
 tions of great moment to a city are de- 
 termined upon this basis. Fortunately 
 
A CHAPTEE OF MISCELLANY. 
 
 63 
 
 for Appleton, it is blessed with ample 
 facilities of this kind and of a character, 
 too, that will compare favorably with 
 those possessed by older and larger 
 cities. 
 
 THE WAVEKLT HOUSE 
 
 is unquestionably one of the finest ho- 
 tels in the interior of the State, and the 
 very best, all things considered, of any 
 located on the 0. & N. W. E. E., north 
 of Chicago. It is a mammoth four story 
 brick building, of which the following is 
 an illustration : i 
 
 The Waverly is located on the corner 
 of Appleton and Lawrence Streets, con- 
 venient enough to the business center to 
 answer every purpose, and just far 
 enough removed to have beautiful sur- 
 roundings and to avoid the rattle of bus- 
 iness activity. The rooms are all well 
 lighted and ventillated and are as cheer- 
 ful as any public house can contain. 
 Moreover they are comfortably and 
 handsomely furnished and their attrac- 
 tions, in every way, are all that the trav- 
 eling pubhc could desire. 
 
 The Waverly has become noted for its 
 bills of fare and the surprise of many of 
 its patrons is that they can be made so 
 elaborate in an interior town, where 
 market facilities are, of necessity, more 
 or less limited. And they are served 
 in true metropoHtan style which always 
 adds materially to the gTatification of its 
 guests. 
 
 The proprietor of the Waverly, Mr. 
 W. H. Cottrill, is one of the most ex- 
 perienced and competent landlords in 
 the Northwest. He has had charge of 
 some of the best and largest hotels in the 
 West and understands thoroughly what 
 wiU best please his customers in the way 
 of accommodations. He makes his bus- 
 iness the subject of the most careful 
 study and neglects no labor or expense 
 to provide the most complete accommo- 
 dations and entertainment for his guests. 
 
 He employs the most skilled help that 
 can be found in his cuHnary depart- 
 ment and the results of their handiwork 
 is visible three times every day. Mr. 
 Cottrill is a most courteous and obliging 
 manager and it is therefore no wonder 
 that aU patrons of the Waverly are his 
 personal friends as well. We consider 
 it most fortunate for Appleton that we 
 have such a man at the head of our ho- 
 tel interests. 
 
 THE BEIGGS HOUSE. 
 
 This hotel was leased last summer, by 
 Mr. A. Townsend, one of the old, well 
 known and popular landlords in North- 
 ern Wisconsin. "Lot" has fairly revo- 
 lutionized the Briggs House since he 
 became manager. Consulting the con- 
 venience and comforts of his guests, he 
 has made numerous important improve- 
 ments which will contribute largely to 
 this end. The rooms are well furnished, 
 and comfortable and attractive. But it 
 is the table which is the chief attraction 
 of the Briggs House and which largely 
 determine its excellent standing with 
 the pubHc. Although the accommoda- 
 tions of the Briggs House are all that 
 we have represented, the fare is only 
 one-half of that usually charged, viz., 
 $1.00 per day. It is therefore no wonder 
 that the patronage of the House is con- 
 siderably increasing. 
 
 THE NORTHWESTERN HOUSE, 
 
 of which Mr. A. Hettinger is the pro- 
 prietor, is one of the institutions of the 
 city. The building is a substantial, 
 handsome and extensive one and is sit- 
 uated on Appleton Street, between the 
 Avenue and the depot. Louis furnishes 
 excellent accommodations for the trav- 
 eling public, both as regards table and 
 rooms. He is largely patronized by 
 transient customers and also has an ex- 
 tensive trade from the country, for which 
 class his place is special headquarters. 
 Mr. Hettinger also conducts a store and 
 saloon in connection with his hotel. 
 He is reckoned among the most prosper- 
 ous men of the place. 
 
 E. H. Stone conducts the Lawrence 
 House in the Third Ward and has quite 
 a large patronage. 
 
 Geo. Ki-eiss and J. Nicklaus are each 
 engaged in the hotel business and have 
 a considerable trade in that Hne. 
 GAS WOEKS. 
 
 The gas works, in Appleton, have now 
 been in operation something over one 
 year. They are the most complete in- 
 
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 A CHAPTEE OF MISCELLANY. 
 
 stitution of the kind, in the entire state. 
 The buildings ai'e substantial and all the 
 other work also strictly first class. The 
 very best quality of gas is furnished and 
 the enterprise is being liberally patron- 
 ized. Aboot 10,000 feet are being con- 
 sumed nightly. Now that our people 
 have had a taste of the luxury afforded 
 by this illuminator, they could not be 
 persuaded to get along without it. 
 REAL ESTATE. 
 
 Appleton has numerous men of ex- 
 tensive means, engaged in handUng real 
 estate. The past year, however, as well 
 as two or three preceeding that, has been 
 most unfavorable, here and elsewhere, 
 for this business. The demands have 
 been limited and the purchases have 
 also been considerably limited. 
 
 Welcome Hyde is probably the most 
 extensive dealer, in this line, in the city. 
 He has large interests here, but the biilk 
 of his investments are in pine, farming 
 and mineral lands, variously located 
 throughout Northern Wisconsin. He 
 has made considerable many purchases 
 during the year and some very impor- 
 tant sales, reaching well into the thou- 
 .sands. 
 
 Humphrey Pierce has extensive real 
 estate interests in Appleton, including 
 .some of the choicest property in the 
 city. As soon at there is a change in 
 the times, he will have no difficulty in 
 making frequent and important sales. 
 
 Judge Harriman has been largely en- 
 gaged in handling real estate during the 
 past five years, and he allows no season 
 to pass without making extensive im- 
 provements. The past year has been no 
 exception with him. Indeed he has 
 probably made more expenditures dur- 
 ing 1878 than any other dealer. 
 
 W. S. Warner is one of our heaviest 
 real estate owners, both in and outside 
 of the city. He does a large business 
 every year, in buying and selling. His 
 transactions for 1878 show up well, con- 
 sidering the times. 
 
 Reeder Smith owns a great amount of 
 property, both in this city, and New Lon- 
 don. His property is all highly improv- 
 ed and therefore very valuable. His 
 transactions for the year have been quite 
 important. 
 
 E. C. Goff is extensively interested in 
 pine, farming lands and city property. 
 The past year has been quite an active 
 one with him. 
 
 A. L. Smith does a very heavy busi- 
 ness in the real estate line. Besides 
 
 having a large amount of his own prop- 
 erty, to care for, he is the agent for the 
 G. B. &M. C. Co., which owns extensive 
 tracts of excellent land throughout the 
 northern part of this state. His sales 
 for the past year aggregate to a large 
 amount. 
 
 Louis Schintz deals largely in real es- 
 tate and besides loans money for divers 
 parties at home and abroad. 
 
 Geo. C. Jones has extensive invest- 
 ments in farming, pine and mineral 
 lands in various localities throughout 
 this and other states and does quite a 
 large business every year. 
 
 J. W. Hammond handles considerable 
 city and farm property, here and else- 
 where, and does a considerable business, 
 buying and selling, in the course of the 
 year. 
 
 Edward West has largerreal estate in- 
 terests in Appleton than any other citi- 
 zen and is always busy in making sales 
 or improvements. 
 
 INSURANCE. 
 
 This has grown to be a very important 
 business in Appleton, as might be ex- 
 pected where there is so much valuable 
 property for which the people are seek- 
 ing protection. Fortunately the people 
 are provid ed with some of the best and 
 most reliable agencies to be found in the 
 state. 
 
 A. L. Smith does a leading business 
 in this Une. He represents a splendid 
 array of companies which have nobly 
 withstood aU the severe tests with which 
 the past few years have been attended. 
 The owner of a policy in any one of 
 them may be certain to have an honest 
 loss equitably and promptly adjusted. 
 
 Conkey & Briggs conduct the other 
 leading insurance agency in the city, 
 and of course do a large business. Their 
 companies are among the financially ab- 
 lest in the world and afford their patrons 
 the most absolute protection against loss 
 by fire. Messrs. Conkey & Briggs are 
 careful, courteous and obliging and al- 
 ways aim to promote the interests of 
 their patrons. 
 
 THE POST OFFICE. 
 
 The Appleton post-office is one of the 
 institutions of the city of which the peo- 
 ple have just cause to feel proud. It oc- 
 cupies a handsome building, on Oneida 
 Street, in the rear of Foster's store, erect- 
 ed expressly therefor, in the fall of 1876. 
 It is handsomely furnished and has all of 
 the modern appliances of a first-class of- 
 fice. The postmaster is G. M. Miller 
 
EDUCATIONAL. 
 
 and M. K. Goclinauer is his assistant. 
 The following statement indicates the 
 amount of business transacted at this of- 
 fice during the course of the year : 
 
 3155 orders Issued $ 39,652.83 
 
 2150 " Paid 39,621.02 
 
 Quarter's account current 7,459.95 
 
 Total 86,733.80 
 
 Eegistered letters Delivered 1,173 
 
 in Transit 697 
 
 Issued 584 
 
 Total 2,454 
 
 EXPRESS 
 
 The express office occupies a building 
 on Oneida Street, near Lawrence. Mr. 
 John Lester is the efficient agent who at- 
 tends to the wants of the people in that 
 line. The business of the company at 
 this place amounts to a large sum every 
 year. Its receipts for 1878 aggregate to 
 $14,000, being an increase of .$2,000 over 
 last year. 
 
 TELEGRAPH 
 
 The N. W. Telegraph office is conven- 
 iently located over Clark & Edwards 
 store and is largely patronized by the 
 business men of Appleton. H. A. Tice 
 is the efficient agent and is prompt and 
 
 accurate in the discharge of his duties. 
 The receipts of the office for the past 
 year amount to $1,650 being quite an in- 
 crease over the income for '77. 
 
 THE NORTHWESTEEN SUEGI- 
 CAL INSTITUTE 
 
 This institution was established sever- 
 al years ago for the treatment of aU man- 
 ner of deformities of the human limbs 
 and body. Its method of treatment is 
 thorough and scientific and in accordance 
 with rules prescribed by the most emin- 
 ent and successful surgeons of the coun- 
 try. The institute in Appleton has been 
 attended with a large measure of success. 
 We have known of numerous cases, gen- 
 erally considered as hopeless, that have 
 been fully and completely restored — the 
 persons gaining the use of the deformed 
 parts almost perfectly. Dr. Heineman 
 who is in charge, devotes himself earn- 
 estly to his work and the patients en- 
 trusted to his charge have the benefit of 
 his time, skill and enthusiasm. We can 
 heartily commend the institute to all 
 those suffering from deformities of body 
 or limbs. 
 
 EDUCATIONAL. 
 
 La^A^rence University and the Public Schools. 
 
 LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY., 
 
 It is now about thirty years since the 
 corner stone of this institution was first 
 laid in the then wilderness upon the 
 banks of the Fox River. It was a bold, 
 almost hazardous enterprise ; and yet its 
 sucefss, almost from the beginning, was 
 remarkable. Within six years after its 
 first opening and before even any rail- 
 road came within many miles of the 
 place, the number of the students was 
 greater than is usually found in the 
 most popular of Eastern seminaries. 
 Its popularity was one cause of its fi- 
 nancial difficulties. The large patron- 
 age induced by the very moderate ex- 
 pense to the students, occasioned an out- 
 lay which the pecuniary resources of its 
 friends proved insufficient to meet. 
 Debts were incurred and the most seri- 
 ous embarrassments followed. The very 
 existence of the institution was for som(^ 
 time imperilled. 
 
 Yet through all its trying histor j, few 
 
 institutions can boast a nobler record of 
 educational effectiveness. There has 
 been a large number of students, and 
 the scholarship produced has been of a 
 high order and recognized as such both 
 in the East and the West. The require- 
 ments for entering the college classes 
 are higher than those of a large majori- 
 ty of Western colleges, as is also the 
 standard of attainments for graduation. 
 Notwithstanding the gradual and very 
 considerable elevation of the courses of 
 study and the increased conditions of 
 entrance within the last few years, the 
 number of students in the college class- 
 es, instead of diminishing, has steadily 
 incj-eased, and the number of graduates 
 within the last five years has been great- 
 er than in any other conse6utive five 
 years in the history of the institution. 
 Says Dr. Warren, President of the 
 Boston University: "Lawrence Univer- 
 sity has reason to be proud of the Alum- 
 ni she has sent to Boston. If she can 
 
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 EDUCATIONAL. 
 
 keep up the succession worthily, she 
 will veiy soon acquire in these parts a 
 most enviable reputation for man-mak- 
 ing discipline. No college has sent us 
 better specimens of strong, cultured, 
 practical men." 
 
 The institution while under the pat- 
 ronage of a Christian denomination and 
 aiming to be a Christian college, yet 
 opens its doors to all comers of whatso- 
 ever creed or nationahty, and especially 
 intends to furnish the best facilities to 
 students who without property or weal- 
 thy fiiends are striving to help them- 
 selves to an education. The great num- 
 ber of this class who have gone forth 
 from its halls and are now filling honor- 
 able stations in society, amj)ly justify all 
 the efforts and sacrifices hitherto made 
 in its behalf. 
 
 The College Courses are among the j 
 highest and best of any College in the I 
 whole West. I 
 
 The, Preparatory Department furnish- 
 es a very thoroiigh training for either 
 the Classical or Scientific Courses in 
 College. 
 
 The Academic Department affords ex- 
 cellent faciUties for a Higher English or 
 first-rate Business Education. 
 
 The School of Music is of a highly 
 superior character, and is rajaidly grow- 
 ing in popularity. 
 
 The School of Drawing and PaintiD^; 
 is of excellent repute. 
 
 The whole number of students con- 
 nected with the institution during the 
 last year, according to the catalogue just 
 issued, was 236, of whom 134 were gen- 
 tlemen and 102 were ladies ; of these 108 
 were in the College Classes ; 51 in the 
 Preparatory Department ; and 77 in the 
 Academic Department and in the schools 
 of Music and Painting. 
 
 The necessary expenses of a student 
 in the institution are unusually moder- 
 ate. For ordinary Collegiate, Prepara- 
 tory and Academic studies the whole 
 cost to a student, including board, wash- 
 ish, fuel and light, need not cost more 
 than from $40 to $65 per term. Extra 
 charges are made for the Commercial 
 and ornamental branches. 
 
 " PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF APPLETON. 
 
 Number of children in each district, 
 
 age between,^ ^nd 20 years; 
 
 1st District-.. ^., Ilk. ■»....,.....,,,- 410 
 
 2d District..,.'....,,....'!..,..,; 1,013 
 
 .3d District... ...'.. .l...(J;i.it'..«.. .4. 773 
 
 4th District ...j,...,^:,.,,,) 282 
 
 Total '. 2,47S 
 
 Of this number 1,580 attended the 
 public schools during the year, being 
 63% of the number of children drawing 
 State tax. 
 
 The amounts expended for improve- 
 ments in the last year, are as follows : 
 
 1st Ward ". $ 117 
 
 2d Ward 1.197 
 
 3d Ward 1,62(> 
 
 4th Ward. 426 
 
 Valuation of school houses and sites: 
 
 IstDistrict property valued at .$ 5,000 
 
 2d " " " 21,000 
 
 3d " " " 13,000 
 
 4th " " " 6.000 
 
 Total valuation $45,000 
 
 The number of teachers employed in 
 each district with their respective salar- 
 ies are as follows : 
 
 1st District, 4 teachers ; Principal has 
 $450 ; each Assistant, $360. 
 
 2d District, 14 teachers ; Principal has 
 $1,400; two Assistants each. $675 ; each 
 of the others, $360. 
 
 3d District, 6 teachers ; Principal has 
 ( ?) ; one Assistant, $540 ; each of 
 the others, $360. 
 
 4th District, 3 teachers ; Principal has 
 $630 ; each Assistant, $360. 
 
 Total number of teachers employed 
 in the Public Schools, 27. 
 
 Improvements are as follows : 1st Dis- 
 trict has furnished one of its depart- 
 ments with new seats and bought Apple- 
 ton's Encyclopedia; 2d District has 
 bbught Appleton Encyclopedia and $50 
 worth of biographies ; 3d Ward has fur- 
 nished a new department with seats ; 4th 
 Ward is building a brick school house 
 in place of the burned frame school 
 house. 
 
 That the public schools of this city 
 are making true progress, intellectually 
 and morally, is evident when consider- 
 ing the following facts : 
 
 1st. The hard times, since the panic 
 of 1873, have greatly reduced the prices 
 of commodities and of all kinds of ser- 
 vices, unless the supply of commoditief^ 
 has been less or the services more effici- 
 ent than heretofore, thus making the de- 
 mand greater and the price higher. 
 Nearly all the schools have reduced the 
 teachers' salaries, thus showing that the 
 educational advancement of these schools 
 has not been sufficiently progressive 
 enough to make the demand greater and 
 the price higher. But, in Appleton, the 
 educational progress of the public 
 schools has been such that the teacher's 
 salaries are not merely the same as 
 usual ; but they haye in some cases been 
 increased. In the 2d District, the Prin- 
 
WEST'S SHIP CANAL 
 
 67 
 
 cipal's salary has been increased $200 a 
 year, and one of tlie Assistants $75 ; in 
 the 3d District, the Principal's salary 
 has been increased (want of time pre- 
 vents the writer to inform himself suf- 
 ficiently as to the exact amoTint, but he 
 believes it to be $125 a year), and an as- 
 sistant has been employed for $540 in- 
 stead of one for $225. 
 
 2nd. The teachers, at their last exam- 
 ination, independently and cheerfully 
 raised the standing of the common 
 schools; so that, next year, a child that 
 completes the course of study adopted 
 for the common schools, will have a fair 
 knowledge of U. S. History and of arith- 
 metic in its daily commercial applica- 
 tion ; a fair foundation for physical geo- 
 gi'aphy, resting on a thorough knowledge 
 of discriptive and political geography ; a 
 practical knowledge of grammar ; a fa- 
 cility to express thoughts on paper ; and 
 it will be able to read intelligibly any 
 ordinary reading matter, and spell 98%" 
 of the words found in a Fourth or Fifth 
 Reader. When we reflect that this is 
 tlie work of seven years' schooling (a 
 child six years of age, completing the 
 course at 13), it must be admitted that 
 this is all that can be reasonably expect- 
 ed of any school. 
 
 3d. The improvement in morals in the 
 public schools is very marked, and es- 
 pecially is this the case in the 2d school 
 district. In the fall term of '73, there 
 were forty-three corporal punishments 
 inflicted in the Second District by the 
 principal, while this term there have 
 been only eight. It must not be for- 
 gotten that in the fall of '73, less than 
 three hundred pupils were enrolled in 
 the Second District, while at present, 
 there are upwards of six hundred. The 
 suspensions have decreased from eight 
 to one for the same time. This unpar- 
 alleled success is due to the School 
 
 Board and the interest the better class 
 of citizens manifest in our pubHc schools. 
 In the employment of teachers, partiali- 
 ty is unknown, and abiUty is the only 
 criterion upon which teachers are' em- 
 ployed. The influence the better class 
 of citizens exert upon the schools by 
 sending their children there, cannot be 
 overestimated. 
 
 4th. Though the High School has ex- 
 isted but two years, still its influence is 
 very perceptible; and especially is its 
 influence very marked in the Second 
 District. The ratio of school attend- 
 ance to the whole school population in 
 this district is 80%, which is probably a 
 higher ratio than any other school dis- 
 trict can exhibit in the State; and it is 
 far ahead of Chicago, whose per cent, of 
 attendance in '76 was only 46%. About 
 twenty of the scholars of the High 
 School leave yearly to teach. 
 
 This year three of last year's graduates 
 are employed in the city and are giving 
 good satisfaction. Though the School 
 has existed but two years, it has no\y a 
 hbrary w^orth $250 ; a collection of corals, 
 sponges, &c., worth $200; apparatus for 
 the study of natural philosophy, worth 
 $150 ; and there is no doubt but that the 
 value of the Ubrary in a short time wiU 
 be $500. These facts alone are sufficient 
 to show that there is hfe in the School 
 and that good work is done therein. 
 
 Instruction in the High School may 
 be had in Book-keeping, Natural Philos- 
 ophy, Botany, U. S. History, Constitu- 
 tion of U. S. and Wisconsin, Physiology, 
 Moral Philosophy, Latin, through Vir- 
 gil, German, Rhetoric, in Mathematics 
 through Trigonometry. It should be 
 borne in mind, that the faults of this 
 School are its, thorough instruction, rig- 
 id disipHne, and severe examinations. 
 No chance for idlers and drones. 
 
 WEST'S SHIP CANAL. 
 
 A CHANNEL WHICH AFFORDS WATER-POWERS OF GREAT CAPACITY AND RELIABILrTX — ADAPT- 
 ED TO EVERY KIND OF MANUFACTTIRING — AN AVERAGE HEAD OF 12 FEET — EASY OF 
 ACCESS AND PROVIDED WITH FACILITIES FOR TRANSPORTATION BY LAND AND WATER 
 — IMPROVEMENTS ALL MADE — SITES EMBRACING EVERY ADVANTAGE FOR SALE OR 
 RENT AT PRICES WHICH WILL NOT ONLY SATISFY BUT ASTONISH THE PURCHASER. 
 
 The water power at Appleton, as a 
 whole is, of course, dwelt upon at con- 
 siderable length elsewhere, and we shall 
 
 not here undertake to go over the same 
 ground. Oui* object, in this connection, 
 is to point out some of the special attrac- 
 
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 WEST' SHIP CANAL. 
 
 tions for manufacturers which have been 
 created by the building, through the 
 heart of Grand Chute Island, of 
 
 EDWAKD west's SHIP CANAL 
 
 which has been accomplished at an ex- 
 pense of nearly |40,000. It would be 
 difficult to conceive of a more desirable 
 or valuable system of powers than has 
 been created by this splendid improve- 
 ment. A score of years ago, when this 
 island was covered by a primitive and 
 luxuriant gi-owth of vegetation, a man 
 without good judgment, foresight and 
 experience would cross and recross it 
 many times without halting to consider 
 the 
 
 SPLENDID POSSIBILITIES 
 
 which it contained, and without stop- 
 ping to consider how' practical a scheme 
 it was to make it available for great, use- 
 ful and important purposes. But Mr. 
 West was endowed with all these at- 
 tributes and his "mind's eye," pictured 
 to himself what the future would demand 
 and what industry could accomplish. 
 He did not wait tto be pushed to this 
 great undertaking but anticipated the 
 wants which would spring from the fu- 
 ture development of Appleton. Accord- 
 ingly, in 1870, he set himself about the 
 task of constructing a channel, through 
 Grand Chute Island, for the purpose of 
 securing a giand system of water pow- 
 ers, and under his direction, one reason 
 was sufficient to accomplish it. And, in 
 the fall of that year, therefore, it was 
 completed and the water was directed 
 between its banks. 
 
 THE POWER THUS CREATED 
 
 is equal to the strength of 3,000 to 4,000 
 horses. All this valuabe power is free 
 from the obstructions on the banks and 
 treacherous margins of the streams, and 
 the canal has only to be tapped at any 
 desired point and at once the power is 
 ready for use. The canal is 2,000 feet in 
 length and the width of the island is 
 such as to give ample building lots run- 
 ning back on either side, while the nat- 
 ural channels of the islapd afford suf- 
 ficient escape for waste water from the 
 wheels in the highest stages of the 
 stream. 
 
 The canal is cut in the solid gravel 
 bed of the island, and can never suffer 
 from washing. It has the capacity to 
 float the largest vessels that can ever 
 enter through the canals of the river 
 improvement, being 130 feet between 
 the embankments, and 17 feet from the 
 top of the embankment to the bottom of 
 
 the canal. These embankments have 
 an average width at the base of 45 feet 
 and are built of si one and gravel, so 
 that they cannot suffer from wearing, 
 freezing or thawing. On the margin of 
 this canal manufactories of all kinds 
 needing ready and constant supplies of 
 power can be built with no more work 
 to secure it than that of cutting a short 
 race a httle beyond the rear of the 
 building, to allow the water to discharge 
 from the wheels into the natural channel 
 of the stream. 
 
 It is very important to say, in this con- 
 nection, that thisjchain of powers is com- 
 bined with 
 
 NUMEROUS ADVANTAGES 
 
 which are seldom if ever found. Abut- 
 ing the lots on either side, of the canal 
 are pubUc thoroughfares, in a thorough- 
 ly improved condition, and by means 
 of which any point is rendered as ac- 
 cessible as could be desired. Then the 
 
 SHIPPING FACILITIES 
 
 which are within easy reach, are as am- 
 ple, capacious and varied, as could be de- 
 sired. Indeed the M L. S. & W. K. R. 
 describes a serpentine track through the 
 heart of the island and which can now 
 be reached at a trifling cost and with 
 little trouble. And when the various 
 contemplated side tracks are completed, 
 freights can be received and delivered 
 by manufacturers, located on this chaii- 
 nel at their very doors, as the demands 
 occasion it, 
 
 But enough has scarcely been said of 
 the 
 
 LEGITIMATE FEATURES 
 
 of these powers,as they now actually ex- 
 ist. Of course in their reliability, thej' 
 share this advantage, in common with 
 other i^owers in this city. This is ex- 
 plained by the uniformity of the river 
 flowage, the variation of which, during 
 the entire year, does not exceed 30 in- 
 ches. The r atural and artificial arrange- 
 ment of the canal affords 
 
 .\N EXCELLENT HEAD, 
 
 at any point thereon, whi<;h is not less 
 than 10 feet at any place and is as great 
 as 16 at other points. The average head 
 is fully 12 feet, which is ample for all or 
 any particular lauri^ose. 
 
 THE NEW DAM 
 
 which has been constructed is of the 
 gi'eatest imi^ortance to Mr. West's sys- 
 tem of powers. It adds materially to 
 their iDermanency and reliability. Indeed 
 so far as these features ire considered 
 there is 
 
OUTAGAMIE COUNTY. 
 
 69 
 
 NO ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT 
 
 left ; and indeed, in any particular, it 
 would be difl&cult to suggest a beneficial 
 change. 
 
 These powers, of course, are occupied 
 to a considerable extent now ; but with 
 their great and well known capacity, 
 there is still room for 70 additional es- 
 tablishments. The remaining powers 
 are • 
 
 NOW IN THE MARKET 
 
 and Mr. West offers them for sale or 
 rent at prices that will discount those 
 
 exacted at any other point, East or 
 West, North or South. They are un- 
 rivalled in desirability, and those who 
 contemplate engaging in manufacturing 
 industries, now or hereafter, should visit 
 Appleton, see that they are as we have 
 represented, and then invest. Other- 
 wise aU correspondence, on the subject 
 addressed to Edward West, 
 
 Appleton, Wis., 
 
 will receive prompt and coruteous atten- 
 tion. 
 
 OUTAGAMIE COUNTY. 
 
 A BRIEF CHAPTER DEVOTED TO ITS PROGRESS AND PRESENT CONDITION — CHARACTER AND 
 FERTILITY OF ITS SOIL — ITS PRODUCTS FOR THE YEAR 1878 — ALLUSION TO THE EX- 
 TENT AND VARIETY OF ITS BUSINESS INTERESTS — STATEMENT SHOWING ITS FINAN- 
 CIAL CONDITION, ETC., ETC. — OUR PRESENT COUNTY GOVERNMENT. 
 
 well known that the reputation of Wis- 
 consin wheat, to which Outagamie 
 County has made essential contributions, 
 is equal to that raised in states most 
 celebrated for this purpose. All other 
 kinds of agricultural products are raised 
 here with success and in abundance. 
 Our soil is also adapted for dairying pur- 
 poses and stock growing and in this di- 
 rection considerable advancement has 
 already been made. 
 
 Outagamie County is situated between 
 Lake Winnebago and Green Bay and is 
 divided by the Fox River which runs 
 through the south-east corner. It is 
 bounded on the north by Shawano Coun- 
 ty, on the south by Winnebago and Cal- 
 umet, on the east by Brown, and on the 
 wept by Waupaca. It is particularly 
 well Avatered, the principal streams, be- 
 sides the Fox, intersecting the county 
 being the Wolf, the Shioc, the Embar- 
 rass Rivers and Black Creek. These 
 together with their numerous and im- 
 portant tributaries, afford a natural wa- 
 ter supply which is of the greatest value. 
 
 THE SURFACE OF THe COUNTY. 
 
 is a deHghtf nl interchange of rolKng up- 
 lands and gently sloping vallies and pre- 
 sents the most desirable advantages in 
 this respect, for agricultural pursuits. 
 There are no bluffs worth mentioning 
 and but few abrupt elevations. 
 
 OF THE SOIL ITSELF 
 
 but little need be said. It consists of a 
 clay deposit, made during a geological 
 epoch, not very far distant, and is rich 
 in all the elements that enter into the 
 agricultural products adapted to this 
 parallel of latitude. The proof of the 
 fertility of the clay lands is best seen in 
 quality and extent of its products. It is 
 specially adapted to wheat growing and 
 the grade of this cereal is nowhere ex- 
 celled by that of similar products, in any 
 other state in the Union. Indeed, it is 
 
 OUR CLIMATE, 
 
 of course, resembles that which is com- 
 mon in this parallel of latitude, but it 
 has some important differences, how- 
 ever. Our summers are delightful and 
 the "heated season" which so distresses 
 many localities is either very much 
 abridged here or is entirely unknown, 
 the temperature being generally quite 
 uniform. Our falls are long and charm- 
 ing — often extending well into Novem- 
 ber. Our winters are steady but vigor- 
 ous and in some respects are the most 
 important part of the year. They are 
 usually attended Avith snow falls, the 
 importance of which, is that they facilitate 
 the handling of large quantities of fine 
 timber in which the county abounds. 
 But a feature which is of the greatest 
 consequence is that our climate contains 
 elements highly conducive to good 
 health. Epidemics are nnknown and, as a 
 rale, the people are 'healthy, hearty and 
 vigorous. 
 
70 
 
 OUTAGAMIE COUNTY. 
 
 OUR PROGRESS 
 
 has been most gratifying. The south- 
 ern portion of our county has been set- 
 tled only about 27 years, but yet there 
 is no farming distiict in the state which 
 is more highly improved than the two 
 southern tiers of to^sois. The land is in 
 a high state of cultivation and most of 
 the work is now performed by labor sav- 
 ing machinery. Fine dwelUcgs and 
 splendid and capacious barns adorn 
 nearly every farm and other improve- 
 ments also are not lacking to make farm 
 life desirable and the county attractive. 
 During the past eight years the settle- 
 ment and improvement of the northern 
 part of the county has been very rapid. 
 Indeed the advancement which has al- 
 ready been made indicates a much longer 
 period of labor than has been reqiiired 
 to accomplish the splendid result. That 
 section of our county includes many 
 highly improved farms and the buildings 
 are of a character which reflect credit 
 upon the industry and taste of the in- 
 habitants. However there is yet consid- 
 able unimproved lands in the extreme 
 towns which can be had at a fair figure 
 and which offer desirable homes for peo- 
 ple of limited means and industrious 
 habits. 
 
 Outagamie has now a population of 
 upwards of 28,000. Notwithstanding 
 the unfavorable condition of the times, 
 the increase has been very rapid during 
 the past few years. Indeed, as shown 
 by the census reports, the percentage of 
 our increase from 1870 to 1875 was 
 greater than that of any other county in 
 the state ; and we have no doubt that 
 when the increase of the succeeding 
 three years is known, the result will be 
 equally flattering. 
 
 OtJR ROADS 
 
 There is no comparitively new county 
 in the state which has as fine roads as 
 Outagamie. Our local legislators have 
 paid special attention to this subject and 
 the result is that splendidly graded and 
 graveled roads now ramify nearly every 
 important section of the county. 
 
 OUR PRODUCTS FOR THE YEAR. 
 
 While the crops in many sections of 
 the country have been little short of com- 
 plete failures, on account of the excess- 
 ive heat prevailing just before harvest, 
 in Outagamie the yield has been quite 
 gratifying. The following tabular state- 
 ment shows the acreage of crops, in 
 this county for the year of 1878 — being 
 
 a considerable increase over that of the 
 previous year : 
 
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 Buchanan.... 2179 92 827 72 78 80 
 
 Bovina 5.59 196 325 48 42 47 
 
 Black Creek. 2116 276 314 14 37. 81 
 
 Center 4377 752 1304 146 55 167 
 
 Cicero 1018 199 195 10 46 45 
 
 Dale 3059 716 754 45 126 84 
 
 Deer Creek.. 370 100 158 15 20 38 
 
 Ellington.... 4359 837 1095 138 117 95 
 
 Freedon 3070 052 917 118 61 252 
 
 Grand Chute 3221 542 11.55 319 76 188 
 
 Greenville . . 3943 590 782 10 17 93 
 
 Hortonia.... 2231 689 603 46 315 70 
 
 Kaiikauna .. 1546 228 823 83.... 110 
 
 Liberty 657 243 492 40 634 45 
 
 Maple Creek 1193 298 536 158 97 49 
 
 Maine 200 84 110 42 44 23 
 
 3dW.N.Lon. 22 18 30 7 6.. 
 
 Osborn 1417 376 449 16 30 44 
 
 Seymour.... 1336 302 309 .... 23 69 
 
 Total 36888 719011176132818271580 
 
 The average yield of wheat was, at 
 least 15 bushels per acre. This would 
 make a total of this cereal, our leading 
 product, 533,432. Placing the average 
 price at 80 cents and the value of this 
 ye ar's product would aggregate to nearly 
 one half million of dollars. The yield 
 of other crops ^as correspondingly 
 large. This exhibit, considering the 
 general unfavorableness of the season, is 
 most flattering. We have a large dairy 
 interest in this county which also con- 
 tributes largely to our product. The 
 butter product for the year is about 420,- 
 000 pounds ; and our cheese product is 
 about 30,000 pounds. 
 
 THE EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES 
 
 offered here are excellent, and deserve 
 more than a mere passing notice, which 
 is aU we are able to bestow. There are 
 now upwards of 100 school houses in 
 county and they have a seating capacity 
 of fully 6,000. Upwards of 160 teach- 
 ers are employed in the educational 
 work. 
 
 FINANCIAL STATUS. 
 
 This is always an important subject 
 for consideration and it is with particular 
 gratification that we introduce it here, 
 as we believe there is no other county 
 in the state, the condition of whose fi- 
 nances can compare with that of little 
 Outagamie. The credit of our excellent 
 financial condition, soon to appear, is of 
 course entirely due to the wise manage- 
 ment of our Board of Supervisors — the 
 local law making and governing power. 
 Although politically they are for the 
 most part of one mind —and that, we re- 
 
OUTAGAMIE COUNTY. 
 
 71 
 
 gret to add, Democratic — yet, it is with 
 pleasure that we add, that politics enter 
 not into their deliberations. They have 
 no pets to reward or enemies to punish, 
 at the pubhc expense, but conduct aU 
 their proceedings upon a purely business 
 basis. The result is that it is one of the 
 best governed counties in the state. As 
 a matter bearing with great weight upon 
 this statement, it is with pride that we 
 point to the fact that we not only have 
 
 NO PUBLIC DEBT. 
 
 but always have a handsome cash sur- 
 plus on hand to meet current demands 
 Our orders are, of coitrse, at par, and 
 the credit of the county stands urivaU- 
 ed in all respects. To show our actual 
 condition, we reproduce, from the pro- 
 ceedings of the last meeting, the state- 
 ment of W. H. Lanphear, Clerk, of our 
 assets and liabihties. for consideration 
 here : 
 
 LIABILITIES. 
 
 Amount due city of Appleton, $1,094.93 
 " town of Bovina, 289.18 
 Cicer-^. 1,198.66 
 Deer Creek 520.00 
 Liberty, 38.82 
 outstanding court cert., 168.66 
 County orders, 1,911.65 
 " . accounts audited and un- 
 paid, 3,280.39 
 accounts unreported in 
 
 hands of committee, 644.36 
 
 Total 
 
 
 9,136.65 
 
 
 EESOUECES. 
 
 
 Am't due from town of Bl'k Creek. $ 328.55 
 
 .. >• 
 
 
 Buchanan, 
 
 2,85 
 
 " " 
 
 
 Center, 
 
 50.78 
 
 " " 
 
 
 Dale, 
 
 25.63 
 
 " 
 
 
 Freedom, 
 
 117.91 
 
 
 
 Ellington, 
 
 61.09 
 
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 Greenville 
 
 4.07 
 
 " 
 
 
 Grand Chute 
 
 61.05 
 
 " " 
 
 
 Kaukauna, 
 
 135.42 
 
 " 
 
 
 Maple Creek, 
 
 49.62 
 
 " '• 
 
 
 , Maine, 
 
 122.60 
 
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 0,sborn 
 
 78 
 
 '* *' 
 
 
 Seymour, 
 
 33.82 
 
 " 
 
 Shawano Co, Court 
 
 
 
 expenses, 
 
 1.401.67 
 
 ". " 
 
 Marathon, Co. Court 
 
 
 
 expenses. 
 
 411.95 
 
 " " 
 
 Green Lake Co. " 
 
 
 
 expenses. 
 
 209.00 
 
 • * 4i 
 
 Waupaca, " 
 
 
 
 expenses. 
 
 97.00 
 
 
 Fond du Lao " 
 
 
 
 expenses. 
 
 178,00 
 
 *• '* 
 
 "Winnebago " 
 
 
 
 expenses, 
 
 219.00 
 
 " due cash 
 
 on hand as per Treas 
 
 
 Eeport, 
 
 
 12,332.76 
 
 $15,844.45 
 Balance to credit of County, $6,707.70 
 
 We conclude this portion of our 
 remarks by giving a list of the names of 
 our County officers and Supervisors : 
 
 Supervisors — C. E. Mcintosh, Chn., 
 E. E. Batemen, A. H. Conkey, Jas. 
 Campion, E. C. Dunn, J. T. Dreisien, C. 
 A. Holtz, L. Huettner, Saml. Knox, 
 
 Wm. Lamure, G. W. Law, H. McDon- 
 ough, F. W. Miller, P. Mulroy, P. New- 
 comb, J. Nolan, F. Ott, A. H. Pape, F. 
 Petersen, J. L. Pingel, E. Pushor, W. 
 Souders, 8. H. Swift and W. Young, 
 
 COUNTY OFFICEES. 
 
 The County officers on and after the 
 first Monday in January will be as fol- 
 lows : 
 
 Probate Judge — J. E. Harriman, 
 
 District Attorney — Wm. Kennedy. 
 
 Clerk— B. C. Wolter. 
 
 Treasurer — Matthias Werner. 
 
 Register of Deeds — J. A. Bertschy. 
 
 Clerk of Court — G. T. Moeskes. 
 
 She7-iff—John Brill. 
 
 Supt. of Schools — P. Flannagan, 
 
 Surveyor — E. Spencer. 
 
 MEMBEKS OF THE LEGISLATURE. 
 
 22nd Senatorial District — G. N. 
 Eichmond. 
 
 1st Assembly Dist — John Petersen. 
 
 2nd Assembly Dist. — Francis Steffen. 
 THE COUNTY CONTINUED. 
 
 We had colle3ted copious data from 
 the various thriving villages throughout 
 Outagamie County, for the purpose of 
 showing, in detail, the amount of busi- 
 ness and manufacturing performed in 
 the several localities ; and, of course, we 
 had expected to utilize the same in this 
 issue, but the work has grown to such 
 an extent upon our hands that we are 
 obliged to abbreviate this department 
 more than was our original intention. 
 We must, therefore, content ourselves 
 with presenting the more important facts 
 rather than submitting the details. 
 
 SEYMOUR. 
 
 The notes before us show that there 
 has been an unusual amount of building 
 done this year, including churches, 
 school hooses, "stores and numerous 
 tasteful and comfortable residences. In- 
 deed, if the prosperity of Seymour is 
 judged by what has been accompHshed 
 in this respect, it must rank among the 
 most active towns in Northern Wiscon- 
 sin, as it really is. 
 
 There is a very large amount of man- 
 ufacturing done at the village of Sey- 
 mour — the business in this line amount- 
 ing to an extensive aggregate. Among 
 the leading firms are Hammel & Park- 
 hurst who manufacture flour barrel 
 stock ; Hammel & Co., hubs and spokes ; 
 J. P. Laird & Co., furniture; John 
 Brinkman & Co., hubs and spokes; 
 Stewart Bro's. proprietors of grist mill. 
 
 Merchandizing in .Seymour has also 
 
72 
 
 OUTAGAMIE COUNTY. 
 
 maintained to a good deal of importance 
 and several of the establishments do a 
 large business. The dealers are: D 
 Hammel & Co., merchandise; Mitch el & 
 Anderson, general stock, L. A. LeMieux, 
 drugs; Michelstetter & Feurig, hard- 
 ware, J. Dean & Sons, hardware ; Philip. 
 • Muehl, furniture ; J. Brinkman & Co., 
 merchandise; Fred Rex, groceries and 
 fruit. 
 
 The hotels in Seymour are conducted 
 by Mr Griffith and Otto Brehmer. 
 
 In addition to the above, there are of 
 coui'se numerous other enterprises com- 
 mon to every thriving village, including 
 boot and shoe shops, wagon making and 
 blacksmithing, meat markets, harness 
 making, photogi-aphing, millinery, res- 
 tuarants, etc., etc. 
 
 Drs. Strong and Kerwin are the res- 
 ident physicians. 
 
 From the figures before us we find 
 that the total business, transacted in 
 Seymour during the year of 1878, foots 
 up to $385,000. 
 
 BLACK CEEEK. 
 
 This is a prosperous town, in the 
 northern part of the county, situated on 
 the G. B. & M. R. R. There has been 
 considerable building done'and improve- 
 ments made during the year, but we 
 omit the details. 
 
 Manufacturing in Black Creek is a 
 leading business and there are several 
 first-class firms thus engaged. We par- 
 ticularize to some extent, as follows : 
 Letter & Appleton manufactue lumber 
 and conduct a grist mill ; Randall John- 
 son manufactures lumber. 
 
 Theodore Colbum manufacturers lum- 
 ber of all kinds, shingles, heading, etc., 
 also a new stump puller of which he is 
 the inventor ; Weinburg & LeClair man- 
 ufacture tight barrel staves, and F. W. 
 Eairfield makes broom handles. 
 
 The commercial enterprises in Black 
 Creek are quite important. The leading 
 dealers are as follows : H. Peters, gener- 
 al merchandise; Geo. Loop, groceries; 
 H. Homrig, general stock ; G. H. James, 
 drugs, notions, etc.; Mr. Naeglestock, 
 general merchandise. 
 
 There are also numerous persons oth- 
 erwise engaged, as wagon makers, black- 
 flmiths, harness makers, shoe makers, 
 furniture dealers and proprietors of ho- 
 tels, restaurants, etc. 
 
 The receipts of business of a'l kinds, 
 in the town of Black Creek, for the year 
 amount to $92,000. 
 
 Miller & Delana have lately erected 
 a saw mill in the town of Cicero, adjoin- 
 ing, of extensive capacity. 
 
 SHIOCTON 
 
 This village is situated in the town of 
 Bovina, on the G. B. & M. R. R. The 
 hard times of the past few years have 
 eff'ected it somewhat, but still it may be 
 said that it is holding its own, and when 
 there is a change, it will doubtless Igi'ow 
 quite rapidly. Shiocton is in the center 
 of a finely lumbered country and consid- 
 erable of it is utilized every year by the 
 manufacturers in that locality. The 
 firms thus engaged are : Willy, Greene 
 & Bertschy, all kinds of lumber ; Wol- 
 cott & Balliet, lumber; Fred Spcehr, 
 proprietor of flouring mill. 
 
 The other busidess enterprises at 
 Shoicton are : L. Fisher, general mer- 
 chandise; A. Irwin, general stock; G. P. 
 Dickinson, drugs; W. W. Noyes & Co., 
 groceries ; J. F. Franklin, groceries ; also 
 blacksmith and wagon shops, liveries 
 hotels, etc., etc., 
 
 W. D. Jordan does an extensive busi- 
 ness in the real estate line ; and Parks & 
 Hunter and a member of the firm of W. 
 W. Noyes & Co., have a large number of 
 men and teams employed in filling lum- 
 ber contracts. 
 
 The total amount of business transact- 
 ed in Shiocton for the year reaches 
 $85,000 which is something of a falling 
 off as compared to that of the previous 
 year. 
 
 Our reporter accompanies his notes 
 with the following comments. 
 
 "Business during the past summer 
 has been unusually light, but for some 
 weeks past has been reviving. The 
 town now presents quite a lively appear- 
 ance, and it is believed our darkest days 
 are over." 
 
 HORTONVILLE. 
 
 This is one of the oldest, as it has al- 
 ways been one of the most thriving vil- 
 lages in the county. It contains some 
 staunch and energetic firms, both in the 
 line of manufacturing and merchandis- 
 ing. After thoroughly looking over the 
 ground, in the labor of collecting ma- 
 terials for our Annual Review, our re- 
 porter submits the following truthful ob- 
 servations : 
 
 "During the past year our village and 
 town have been making a steady march 
 in the line of improvement. Industry 
 and economy have been our guiding 
 principle. The success that has attend- 
 ed our efforts in this direction has been 
 
OUTAGAMIE COUNTY. 
 
 73 
 
 all that we could anticipate, with exist- 
 ing depression in all branches in busi- 
 ness the world over. Oar business firms 
 have wisely kept aloof from vague and 
 uncertain speculative schemes and as a 
 result have made a healthful growth and 
 stand, to-day, on a firmer basis than one 
 year ago." 
 
 Foremost among these are: H. T, 
 Buck & Bro., dealers in dry goods, gro- 
 ceries, ready-made clothing, etc.; A. 
 Graef , proprietor of grist mill and dealer 
 in dry goods, groceries, boots and shoes ; 
 W. K. Rideout, one of the best business 
 men in the county, manufacturer of sash, 
 doors and bUnds ; J. Neusbaum, dealer 
 in groceries, hardware, and drugs ; C. A. 
 Nye, manufacturer of pumps; Emil 
 Schwebs and John Klein, wagon and car- 
 riage makers and blacksmiths; John 
 Masenberg, wheat buyer. But the list 
 is not complete until we include hotels, 
 boot and shoe shops, tin shops, furni- 
 ture stores, millinery shops, harness 
 shops, etc., etc. 
 
 The business in Hortonville for the 
 year amounts to $125,000. 
 
 We should say, in conclusian, that 
 there has been an unusual amount of 
 building done in Hortonville during the 
 past year. The new buildings include 
 numerous fine residences, barns, etc. 
 Prominent among the other improve- 
 ments is the building of two bridges and 
 the reconstruction of the dam, at that 
 place. Altogether we think that the • 
 people of Hortonville have every reason 
 to be satisfied with the year's progress. 
 
 STEPHENSVrLI.E. 
 
 Our reports from this village of the 
 business transacted during the past year 
 show a considerable increase over the 
 total receipts of the previous year. The 
 list of firms, engaged in merchandising 
 and manufacturing, is as follows : E. M. 
 Go well, general stock; J. S. Wunder- 
 lich, manufacturer of lumber, spokes, 
 seeder and cultivator stock ; John Regal, 
 boots and shoes ; "Wm. Voss, grocery and 
 saloon ; Geo. Wunderlich, brewer ; Lemp- 
 kee & Wunderlich, manufacturers of 
 brick; Henry Leveson, wagon maker 
 and blacksmith; Wm. G. Steele, black- 
 smith; Star & O'Brien, blacksmiths and 
 wagon makers ; N. MoUet, wagon maker ; 
 Mr. Hofiman, furniture ; W. J. Wunder- 
 lich, undertaker and dealer in furniture ; 
 M. MoUet, tailor; Wm. McGee, hotel; 
 E. N. Pellet contemplates establishing a 
 cheese factory= 
 
 Total business of the town for the 
 year, |35,000. 
 
 DALE. 
 
 Some of the best and most enterpris- 
 ing men of the county are engaged in this 
 town. We enumerate as follows: W. 
 H. H. Wroe, general merchandise; Y. 
 C. Leppla, w'agon maker and blacksmith ; 
 Wm. Weekel, proprietor of saw aiid 
 grist mill ; J. Klein, proprietor of tan- 
 nery ; A. Alton, harness maker and man- 
 ufacturer of gloves, mittens, etc.; Jae. 
 K. Smolk, plain and fancy painter; A. 
 & E. Rhoades, proprietor of hotel; W. 
 H, Spengler, general merchandise; 
 Heuttl Bros., wagon makers and black- 
 smiths; P. Halpin, wagon maker and 
 blacksmith; P. Toby, farm machinery 
 and repairing; W. A. Balliet, maniifac- 
 turet of lumbet; P. Hurth, hotel and 
 saloon. 
 
 Messrs. Young & Worden are the pro- 
 prietors of the Dale fisheries. They 
 have and are now doing a large amount 
 of woik in the hne of raising speckled 
 trout. Their enterprise is of so much 
 importance that it is deserving of more 
 space than we can deyote to it here. 
 We shall make it the subject of a spec- 
 ial article, ere long. 
 
 There has been considerable building 
 done and improvements made in the 
 town of Dale during the past year and 
 the people generally are happy and pros- 
 perous. 
 
 The total business of the town for the 
 year foots up to, $77,900. 
 
 KAUKAUNA. 
 
 This is not only one of the most high- 
 ly favored points in the county, but 
 there arefew, if any, in the whole coun- 
 try which surpasses it, having, as stated 
 elsewhere, one of the best and largest wa- 
 ter powers in the world. It has, as yet, 
 been utilized only to a limited extent 
 but its rapid development will doubtless 
 be one of the results of the near future. 
 
 Mr. John Stoveken, located there, is 
 one of the most extensive manufactur- 
 ers in the Fox River Valley. Be mtou- 
 factures paper on a large scale and dur- 
 ing the past year he erected a first-class 
 flouring mill which has lately been placed 
 in operation. 
 
 The firm of Reuter Bros, manufacture 
 hubs and spokes on a large scale ^nd are 
 doing a prosperous business. 
 
 G. W. Spaulding & Co. of this city 
 operate a branch stave factory at Kau- 
 kauna and do a large business. 
 
74 OUTAGAMIE COUNTY. 
 
 There are numerous other thriving 
 business firms at Kaukauna which we 
 have not time to mention separately. 
 
 Total business of the town for the 
 year, $285,000, 
 
 RECAPITULATION, 
 
 The following statement shows, by 
 towns, the extent of business and manu- 
 facturing clone in Outagamie County, 
 
 outside of the city of Appleton, for the 
 year 1878 : 
 
 Seymour $ 385,000 
 
 Black Creek 92,000 
 
 Shioeton 85,000 
 
 Hortonville 125,000 
 
 Stephensville 35,000 
 
 Dale ;..... 77,900 
 
 Kaukauna 285,000 
 
 Total $1,084,900 
 
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