Dedication
TO THE OLD SETTLERS
OF
WISCONSIN AND MINNESOTA,
WHO, AS PIONEERS, AMIDST PRIVATIONS AND TOIL NOT KNOWN TO THOSE OF
LATER GENERATION, LAID HERE THE FOUNDATIONS OF TWO GREAT
STATES, AND HAVE LIVED TO SEE THE RESULT OF THEIR
ARDUOUS LABORS IN THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE
WILDERNESS—DURING FIFTY YEARS—INTO A
FRUITFUL COUNTRY, IN THE BUILDING
OF GREAT CITIES, IN THE
ESTABLISHING OF ARTS
AND MANUFACTURES,
IN THE
CREATION OF COMMERCE
AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF AGRICULTURE,
THIS WORK IS RESPECTFULLY
DEDICATED