The Madison guide book, Madison, Wisconsin - Surrounded by Reality

General Information.HE City of Madison, named afterames Madison, fourth president of theUnited States, is in Dane county, Wisconsin,twenty-three miles from theeastern line of the county, nineteenfrom the western, fifteen from thenorthern and southern lines respectively.Three great trunk lines convergehere in eight divisions; they are theChicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul R.R., the Chicago & NorthwesternR. R. and the Illinois Central R. R. Thus ample transportationis given in all directions.From Madison the cit}' of Milwaukee is seventy-fivemiles east; the Mississippi river is ninety miles west; tothe south boundary of Wisconsin is thirty-nine miles, andto the north boundary two hundred and sixty. Thecity is in the direct line of traffic from Chicago (distantone hundred and thirty-nine miles south) to St. Paul,.Minneapolis and thegreat northwest.At once the capital of the state and the county seat ofDane county, Madison contains many important institutionsand offices. Here are the Capitol building with itsdepartments; the University of Wisconsin; the Gover-