Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-09-19
NJ. II. NCCOBD,
II. G. RING
=. J. } EFFERS,
y GTRARD,
District Committee
Republican Senatorial
Convention.
Mr.. Pounds Acceptance.

Following is the address delivered
by Mr.. Pound, before the convention,
held in Stevens Point, Sept. 4.
Hr President and Gentlemen =
Tonr committee have communicated to
me the result of your deliberations,
BE assured | am profoundly grateful
to you and to the Republican party of
this Congressional District, which you
represent, for this renewed expression
of trust and appreciation, and am es-
pccially thankful for the unanimty
with which you again ask me to be-
come your standard bearer
| accept the nomination SO cordially
rendered, with, | think, more ration
al and comprehensive sense ofthe grave
responsibilities and duties Of the posi-
ton than ! possessed before quickened
by experience. An eight months leg
islatiye session, together with the 9th
cr variel duties attaching to the posi-
ton Of member Of our national Con-
gress, has, at least, familiarized me
with the character and variety of a
work for which experience is an essen
tial school, school from which few,
if any, have ever graduated.
This is peculiarly interesting and
important district, vast in territory and
Varied in population and resources,
extending from Sank and Columbia
counties on the south to Like Super
Tor north, and from the eastern to the
western boundaries of the state, it in
cludes fully one half the geographical
area of Wisconsin, with eighteen coun-
tics of peculiar interests and needs.
For general agriculture it has a great
variety of quick. productive soil, and
is fast developing into one Of the most
important wheat aud other cereal dis
tricts Of the northwest. OF timber, it
produces a great variety and quantity
incalcuable, producing for the markets
Of the world more than thousand
million feet OF white pine annually.
1t has valuable iron and copper mines,
fine quarries Of building stone, notably
the beautiful red sand stone of the
Bayfield, region 1t IS bounded on
three sides by navigable waters while
the interior is a net work Of nayiga6lc
rivers, ami other streams of endless
variety and utility. 1t has vast indus
trial and manufacturing interests, and
rapidly Increasing commerce, de
handing tAciifties for transportation
It has several trunk lines of railroad,
others in process of construction. anc
still other important ones projected.
To acquire practical understand
ing of these multifarious interests, Il
fairly comprehend and to faithfully
and well represent the different need
Of such large and progressive district
is not a pastime nor is there mar
so entirely we'll fitted as to entirel,
succeed without the assistance, sugges
ton and co operation of the citizens a
home. Herein | must be permitted tt
complain that either from extrem'
lsodestv or strange indifference, ny
constituents have demanded little, sug
gested little and been very sparing O.
information touching local and genera
needs In the district. Shawano, has
her Welt river Oconto her Menomi
nee, and various harhors : Lincoln,
NJ .ratkon, Portage, Wood, Adams and
Juneaus counties have the great Wiz
c,nsin AMI tributaries Marquette til
FIX Taylor and Chippewa the Chip