Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-06-03
OFFICIAL CITY PAPER,
Monday. June 3, 1895.
TO SETTLE OUR COUNTY.
The State Board of migration active.
Iy at Work.
CHRIS WISE,
County Clerk,
Eagle River, Wis.


Eagle River, Wis.
DEAR SIR:-Knowing that the members
OF your county board are interested in
the growth and developementof oft the state
the Board of immigration desires that
they cooperate with them in the work of
inducing settlers' to come to Wisconsin.
The amount of land within the boarders
of Wisconsin which iswithin the reach of
home seekers and which would make
most excellent farms if improved, is sur
prising to all except those who have
given the subject attention. Every
family added to Wisconsin's population
and every acre of wild land planted to
crops, is q substantial addition to the
state in many ways, and the time ap-
pears ripe for move on the part OF the
state board and the various counties
which will materially increase the prof.
erty and the population OF our state. 1t
is DESTROYS that every county board shall
take action in this matter. Ifyour coun-
ty has lands open to settlement the bene-
fits OF the work will come to your door.
But all counties will be benefited, regard
less of whether or not their own lands
are improved, as the state as a whole
prospers by the Improvement and popu-
lation of it's at present tllinly settled
parts. If your county board would ap
point committee from their members
who would collect the data Of the lands,
crops and prospects for settlement in
their locality and also secure the cooper
alton of the local press i'll the mater, il
would be of great benefit. The state
board will use all maps, figures or other
matters relative to any county which
may be sent them to the best advantage
possible. Will you kindly bring this mat
up before your county hoard and let me
hear from you as soon as possible, lam,
Yours very truly,
G. w. BISHOP,
Secretary.
The settlement of our county has been
discussed pro and con for some time past
by those who have the up-building of our
county at heart. What we want, and
what the State Board of Imigation will
give, as seen by theabove, with the prop
er coercion of our citizens is, actual set
tiers who will improve the land.
Villas county now holds tax deeds on
something like 800 acres of land, and al
so holds certificates on delinquent lands
which are ready to deed to twice that
amount, The question of what our conn
ty will do with this vast amount of land
annually returned delinquent and which
it is Obliged to bid in each year is getting
more and more perplexing as the years
roll by. We believe the proper thing to
do is for our county board to dispose of
these lands to settlers at the actual cost
of taking out the tax deeds. This would
gain for us the important point SET
Element of our county. Thesuccess of the
settlement of our county does not wholly
liein the county board, but each and every
citizen should extend Il helping hand to
the State Board in their efforts. \ num-
Der of our citizens have received COM
munications similar to the above from
Secretary Bishop and should, if not al
ready, lend their aid to him in his efforts
to colonize our county.