The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-04-07


OF the world is made from beets, an6
perhaps you eat it every day. All SUI
cars, like all coons look alike, when
properly refined.
Among those active in the Wisconsin
movement are the Wheeler Bros. of the
Belolt family. The father was mis-
slonary up north. He built wind mill
because he needed one. From that ex-
pertinent grew the present great Fair
banks concern of Beloit One of the
sons was formerly school principal Of
Ashland and the other has installed
some Of the best waterworks plants in
the WATERFOWL among others.
Location of factories now in success
full operation: New York 2, Michigan |,
Minnesota l, Nebraska g Utah l, Ore
gon I, New Mexico l, California 6.
Claus SpreckIes, the sugar king of
the Pacific slope, who has made his
money from cane sugar imported free
from the Sandwich islands. is now
building his second beet sugar plant III
California, which, when completed, will
be the largest in the world, with 4,O00
tons daily capacity of beets.
$26,OOO,OOO Wisconsin Paper Mills.
B. S. Hoxie of Evansville, president
of the Wisconsin Forestry association.
calls my attention to the urgency of
forest protection with relation to the
paper industry. He quotes figures from
the secretary of the Riverside Fibre
company. Appleton: Amount of CAPT.
tai invested in Wisconsin $40, 900, 900. and
the consumption of wood ANNUALLY
now is 900 cords of spruce; $4,000 of
Of hn, 0oIy
with a market value of about 50, 000 900.
Our supply is from northern Wisconsin
and Michigan, tributary to railroads
and from Lakes Michigan and Superior
by towing and vessels. At the present
rate Of cutting future supply, especially
Of spruce, is serious matter for the
mills of the northwest in competition
with Canada and the eastern and some
Of the southern states. The manufac-
turer of paper is on the increase; wood
is costing more and more every year,
and by reason of strong competition pa
per is getting cheaper. There are
enough Christmas trees cut every year
in Visions n and Michigan (and shipped
out of those states) that possibly bring
in the amount of $1,000. which if left to
grow for ten years for pulp wood, would
represent value Of $4,000 or more"
Two More Mills To BE Built.
Ex-Secretary Morton puts the num-
Der of these young trees every year
into the millions and others who have
collected data confirm this Now We
cannot prevent the owners Of private
wood from selling this young growth,
but we can point out more judicious
method Of harvesting this crop, both
for the small present gains and the
much larger future reward to the land
holder. Plans are now in progress for
another large mill at Appleton to cost
$685., OOO and also at De Pere for one Of
the largest mills in the northwest, for
the manufacture of writing paper.
The Scientific American in late is
sue, with an extended article calls at
tention to the carriage timber supply.
and starts out with this proposition:
''The ruthless destruction OF our for
ests in all parts of the country has at
last effected the carriage and bicycle
trade" Massachusetts,, Michigan and
other states are taking action on this
question of forest conservation and
protection this winter. The secretary
of the state board of agriculture of
Connecticut writes me that by reason
Of protection they have more timber in
that state now than they had 100 years
ago.
Some of these paper companies, and
other concerns who must have a supply
of wood, as the Carnegie Iron company
for instance, who use immense quaint
ties of charcoal have lately bought up
or have a controlling interest in large
tracts of wood land especially adapted
to their use. This supply for obvious
reasons must be near the point of con-
sumption.
Wisconsin's Twenty-Four Hospitals.
Madison is trying to pull itself to-
gether to get a hospital. 1t will be
great convenience, not only to Capital
City residents themselves, but to the
strangers within her gates Since the
legislature met two members have died
here, one a Milwaukee Pole. in a cheer
less room over a saloon.
The Catholics of Wisconsin have done
noble work in planting hospitals.
AS matter of fact every city in the
state approaching Madison in popula-
ton or Importance has one or more
hospitals, while Madison has none, as
witness the following list. the figures
indicating the number of beds in each
hospital: Oshkosh, Alexian Bros. AZ:
Oshkosh hospital 81; ST. Mary's. 70.
La Crosse, ST. Francis, 100. Superior,
st. Francis, 70; ST. Mary's, 100. Eau
Clair, Sacred Heart. go. Sheboygan. ST.
Nicholas, SO. Racine st. Mary. 20; ST.
Luke, IA. Appleton, Prescott, 49, James
vile, Palmer Memorial, 20; City, IA.
Fond du Lac, ST. Agnes, 60 Wausau,
Riverside, 30 Chippewa Falls, st. Fran
els, $50. Green Bay, St. Vincent, 81.
Menominee, ST. Mary. 20. Ashland,
Rinehart 49, Merrill, Merry. 40. Rhine
lander, st. Mary's, So Marshfield ST.
Francis, 40. Manitowoc st. Mary, 100.
Hayward, Good Samaritan, IS.
If nothing more, this list shows that
other people think about this hospital
business, and can we afford to lag be-
hind much longer?
ORLANDO BURNETT.
American Refuses a Drink.
A. man who lately came over from
America told the writer that on board