Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-03-08
"GET MARRIED AND RAISE A FAMILY ;
Strong Argument From Lester A. Rose Fol-

ConjugaI Harmony in Twin Cities.
Lester A. Rose of Wausau, secretary
of the Wisconsin Valley Advancement
association, visited the twin cities
yesterday for the purpose of listing
lands in this section of the valley
that are offered for sale and that will
be submitted to incoming new settlers
by the immigration Committee of
above organization, according to the
plans referred to in last week S
REPORTER. In the evening Mr.. Rose
attended the large public meeting in
s0lidation was being earnestly dis
cussed. Called upon for a few remarks.
the gentleman cited facts and figures
showing the splendid achievements
already GROWING the consolidated
efforts of the cities in the Wisconsin
valley and the great prospects for
future growth through this system
of combined endeavOr.. Then turning
to the local question he made the
following interesting. sound and
sensible references:
A wholesome lesson bearing upon
the local question, now the sole topic
of conversation in the twin cities Of
Centralia and Grand Rapids, is taught
by the work of the Wisconsin Valley
Advancement association, and the
results it has obtained.
Not one of you business men but are
aware that you have had Business
Mems associations the entire length h
of the valley. Stevens Point, WauSau,
Tomahawk, Rhinelander, Centralia
and Grand Rapids. All of them have
done their level best, but did you ever
see an article in any of the Milwaukee
papers regarding the special OppOr-
tunitie offered for the establishment
of industries longer than your finger:
Did you ever see descriptive arUicle
setting forth the advantages Of your
location in any save your own local
papers? You, all of you, believe in
advertising, don't you? But, if you
had to pay for the advertising
that the Wisconsin Valley has re-
ceived in sthe past three months in
metropolitan and trade papers, it
would have cost you sum greater
than any one municipality could afford
to pay.
1t was the consolidating Of the
interests of the Great Wisconsin
Valley, and putting them into the
hands of one association that made
this worldwide nOtOriety possible.
No one town could have achieved the
distinction Of having column after
column written Of its advantages and
resources. 1t was the union Of the
cities with aim in view that made
this deSira bic condition possible.
An aphOriSm older than / am, is
that in union there is strength, "
and if you apply it locally, you will
discover that great advantages are to
be obtained from d union of Centralia
and Grand Rapids under one govern
ment. 1t lessons the expense, attracts
broader minded men to the offices,
WidenS their scope of usefulness and
forever settles all chickering's and
contentious as to which is the greater
city.
You men who toll for living, need
not be told that the greater the pOpu-
lation the more diversified the in
dustrial institutions at any given
point. the bel ter the pay. the more
harmony between employer and en-
ployee. This is condition al
most as old as the century. and
it has never been proven to
be otherwise. The time will come
when the people of the twin cities
will wait a siI perior class of public
buildings: an opera house for instance.
Now what would you do ifyou started
to build an opera house and requested
subscription from your citizens as
we did in Wausau? You would bump
up against the proposition, where is
it going.to be built-in Centralia or