Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-02-20
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Meeting of the Directors of the Wis.
consin Valley Advancement AS
sociation, Thursday.

The meeting of the Board of Directors
of the Wisconsin Valley Advancement
Association in this city last Thursday
was well attended.
The most important business coming
before the meeting was the report OF
the committee on agriculture, highways
and immigration. Judge N. A. Colman
presented this report and introduced
George c. Sherman, of Appleton, an
experienced immigration agent. Ar
ran2ements will be made by which Mr..
Sherman viii bring several large colo
MES into the valley from Norway and
Sweden the coming spring, acting
under the auspices of the association.
He will leave soon for those countries.
Something like 100000 acres of fertile
agricultural lands have been listed by
Mr.. Colman's committee, located in
various counties in the valley and inn
migrants will be given an opportunity
to select from these listed lands.
Another proposition was submitted
by an ex-manager of the Monarch
Steamship Co., of Stockholm, Sweden,
to bring in some 200 or 800 families.
The committee on railroads made an
incomplete but assuring report, saying
that Eastern capital was plenty and
ready to undertake the building of the
proposed electric railroad through the
valley, if when the surveys of grades
and water-powers are complete there
appear no insurmountable difficulties
Work on these surveys will begin as
early as the weather will permit, and
those most familiar with the situation
feel confident no serious obstacles viii
intervene. In fact there is apparent
among the directors the strongest
possible faith in the electric road.
G. Werden Deane, of Amigo, was
present and made brief talk. Mr..
Deane said portions of Langlade county
belonged in the Wisconsin Valley, and
were as ready to receive settlers as any
portion of the valley. The board ex-
tended by resolution, hearty invita-
ton to the citizens of Amigo and Lang
lade county TO join the association.
Mr.. Deane will be furnished applica-
tions for membership and hopes to have
his county represented.
Mr.. Brown, of Rhinelander. gave an
interesting exhibit of the method pur-
sued by Oneida county to induce
settlers to locate there and incidently
to secure some revenue from vacant
county lands IN the way of taxes.
Commissioners were appointed and by
resolution of the county board, certain
lands were offered to actual settlers at
a nominal price, or a deed would be
given at the end of three years upon
certain conditions of clearing, building,
paying taxes, etc. The plan had
worked well and many settlers had
come into the county and located since
it was put in operation.
Lester A. Rose presented his report
on the invitation to the members of the
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elsewhere. Mr.. Rose assured the direc-
tors the editors would be on hand and
take their summer vacation in the val
ley.
There was much desultory discussion
of various plans and suggestions and it
is apparent there is no falling off in the
enthusiasm of the members
A graceful act Of recognition was the
resolution making George W. Bishop,
of Rhinelander, perpetual member
at-large of the association. Mr. Bishop
made the first public movement toward
its organization and spent much time
and money in getting it under headway.
His duties on the State Board of Con-
troll have made it impossible for him to
attend the meetings since the first, but
he still takes an active interest in the
association.
The association adjourned at $50 till
the next regular meeting on Thursday,
March 10, at p NJ, at The Mitchell in
this city.-Tomahawk