The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1901-11-14

WAsHBuRN Wis., 5-Encircling the shore of Chequame
gon bay, with natural harbo unequaled the great lakes
Washburn possesses advantages
make of the best the north It's mills annually
duce 12 feet of lumber The production of ah and shng
les will reach 100000 EACH The principal mills owned
by the Bgeow company the Thompson Lumber company
Aey Sprague known the south shore MILL and the John
Jacobs mill
mills and the production lumber the principal indus
try the city, Washburn has the appearances
mill town. Many of its business blocks and public buildings of
material valuable that it adorns the homes of mionares
nearly all American cities The Washburn quarres
known all the building world for the excellence of the
terla produced The located only miles from
the city, when full operation give employment many humid
red cutters other labor The story the mono the
single quarried known came
these quarries Wisconsin people,
Chicago the time of the fair
failed produce appropriation subsequently
up building material It is said that the immensely of the
single better appreciated
George Wswe who after the failure of the Prentice company
became receiver has been selling the monoh
for building stone
mononsh City !
The Monoth City the Washburn is by While
may imply history forgotten past
dons moudy and dead the only borrowed from the
GENTS Washburn is uptoe and characterized by business
progressiveness and prosperity.
has its mills and factories elevators with 100000 bushels
capacity it's miles of DOCKS commodous warehouses; and
terminal facilities which makes the important ports
the country Lake vessels the heaviest tonnage
anchor at the shore ne and IND no dculty lack OF water
The has been called upon make dollar ap
preparation deepen the harbor
lakes one
the busiest The lumber manufactured chiefly
ported by boat the lumber
control their fleets
Labor sown1he Homes.
It is said that fully per the abong population
Wshburn their homes Houses purposes
hard The aborers thrifty prosperous
steady employment the around The chief
mills has been and while inclined the
lief that the supply will be exhausted few years. mill
bermen here state that the work of the mills can successfully he
hardwood has not been touched Washburn
show with other cities cutting
being held the principal lum
of the Northwest.
Lumbering having principal industry up
this time little attention has farming
development the surrounding country Bayfield, county soil is
different Wisconsin counties
which, agricultural have shown surprising
that the Immediately surrounding the
especially adapted farming by
ros come much later than they do in sections from sixty
miles south of Wyoming ranchmen has
secured rights in this vicinity for the raising Sheep
will stock with focks sufficiently
thorough test For stocaisg
question about the successfully
tried and in the Drummond lighter
large colony of potato from Waupaca county making
speciality of that estimated that during past year
500 settlers have located Bayfield, county making
homes and farms where only years ago pine
Price of land from about So up owing
Der and the location of the land
The Utopia oft ePoitci
Great La Folettsm and the governor it's prophet The
fufment yes Stevens primary election
bill has found No longer necessary for adyo
search the records
Minnesota and in Of affirmation what
happened there the Utopia here somewhere else
What Kentucky Oregon? Who court de-
csion how candidates nominated when
right here the woods of Wisconsin, the people
town of Washburn have been parng the
bill idea for twenty They haven't made
it, haven't burned anybody politically changed geograp
a location of senatorial DISTRICTS other
and counties have adopt system For
they have been working under election
all affairs Caucuses and unnown fact
have been part of the machinery