The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-11-13
j. E. Jones i'm the Milwaukee Journal.


crbng the location recently to gathering WISCONSIN Repub
north Republican could go without
taking water and he added mo good republican would 40 tna
Superior embracing half it's boundary ne the
laying the northeast and the famous
Apostle laying off it's Shores there IS
something picturesque when gances
upon map For twenty the woodsa
cutting down the tall pines this region and athouh
numbering industry commenced to some, s When
another years rolled the umbermen will still be en-
gagged that still rich with the valuable pine that
given northern Wisconsin it's principal product for many
years.
There is no people wisconsin confidence in
locality the progressive county of Bayfield,
shows that the population Of the county doubled
years. 1900 there has been phenomenal increase
people, the varied industries and particularly
the advancement of agricultural interests The heavy clay SOL
along Superior not general here is
along shore 'front.' but the Of the
try clay dark productive SOIL There also many
barrens these for the have not been given
prospective settlers although there few
who have tried cultivate and their experiences have attracted
little attention wonderfully successful Home
stead land has been entered by many people, and little OF lett
that desirable.
Strange as it may be seen there
in Bayfield, county Wisconsin True they
are who the erry be-
eve that this region particularly adapted to agricultural
purposes result there number of DID, old FARMS
today productveness has made wetodo
families
few years ago Bayfield, County offered great field for tax
buyers there many today in this who
large money out lands secured this manner
AS late years county disposed all its remaining
apce that brought criticism the county
have been much demand during the
past years. there half dozen large that
thousand fifty thousand
people Offering the land to settlers
them going far with their propositions to offer buy
stock help build houses for responsible settlers
Within the past eight hundred
gone the lands of Bayfield, county There
hundreds miles county roads, and along these
settlers opening heso for cultivation Thereare towns
conveniently close all these Places and in the winter time the
profitable empoymentn furnishing wood Dur
time the farm and the increasing it's dimensions
The that out of doors
This hardly be disputed and
it is verified by gentleman Ex-Governor Hoard
who says Bayfield, county: my opinion
acan be found the continent
Governor Hoard early recognz
fact several years quoted by local board
immigration saying The southern part of the
butter with the quality
cheese hence would strongly that the farmers
towards cooperative dayng and particularly the
Youcan produce abundanceo
the county have gone largely
potato culture and shipped large quantities the
will increase the yield materially this
year. phenomenal how Strawberries raspberres
berries and the like this favored section After the
products farther south marketed these
bring prices that bring the heart and profit the
producer Splendid also produced and the finest
peas the whole country raised here Barley rye
and classes of crops yield the finest returns
vicinity River of the finest farms of
county settlement of this particular region
has been large although there not section OF land hardly
being looked after ambitious have piece
cultivate it, Kopn Kopln of Iron River
opening which will be the largest
Wisconsin These gentlemen of deal
BAYFIELD, county lands which they placing the
settlers faith in the soil evidenced by their
putting much it under cultivation for heir purpose
lands advancing steadily 1t not long
that any could be purchased
ousy amounts while paying the the
selling dollars coudhave
But big change this and the delinquent lists pub
lshed by county officials rapidly decreasing
descriptions In nearly part OF the county there
dealing lands and these
actually securing colonies AS mills differ
finish their work number of the who have
machinery and kept with it's rapid