The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-06-13

Tomahawk. Water power on the Wis
consin river has his entire confidence,
and when the Youngest of us are old,
that stream will be lined with man.
ufacturing cities, backed by a thriv
ing agricultural population. One dam
at Tomahawk cost S140,000 and an
other one has recently been harnessed
to operate new tannery plant, built
but not opened. with a capacity of 2G0
hides a day. These are to come from
South America. Already the bark suf
ficient for two months running is piled
up. Twenty houses will be built for
the convenience Of operatives. of whom
the day staff will include sixty. This
plant is two miles from the city Tom
ahawk has about 1900 population.
The volume of business done by the
big store" last year was S20S.000.
That was in a store 50x105 feet A
new building is just completed to
handle the increased business, 10Oxl42
feet with a bank in the corner-.and
business of half a million a year is
expected. The city man is amazed at
the extent of the stock carried and
the business done by these general
stores-in these northern cities. One
OF the largest is Governor Uphams at
Marshfield. Mr.. Fradley evidently fol-
lows the Carnegie rule of asSOeiating
with himself in business the most COM
petent men. Mr.. Collins. the old st.
Paul railway manager, is one They
are personal intimateS, and not mere
~ business associates. To one he turns
over one line, to another, another bust
ness. And yet he has all the details
at hand. AS we passed through the
new store, now being equipped, moth
ing escaped him. The old store is to
be hardware and agricultural implc-
ment -all-important in new
country.
1.-THE first hemlock sidewalk ever
laid" he remarked in passing, ard
with few pieces of pine.
He is all energy, all force, all cour-
age He is study in men, A work
man stopped him on the street and
wished to consult him about something
which necessitated finding a paper in
his pocket. The clumsy fellow paved
0rOIIn6 fn,. 81 hi
broke out:
Come, man; I'm busy. l can't wait
here all day until you find paper
Blunt, daring, egOtistic, prOfane, vet
generous, public spirited-how shall
one class men like Bill Bradley?
He is doing great things for northern
and money will do more in the years
when his big brain has ceased to plan.
In one recent lumber deal it is said
he cleared over 100000. He makes
things go and the secret wI,n him. as
with all such men, is the force that is
in him. We drove out into the country,
where settlers are gradually flashing
out farms. We were looking at some
land near the river The buggy was
lost in the tangle of vegetation.
Il want you to see the river. It's
full of fish," and out he jumped and
off he started through the jungle, Civ
ing us young fellows a lively pace to
keep up for an eighth Of mile He
has always been a worker. He gets at
the heart of things. He is a steam Ell
CINE of energy, brushing aside Difficult
ties and factors that do not concern
the issue exactly rs he strobe through
ihe underbrush. All men of power have
this fOrce-myStic in it's origin, con-
slant in action, untiring Moody had
It, In fact, the two men are put uD
On the same lines. Had Bradley Of
Tomahawk become interested in COM
handing the souls of men instead Of
subduing a wilderness; had some peb-
bic in the stream directed the young gi-
ant into the conduct of great reyiyals
instead Of encouraging the 800" rail
way or building up a city amid pine
stumps, he would have succeeded
Would the educators not do well to
give some OF the time now spent on
methods to study Of this hidden
force" which makes men great?
Where does it cone from: Can it be
multiplied? One such leader aud doer
is worth ten thousand followers and
GreamerS
Elks in State Meeting.
The Elks have now strong foot
hold in Madison by reason Of a very
fine clubhouse on one Of the avenues
leading from the capitol. On June
1921 the state rally of this order will
be held in Oshkosh. \ newspaper OF
that city says modestly: The city is
now recognized as the best convention
city in the state outside Of Milwaukee.