The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-10-20

There has been a marked ana
steady growth Of the county as is
shown by official cencus reports. In
1890 the total population of the
county was 1890. In 1900 it had
jumped to 1892, and it is conser-
vative estimate that there are now
q, 600 people scattered Throughout
the county. The villages have all
pros pered. while the lands have
been taken up by great many
settlers, and hundreds are now
awaiting themselves of the chance to
get the dairy and grazing country
land in the northwest at prices
ranging from So to SIS an acre,
Principal among the industries OF
the county aside from those men
toned is the gathering of fish at
BAYFIELD,. Hundreds of fisherme en-
are employed making their catches
among the Apostle islands, all OF
which are near the county-some
being within the county limits. In
the herring season which lasts from
three to fur weeks, 1000 tons of
fish are gathered Every sailboat
tue and steamer, and every avail
able fisherman or laborer that can
be secured, is pressed into service.
AS herring weigh about three fish to
the pound the extent of the industry
when figured out seems almost be
yond oeli-f During the balance OF
the wear attention is paid to the
catching of white fish and lake trout,
and this forms an industry OF frs t
Importance to Bayfield,.
Another industry which has been
located in the county during the
past wear is the Atlantic Manufact-
uring Company, which occupies a
large tract of land four miles flom
Washburn, and which is expanding
a million dollars in constructing
a plant for the manufacture of dyna-
mite, powder, decorators, and other
explosives. The plant is sufficiently
isolated to provide against any
danger from explosions, and will
give employment to two or three
hundred men, 1t will be finished
this year.
The Kenfeld & Lamoreaux factory
for the manufacture of wire reels,
spools and heading at Washburn is
one of the wood working plants OF
Importance, supplying most OF its
nroducts to the American Steel
Company.
Bayfield, county is one at the ban
ner counties of the state for fishing,
it's streams being filed with speckled
trout that bring joy to the angler,
while it's woods abound with game OF
all kind, from the sportive deer to
the smaller games and all kinds OF
birds. Over 1900 hunters licenses
were issued by the county clerk fer
the season of 1903, and equally as
many will be issued this year.
bayfield, also lays great claim to
the advantages of its climate for the
relief and cure of hay fever, and
hundreds of people afflicted with the
malady make headquarters every
summer at the beautiful city, whe re
they find relief.
The people of Bayfield, county lay
particular tress upon the advantages
of the soil, our unexcelled smarkets;
the cheapness of the land. and the
entire adaptability of the entire
county for agricultural and dairying
purposes. Prof. W. A. Henry, dean
of the College of Agricultural of'the
University of Wisconsin, and one OF
the best authorities in the country
saws Northern Wisconsin is
destined to become one of the great
dairy regions of America. Elk
Governor w. D. Howard, editor of
Hoard's Dairyman, after a visit to
the county, wrote.