The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-02-04
Washbnpn's Advantages

come a SOllQ, thriving we'll ouilo'
handsome town. From the first 1T
has had mary of the ambitions tina It
have marked Superior's career.
When the Omaha built in here in
the early eighties and erected its
elevator, coal docks, flour sheds, etc.
and three big lumber mills and other
industries started. WaShburn con-
sidered it's future largely assured.
It grew and prospered, became the
county seat and from rough, new
town, settled into city with the
marks of permanency aud progress
all over it.
Full of enterprise, it's people have
made the most Of all that railroads
and lake could do for it in the way OF
business, have been public spirited
in every movement to establish
factories, babe made their town at
tractive as place Of residence but
despite all efforts, the fact became
apparent that there must be farm
ing community to back up the town
FOR several years the people of
Washburn have been particularly in
terested in getting settlers into the
county. They have helped to build
good country roads and found this
Improvement one of the best adver
tisements. They have been most
liberal in schools and the county
makes fine showing in this direc
ton, The government of the several
towns, learn, has been reasonably
clean and economical. AS yet there
is not city or even an Incorporated
village within the county. WASH
burn is agitating Incorporation,
which might be benefit to the place
in some ways, but could not add to
its attractiveness as | find it now in
the mantle Of white, full of life even
in midwinter and holding out many
evidences of the beautiful spot it
must be when Chequamegon bay, at
it's feet, is open for navigation. Off
in the lake, skirting the Shores OF
Bayfield, county, are the celebrated
Apostle islands, most delightful re-
sorts in summer and even inhabited
by few people at this season of
forty below zero. These islands, in
the division of territory, were divid-
ed among the counties of Bayfield,,
Ashland and Iron, although what
natural connection the last named
county could have with any of them
! it is difficult to see.
A Sister Lake Port
A city, like person, has it's indi-
viduality, and it's peculiarities. I
have not been here long enough to
''size up" Washburn in these re-
specss, but have already noted that
the ninety miles intervening between
here and Superior have not made the
people of the two cities entirely
strangers. There are many former
Superior people here, and not few
people have in recent years moved
from here to Superior. Travel and
traffic between this point and the
head OF the lakes is very light by
lake, for the Northern Pacific rail
way affords more direct as we'll as
well maintained service both pas
senger and freight, and the passen
ger trains are always well filed
While there is this social and bust
ness connection between WashOurn
and Superior. there is another bond
thpt unites the two places and that is
in the deep interest in every move
ment to build up this northland
The feeling is strong here, as it is al
other points have been visiting,
that united, persistent effarG, will so
develop these South Shore counties
that they will rival the agricultural
districts that border the lower great
lakes, and that Superior, Bayfield,
Washburn and Ashland Will become
in size and power what Buffalo,
Cleveland and other cities have al
tanned In the way of prophesy,
this may sound strong, but in the
light of The growth of northern Wis
consin during the past ten years,
the prediction is sure to be realized. |
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