The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-04-07
RESULTS BEGIN
TO SHOW Up.

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the work of securing the second
thousand members of the North Wis
cousin Farmers association is pro-
crossing, a number of instanc es
showing the beneficial effects of the
organization have occurred.
A large Illinois stock firm, that
owned several thousand acres of land
in Bayfield, county. not far from the
city of Washburn, and close to the
city of Ashland, has decided to utilize
its holdings. and will start a stock
ranch. This week the firm unloaded
a train load of sheep and other live
stock and will make many improve
ments on their property this year.
1t is well known that sheep and
goats are the best land scavengers.
They clean out the underbrush in a
rapid manner and thrive On the rich
grasses that come here quickly ard
luxurian tly. Abundance of water
supplements the fine pasturage.
Other live stock men, encouraged by
the movement to develop the north
country, will open ranches.
The probability of more farmers
in these lake shore counties is en-
couraging to outside capitalists to
invest in manufacturing and other
enterprises in the city and villages.
Since the meeting in this city March
1st, at which the North Wisconsin
Farmers association was organized,
several gentlemen of Chicago and
ST. Paul, representing large capital,
have decided to start new bank in
Ashland. They have enlisted some
of the leading citizens of Ashland
with them, and the enterprise is
certainty. The money brought in
to Ashland at once from the outside,
to reinforce the banking resources
of the north land is at least a hun
dred thousand dollars to start with.
Keeping People at Home
Over fifty people left the city of
Superior this week for Canada,
where they will look over the much
advertised agricultural possibilities
in King Edwards domains. The
plans for their trips were made
some weeks ago. Now that the
people of these lake shore counties
are organized to encourage farming
here, the inclination of many per-
sons to emigate to far western
states or to Canada, is growing less.
Not few families that were arrang-
ing month ago to move elsewhere
have decided to remain in Forth
Wisconsin. Most of these families
are in cities and villages. They
want to engage in farming and their
attention is now directed to getting
farms along the lake shore where
they will be at the doorsteps of the
great markets of Superior, Duluth,
Ashland. the ranges and other
points.
eaFsg, Dean Henry's Advice
The letter of Dean Henry of the
Wisconsin Agricultural college,
written to Postmaster Kirby Thorn
as of Superior. and read before the
recent Iron River conference, is
much in demand. Among other
things the dean said: "The future
of northern Wisconsin is fixed. If
of one things we are reaching to far
north, let him examine the maps aud
see where>there is rushing food of
people. l refer to the far north
west. II farming is profitable
around Winnipeg, and fifteen hun
dred miles farther northwest, what
is the use of worrying about regions
around Lake Superior. *** Uncle
Sam is done giving away farms.
People must buy what they want
hereafter. With seventy-tive mil
lions of people in the country, the
comparatively few acres of unoccu-
pied land in northern Wisconsin will
soon be needed"
People are Interested
The association is already receiv-
ing inquiries from all parts of the
United States as to north Wiscon--
sin. A gentleman in Pittsburg
writes t. at number of working
people there want to come west and
open small farms, with special refer