Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-01-10
STATUS QUO.
MosINEE, Jan. 9TH, 1905.

b1OSINEE, Jan. 4klL, 1SUO.
EDITOR PILOT.
There seems to be wrong idea pre-
valent as to the attitude of the people
of Mosinee towards the Louis Dessert
Lumber Co. 1t would appear, from
many of the articles published, that the
relations between ne company and the
citizens were anything but amicable
This is all wrong. There is no feeling
in the least ard no disposition at all
on the part of either to do ANYTHING
that will work an injustice. A brief
outline of the matter will at once con-
vince the reader of this fact
The property involved, are lots /, 2, 3
and and Little Bull Island, 14O acres
in all which includes the water power
on the Wisconsin river owned by the
company. And the case which came
Yup before Judge Silverthorn recently
was brought by the Joseph Dessert
Lumber company, claiming that the
valuation was placed too high on the
above named property.
In 1908, the assessor made no valua-
ton on this property and the Board of
Review fixed it at $1,000 The valua-
ton for 1904 was fixed by the assessor
at $50, 900. The company gave notice
to the Board of Review that it consid-
cred the valuation too high and would
introduce evidence to show that it was
1t did SO and the village also introduced
evidence to show that the valuation was
just. The board, after hearing both
sides, sustained the assessors figures
These hearings were had simply to try
to arrive at some understanding as to
the true valuation of the property.
There were honest differences of
opinion, but absolutely no disposition
on the part of the citizens of Mosinee or
of the Board of Review, or any of its
members, to use the company in any
other manner than just and fair. If
you will give this brief outline of the
situation to the readers of the PILOT,
you will oblige, WILLIS F. LADU.
w. j. BRYAN spoke before the Jack
son club, at Memphis, Tenn, on Jan.
7th. Mr.. Bryan was introduced as the
next president of the United States and
his subject was Waterman, What of
The Night
After speaking of the causes which,
IN part, contributed to the recent de-
feat OF the Democratic party Bryan
said the platform adopted at Kansas
City expressed the views of more Dem
ocrats than any platform adopted since.
He praised several recommendation
made 10y President Roosevelt, and spoke
of him as doing many good things. |
Bryan closed as follows:
Just now President Roosevelt gives
some promise of beginning reform |
movement. He recommends legisla-
ton which will inform the public in |
regard to campaign contributions. |
This is far-reaching recommendation,
and should receive the earnest support |
of every Democrat. He also rcaom-
mends an enlargement of the scope of |
the interstate commerce law. This, |
too, is step in the right direction, and
he should receive the support of all |
Democrats in any efforts which he /
makes to bring the railroads under a
strict control.
If the president with the aid of the
democrats accomplishes any reform
the public will secure the benefit of it;
If even with democratic aid he fails, |
the educational work which he does |
will help the democratic party in future
contests. In municipal affairs the dem
ocrats are, as they should be, quite
unanimous in favor of municipal own
ership of the railroads.
If the federal government operates
only the trunk lines, leaving the states
to operate the network of local lines,
we can have public ownership without
Capitalization, and as believe without
danger to any public interests"