Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-09-30
FIGHT FOR AN OPEN RIVFR
Residents OF Upper Wisconsin 0,.
ject to Bridge at Portage,
NAT WETZEL IN FIGHT
President Of Dells Company at Ki,borr.
Declares He VIII Go to S,.u-
Court-capt. Judson's Decision

Recommendation of Cant ~
Judson. government engineer tI..-
manent bridge be construcra1 ''-
Wisconsin river at Portage has ,..--1
up residents of the river north 40 ,..'
point .--s
Tie river, It is claimed, has fa.. -.-.
gated for years for fifty mile. r.--.
Portage, and the new bridge vaa,. ....
an end to this and To all c3lar,,,..
both with the Mississippi riva- .. ..
OH anu / OK rivers through the -
aye canal. which enters tile V+...-..-
50si below the site Of the n-.rG..I
bridge.
Nat Wetzel in Fight
Nat Netzel of Kilbourn ana n-a..f...
OF the Wisconsin Dells coI1r,s,iv '-
leader in this fight. and has con-. ~
milwaukee, with a declaration ths- 4 81.
government engineer does nor rt..,..-
Is Recommendation and order do
urldse punt, the matter viii be +gg.t-
out IN the courts, and the supreme go
VIII be given an opportunity ID rs-s ----
the clash which has developeE i4-r-5sl,
the war department on the t.aa fse5
ana Inc department Of CONNER a-S
labor on the other.
Has Been Declared NaviFab.a
The Dells company owns 4,g. .-s.--
ers. and on a special declarar5-e INN,
the head of the department of t-a-o-..,--,
ana lahor that the Visor sin river is
DavlgabEe stream north If kilf-srr-. -tsr
were inspected by tie govefrr-a- ~
SpectorS and required ta c5rferr.. g.. ~
ernment rules. being given lee- ii.
operate from point Fifty miles .ar-1 =
Portage. with la Crosse as rE-- III
OF hail. Now. however. an as- =
the war department Ass -a....--.-s.s
The construction of 2 bridge w4se- -5
put an end 10 this navigation.
kilograms Of Protest
IeseEranls protesting against --a ..-
strnct1on Of solid bridge ha-4 a.4a
sent 20 Secretary of Var Taft pr
l. h4e3ueBhaEe~ and leading t-.4ss
men e lNllbourn- including q. ". IT.
J. T. SoeldneT. +. II. keSSl+r a1 y
Marshall The Old bridge aers~- H.
river at Portage was 6e1z.e l~a 80 t-
storm last SUMNER. after ga z-.-1.-.
had been began &c have i- esz 5a-a-4s
as an obstruction 10 navi-sr5aa-
To Supreme Court, L Eaoasza-7.
Yes the ezrl1ens # Ez77.s--- -.-.
IA ken fbe znaTTRT ErUlT zu - a.f
wall appeal Ta rAe saTara,aa .s.5s-- ~ -z-
aAfts2 States II z3tsltsssa5T- e. +s-a .z
IllfaT TlEh1S~ and 10 S2Te T4= IS -S---sa
river q q 1avgEaf l5f S1re.a d.. peg
President N eJBs4 Ar rls@v Asa
the laws af the I-uire5 Sta7e@ .,sr1r a-
9nsT what 1hey declare 10 f,e e ts--e
IA Tl-a tit- c9reTu1nsuI stream Ts5-z
The government now builaiLc -sa --e-t-
81 ship canal In the wTTld eer.~s -1e
as1hMnS 81 Panama. with 81 ar yv1-
tsaTe Putting On 8 hes1 tf s1s,at lsst- 5a
THE p lsSIsslIEa. and the Esefa3s 1a-
8sarr at the state tributary 10 NE EeE
river expecting &c ask Ser 3arze s7rsa-
TRr8a1atEas Ia render that stream s
mare Bar5EAhle- ] hzrG8r }.sF5esvp -4
7't'1Tile 81 the whole state WIZ 81 eiur
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ADa 1nas1 Historic Tlvsr III al Ae-ln5 49,
fCr q century 10 caunt
Tpula Be Backward Sta1
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