Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-11-29

The bureau of labor and industrial
statistics has prepared its biennial re-
port to Governor Davidson. The re-
port represents more valuable infor-
nation and more extensive investiga-
ton than any previous similar work.
The most important part Is a section
of about $50 pages devoted to the Ag-
riculturaI and Industrial Resources Of
Wisconsin. The result Of the invcs-
legation made by the department in
the preparation of this part of the
report Is the conclusion that Wisconr
sin has millions Of acres of undevel-
oped lands available for settlement at
very low prices; that Wisconsin has
unlimited opportunities for Industrial
enterprises; that the state has In its
undeveloped waterpowers the solution
OF the fuel problem, for this state has
more undevelored waterpowers than
any other state In the union.
Opportunities fer Settlement.
The purpose of this work is to
bring to public notice the immense OPP
portunities for settlement and for In
dustrial and manufacturing develop
ment. Wisconsin, says the report,
has millions OF acres of land UNI
touched, land as good and assuring
of profit as any In the Mississippi
valley Up in Marathon, st. Croix,
Clark, Brown, Shawano and other
counties, there are vast tracts of land
waiting for settlement, while the
large cities are filled with people with
no homes and who have the utmost
difficulty in finding a good living. This
WISCONSIN land can be had from SO
to $I2 an acre. Much of 1t Is COW
cred with timber. The best timber
lands have been cut over. but the sec
ond growth and the timber remaining
from the first slashing out of the
lumbermen Is enough In many cases
to more than pay for clearing the
land. This present timber is goo
for cord wood, slaves and railroad
ties. There Is good market for the
timber and also for the agricultural
products to be raised after the land
Is cleared. The railroadE are con
venient to much of this available un
developed land.
The report gives the qualities ol
the various tracts OF land, and also
specifies the kind of grain and other
products best adapted to the various
soils.
Each County Analysed.
The report also gives an analysis
Of each county. telling its resources
end opportunities. and each city Is
given the same treatment
Surprising and gratifying indeed
must be the portion of the report re-
viewing the watcrpowers Of the state.
Wisconsin is the greatest WATERPROOF.
err state In the union" said Deputy
Commissioner w. j. Hagenah, who
made the greatest part Of the inves.
tgation upon which the report Is
based This state. too. is quite far
removed from the coal.producing local
tiles, and the possession of large wa
terpower opportunities will solve the
fuel problem. None OF the water
powers of Wisconsin are developed to
any where near their possibilities
The Fox river is the nearest approach
to full development. II produces 81,
900 horsepower, which is not any
where near the maximum. Then
there are a number OF other water
power rivers, which are practically
untouched by development The
Wisconsin river, tho Black, Flambeau,
Chippewa, Menomonie and others, will
produce almost unlimited power.
These rivers are situated admirably
TO; economical development OF power.
In many places having high banks in.
wiling the construction or dams. ami
also having conveniently situated
large marsh hand swamp areas where
the water can be stored and the flow
OF water made steady and depend.
able
The industrial portion OF the report
is the last prepared. Other portions
were annonnced in pamphlets months
ago from time to time, treating of the
Liquor Traffic. Strikes. Cooperative
Stores and the Housing Problem IN
Wisconsin. The latter part Is .hs
work largely OF Miss Odessa Kunq and
treats extensively or Milwaukee con-
ditions.