Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-11-14
NORTH WISCONSIN
Development ASSN.
Federation OF County Org aniz ations
Effected at Meeting al Hay
ward LAST Thursday

AS q meeting OF representatives
| from the Northern Wisconsin coun-
ties, held at Hayward last Thurs
day, an organization was formed,
the North Wisconsin Development
Association, having as it's object the
promotion Of immigration. II h e
form of organization is that OF IL
federation, being a union OF local
develOpement ASSOCIATION in the var
ious counties. 1t is an Outgrowth
of the North Wisconsin Farmers
Association, which for several years
maintained h G advertising a T.
"Grassland, but organized on a
different basis and broader in its
scope.
Geo. e. kuntz of Ashland, was
chosen president, and ID. w. Malo.
ney, OF Glen Flora, secretary, of the
convention. A constitution was
adopted, and the directors were in
structed to incorporate the associa-
tiOn. A meeting of directors to per-
feet t h e Incorporation, elect per-
manent officers and complete details
of plans of work will be held at Ash
land early in December.
Commissioner OF immigration A.
d. Campbell was present at the
meeting, and outlined the work
which his department. is doing, also
the plans for future work He ex-
pressed himself as heartly in SYM
pathy with the aims and plans OF
the associations, and promised all
the assistance he could give.
/ E. Il. Wheelock, Secretary of the
Wisconsin immigration and Devel-
opment Association, also attended
the meeting, furnished great assist
ance in the way of suggestion and
advice as to methods, and stimula-
ting enthusiasm.
A resolution was adopted by the
convention approving the methods
OF the Board of Immigration, and
warmly commencing the energetic
and indefatigable work Of Commis-
siOner Campbell 1t was decided
that the associations should coope-
rate with the Board of immigration
In every way practicable.
For the present year it was decided
to send lecturer into the thickly
settled sections, provided with a
.sstereopticon and views ILLUSTRATING
the agricultural and industrial re-
sources of our part of the state, He
will also carry exhibits OF grasses
and grains, and will occupy his time.
aside from the lectures, in distribu-
ting literature and doing other ad-
yertising work.
Great enthusiasm prev ! e d
throughout the meeting, and there
can be no doubt but much effective
work will be accomplished.
Mrs. Il. II. Parker and family de-
parted today accompanied by Clifford
CoddingtOn for NOland, N. Oak,
where they will join Mr.. Parker on
his homestead.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Hendenstrom
and daughter, who were here look
ing around last week, returned to
Barron Monday to prepare to move
here. Mr.. Hendenstrom will be EN-
ployed n Worden's Department
Store
Mrs. O. w. Wright OF Winona,
Mimi, and her sister, Mrs. f. r.
Baker OF Abbotsford, visited here
last week, returning to Abbotsford
Saturday, accompanied by Mrs.
ThOs. Baker, Ross and Claude Baker
to spend Sunday.
With the opening OF the hunting
season came genuine winter weather
A light snow fell Sunday, which dis
appeared the next day. Every night
since witnessed a hard freeze, and
the last few evenings there have been
numerous skaters on COrbett's lake,