Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-07-25
TALK OVER FRANCHISES
Wisconsin Valley Improvement
Transacts Important Prelim-
niarV Business.


tors of the Wisconsin Valley Improve
ment company was held in Wausau
Monday afternoon, at which COM
plete transfers of all the existing res
ervoirs and river improvements gen.
orally were made to the association.
Eleven separate improvement pro-
perties were taken in, giving the Wis
consin Valley Improvement company
sole control of all the reservoir pro-
perties along the river, and placing
them in such a position as to proceed
unhampered with the great work of
development IL has already mapped
out, and which is bound to be the
greatest commercial or industrial
movement ever undertaken in this
valley, fraught with the greatest pos
sibilities for the good of the whole
valley.
The properties and franchises &C
quired by the Wisconsin Valley
improvement Company were those
heretofore held by the follow
ing companies:
The Vieux Desert Improvement Company.
The Pioneer Company.
The Eagle Dam Company.
The Long Lake Improvement Company
The Deerskin River Improvement Com
pany.
The Nine Mile Creek Improvement Com
pany.
The Minocqua Dam Improvement Com
pany.
The Spirit River Improvement Company.
The Plum Creek Improvement Company.
The Wisconsin River Driving Association.
The Wisconsin River Improvement As
ISOLATION.
The dams, reservoirs and franchises,
owned by the first nine companies
in the above list, together with what
properties the Wisconsin Valley I'm
provement Company now owns or
has options upon, gives this company
absolutely control of the water supply
of the river, subject of course to the
wise and liberal restrictions embodied
in the bill passed at the last session
of the legislature, comforting on the
company the right to maintain a syS-
tenn of reservoirs and dams to con-
serve the flow of water in the river.
The association is now in position
to proceed with the active work,
which is destined to transform the
Wisconsin river valley from peace
full numbering and agricultural region
into one of the most thickly populated
and busiest manufacturing sections
of the United States, for the develop
ment of this immense power is bound
to attract the attention Of manufac-
turers throughout the country, and
bring to this section industries which
will support thousand of hands.
1t was shown at this meeting that
the water powers of the Wisconsin
river valley when properly developed
will be more than ample to support
more manufacturing industries than
there are today in the whole state of
Massachusetts,.
company will not be directly inter-
ested in any of these powers, but it's
work will hasten their development,
and as those interested in this asso-
citation and closely allied with its
work, are owners of water powers
men of capital, and deeply interested
i'm tho coro M orciaI an6 industrial de-
velopments of this valley, there will
undoubtedly be organized another as
ISOLATION which will exploit the adj
vantages of the valley as whole, be-
sides which, there will be in every
city similar local organizations.
The matter of securing a manager
for the company was given the great
est consideration of all business trans
acted yesterday, and the qualifica-
lions of several persons were thor
oughly discussed 1t was decided that
what was needed for this important
position vas practical hydraulic en-.
gineer, who at the same time possessed
good executive and business ability.
Several candidates were considered
and il was decided to extend tender
of the position to an engineer now oc-
cupying responsible position in the
department of certain state, and il
he can be induced to accept. to en-
gage him.