Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-12-24
SULPHITE MILL
TO MOVE HERE
Commercial Club 6anquet Results
i'm Acceptance OF Menasha Paper
Company's Proposition


Company's Proposition
The primary object of the CONNER
cial Club banquet held at the Baker
hotel Saturday evening was the pre-
sentation Of the proposition o t the
Menasha Paper Co. to move their sui
phite mill from Ashland to this city.
About 100 were present, nearly that
number being seated at the tables at
the same time. The dining room was
decorated with large banner bearing
the inscription eve are all Boosters. "
Following the feasting, which lasted
about an hour, or until 10 O'Clock, a
number of loal orators were called on
by L. E. McGill, president of the Club,
and responded to toasts.
The first called upon to address the
club was S. D. Switzer, president of
the board of education who spoke on
the schools of Ladysmith. He thought
it good policy for the city to secure an
other site for new building in the first
ward which is we'll filled, and owing
to the fact that the citizens of Lady
smith were following out the "Roose-
welt idea," it would become necessary
in very short time when new quar-
tiers would be absolutely necessary.
The next on the program was J. W..
Miller, who was announced as the
Ladysmith poet. He read some verses
on Ladysmith. They did not equal
some of the production of James Whit
comb Riley, or Tennyson, but like the
work of the Gridiron Club, everything
went.
Attorney J. w. Carow was called
upon and n responce remarked his
pleasure at seeing all factions united
when proposition for the good of
Ladysmith as a whole was at stake.
He said that one might expect to see
the sheep" and the goats" separat-
ed on opposite sides of the room, but
they were commingled. His subject
was ''factionalism AS "goat" he
stood or constructive rather than
destructive fractionalism. AS an exam
pie of such factionalism he cited the
city of San Francisco. No city is free
from such contention; and it is healthy
condition, but ought to result III the
building up rather than detriment of
the city.
Attorney Leahy was called upon to
talk of our new railroad and explained
how it was highly probable that the
Omaha or some other line of road would
be extended from Holcombe to Lady
smith within very short time. Mr..
Ballou has already ordered the steel
for extending the Paper company's line
from Port Arthur to the site of the
new dam, four miles down the river.
D. H. Richards and II. R. Davelin
were called upon but declined in favor
of Art Foster, but Art had call in
another direction about that time. He
can address a small crowd, but the large
number present made him ,timid. O. E.
Peterson gave history of the organi-
zation of the county and the steps taken
to get court house built that would
deter taxpayers from making any
attempt to move the county seat to
another town. He fiattered the local
poet by saying his poetry was the worst
he ever heard.
At this point the chairman brought
up the question of rendering aid to get
the sulphite plant of the Menasha
Paper Co. removed from Ashland to
Ladysmith. He said it was necessary
to guarantee $4,000, which could be
made in ten equal payments. They
wanted $500 per annum guaranteed.
E. w. Thompson, Ben c. Lee and j.
w. Miller were appointed committee
to circulate the papers. These gentle
men started the ball rolling by subscrib-
ing S1OO each. The result was some
thing over $500 subscribed, being more
than is necessary.
While the papers were being circu-
lated, several of those present were
called upon for an expression of
their opinion. Without an exception,
every one favored the movement and
spoke optimistically of the future of
Ladysmith. Among the number were
DIR. L. M. Landmark, who said he
landed in Ladysmith with his grip and
$6 of borrowed money. Geo. Hewett
of Chetek, formerly of this city, said
his sympathies were still here-he
liked the Ladysmith spirit of doing
things, Mr.. Swain of Ohio spoke on
the possibilities of tobacco culture in
this section. A. M. Crandall told OF
possibilities here for laboring man;
having come here practically pauper,
he has accumulated over $4,000. Nate
Hand told of the rapid growth of the
city. he plowed and dragged and harv-
a crop of oats from the Wooden Ware
Co. addition, which is now we'll popu.
lated. Others called upon were F. L.
Dean, ]. l.. Ryall, Allan McGill, Jas.
Mitchell, S. J. Cardinal, L. Jorgenson,
Chas. Karst, DIR. H. R. I. Ross, JAG.
Speich, L. E. Chambers, P. S. Reed,
G. e. Newman, T. M. Thomas, O. E.
Rice, E. M. Worden, w. j. Kermott,
j. c. Hilbert and A. A. Hadden.
letter was read from Rev. E. A. Behr-
ems, who was unable to accept an invi