Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-10-14
LABOR AND INDUSTRY.

Iowa county produces annually ST.
OO9,347 worth of dairy products.
The total catch for the season of the
sockeye salmon in British Columbia
is reported by ConsulGeneral West of
Vancouver as 5000 cases.
At present outlook the log cut on
the st. Croix river will be the small
est for the last forty years. The de-
mand cor logs is practically at a stand
still
Charles Lee, a colored man of Hous-
ton, Tex, says he has invented a ma
chine which will kill boil weevils by
giving off fumes from chemicals burnt
in the device
There is some talk In Washburn OF
the 500 road building an extension
from Superior to Bayfield,, along the
Lake Superior shore in the northern
part of Bayfield, county.
A new trolley line to Poplar Point
will be built next spring from Menom-
onie, Wis, providing residents of
North Menomonie with transportation
facilities to the twin cities.
The Canadian Pacific mechanics
strike has been officially declared off.
The terms are those brought in by the
board of Cancellation The men re-
turn to work Internationally.
The Hohenadel Canning company
at GAINESVILLE, is running on it's fall
pack of sauerlSraut. The yield of cab
bage while not as large as last years,
is said to be of high quality.
The Rock County Sugar company's
factory will begin on this falls run of
sugar beets. Over 1000 acres of beets
were contracted for and 1t is expected
that the run this fall will be longer
than usual.
The farmers of Clark county, Wis,
are planning to organize a stock COM
pany to erect and operate a -four plant.
The company will be capitalized at
$4,000, and the stock is now being
subscribed.
The usual fall rush at the coal docks
in Washburn, has commenced and
from now until the close of navigation
the rush will continue Boats will be-
gin running again, and will continue
until the bay freezes over.
W. Watkins of Milwaukee has leased
the factory building formerly occupied
by the Visible Typewriter company
and later by the Earl Motor Car COM
|pany at Kenosha, and will go into the
manufacture of automobiles
The Sank city canning factory fin
ished a sixteen days run on corn with
"a total output of 455,705 cans. This
years pack of corn exceeds that of
last year by nearly $4,000 cans Over
100000 cans of peas were canned
The shops of the Wisconsin Central
are again working full time on repair
ing the large number of damaged cars
being brought in Practically every
engine on the road will be overhauled
in anticipation of the heavy fall and
winter tarffic
Judges Gilbert Morrow and Ross Of
the United States circuit court of ap-
peals were unable to agree as to the
injunction sought by the Southern
Pacific and Oregon and California rail
ways as to the fixing of freight rates
on lumber.
Announcement was made by North.
western road officials ct Escanaba to
succeed w. F. Look, who held the po-
sition several years and retired to de
vote his time to private business Mr.
Robertson was head dock foreman for
several years.
The Wolf River Paper and Fiber
company has filed a srust deed for
100000 running to the Wisconsin
Trust company of Milwaukee securing
mortgage bond issue. The loan was
made to raise funds to rebuild its
plant DESTROYED by fire some time ago
The canning factory of the VISION