Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-10-07

WATER POWERS.
Countys two large rivers, the Chippewa and Flam
Beau furnish important water powers which add
greatly to her natural Three of these have al
ready been utilized one at Ladysmth Port Arthur
the river, and another short distance be-
low Port Arthur. Work has been begun another power
two and half miles northeast Ladysmith power
on the Chippewa Murray will be utilized in the
future large number of other water powers exist
which will before long furnish the motive power for
featuring industries
RAILROADS.
The county is unusually we'll supplied with transporta-
ton facilities in all directions The main line of the 500
system traverses west in about the center
county, while the important Superior Duluth
the central portion Thus have direct railway
communication with Minneapolis and St. Paul Duluth and
Superior, Chicago and the large cities of the east The
Stanley, Merrill Phillips practically part of the North
western system enters the county from the SOUTH and will
ultimately be extended and to Lake Superior
The Chippewa Valley Northern, logging road with
irregular freight and passenger service will soon put on
The Tony & Northeastern and the railroad of the
Ingram Lumber Company are other logging railroads ae that
ROADS,
Our people thoroughly mbued with the good roads
spirit and put their views into practice Good graded
roads extend throughout the settled area, and
tended as fast as settlement spreads soil ad
mrably adapted to the making of good roads the clay
packing firmly, and the gently rolling surface furnishing
ample drainage yet being little damage from wash
ing. When once well graded they last for years.
SCHOOLS
Our schools especially proud of and with good
with buildings apparatus. Good wages paid and eff
provided in communities too far from the vii
lages attsnd the graded schools County Training
School established, and has at
nearly The enthusiasm for good schools
permeates people, and grows with growth This
matter for serious consideration in selecting home
Circulating libraries to be found in practically
every community, and literally paronzed. Ladysmh,
the county seat has $4,000 Carnegie library building
supplied with well selected and to-date library
-Four free rural mail delivery routes have been already
established in the county, and number OF others
peced in the future Telephone communication is
rapidly being established throughout the county In addi
lines which reach all the villages 10 miles of
rural telephone lines are built contracted for.
NOT A WILDERNESS
early settlers of Wisconsin and other states
compelled brave the perils and hardships of the
Wilderness foego comforts and of
e live isolated and lonesome lives far from social
need fear of these things in coming
to County The thrifty cities and villages which dot
railroads furnish at your very door the
sares comforts of modern life ard ready market
your surplus products Here you find mills, paper
mills and other industries providing demand for surplus
labor creameries and cheese factories providing demand
your surplus milk, and busy and prosperous towns
buy your surplus farm products From the start you
neghbors schools churches, easy railroad
other parts fact all of the essential elements of
modern civilization.