Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-12-16
WISCONSIN AT THE LAND SHOW
Ably Represented by Many Good
Speakers

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The variety of products displayed at
the Wisconsin exhibit at the big Land
Show in Chicago, excited universal
comment. Thousands of people who
passed this booth remarked upon its
completeness, inasmuch as there were
shown samples not only of farm pro-
ducts, but of building stone, ores, nat
ural woods, both in the rough and fin
ished, graphite and samples from the
canneries, and the cheese factories.
Some of Wisconsin's pure water was
shown in bottles and served from a
| water cooler to those who were thirsty.
The farm products having been
gathered together hastily were not all
that could be desired, and although
Wisconsin people might not feel that
they were not representative of the
state, in the eyes of those who are not
familiar with Wisconsin's high grade
products, they carried the impression
of excellence. The shape and size of
the booth prevented an adequate dis
play of the products. AS the Wiscon-
sin exhibit was the last one to secure a
booth on the main floor it was necess-
ary to take anything that could be had
rather than GO upon the balcony where
the exhibit practically would have been
lost.
Friday, December End, was celebrat-
ed as Wisconsin Day and brought to-
gether great many people, residents
and former residents of the state, as
we'll as large number of those who
are seriously considering new loca-
tion and are looking toward Wisconsin.
Hon. James A. Frear, Secretary of
State presided, after being introduced
by James T. Barber, the President of
the Association. Mr.. Frear made
strong but brief address setting forth
the advantages of Wisconsin. He
quoted statistics to show that it was
the leading dairy state. and that in
actual value per acre its products ex->
celled those of many known sections.
Even in such crop as tobacco, which
many people did not know was grown
in Wisconsin, its yield per acre accord
ing to the Government Year Book for
1908 was $113.O0, exceeding that of
Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee
and Virginia.
Prof. R. A. Moore, of the University
of Wisconsin delivered a very effective
address on the growth and culture of
corn and other grains, showing that
with proper seed selection and calti-
vation it was possible to grow corn in
the Northern counties of Wisconsin
that gave larger yield per acre than
many of the well known corn districts
of illinois, Indiana and Iowa. Prof.
Moore told of many individual instances
of successful farmers. He also re-
ferred to- the fact that the College of
Agriculture which started few years
ago with seven students now has over
twenty-five hundred.
Hon. George Nc. Kerrow, President
of the State Board of Agriculture, and
we'll known live stock breeder. told of
Wisconsin 5 high position in the stock
industry.
Hon. w. H. Mylrea of Wausau, for
merly Attorney General, spoke briefly
on the development of the Northern
part of the state. He told of its orig
inal settlement, mostly by Germans
and Scandinavians, and of their early
struggles in what was then wilder
ness, but are now living in peace and
prosperity in region crossed by many
ra. ads and dotted by cities and towns,
with all modern conveniences including
good roads, telephones and rural mail
deliveries,
Some finely colored stereopticon pic
lures of the farms and cities of North
ern Wisconsin were shown and briefly
commented on by George Girling. In
the evening all the Wisconsin people
were invited to attend Smoker at the
Hotel La Sale given by the Wisconsin
Advancement Association to their own
members, and to the members of the
Wisconsin Bankers Association, the
Wisconsin Society of Chicago. the Wis
consin University Club of Chicago, and
the Citizens Business League of Mil
waukee. About one-hundred and fifty
representative Badgers sat down to
smoke and to partake Of the refresh
ments. They were presided over by
Walter Fitch, formerly President of
the Chicago Board of Trade and the
songs of Wisconsin were lead by Angus
S. Hibbard, Vice President of the
Chicago Telephone Company. A great
many prominent Chicago business and
railroad men were present
WISCONSIN ADVANCEMENT Assn,
1O8 Washington ST., Chicago.
G. E. Newman, formerly of this city
but who has been living in Minneapolis
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