Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-08-09
FIFTY IK OF
DTcH Instructed.
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+ "a 3. co make the southern part of
-arathon county, in which the major
part of those lands lie, the garden
spot.
Forrestal & Downey of Milwaukee,
had the contract for the dredge work
and in completing same they had
three boats working. Two smaller
ones that dug 36 inches of lateral or
side bitches, and the big boat that
dug the main ditch. This ditch is IA
miles long and 80 feet wide at the top
and will carry off the water that the
Little Eau Pleine river originally did.
1T practically shortens the course
of the old river bed ten miles, and
being nearly straight will carry off
the spring waters very quickly and
not allow them to flow over several
thousand acres of land as heretofore.
The district comprises nearly 10000
acres and the cost of reclaiming same
by drainage up to date has been about
$3.50, 100000, but as drained lands in
other districts in this section of coun-
try are bringing $500 per acre and
upwards in the uncultivated state the
benefits are far in advance of expendi-
ture, the difference being close onto
one million dollars, which is no small
increase in values for one immediate
locality.
For railroad facilities the district
is especially well favored, having the
Northwestern crossing the west end,
the st. Paul the east end, and the 500
line along the south side. 1t can be
readily seen that the settlers will have
many advantages in the way of get
ting their products to market that
other districts or localities have not
got which are depending on one line Of
railroad.
Through the efforts of G.. G. Knoll
Ter of Dancy, and r. r. Bourland and
A. E. Angerson of Peoria, Ill.,, the
deal was started seven years ago.
Since that time it had its legal bat
ties to fight, but time straightens out
all difficulties and shows conditions
in the right light. Thru favorable
decision of Judge Fowler of Portage,
the district was organized and the
appointment of George H. Reynolds
of Marshfield, ]. p. Malick of Stevens
Point, and G. G. Knoller of Dancy
commissioners, and the capability and
strong financial backing Of these gen.
tlemen thru the stormy times had
much to do with the success of and
the materializing of the deal. Mr.
Reynolds resigned a short time ago
to locate in Vancouver, B. c., and to
take his place, Edward Lynch of
Grand Rapids, was recently appoint
ed by Judge Reid. Three new iron
bridges were recently constructed by
the Wausau Iron Works across the
main ditch in the town of Bergen,
and roads are being opened up to
these bridges, all of which will tend
to develop that locality and open up
traffic.
In the Buena Vista drainage dis
trict, short distance below Stevens
Point, the Bradley estate of Peoria,
ILL.,, owning several thousand acres
of land, has several crews of men
erecting buildings, steam and gasoline
plows breaking the land, and the most
experienced men experimenting the
whole, and are selling the lands at
very handsome figure, and the boun-
teous crops they are raising are at
tracing the peoples attention for
many miles, who go there to see it,
and that the Dancy drainage district
will ultimately be as great success
and raise just as good crops, goes
without doubt.