Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-07-26
LAND MEN MEET.
Organize for the Purpose Of Settling
Wisconsin.


Over fifty Wisconsin land owners
and agents met in the Plankinton
house in Milwaukee on Wednesday,
and decided to form a permanent
association for the promotion of Wis
consin farm lands. A membership
committee was appointed, and it was
decided to meet again in Milwaukee
Aug ii.
The men present felt that all land
men in the state should be present
when the final organization is effected,
and for that reason postponed action
temporarily.
That there is urgent need for an
organization in Wisconsin to promote
the interests of the state, to draw the
immigrants and land settlers here in
stead of having them pass through to
the Western country, has been felt
for some time. 1t was also declared
by the land men that Wisconsin
immigration Commissioner A. d.
Campbell, with his $1,000 appropria-
tion, is badly handicapped in his work,
and although accomplishing surpris-
ing results, is unable to meet the COM
petition of the organized forces of
Canada, of the western lands, and of
the southern lands. Mr.. Campbell
was responsible for the meeting, hav-
ing issued the call to the land men.
"We should have All organization
with sufficient capital at it's disposal
to advertise in the large western and
eastern papers, to create sentiment
in favor of Wisconsin," said G. D.
Jones of this city. "We should be
able to influence the papers to aid
Wisconsin in its campaign, and have
the Chicago and Milwaukee papers
boom the territory from which they
will derive direct results"
Mr.. Campbell gave a talk on the
value of Wisconsin lands
with western and southern lands
which was enthusiastically in favor
of the Badger state. He attacked the
of the western and
southern land agents and companies,
showing many of them to be pure
fabrications. He said the only way
for Wisconsin to succeed was through
between the state, the
and the land companies.
Wisconsin should have a larger
appropriation" said Chairman J. T.
Barber of Eau Claire. "Mr Campbell
has but $1,000 with which to conduct
his office. Florida during the last
year has spent over 800, 900, and there
is 100000 bill now before the Min
nesota legislature for the advance
ment of the Gopher lands"
The sentiment of the land men
present seemed to be in favor of a large
appropriation by the land interests,
an appropriation by the state, and a |
fund to be subscribed by the railroads.
This should be devoted to advertising
purposes, to create sentiment in
favor of Wisconsin. The association
would have agents all over the country
in the interests of the Badger
state and effort made to send the
here, turning them from
the far western and northern country
as well as from the southern country.
w. H. Mylrea of Wausau, elected
chairman, was heartily in
favor of the organization system and
one of the first to second the move
ment to further the advertising
method. He would try all possible
schemes and through the cooperation
Of the state, land owners, railroads
and newspapers, as we'll as through
the Milwaukee and Chicago business
men, try and settle the Wisconsin
lands.
Six committees were appointed to
look after the interests of as many
of the state. The Wisconsin
valley committee is w. III. Mylrea,
Wausau; M. s. Wallrich, Showano; A.
A. j. STANCE, Merrill.
There will undoubtedly be large
gathering of land owners when the
next meeting is called, and it is likely
that at that meeting definite system
will be worked out for pushing the
claims of Wisconsin as an agricultural
state. The association can, by
systematic effort, do much good for
this state