The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-04-14
POWER CONSERVATION DEBATE.

between Lleut.-GOV. strange anu NedI
Brown of Wausau was held at the
Two Rivers high school auditorium
last evening, with Mr.. G. D. Jones Of
Wausau as substitute for Mr.. Brown.
To properly word the subject debated
would be a difficult task. 1t might be
perhaps understood if announced as
''State Conservation of Water Powers '
The argument might be summed up
this way:
Mr.. Strange | do not believe in
giving gratuitous quit claims of valu-
able properties placed here by God for
the peoples use to private individuals
in fee for exploitation and the eXtor-
tion Of the people.
Mr.. Jones: We have some of them:
the law says we own them: the law
won't let you conliscate them private
ownership is essential to their devel
opment and their development is o
great advantage to the state and our
people.
Mr.. Strange is an emphatic speaker
but is handicapped by not having his
awyeropponents training nimpromptu
phrasing of his ideas with exact mean
ing language. In consequence in his
rebuttal MIR. Strange ''tOOk a rise" out
Of Mr.. Jones by asserting that the SEN
ate committee on water powers would
not bear evidence which he offered and
that Jones was perniciousIy active as a
lobbyist. In this melee Judge Baensch
construed Mr.. Strange's remarks as
reflection upon Senator Bird, chairman
of the committee and from the audience
demanded a bill Of particulars. Things
were squally for few minutes with
everyone showing signs of some feeling
but it passed over.
Mr. Strange, opening talk might be
epitomized rs follows:
The only great source of wealth left
to the public is its water powers.
There is over 100000 horse power un-
developed in Wisconsin. So acres
Of land bought originally for 81 or s.
per acre may prove 10 ne "orIh It nan
million dollars By reason of water
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