The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1910-02-24
GREENFIELD AND BARABOO
State Senator Pearson Presents S
Something New on the Tax
Question

Greenfield is prosperous communi-
ty; comfortable homes and big red
barns dot the landscape in every di-
rection. Within its boundaries are
two churches, five common schools
(Which are uncommonly good and
one, two department state graded
school, which is excellent. There are
two large mills which grind gram,
and saw mill, all run by water pow
er. Then there is the rug and towel
mill which employees about forty per-
sons, a cheese fac y which bulges
the pocket books of its patrons, and
ginseng plant the like of which is sell
dom seen in Wisconsin. The Palmer
and the Ringing orchards, which are
helping to place Sauk County on the
map as fruit center and nurseries,
which distribute thousands of fruit
plants and trees There are many pri-
vate dairieS whose owners patronize
creameries and receive monthly in
come which spells prosperity. There
is much circumstantial evidence TO
prove that Greenfield has a heavy vein
of iron oreunderlying the central por-
ton Of the town. An iron mining
company has purchased several hund
red acres of land in this region and
are after more.
Let us not forget the new town hall
just completed at cost of nearly nine
hundred dollars; it is dandy and
will be much appreciated.
And there are some things which
Greenfield hath not. 1t might license
saloons but it doesn't. Baraboo might
not but, it does. AS Baraboo forms a
part Of our western boundry we see
enough of the saloon business and the
product which it turns out to convinse
us that we do not care to engage in
the liquor traffic.
But some one pauses to remark that,
"It is none of Greenfields business
what Baraboo does about saloons"
Let us see about that. When Baraboo
sends man to Jail for drunkenness, or,
as punishment for crime committed
while under the influence of tangle
foot; also when there are court costs
charged up to the county in connec-
ton with such cases, why we Green
fielders walk up to the town treasurer
every year and help foot the bill. AS
we gaze upon the amount of our tax
receipt we realize that it costs some
thing. So we see that every township
helps pay the expenses caused by sa-
looms and then the city of Baraboo
charges $4,000 for each saloon license
and gobbled all the spoils.
Greenfield is directly interested in
the social and business life of Baraboo,
our children attend the high school
and business college, all CT our people
young and old mingle in the social life
of Baraboo and should have right to
help determine what kind of influence
SHALL pICuOihAAoeO'
Now we farmers have had the wool
pulled over our optic nerve long enough
we've sold our hay seed and bought
daily papers and telephones. We
propose to have something to say
about this saloon business. The way
it can be done is to have a law passed
which will allow a whole county as a
unit to vote upon the question of grant
ing saloon licenses. An attempt was
made to pass such bill, called the
county option bill, at the last legisla-
tive session, but, the bill was killed
through the influence brought to bear
by the brewers and saloon keepers.
They don't want the farmers to have a
chance to vote upon this question and
their attitude is a compliment to the
rural population.
Just let county option become law
and it would be safe to predict that
Greenfield would, by large majority
help bring Baraboo in out of the wet.
G.. l.. PEARSON.