Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1911-09-22
NORTHERN WISCONSIN
NEEDS PUBLICITY.

According to the views of Hon. w.
81. Mylrea, of Wausau, there is vital
need for general exploitation and
publicity of the agricultural posi- ibili-
settlers and immigrants to people the
uninhabited areas of the state Where
as Canada appropriates $35s,0o0 for
advertising and colonization purposes,
North Carolina annually apportions
$40 200, Colorado $50 600, Minnesota
$50 900 and Missouri $42 900 for this
purpose Wisconsin spends but 1900 in
an attempt to promote colonization and
settlement of her vast stretches of un-
occupied cut-over land.
In word Wisconsin watches immi-
grants pass through her confines on
their way to the great Northwest and
to Canada. A campaign of publicity
whose object would be TO broadspread
interesting, truthful information about
the agricultural opportunities of this
state is direly needed. Every settler
who comes to Wisconsin brings a little
capital with him and increases the pop
ulation. His presence adds his quota,
however small, toward increasing the
consumption of commodities, the ac-
emulation of wealth and general
prosperity. The only possible way
according to Mr.. Mylrea by which the
rate of taxation can be held at it's pres
ent proportions is by increasing the
resources of the state. They must be
further developed and the amount of
taxa BILE property increased. The north
ern half of the state offers the quick
est relief with it's 100000 acres of
undeveloped lands. No place in the
country, it is contended, offers better
chances to the energetic settler than
does this region. Every acre of this
| idle land brought under cultivation
swells the total of assessable property
and correspondence lightens the bur-
den of taxation. For this reason, as
well as others, it would well behoove
every taxpayer to do as much as pos
sible in directing prospective purchas-
ers of land towards northern Wiscon-
sin.
Lands of this region should sell on
their merit as they are capable of
yielding $50 to $40 worth of sugar
beets per acre. On the shores of Green
Bay is situated one of the greatest
cherry growing districts of the United
States. Bayfield, county is famous FOR
it's Strawberries while apples are profit
ably grown all over this northern ter
ritory. Dairying, grain raising. live
stock farming, truck and vegetable
gardening, all flourish in this fe4 tile
region. The present year sees Wis
consin furnishing supply of the con-
densed milk and cream used by the
United States navy. Wisconsin pedi-
greed barley is known all over the
world The potatoes of northern Wis
consin even now are shipped long dis
tances to the south and east where
they are used for seed in preference to
local varieties. Northern Wisconsin
presents wonderful opportunities in
dairying; Wisconsin owns one-half of
all the cheese factories of the world
and only one-half of her territory is
developed. Northern Wisconsin af-
fords vast possibilities in the manufac-
turing line with her wealth of undev-
eloped water power and her easy aces
sibility to such large markets as St.
Paul, Minneapolis and Duluth. The
work of reclaiming the swamp lands
of this region should prove very pro
fitable. Whereas it would cost in
round numbers SAC, 200, 900 to accom-
plish this purpose, it would increase
the value of these lands in excess of
all expenses S50.000,0o0, or 1875 per
cent. Such profit under existing con-
ditiOns of keen competition and bust
uess strife are practically unbeliev-
able and only such undeveloped areas
of cheap lands will net these returns.
The cheap food products of the Uni
ted States during the last half century
are not likely to be repeated. Twenty
five years ago we exported nearly one
half of our wheat crop. Today we ex-
port less than five per cent, and any
year we may begin the importation OF
wheat and other food products. The
price of farm products is materially
affected by the amount of farm land
and the character of it's development.
The high price of food products pro-
duced on the farm has come to stay.
The tendency is to increase our manu-
featuring capacity, calling for more
food supplies which will accrue to the
profit of the farmer. Outside of the
rapid increase ia the production OF
! gold no other element so Iuuch affects
this area of increased prices of food
products, the world over, as the dev-
elopment of land. The last boy who
will be able to buy piece of stump