Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-02-07
ANNUAL BANQUET.
Wausau Merchants Association AZ the Club House last
Evening,-An Address ty w. H. Mylrea

States. And the best of all is that
it can deliver the goods. He said
that Wisconsin had been doing moth
ing of any Importance to try and pop
ulate its lands and he gave list to
show what some of the states were
spending annually for advertising
their lands, viz
New Mexico, $4,000.
California , mills on the dollar on
all property.
Montana, $1,000.
North Carolina, $4,000.
Idaho, $4,000.
Colorado, 100000.
Missouri, for years, $42, 800.
Mr.. Mylrea also showed the enor-
nous increase of our state taxes dur
ing the past ten years, and he said
something had to be done or we would
be eaten up by increased taxation, in
asmuch as the increase of population
was very small. He showed the in
crease in the cost of schools as follows:
1909. 1910.
S796,000. Commons chools. 81, 800, 900
527, 600. State University. 1870 900
$4,000. Normal schools. =. 600, 900
$4,000. Charitable & Penal. l, 10, 900
81, 1888, 000.. Total. .$7, 528, 200
Mr. Mylrea then took up the condi-
tions of our city. He told what was
being done by other cities and how a
| few progressive citizens had made
great cities of small towns. In Ian
guage that stirred to enthusiasm every
listener, he told how Wausau could be
made a city of $4,000 people. The
PILOT has not the space to go into de-
tails but briefly Mr.. Mylrea suggested
the following;
First: The establishment of a
freight bureau.
Second The encouragement oil
steam and interurban railways.
| Third: The promotion and encour-
agement of existing and prospective
factories through money and personal
effort.
Fourth: The encouragement and
promotion of public institutions.
Fifth: Influencing by all proper
means the general public to appreciate
their city and patronize home indus
| tries.
Sixth, Compiling and publishing
industrial and commercial statistics
of the city.
Seventh: Compiling and publishing
matter showing the city's attractions,
as parks, public buildings, colleges,
the army post, etc.
Eighth: The establishment of a
news bureau to advertise the city
| abroad.
Ninth: Procuring so fan as practic-
able without expense, the publication
by the local press of facts and figures
showing the growth, industries, inter
ests and attractions of the city.
Tenth: Seeing that strangers and
visitors are properly entertained.
Mr. Mylrea talked very rapidly for
an hour and at the conclusion he re-
ceived~ an ovation, and there is no
doubt but what. seeds were planted By
him on Monday night which will bear
rich fruit.
j. +. Kadonsky, Supt. of the Mara
thon county agricultural school, was
called upon and talked chiefly concern
ing the farmers course which is to
be held in Wausau the first part of
March.
More music followed by VIM. La
Certe and few stories told by that
prince of story tellers, ]. d. Taylor,
which kept all in the best of nature.
A rising vote of thanks was ten
dered Mr.. Mylrea for the excellent
talk he had given the association. A
vote of thanks was also rendered the
Ladies' Auxiliary of the Y. NJ. c. A..
for the excellent supper served.
The annual was closed by all rising
and singing "My Country IT'S of
Thee"
1t vas the greatest meeting ever
held ia the history of the association.