Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-12-22
CONRATH COMMERCIAL CLUB
Address CT Pres. Maxon an Inter.
estng and Entertaining
Feature

a special meeting in their club rooms
OH the 18th inst. The meeting was
called to receive the report Of Presi-
dent MaXon, who attended the recent
Land Show held in Chicago, and other
pressing business
The report of President Maxon
which took the form of an address,
was both entertaining and instruct
i've. 1t is quite evident that Mr..
Maxon has found the place to cast
anchor, as he is heart and soul in
the advancement of Conrath and
surrounding country. And he is not
alone in finding that Conrath and
vicinity is an ideal place to make a
home and independence as we'll as
money,
We have settlers from the Da-
lotas, Nebraska, Indiana, Illinois,
Ohio, Washington, Arkansas, and
other states, who were obliged to
change locations for one cause or an
other Those from the Dakotas were
never sure of crop owing to the
| drouth or ravages of insects. Those
| from Nebraska were forced out by
| three years continued drouth. And
so on with those from other states.
| They found themselves going behind
| from one cause or another. These
men came here within the last few
| years and took up cut-oVer land
which they secured for from 81 to
| 80 per acre. Today they are pros
porous and happy, and some of their
land cannot be bought for less than
10000 per acre. They realize the
| act that it matters not what
| shey put in the ground it will yield
IN abundant crop. No drouth, no
| insects, no pests of any kind. Con
| sequently they are all thankful for
| finding the place where crop failure
IS unknown
| And here let me digress to say
! word about those farmers and others
Us to their treatment to new set
| ,lers. The writer is one of the new
| South, has met all kinds of people
| rom the man running the Wheelbar-
| row to the millionaire, yet he had to
| come to Rusk County to find the
| rue noblemen, and has yet to find
| one in this section (and we have
| net the greater portlon) who is not
| willing and anxious to extend the
| hand Of friendship to all newcomers.
In fact they vie with one another to
make the newcomer feel at home
| This feeling is no doubt caused by
| The fact that they have realized the
! have struck the land Of plenty if
| they but SOW and reap. The land
and climate will do the rest.
| Among the many good things Mr.
| Maxon told us was that Rusk Coun-
| y held it's own in all exhibits. Po-
| catoes from Conrath being more note
worthy when compared with those
rom other potato growing states.
The many inquiries of the visit
| ors at the Land Show in regard to
| he prospects for securing land and
| the crops that can be successfully
| crown in this section were fully ex-
| planned by Mr. Maxon. The result
| being that more than one hundred
land seekers will be at Conrath the
| coming spring, one of whom wants
| 900 acres to use as a stock farm,
| sheep ranch, and SO on, This
| makes the Club feel as though they
| were going some and increased
| their determination to go some more.
One of the largest creamery and
| cheese factory companies in the coun-
| ry will have man on the ground
| within a short time to investigate the
creamery question.
| Outside parties have made nropo-
Il
| to work up our green timber.
| The Club has inquiries from a
| number of firms as to the prices on
| bolts, slaves and heading, this before
we have factory established, all of
| which goes to show that conrath is
| bound to be not only a dairy and
seed center, but a manufacturing
| center as we'll.
In regard to the pure bred COWS,
| the committee was not ready to re-
| port but will be at the next regular
| meeting, Jan. is, 1912.
While mentioning pure bred COWS,
| wish to state a fact which can be
| youched for by eye witnesses and
| actual figures. Our near neighbor,
Mr.. William Guthrie, paid $50 for
two COWS and one calf during the
month of May, 1911. The COWS we're.
| in poor condition and of no breed