Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1912-09-20
NORTHERN WISCONSIN
WIS.

The Green Bay Gazette says speech
delivered in the house of representa-
tives by E. A. Morse, congressman
from this district, is one of the best
statements regarding the agricultural
possibilities of northern Wisconsin ever
made. AS a means of attracting set
tiers to the undeveloped regions of this
state Congressman Morse's address is
worthy of wide distribution by those
engaged in advertising the desirability
of this region.
Primarily the object of the address
was the correction of misleading state
ments appearing in bulletin issued by
the federal census bureau. One of the
bulletins dealing with the 1910 census
contains this statement in reference to
Wisconsin:
''From the standpoint of agricultural
development it has passed out of the
class of states having a large area of
land suitable for cultivation and not SO
utilized, In the southern part of the
state the land is nearly all suited for
agricultural purposes, while in the
northern portion it is rough and in a
large measure has not thus far been
found available for such use.
In refutation of the erroneous state
ments Congressman Morse said apart
''In the two congressional districts
comprising the upper part of the state
represented by my colleague, the Hon.
Irvine Lenroot, and myself, there are
Ia, 900, 900 acres of undevdloped lands
not included in farms. Ten million
acres of this undeveloped land is suit
able for agricultural purposes. This
land is unsurpassed in fertility and
adaptability to agricultural and horti-
cultural purposes by any anywhere in
the United States. The climate is
nearly perfect. The rainfall is abund-
ant and crop failures are unheard of
because the land contains the accumu-
lated fertility OF the ages. Large bod
les of hardwood timber have been grow
ing there from time immsmorial, and
the falling leaves, twigs and trees have
added to the fertility Of the soil.
1.-THE timber has been largely re-
moved, and the land lies there today
ready to respond in rich harvests to
the honest effort of the intelligent hus-
bandman. 1t has a greater value to-
day, from an agricultural standpoint
than it had from timber standpoint
Not only is this true as to Wisconsin,
but in the middle west. The unoccupied
lands of Wisconsin, Minnesota and
Michigan amounts to nearly 10000, 900
acres. This large body of undeveloped
land is nearest cheap land to be found
today close to the great centers of pop
ulation.
"Ten million acres of this rich soil
10 yet unoccupied and awaiting only
the coming of the man to blossom into
1875, 900 eighty-acre farms, supporting
500, 900 people.
"Forty acres OF upper Wisconsin land
will produce more than 100 acres Of
land under dry farming. The northern
part of our state is bieng transformed
from hardwood wilderness into happy
homes, rich grrdens, fruitful fields and
blossoming orchards more beautiful
than the pictures which were painted
in the prophecies of the most optimistic.
81 have travelled the northern half of
Wisconsin from east to west, over
splendid thoroughfares, through q
beautiful undulating country; looked
into the countenance Of the pioneer
farmers and visited their homes, and
there have been evidences of comfort
and success, which have amply justified
their faith in the future and nay belief
in the wonderful agricultural POSSIBLE
tiles Of upper Wisconsin.