Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-04-05
A FINE WRITE Up
SUPERIOR TELEGRAM GIVES A
PAGE BOOST FOR LADYSMiTH
CRESCENT CITY OF THE NORTH
A Few Excerpts Reproduced From
the Superior Papers Article

Last Saturdays Superior Telegram
contained a fine write-up of Lady
smith, the Crescent City of the
North' occupying nearly an entire
page and illustrated with fine half
tones.
We reproduce from the Telegram
the following paragraphs:
One hundred and eight miles south
Of us Oh the Chicago division of the
great 800" is the city of Ladysmith,
Rusk county The town lies almost
wholly alongside crescent-shaped
of right is called the Crescent City
of the Northland" Both from it's To-
cation in one of the most fertile sec
tions in the land, and as one of the
most important points on the great
500" system in all it's transcOntin-
entail extent, it is destined to exper-
ience an immediate and future devel-
opment such as but few locations
have reason to expect. The city of
Ladysmith has increased just 5000
per cent in 10 years. That fact alone
is enough to put it on the map. And
with the advantages such as it poSs-
esses in improved and unimproyed
water power, in large and prosperous
Industries, already there and still a.
coming, and especially with a live,
energetic and enterpriSing citizenship
All these are live factors that en-
phasize Ladysmith's present position
as one of the most important points
in the northland, and future devel-
Opment that will make it noted among
the cities of Wisconsin before the
next decennial census comes around
once more.
Rusk county is located a little to
the northwest of the center of the
state, and Ladysmith almost in the
center of the county. A glance at
the map will show it's location with
reference to markets. Whether it be
the markets of Milwaukee and Chic
ago and the southern Wisconsin
cities, or the great twin cities OF
Minnesota to the west or the Twin
Ports of the north, all of them are
within such easy reach that no point
is more favored i'll this respect. The
population of Rusk county has about
doubled every three years during the
last ten, with people moving in from
Illinois, Iowa, Indiana and eastern
points as we'll as southern Wisconsin.
and the next year or two promises in
this respect to eclipse anything ever
heretofore experienced
Increases 5000 Per Cent
AS said in the foregoing the pop
ulatiOn of LadySmith has increased
5000 per cent III 10 years. In 1900
the population was given as 10S souls,
while 10 years later the city and it's
suburbs has fully 5000
One of the first manufacturing in
ttutions was the Menasha Wooden
ware company and the Menasha Paper
company. who still conduct the larg
est factories in the city. Other large
concerns are the Flambeau Lumber
company. and a number of other con-
Germs who in the aggregate employ
hundreds of hands at steady we'll
paid work and thus form the fOunda-
ton of a brisk and prosperous retail
business Several important new in
dustries are coming in this spring.
Thus the contract has just been let
for a large pea canning factory to be
built by the Grafton-Johnson com
pany, and the Menasha Paper COM
pany will build a large new paper
mill and the Menasha WOodenware
company also expects to move its
shin2le mill from Menasha to Lady
smith These will add a large num-
ber to the industrial population OF
Ladysmith This has caused a fam
almost serious. and will force large
amount of building during the coming
season. The Catholics are to build
a church and school that will cost
when finished about $50, 900, so that
the outlook is for brisk season in
all lines.
Great Future Prospects
Greater things yet are in store for
this enterprising town for Ladysmith
is one of the most favored points with
regards to waterpower anywhere ii
the country Within a radius OF