Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-12-30
WHAT HAS BEEN DONE.
formed Large Work In The
Past Year.


When asked, what has the Advance
ment association done in the past
year, A. &. Schmidt, manager. gave
the following interview:
The association is now in existence
little better than a year. but its
report will cover the period of the
last year only, during which time the
following new industries have,
through the efforts of the association,
been added TO the city:
In the first place Anderson Brothers
& Johnson have been induced to move
their plant from Heights and build a
model plant here in the city, winch
is now in operation and will eventual
ly employ large number of people.
all OF whom will be residents in the
city and thus spend their money here.
The New Lyrstone Piano company
has been the outgrowth of the efforts
Of the association, and while Still a
small industry, promises eventually
TO be big concern. The Gilbert
Shoe Company has been moved here
from Milwaukee and is, at the present
time, oversold in its products. The
Closet Seat Company, manufacturing
| patented closet seat, is now in oper-
alton, and the organization of the
| Spring Bearing Truck Company has
| just been closed. To this NAV be
| added that the association inaugu-
rated movement OF having an annual
| showing of made in WauSau'' pro-
ducts at the county fair, which at the
| past fair attracted a great deal of
| attention as but few people had any
idea of what is being done in this
city. Also through the association,
| the fund was raised for the improve
ment Of streets leading into Wausau,
which will assure the spendingo of S22,-
900 for that purpose this coming
spring, thereby making the roads
| better and thus assuring our mer-
| chants of the farmer trade, which
has hitherto been going to other
cities. The association entertained
| the Merchants and Manufacturers
association when on their trip through
northern Wisconsin, took care of the
| PoStmaSterS' Convention, assisted in
bringing the Boys State Convention
of Wisconsin, and took an active
part in several other conventions that
were brought here.
Our Traffic Department has been
very active in securing lower rates
for products being shipped in and out
of Wausau, conducted several cases
before the State Railroad Commission
and che Interstate Commerce Com
mission, and gave the local shippers
Thousands of different rates to facil-
iate their shipping, and assisting
them in every way possible in routing
their cars to an advantage TO WauSau
| taat1ic.
The Free Employment Bureau fur
nished work for better than 500 appli-
cantS, and at the time of shortage
bringing some 300 men out of town
here, which resulted in 20 families
moving from different towns. AS a
result of this the building operations
were greatly stimulated, as can be
| shown from the fact that IL new resi-
dences were erected and 81 repaired
| While the association does not, by any
means, claim credit for this, still by a
great demand for residences, building
operations were stimulated and many
| more houses will have TO be erected
next year to take care of the families
that would like to move to WauSau
AT the same time the city has been
| advertised to the outside world by
issuing thousands of booklets and Cir
culars that have been distributed at
| various conventions and sent out to
parties writing for information. The
association has given the Sandpaper
Company all possible help in assisting
| in its reorganization, which is being
done by raising an additional 800, 900
capital, as the institution is a good
| one, which immense advantages has
clearly shown that it is able to be a
good dividend payer when properly
financed. The manager and directors
have investigated dozens of concerns
that desired to locate here, but upon
careful investigation many have
proved undesirable and have thus
been turned down, whereby undoubt-
eddy great deal of money was saved
our local people Additional in
! dustries are under investigation and
there is no doubt that several good
ones will be added to the city's in
dustries the coming year While
these figures themselves may not
show a great deal of work accom-
| pliShed, it must be remembered that
its work is conclusive and as it is be-
| ing conServatively done the results
do not come at once, but will even
tually, if kept up, prove of benefit to
the city. A great number of raw pro-
! ducts, located in the county, are be-
| ing investigated and the results so
obtained carefully filed away for refer
ence where they may be accessible at
! all times.
| An advancement association, to
accomplish its greatest results, must
of necessity travel slowly and care
| fully, because one mistake causing
| the loss of considerable sums of
money, would be more harmful to the
community than a dozen industries
that would actually be a success.
| The association was also very active
in promoting the Fare Refunding
Sale, recently put on by our mer-