Our land = La Nostra terra. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 191?-1913, 1913-04-19

MdQtSOIs WIS.,, AprlI--1t Inc aSSemDll
this morning passed the Whiteside bill
for legislative investigation of the pro
posed reforestration lands in Villas
Oneida, Forest and Iron countie:
as to their agricultural possibilities.
The bill went through by a decisive
vote, after all but one amendment had
been voted down. - Evening Wisconsin.
The committe appointed by the coun-
ty board to protest against the taking
off five towns from Iron County TO add
to the state Forest Reserve left Hurley
Tuesday April Sth for Madison on the
night train, In the morning on going
through the train they found about Sc
venty five very enthusiastic farmers of
Northern Wisconsin who had come on
board the train from the different
towns along the line of the Northwes-
tern Railway, during the night These
farmers were loaded with sample grain
roots photos of fine farm buildings and
growing crops and were anxious to go
before the joint committee of the AS
/ sembly and Senate at Madison, to re-
fute the assertion made by State Fo-
roster Griffith that only a very small
percentage of the lands in Northern
Wisconsin were fit for agricultural pur-
poses.
! On arrival at Mad son, the Capitol
Hotel was designated as head quarters
and nearly all of the delegates from
the North registered there. A meeting
was held Wednesday night for the pur-
pose of organizing and determining as
to the best method of appearing before
/ the legislative committee which was
attended by all of the delegates. The
meeting was called to order by G. f.
O'Connor. District Attorney for Villas
/ County who in a few remarks stated
the object of the meeting Mr.. A. M.
Rogers of the town of Cornell was ap-
pointed Chairman. Mr.. Rogers appoint
| ed a committee to consist of one dele
gate from each of the counties interest
ed to report to the delegates the order
in which the different delegates should
appear before the legislative commit.
tee and the different subjects that
each one was to talk on in order to pre-
vent repetition and get as many of the
actual facts before the legislature as
possible in the time given.
While the delegates were waiting for
/ the committee to report, they were en-
tertained by talks from Mr.. Rogers,
Mr.. E. l.. Luther Agricultural Repre-
sentative Of the University Of Wisconsin
who is located near Rbinelander. Rev.
Father HaIindo Catholic priest at Gran
don and others. These gentlemen spoke
highly of the fertility Of soil in the
different counties in which they live,
and Father HaIirdo spoke qlso Of the
necessity Of the farmers in north Wis
consin organizing into a society for
their protection and also for further
ing the agricultural interests of North
ern Wisconsin. The remarks Of Father
Halindo we've warmly appauded by the
delegates and we have not the least
doubt but that such a society as recon-
mended by him will be organized in
the near future.
On Thursday at p m. the Legisla-
tive committee met to consider the bill
in which our people were interested.
For the benefit of those who may not
have seen the bill or who may not be
familiar with the conditions that eaus-
ed such a delegation Of Northern Wis
consin Farmers to appear before this
committee we would say that the state
Forester in his annual report stated
that a soil survey had. been made. by
soil experts and that those experts had
reported 70 the forestry board that on
Iy a small portion ef Iro7 oneida. W
las, Flcrerce, Forest ard Feice counties
is fit for cultivation, and 10 the 7pinion
Of the State Forester the iarger por-
tion Of these counties should te set
side for forest reserve, the tract ask
81 for being nearly equal to cpe fourth
of the territory ia the state af Wiscor-
sin
This statement made By the state
forester was disputed by the residents
Of the counties affected an3 they had
bill introduces nro the legislature by
Senator Stevens and Assemblyman
Whitesides asking that a commits ion
be appointed to investigate the report
of the state srester to ascertain whs
ther not his bill report is correct, ana
asking that no more lands be bought
by the state until the proposed commits
sio1 made its report. The comulttee
limited the time for hearing to two
hours for each side.
Mr.. Geo. OConnor commenced tire ar
gument in few brief remarks to the
committee stating the object Of g