The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1913-08-01
FARMING ON
RESERVATION
Will BE An Industry of
the Future
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BIG OPPORTUNITIES ARE OFFERED
Land On This Reservation As Good
As Can Be Found.

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friends certain facts which they know
themselves and the object is to create start
in general progress and endeayor to catch
up with the times, IN which we are ten
years behind. We have lands upon this
reservation that lie in the famous fruit and
clover belt of the state, which is rapidly be-
coming famous among dairy and nursery
men. It's abundant supply of pure fresh
water and the prolific growth of clover and
grasses make it an ideal country for stock
raising. There is on some of the lands
growth of maple, Eastwood, birch and
hemlock and different spices of timber and
in many instances sufficient fuel for a life
time. Immense crops of clover, timothy,
barley, wheat, peas, oats and root crops are
being raised on the same kind of cleared off
lands and to the man OF progress and amhl-
ton no better opportunity offers for the Sc
curing OF a home, competency and inde-
pendence. For the raising of sheep, cattle
and hogs no better country can be found.
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parched and burned in late summer and fall,
the grazing i'll our favored sectionis excel
lent. Your creeks, rivers and lakes are a
perfec. net work. and abound with all vari-
ties of the fin tribe which makes it pleas
ure to cast a line into the waters that fairly
teenl with fish.
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conclusive evidence as to the value of these.
lands is that w. w. Wilson, brother of
former U. S. Secretary or Agricult, V,
Washington, D. G. owns and farms 40
acres six miles south of the city of Ashland,
the Garland City of Wisconsin. Three
interstate railroads travers our lands in diff
efent directions offering good faculties for
shipping of produce and live stock to Ash
land, Duluth, Superior, Chicago, Milwau
kee and the Twin Cities and with the ex-
>haliratiug air and fine climate, leaves no
obstacle to develope our reservation, save
schools in which with the lands further out
would hinder some, but as fast as this ter
ritory would develope, schools would be an
assured thing if we unite cur efforts for
progress and industry Wild or cut over
lands as they are now are not of great value
but with roads and developments in the ia
vored region, value of same will enhance
hundreds of per cent. President ]. ].
Hill, of the Great Northern railroad system
and other prominent men, the best posted
in the country on farm conditions, are
commenting favorably on the growing in
eli nation to get sSback to the farm,' move
ment. The scramble for lands is growing,
the demand is unprecedented and the time
is not far distsn when every foot of desir-
able land for farming purposes will be held
at prices that will be prohibitive to the man
of small means. Let us recommend the
sale of some Indian inherited lands that are
now dorment and where and when owned
by heirs. This will give desirable purchas-
ers chance to buy and develop our reser-
vation and will be an aid in spuring the In
dian on to likewise and in this way bring
our reservation to a prosperous farming
community with the assistance of which we
have just began to realize and appreciate of
our superintendent and friend, Mr.. P. S.
Everst. We do not desire that our reserva-
ton be in the way for full and prosperous
county and show that we are striving for a
deligent and better life in spite of the pre-
vious monarchial rule, usages ard condi-
tions under which, until recently, lived.