Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-10-08

rlcGltural representative to take
charge of the WORK in this county.
Dated this 4th day of September,
1913.
Signed, N. NJ. EMMoNs, Supervisor.
On motion, Resolution No. 2 was
adopted, All members voting Aye.
RESOLUTION NO. 3.
Offered by Supervisor, J. L. Metz.
WHEREAS, Villas County is appar-
emily the only county in the state
which has no agricultural society or
fair grounds and
WHEREAS, 1t is apparent that
the purchase or equipment of coun-
ty fair ground and the organization
of a county agricultural society will
be for the best interests of the county
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RE
SOLVED, That the chairman of this
board appoint committee of three
members to make an investigation
and ascertain what desirable tracts
of land can be purchased, the price of
such several tracts and any other
matters which will enable this board
to consider the matter of purchasing
land for county fair ground and re-
port to this board at the regular an
nual meeting this fall
Dated this 4th day of September, 1913.
Signed. j. L. METZ, Supervisor.
On motion, Resolution NO. 3. was
adopted, All members voting Aye.
Chairman appoints G. H. KAMKE, J.
l.. METz and N NJ EMMoNS.
RESOLUTION NO. 4.
Offered by Supervisor, John H. Hunter
RESOLVED, By the County Board
of Supervisors Of Villas County, Wis
consin, that there is hereby approp-
rated out of the General Fund such
sum, not to exceed Three hundred
dollars. as may be necessary to cover
the expense of an exhibit of agricult-
ural products grown in Villas county
at the State Fair to be held at Mil
waukee during the week commencing
September 8th and for such printed
pamphlets, ETC., calling attention to
this county as desirable location for
farmers, as may be necessary for dis
tribution at the Villas County booth
on the Fair Grounds.
Dated this 4th day of Sept 1913
Signed, JOHN II. HUNTER, Supervisor
On motion, Resolution NO. was
adopted, All members voting Aye.
RESOLUTION NO. 5.
Offered by Supervisor Peter Sandbeck.
WHEREAS, the Legislature for the
year 1913, recently adjourned, passed
Chapter go, known as the Stevens
Whiteside Bill, which law provided
for the appointment of Joint Legis-
lative Committee of eight members,
three from the Senate and five from
the Assembly, to investigate general
ly the matter Of the State Forest Re-
serve, it's effect on the tax payers OF
the state and particularly to investi-
gate the soils within the proposed
State Forest Reserve in Forest, Villas,
Oneida, Iron and Price counties, and
WHEREAS. such committee has been
duly appointed consisting of Senators
Tompkins, Huber and Richards and
Assemblymen Nye, Axel Johnson,
Laursen, Reesler and Kne9n and such
committee will soon undertake the
work of such investigation, and
WHEREAS, it is necessary that the
people Of the five counties directly
and particularly affected combine, or
ganize and agree upon some plan
whereby the said committee shall be
given every opportunity to ascertain
any and all things affecting the tax
PAYERS of the state in general ana OF
the counties of: Forest, Villas, Oneida
Iron and Price in particular, ana
WHEREAS, we feel that unless we
take an active interest and partlcl-
pate in all ways in the conduct OF
such investigation many things OF VT
al Importance may not be brought 10
the notice of said committee and in
all likelihood said committee will not
visit and examine many sections OF
the territory within the proposed For
est reserve or see the farms and the
crops grown and growing upon the al
leeed "non-agricultural' lands ana
without such knowledge will not be
in position to iutelligently pass on
the question of agricultural posslolll-
ties of our lands which it issought 10
take for the purpose of growing trees
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RE
SOLVED, by the County Board OF
Supervisors of Villas County, Wiscon-
sin. a special committee consisting OF
the Chairman of the board and Su-
neryisors. n. NJ. EMMoNs and j. III.
HUNTER, be appointed to meet, con-
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