Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-05-12

Last Tuesday morning, Wausau be-
gan to fiji up with men of prominence
from all parts of Northern Wiscon-
sin and among them were many fami-
liaf faces-men who often come to
Wausau during the year, on business
and perhaps, because they like to
get here once III a while. The occa-
sion on Tuesday was the getting to-
gether of the business men from the
northern half Of the state, composed
of the following counties: Ashland,
Barron, Bayfield,. Burnett, Chippewa,
Clark, Door, Douglas, Dunn, Eau
Claire, Florence, Forest, Iron, Lang
lade, Lincoln, Marathon, Marirette,
Oconto. Oneida, Pepin, Pierce, Polk,
Price Rusk, St. Croix, Sawyer, Sha-
Wano, Taylor, Villas and Washburn, for
the purpose of organizing the ''North-
ern Wisconsin Development Associa-
ton, having in view the (as the pre-
amble of the constitution of the asso-
citation sets forth organizing them
selves into an association to act as a
unit in stimulating immigration to
this territory by direct methods, and
to aid in the advancement of all the
material, social and educational in
terests of its people. 10 accomplish
this promotion of legislation tending
TO equitable assessment of property
n Y,1ttNlicitu ac n hn and
uses of paid taxes and careful scrutiny
of existing methods of applying these
taxes to the purposes of popular gov
ernment, need to be undertaken at
once. Fair dealing to future citizens
demands good faith with present set
tiers and Intelligent assistance in all
efforts TO improve present conditions.
Provision for extended facilities in
markets, banking and transportation
is demanded"
Last winter q meeting of the live
men of the above named counties
met in Antigo to unite in their
efforts to bring about a change in the
dates set for the state fair in Mil
wauke,c As e was Sic dates were
very unfavorabie TO the northern half
of Wisconsin. The meeting was a
very successful one and it was agreed
then and there to start movement
which would place northern Wiscon-
sin on the map. A committee was
appointed with William II. Webb of
Superior, as chairman, TO arrange for
another large meeting ant it was
finally decided to hold it in Wausau.
No better man could have been
selected TO lay the plans for an organ
ization, which has for its aims the
development of the northern part of
our state than w. H. Webb, lie is
very resourceful, has great ability,
splendid Judgment, has had wide ex-
perience in large business affairs, is
blessed with the gilt of oratory, has
state wide acquaintance and is one
OF the most genial and companionable
of men, besides he is live wire and
under his manipulation the aSsocia-
tion just organized, will be prolific of
much good to the section of the state
for which it was organized to inn
prove.
The meeting was called tc order at
1O:3O O'Clock Tuesday morning, w. IL.
Webb, presiding, With A. g. Schmidt
of this city as secretary. Mr. Webb
stated the purposes of the organiza-
as follows:
sit is for the purpose of unifying
the citizens of northern Wisconsin,
with view toward promoting their
social, educational and economic vel
fare, that this association has been
founded, and not for the mere pur-
pose of selling the lands in this part
Of the state, Ss.id Mr. Webb.
"rhe interests OF northern Wiscon-
sin are suffering, and nothing but
some form of an organization viii be
effective i'm stemming the evil
"A short time ago it was decided
to hold the state fair in the latter
part Of August. This would have re-
suited in great loss TO the agricul.
tural interests of this section. whose
crops do not mature till later. This
date has been changed TO the middle
of Septen Der at the urgent requeS
of some of the members of the TEN
porary organization of this associa
tiOn.
I'VE do not wish to sell land to an,
more Immigrants who are unable I,
till il intelligently. AT the preSen
time there are too many farms il
this part of our state which ar
failures because the owners are work
ing them single handed, unaided an'
uniformed. We do not want an
more of this kind of settlers.
Neither has the organization an
political significance. It does not in
tend to represent this part of TN
state a. united whole in the legiS
lature at Madison, but regardless Q
party interests. Local and count
interests will be entirely merged i
the workings of this association int
the common welfare of all norther
Wisconsin.
1.-The head of the Wisconsin forel
try board has been, without the SAM
tion or approval of the board itsel
condemning portions of norther
Wisconsin land as being unit for an.