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

thing but timber raising, in spite of
the fact that farms and dairying in
terests are conducted on large scale
in the very places he mentions.
Many of these statements appear in
a book upon the subject, which has
been published by the state and sent
out broadcast. 1t is to put stop to
such Misrepresentation as this that
the association has been formed.
"Griffith has made many of these
statements entirely upon the assump-
tion that when the time came they
would be accepted by the forestry
board. His statements are merely ex-
pressions of personal opinion and do
not represent any action by the board,
but nevertheless they have been sent
out in great numbers to the detriment
of this part of the state.
"The fostestry question is only one
of the many questions with which
the new organization will have to
deal. 1t will work toward securing
adequate recognition in the legisla-
ture, toward the common welfare of
all the inhabitants of northern Wis
consin."
The following committees were ap-
pointed:
Constitutional committee-J. A.
Herrick, b. n Moran, j. t. Nemes-
check.
Committee on resolutions j.
Finucane, George E. O'Connor, Sen.
w. w. Albers.
Membership committe - A. c.
Schmidt, f. E. Payne, Samuel Van
der Weide.
Permanent torganizatiOn-Ed. Cleary
J. NJ Baker, j. A. Herrick, George
O'Connor, Walter Clark.
An address of welcome was made
by Mayor Ringle, and response by
Percy Atkinson. These were fol-
lowed by reports of the various COM
mittees, adoption of constitution
and election of officers. In the even
ing the visitors were given BAN
quet at the Hotel Bells which was
very largely attended. 1t was fol-
lowed by an after dinner program
with F. J. Finucane as POSTMASTER.
Speeches were made by Neal Brown,
A. L. Kreutzer of this city, w. G.
Bruce of Milwaukee, E. S. Shepherd
of Rhinelander and others.
The bankers of the state had been
invited to meet in this city with the
development association and the time
on the program allowed them was
from $50 until IL m. W. III. Webb
called the meeting to order and asked
that chairman be chosen. John
Sherman of Appleton was selected
and in accepting he said many good
things which all could endorse. j.
w. p. Lombard, w. Fl. Webb, and G
ID. Jones, made rousing talks upon
the situation of Wisconsin under the
new currency law. After thorough
discussion in which, besides the gen.
tlemen named above, A. L. Kreutzer,
E. G. Zimmerman and B. Heinemann
took part, the following resolutions
were adopted:
WHEREAS, the Federal Reserve
Bank Organization Board has placed
4 .. L., le 81 -fo - Af NNtrnnncfr IN
in the Minneapolis, 9th Reserve
Bank District
| WHEREAS, the bankers in this or
ganization believe that this is out d
/ the natural course of trade and direct
ly against the interests of our state,
and have shown this by petitions anC
| protests, requesting the change O
such apportionment therefore. be 1t
Resolved, That the otficers'of thi:
association be, and are hereby directed
to cooperate and assist in all fail
and honorable ways tc secure sucl
modification, TO the end that thi
district and territory Ce consolidated
and attached TO the Chicago district
The afteNoon was spent in listen
ing TO talks by q. G. Packer, Stat
Immigration Commissioner, w. III
Killen, land commissioner of the So
road and others.
The organization. it is very evi
dent, will be right in the field wher
ever work of a political nature ma
be necessary. The time has gone b
when partiSanship prevails. 1t
proposed to tight for the development
of northern Wisconsin. The associa
tion is opposed to re-foresterizatio
as now proposed by the state; doe
not favor the idea of making thi
J tpart os the state contributsry TO Nil
neapolis under the new currency Law
/ it believes in the developing OF th
! dairy, agricultural and other resource
: is against the states attitude as
! water powers and demands that les
! islatiOn must be enacted. to make I'll
taxation of Wisconsin equitable; giN
: publicity as TO the taxes raised an
the uses made of the proceeds of sue
3 taxes
: An automobile ride was given Il
/ visitors, showing them the city.
7 four o'clock. After which they toe
4 the trains for their various hon
o cities.
The problem of wall treatment al
: woodwork treatment is one which
: mands careful consideration in int
r;or derorafion and imnrovealer