Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-02-03
SUCCESSFUL GATHERING
Annual Meeting and Banquet of the
Wausau Advancement Associ-
alton.

Inc annual banquet and meeting OF
The Wausau Advancement association.
was held Friday evening in the base
ment OF the old St. James church. OH
second street. The tables were 81
arranged that the large number IN
| attendance could be seated at once
and were served with a very good and
substantial supper, at the conclusion
OF which the cigars were passed, and
when the light blue smoke began to
dim the room, the business of the
evening was commenced. President
Nj. u Ewing in a brief report, called
attention IN a general way, TO what
has been accomplished and criticized
the past legislature for placing the;
water power bill on the statute books,
a result OF which has been TO make
all proposed water power development
dormant.
AT the conclusion of Mr. Ewing's
remarks he called on A. G. Schmidt,
manager of the association, for his
report. Mr.. Schmidt mentioned that
while he had beeG with the associa
ton as manager for only eight months,
yet, during that time, several small
factories had been located here and
more were i'll sigL5; a traffic depart
ment had been started on an active
line of work; an employment bureau
organized; the good roads movement
gotten under way and an active inter
est taken in all movements to get the
city and county closer together fol-
the mutual advantage of both. He
referred to the fact that timber pro-
ducts; paper and its products; granite
Gnrnl1S nf f0nay "a lah oP and cham
electrical power are our natural re-
sources and the permanent(d develop
ment of this community is closely de-
pendent on these and successful in
dustries for Wausau will be such that
utilize these natural resources. Mr..
Schmidt also stated that the aSsOcia-
ton is attempting to make Wausau a
better place to live in by assisting in
any movement which tends to elevate
or make its citizens more contented
and happy, as, for instance, the aSso-
ciated charities; the lyceum course:
the chautauqua and any similar
movements. The moral tone created
thus is being used as an argument in
favor Of locating the proposed
new normal school at Wausau.
Adolf Sole, the traffic manager,
read a very comprehensive report of
the doings of chat department and
showed, IN a very clear manner, how
regulation of freight rates, had a
great effect on manufacturing indus
tries. He also invited all shippers to
avail themselves of the services of
that department.
w. E. Curtis, as a member of the
traffic department, in brief, endorsed
Mr.. Solie's report and further eX-
planned the workings Of the depart
ment and showed how it saved the
shippers large sums of money.
Neal Brown was called on for a
few remarks and lived up to his repu-
tation Of being able TO create interest.
He dwelt upon the necessity of hand
ling a city'S affairs in a business like
manner and favored plan of taking
the city out of politics and have its
affairs administered by competent
men, employed on account of their
ability. This statement, of course
started something 50 that w. II.
Chellis took the opportunity of launch
ing his old love of commission form
Of government but the subject was
cut short when G.: ID. Jones stated
that he always enjoyed an excursion
with Neal Brown for the reason he
never knew what it would be, where
it would lead to or when he would
get to it. He stated that while all
subjects of interest to the citizen
ought to be discussed at these meet
ings, yet care must be taken to keep
the association out of politics, as its
object is of a business and civic
nature rather than political.
B. +. Wilson called the attention
of those present to the value Of hav-
ing COW testing association. He
stated that the dairy business forms
the backbone of agriculture; assists
in the development Of the county and
is Of inestimable value to all mercan-
tile interests of the city. His opin-
ion was endorsed by Mr.. Jones and
Prof. Kadonsky. The result of the
discussion will probably be that an
agricultural board will be for ned. in
order to establish cow testing associ-
alton anu to engage an expert who
will devote his whole time to develop
ing the dairy industry in the county.
Carl Kruger spoke on the big asset
that this community has in its boys
and girls and the adviSabiity of keep
ing track of them and developing
them into skilled laborers.
s.. B. Tobey commented on this and
stated that this is being done at pFes-
ent in limited way by the industrial
training schools that are now being
conducted in the old city hall build
ing and the high school.
Judge f. e. Bump suggested that &
committee on municipal affairs be APP
pointed and Senator Albers brought
the meeting to close by moving a
rising vote to the .ladies for the de-
lightful supper served.
The following were elected as direc-
tors for the new year: G.. ID. Jones,
NJ. G. Ewing, G. E. Turner, O. G.
Lemke, w. +. Neuling, Otto Mueller,
w. c. Landon, w. r. Chellis and
Henry Seim.
The meeting was very we'll attended
and complete success.
All those present expressed them
selves as we'll pleased with the results.
accomplished by the association and
it was unanimously voted to hold
general meetings at least every six
months and more often if in the opin-,
ion of the directors it would seem,
advisable.