Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-12-23
Hold
Annual Meeting
Banquet and Smoker at Witte1
Hotel al 7 O'clock.

opment Association met in annual ses-
sion in this city Wednesday afternoon
and evening. They had a short bust
ness session at the EIks Club in the
afternoon. AT seven o'clock in the
evening a banquet was served at the
Witter Hotel to which thirty-nine per-
sons were seated. The banquet was
served under the supervision of the
popular landlady Mrs. Gerow and that
is a guarantee that it was excellent
and faultlessly served.
After the banquet was over the
president of the association E. B. Red
ford, cashier of the Bank of Grand
Rapids, acted as POSTMASTER and call
ed upon Mr.. J. E. Gillespie to address
the association on the subject of
Good Roads" which he did in an able
manner. Mr. Gillespie, is Division
engineer Of Division No 4, of the Wis
consin Highway Commission and is
0verseer of the work in the following
counties: Wood, Lincoln, Marathon,
Taylor, Clark, Marquette, Adams, Por-
tage, Waupaca, Waushara, Green
Lake, Adams and Juneau. His talk
reflected very favorable upon him and
convinced his hearers that he was fam
liar and conversant with all matters
connected with road building. He
made suggestions in reference to road
building in Wood county that were
preferable for cur local soil conditions.
He answered all questions asked him
in matters connected with the different
kinds of roads.
He was followed by Robert Morris
of the town of Arpin, who spoke from
the farmers interests and his relations
to the Bankers. He said their inter
ests were one and the same. That the
Bankers were not only helping the
farmer but encouraging him to go into
the dairy business and the buying of
blooded stock. The farmers were rap
idly learning that this was paying
them the best money and it would only
be short time now when all farmers
would have only blooded stock. His,
talk was to the point and heartily en-
dorsed.
The bankers then indicated by re-
solution that they would contribute
$500 towards the erection of Breeders
Association barn on the Fair Grounds
in Marshfeld which will be used free
as a salesbarn by all breeders of
blooded stock.
The matter of passing a law by Con-
gress, which was recommended by
president Wilson in his recent message
was unanimously opposed by every
member present as a bad thing to do.
The following officers were then u
unanimously elected for the ensuing
year:
Pres.-Amos Rose, of Marshfield
Vice Pres.-Reuben Conner, of Au-
burndaIe.
Sec. & Treas. J. F. Seidl, Of Pitts
vile.
Those who attended the Banker
meeting from outside the city were
the following: Thomas Spaulding, cash
Ter American National Bank; H. G.
Hambright, cashier of First National
Bank, of Marshfeld; J. F. Seidl of
I Pitt5ville State Bank; J. c. Kieffer
president Auburndale State Bank; F
/ ". Ellsworth, cashier State Bank OF
Vesper; c. R. Stetzkarn, cashier OF
Dairyman Bank of Arpin; J. T. Hol-
land, director Dairyman Bank of Ar
pin; Messrs. Edward Brazeau and "
Radkie of the Nekoosa State Bank; Nh
Steadman of Berlin, Wis; Robert Nor
ris of Arpin, representing the Farm
er's Association; James E. Gillespie
Division Engineer of the Wisconsin
/ Highway Commissionrepresenting 4tI
Division.