Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1916-06-23
TO THE ELECTORS OF THE TWELFTH Senatorial.


That policies be fully understood, wish to
further covering partially the things in
which believe deeply interested speak
ing from experience gained by residence in the district
for thirty and from than twenty years
effort toward the development of this portion of the
The twelfth senatorial district, comprising does
little than four million of land for the
unimproved, probably the richest undeveoped in the
he 100000 acres taken for
farms Although this considerably increased there
remains unmproved approximately three million of
excellent agricultural This district has rich undevel
oped deposits of iron and has uf
fcient the wheels of ndustry it has the best
shipping harbors the lakes; centrally ocated
has other natural advantageous for
featuring; land of wonderful scenic value, with lakes
and destined become the playground for
the people of the middle West.
The rapid settlement of our lands has been retarded
because Of the large and effective departments
maintained in other having unoccupied lands and be-
the Industrial departments supported by the rail
operated spending thousands of dol
lars the homeseeler those
Although securing small increase in settlement in
the the state, southern suffering
decrease in farm population The Wisconsin boys who
ought remain in their being attracted
less productive and less promising Our
bodies, properly developed would assist tightening the
of would
in Of additional highways. ship
ping harbors idle because rail
and Freghrs carrying merchandise have
been in ports for twenty years. Owing
conditions of lack of development
and lack of knowledge of natural advantages,
manufacturing is delayed. travel handicapped
by the toppage OF lake passenger steamers, lack of
through highways and inadequate passenger
existing railroads.
The conditions prevailing in this district the
throughout all the undeveloped sections of the
Large of money needed by the farmer and
the builder We meeting opposition from the large
financial institutions both within and without the
polling higher of interest than is justified by the
quality Of security offered and causing lack of funds
do with The large insurance and companies
discriminating against this ssate and in eastern
states savings prohibited taking
consin securities.
believe that these problems of statewide impor-
tancc, that the aid of whole
the barriers that retadg development by
adopting constructive legislation, by giving
boards which have deal
with problems by creating for immigration
department with powers broad enough, and with
with the problems of gathering and
ing the homeseeker by furnishing additional aid for
geological surveys; obtaining Of lake and rail
affecting Wisconsin ports, and by insisting state
representation hearings before the National Com
where the states involved, and by
making place Wisconsin
favorable basis those Of other
Ali other theories having failed, believe that the only
way be reduced in the and district by
developing she therein thus adding values
believe that in all constructive legislation
peoples considered the
and its people receive equal distribution of the
accruing thercfrom that due consideration
given the future, while considering
needs. The problem of marketing products from
enterprises demands study for its solution
The work being done by the agricultural department
University, should be extended in the
of transportation for the farmer by
additional highways and railroads of the greatest
be taken of politics Additional highways aid is de-
Also legislation intended make possible to the
people state proper necessity therefor exists
extensions of refused by the rail-
way companies.
1t is but natural that various portions of the state
affected differently by many of laws which
in their general aim and good laws. 1t is
apparent, however, that of best laws formed
passed duly considering the effect of such
should be guarded against and believe
representative | shall be able obtain for
consideration and attention the needs of northern