Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-06-15
GRAND RAPIDS
AWAITS THE
Hotel MEN
All Arrangements Have Been Com
pleted to Hold the Annual Conven-
ton in one of the Most Beautiful
Sections of Wisconsin.
From Wisconsin Hotelman, Milwau-
kee:
THE TIME
August 20 and 80.
THE PLACE
Grand Rapids, Wis.
THE EVENT
THE EVENT
Annual State Convention.

Wisconsin is making preparations to
entertain the hotel men of Wisconsin,
the event being the annual convention,
which will be held Tuesday, Aug. 20
and Wednesday, Aug. 80, in Grand
Rapids, by the Wisconsin State Hotel
Association. 1t will be a gala occa-
sion for the bonifaces.
At no time in the history of the
state organization have the prospects
been brighter for more successful
convention. This was the unanimous
opinion Of every member of the con-
vention committee, which recently Wis
tied Grand Rapids to make a survey
of the city and discuss preparations
with those who have the event in
charge They found that the citizens
of Grand Rapids will leave no stone
unturned to impress upon the visitors
committee consisted Of President c.
A. Hunt, Secretary Herman O. Kletz-
sch and e-president E. J. Carroll
was deeply impressed with what Grand
Rapids has to offer. 1t is not only an
industrial city, but most beautiful
one as well. The selection of Grand
Rapids is considered happy one.
Between the Hotels Witter, Dixon
and Julien there will be ample accom-
modations for the visitors. 1t was de-
cided to hold the business meetings in
the spacious Elks Temple, which is
ideal for such purposes. All the de-
tails were agreed upon when the COM
mittee of the association met a COM
mittee of Grand Rapids citizens. Be-
sides the members of the committee at
this meeting, the following were pres
ent. d. J. GeroW, Of the Hotel Witter,
G. H. Hayes of the Julien Hotel; A.
F. Jones of the Dixon Hotel; Mayor
E. W. Ellis; c. A. Normington, presi-
dent of the NJ. & NJ. Association; Ger
aid Fritzsinger, secretary of the M.
& NJ. Association; Ex-mayor Joseph
A. Cohen; Postmaster R. L. Nash,
Otto and Fred Roenius, E. P. Arpin;
C. w. Rood, E. B. BEDFORD and others
in addition to neWspapermen. s-
The entertainment will be varied
and will include a banquet, visit to
beautiful Biron-lake, fishing, launch
rides, bathing, automobile trips, dane
ing, and in fact every enjoyment i'm
aginable. A special committee session
will entertain the ladies, while the bu-
siness session is under way.
All the details were gone over by
both committees, and the hotel men
were treated to a trip to Biron- on-lake
by T. A. Taylor. A dinner was also
rendered the hotel committee, and
President Hunt took occasion to thank
the Grand Rapids committee for its
generosity and enterprise.
Every hotel man in Wisconsin should
make up his mind to attend the con-
vention. He will not only have the
chance to mingle and mix with his
competitors, but the outing will do
him good, in addition to getting much
valuable information and suggestions
out of the business meetings. Furth-
ermore, a trip to Grand Rapids will
always be remembered.
Grand Rapids, on the Wisconsin riv-
er, is located in the center of the
state about equally distant east and
west on the Green Bay & Western
Railway to Green Bay or Winona, on
center between Duluth by the $500"
Railway and Chicago, at the entrance
to the fishing grounds of Wisconsin
over the Milwaukee road, and enjoys
railway connection over the Northwes-
tern road to the Fox River Valley
points.
Grand Rapids is one of the oldest
.. points on the Wisconsin river north
of Portage and has beautiful situa-
ton from an artists point of view
United in 1900, the old towns of Grand
Rapids and Centralia became one and
from a population of 4,490 then has
doubled its number to date.
With the passing of the lumber in
terests to the north the many water
powers about Grand Rapids have beer
developed and the town enriched by
the paper mill companies.
These artificial dams have added
much to the beauty of the river anc
given Grand Rapids a chain of lake:
! the most fascinating character, one
of which is Lake Biron. This Lake
begins at the north end of the city ane
extends several miles up river to the
paper mill town of Biron, owned by
the Consolidated Water Power & Pa
per Company.
Lake Biron is a beautiful body O.
water, over four miles long and near
ly two miles wide, containing som,
twenty-five islands ranging from hal
S an acre to more than 100 acres in ex
u tent, densely wooded with naples
e Eastwood, birch and elms and making
S a most ideal place for summer outing
o In and among these islands give
+ dali oh fl1l rowing and oatoripc v-yifl