Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-09-21
MUST BE awake
IF WE GET ROAD
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| was over at Radisson where there
| was a meeting of many Sawyer
| county interests. After much discus
sion it was finally agreed that the
interests of Rusk and Sawyer coun-
| ties were identical and that the gen
eral proposition to ask for the road
from Chippewa Falls to Ladysmith,
| to Hayward and to Superior be sup
ported heartily. AS to the exact
| route to be followed, it was also
agreed that this be left to the high
| way commission engineers without
prejudice.
Delegation to Superior
When Mayor Thompson returned
he started the ball rolling by get
ting delegation to visit Superior
Monday and attend the hearing there
Councilman Geo. Luell, Register e. M.
Worden and L. E. McGill went. They
were joined by VIM. Blackburn, of
Radisson, e. j. Collett, county high
way commissioner and others.
AT the meeting J. f. Donaghey
maintenance engineer, and Senator g..
f. Clarke, of Galesville, representing
the highways committee of the state
legislature were present Mr.. Clarke
was in the chair.
There was also present map with
big red line showing a tentatively
proposed route, leaving Rusk county
out altogether, passing through Rice
Lake to SpOoner and thence on to
Superior, through Wascott and Cor
don.
The members of the Ladysmith
delegation pointed out the superior
advantages of the road through
Rusk county's capital, it's greater
beauty of scenery, the miles of till
able and inhabitable lands the roads
would help, as against the barren
and sandy country on the proposed
red line.
Help From Southern Counties
1t was stated that Milwaukee and
some other counties had given up a
portion of their allotment of the funds
in order to provide enough funds for
good road through this part of
Wisconsin so that they too might
enjoy the scenery and the trip made
possible by such road through upper
Wisconsin.
This being so, the Ladysmith dele
CATION told the commission that they
doubted seriously whether the peO
pie in the southern part Of the state
would enjoy ride as barren OF
beauty as the red line route provided.
Spoke for Ladysmith
The law it seems provided that the
road had to go through a city of 5000
population where one was handy by
and hence Rice Lake was made the
objective Councilman Luell called
the attention of the Commission that
Ladysmith was as big as Rice Lake
now and growing al the time both
in population and Importance.
Both Mr.. McGill and Mr.. Worden
made strong addresses, and the exer-
cises will be continued at the meet
ing in Ladysmith. The day before
there will he hearing in Chippewa
Falls
Now here is a place for cooperation
of every interest in Ladysmith. If
this road route is laid through this
city it will not be done by going to
sleep at the switch.
AT the meeting of the council on
Tuesday resolution by O. e. An
derson authorizing the city to send
delegates to the highway hearings
at Superior, Hayward and Chippewa
Falls was passed.
The state highway commission is
composed of J. A. HaZelwoOd, JEFF
ferson, Chairman; w. 0. HOtchkiss,
Secretary, Madison; f. e. Turneaure,
Madison John S. Owen, Eau Claire
Fred Pabst, OconOmowoc; A. r.
Hirst, state highway engineer; M. w.
Torkelson, bridge engineer; III. j.
Kuelling, assistant engineer; j. T.
Donaghey, maintenance engineer; G.
G. Hank, chief clerk; John G. d.
Mack, state chief engineer.