Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1920-07-29
Devils Lake State Park Center for
Thousands Interested in the
Passing Annual Event
SECRETARY OF STATE
HULL GIVES ADDRESS
There is Music by Community
Chorus and a Ball Game in
Which Baraboo Wins Over Wau
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All Baraboo and vicinity set aside
Thursday afternoon as time for
enjoyment at the tenth annual pic
mic of the Sauk County Country Life
association. Farmers abandoned their
fields and merchants closed their
stores in order to mingle and enjoy
the occasion in Devils Lake State
park. A large number of people were
present.
After the picnic dinner the program
was given with the president, Earl F.
Thomas, of Fairfield presiding. In his
address of welcome he spoke Of this
being a wonderful age in which we
are living and said that he was glad
he was living now rather than fifty
years or more ago..
He urged the voters to deposit their
ballots intelligently, for the right men
are needed at the head of the govern
ment. Any man backed by Wall street
the people do not want. He said he
welcomed the farmers for they are the
ones who produce the real wealth and
give to the world the real necessities
of life. The problem of the present is
not so much the price of labor as
the high cost of commodities. AS to
the city man on the farm he said:
1. He does not know about farm
work.
g. A city man cannot adapt him
self to the long hours on farm.
The solution was to keep the boy
on the farm but the boy will not re-
main until the farm is on an equality
with other lines of business.
County superintendent A, H. Mar
tin made a number Of announcements.
He said the county would make an ex-
hibit at the state fair and asked all
to contribute, sending products to
H.. M. Eschenbach at North Free
dom or Albert Wichern at Baraboo.
H. S. Heminway, principal of the
training school at Reedsburg spoke of
the wonderful wealth of Sauk county,
of the scenery and of the delightful
place in which it is to live. He ex-
pressed qualification he had come to
the county to reside.
Secretary of State Speaks
The principal address of the after
noon was given by Secretary of State
Merlin Hull of Madison, one of the
Republican candidates for governor.
Mr.. Hull spoke of his having frequent
ly been present at the Country Life
picnics and said he had attended at
least six out of the ten. In speaking
of the wonderful county around the
lake, of the resources and of the
people, he spoke a good word for Lieu
tenant Governor r. f. Dithmar, anoth-
er Republican candidate for governor.
In discussing the unsettled condition
of the world today, the labor problem
and other questions, he said there was
lot of bluff and some truth in what
was being said by the leaders Of the
various factions.
Sauk county is one of the wealthiest
one of the most prosperous states in
the union and the United States was
the richest nation on the globe What
is citizenship worth in this land? he
asked. This country has five per cent
of the population of the globe and
produces one-fourth of the food of the
world; this country with so small a
population manufactures 35 per cent
of the goods made and produces 40
per cent of the mineral wealth of
the earth. This country spends more
than three billion dollars for automo-
biles, and more than a billion for gaso-
line, and more than billion for bread.
The United States spends twice as
much for cigars and tobacco as is re-
quired to keep two of the larger ma
tions Of Europe going.
He frankly told those present that
if they lived in China many would
not even own a horse, that if they
dwelt in Russia, Austria, or some OF
the Asiatic countries their wealth.
possibly would be limited to two
cows or few goats.
What Is the peculiar responsibility
OF the citizen under the kind of a
government we have? He should real
ICES his rich possessions.
AS to profiteering he said there was
once much horse stealing and bank