Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1920-01-22
Tells American Refractories Con-
Germ Solons and Others Have
Tempers About Exhausted
ROCK ENOUGH In SIGHT TO
LAST A THOUSAND YEARS
Expect That Some Action viii
Soon Be Taken to Remove
Company From Shore Of Lake

/ Company From Shore of Lake
There has been some correspon
dence between the officers of the
American Refractories company, the
Slate Conservation commission, Sena
tor George Staudenmayer and others
over the removal of the canister con
Germ from the east shore of Devils
Lake. The company has been opera
ting there to the annoyance OF the
visitors and the destruction of the
scenery for a number of years and
there is general desire the company
10 moved to another loca +ion-some
suitable place outside the park The
first letter was written from Pittsburg
| to the State Conservation commission.
and runs as follows:
We have your letter of the 9Th inst.
and note that you have taken an
option on the William Blauwusch
property at Devils Nose but that you
have not secured any option on the
Lesser property. We have had some
newspaper clippings forwarded to
us, from which we note that this op-
ton on the BIauwusch property is at
a price of $17,500, and we would be
interested in knowing if this figure is
correct, inasmuch as a short time ago
we could have secured this option for
$12,500. We presume that you are
aware that this farm was purchased
by Mr. Blauwusch within the past
two years for $1,000.
We thought that it was fully under
stood at our conference in Madison
that. there was no difficulty about
getting the Blauwusch property, but
that Mr.. Lesser had absolutely refus-
ed TO place any price on his farm, as
he had no desire to sell it, Senator
Staudenmayer thought that he could
prevail upon Mr. Lesser to place a
reasonable price on his farm and II
was our understanding that your trip
to the Nose" was to secure an op-
ton on the Lesser farm. Without the
Leiser farm there would be absolutely
no use in even considering locating
at the "Nose" as the rock on the
Blauwusch farm would be entirely in
adequate to our needs even though it
might develop to be the proper quality.
We have not as yet had an accurate
survey made on the rock on the
Blauwusch property, but from rough
calculation on approximate dimen
sions Of the rock, there is not to ex-
ceed 100000 tons which we would not |
estimate at more than our next five
years requirements.
We presume that you are working
on the proposition Of getting an op-
tion from Mr.. Lesser and await your |
advice as to the success of your ne
gotiations. Without such an option,
it would be useless to go to the ex- /
pense and trouble of shipping out a |
few carloads of the Blauwusch rock |
for test purposes.
Yours very truly, i
American Refractories Company |
P. B. MOSSMAN !
v. P. & Gen, Mgr. Sales. i
Senator Writes Company
The letter from Senator Stauden- /
mayor to the company is as follows
Mr.. P. B. Mossman,
Pittsburgh, Penn.
Dear Sir
| received letter from Conser-
vation Commissioner Harrington en-
closing copy of your letter to him
dated Nov. 1919, and must admit that
your attitude concerning the removal
Of the quarry from the Park is un-
called for in the extreme.
No one disputes your ownership of
the property at the lake nor your
right to deface the beautiful scenery
there. We have however the undis-
putable right to regulate the use of
explosives and the quantity and place
where they are stored, we have those,
rights without any additional legisla-
ton. You cannot enter upon your
at the lake without tres
passing upon park property or by vio-
Iating state law namely Irespass-
ing upon the right of way Of rail-
road company. The State of Wis.,
consin has for years sought your re-
moVal, they are determined now that
you must go, you should be able to
see the hand writing upon the wall.
The state wishes to do you no in
justice, but you cannot continue as
public nuisance much longer. We are
willing to assist you in removing your
plant to some other place equally
suitable to your requirements outside
Of the park. We expect your coopera-
ton however. accompanied Com