Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-12-29
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Madison Men prominent in various
lines of agriculture in Wisconsin
have issued TO the farmers OF the
state an appeal to set aside the pc.
Rod of Jan. to Z, 1922. as a begin.
ming of 'Get-The-Facts" year. They
say the agriculturists can no longer
make progress or hope to get the ad.
justments necessary for the law Of
supply and demand to operate smooth,
ly unless the facts concerning produc-
ton and distribution of farm crops
and products are ascertaiRed, and
farming operations are planned ac.
cordingly, The appeal continues: IF
you do not already have in force on
your farm a satisfactory system OF
records and accounts and want help,
call upon your county agent, or other
local agricultural leader, or write to
John S. Donald, College of Agricul
ture, Madison, for full information up
on the plan which is available to the
farmers OF the state" The appeal is
signed by: f. H. Parker, president,
Wisconsin Live Stock Breeders Asso
citation; c. p. Norgord. commissioner
of agriculture; Edward Nordman. di.
rector of markets; Z. c. Pommeren-
ing, president, Wisconsin Society of
Equity; George McKerrow, president
Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation;
Charles Peterson, president, Wiscont
sin Dairymen's Association; C.. S. Ris
tow, president. Wisconsin Agricul
tural Experiment. Association E. r.
Mcintyre, editor, Wisconsin Farmer;
C. H. Everett, editor, Wisconsin Agri-
culturist; Merlin Hull, editor, Hull's
Farm News; II. l.. Russell, dean, Col
lege of Agriculture.
ashington-Formal announcement
of the selection of Eugene Allen Gill
more to be vice governor general of
the Philippine islands was made by
Secretary Weeks. Mr.. Gilmore is a
professor of law at the University Of
Wisconsin. Prof. Gilmore has been
connected with the university since
1902 and during 1912 and 1918 and
again during the World war. was act
ing dean of the law school. For some
time during that period he was a non,
resident lecturer on law at the Uni
versity of the Philippines.
Curtiss-At meeting composed Of
Holstein breeders from the vicinity OF
Curtiss the tenth Holstein association
in Clark county was organized. The
Curtiss territory is made up OF a lot
OF active young farmers. Their plans
are to put more Holsteins in the Cur
tiss territory. An effort will! be made
in a few months to organize a CO.
operative bull association Most of
the members already belong to the
Curtiss Cow Testing association,
which was organized this fall.
Eau Claire-Mrs E. j. Sailstad.
widow OF Edward J. Sailstad of Eau
S'ohAOs Who 10 pCIISNcu " nave per
ished in fire at Lake Nebagamon
Aug. 25, 1920, was married to Ross T.
Richardson. Insurance companies
have refused TO pay more than 10000
In policies to Mrs. Sailstad. claiming
there was not sufficient proof of Sail
stad's death.
Madison-The Wisconsin railroad
commission has authorized the con.
solidation OF the telephone companies
in Superior and authorized a 100 per
cent increase in rates to become eff
tectiye after the consolidation. The
new company will be a merger OF the
Peoples Telephone company and the
Wisconsin Telephone company.
Green Bay--Pulpwood shipments TO
the Fox river valley from northern
Wisconsin, which have been slow dur.
ing the last few months, are picking
up, according to paper mill and raI
road men. Nearly 400 carloads ha,a
passed through Green Bay recently en-
route to the mills at Oshkosh, Apple.
ton and Kimberly.
Madison Damages of $1,000 were
awarded William J. Curwen of New
Diggens against the Wisconsin Zinc
company of Platteville in United
State district court at Madison. Cur
wen was suing for alleged damage
done his crops by SCOT and fumes from
the ore rooster of the company. New
trial was asked by both parties fol
lowing the verdict.
Bayfield--The Trojan Powder com
pany, of Allentown, Pa, announces
that storage magazine, for the stor
age Of dynamite. fuse and caps. will
be erected near Bayfield,, work. TO
start on the same within short time
Crandon Huston Stamper of Gran.
don caught a live female silver fox