The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1921-03-24


MEN ARE ENTHUSIASTIC
Believe That Washburn District
VIII Clear More Than Its
Quota in Drive to Clear 10, ,OO(
Acres in Bayfield, County.
Enthusiasm was so effervescent al
the Farmer Business mems meeting
held at the YMCA in this city Mon.
day that it has been bubbling over
since inoculating everyone with the
land clearing germ and if the Wash
burn district does not more than ex-
ceed its quoto of acres in the drive
to clear 10000 acres of stunips dur
ing the season of 1921, it will not
because of lack of enthusiasm at the
Monday meeting.
Taken as a whole it was the best
and most enthusiastic meeting OF
the kind ever held in the city and too
much credit cannot be given those
in charge of the arrangements for II
proved to be a grand success.
The meeting was arranged by the
Commercial Club Of Washburn for
the purpose of launching the land
clearing boom for this section of the
county, and the farmers of the dis
trict turned out in large numbers to
show their interest in the plan.
At the noon hour cafeteria dinner
was served at the Assembly room of
the YMCA, the. business men of
Washburn providing the dinner for
their farmer guests, the meal having
been prepared by Mr.. C. F. Paul of
Paul's Cafe. Three tables the entire
length cf the room were filled and the
meal was thoroughly enjoyed by
everyone.
During the internission following
the dinner Mr.. W. Gum Smith en-
tertained the audience with number
of humorous bass selections and Mr..
M. Carlson also entertained with two
tenor solos, both of which were
highly enjoyed and loudly enchored
by the assemblage.
Elmer Oistad next followed with
two recitations, the first being a
Canadian French selection entitled
"Ia-habitant" while the other was a
Norwegian dialect piece entitled
"Stewed Prunes." The way he handled
the Canadian French dialect would
lead one to believe that he originally
came from the lower .reaches of
Quebec, but that his Norwegian stood
him in good hand was also equally
demonstrated in his handling of
"Stewed Prunes." Oistad had to
beg off and say that his memory fail
ed him on other dialect pieces before
the crowd ceased clapping for more.
President Monroe Sprague Of the
Commercial Club presided over the
meeting and the way he handled the
situations throughout the afternoon
indicated that his heart and soul was
back of the movement being launch
ed in the county to clear more land.
C. M. Fardy, business manager of
the Land Clearing Association, and
who will 0e at the active head of the
drive, was next called on to explain
the movement in the absence of
County Agent V. E. Brubaker who
was confined to his home with the
chicken pox. Mr.. Fardy explained
in detail the plan of the organization
and what it sought to accomplish and
he said that with the enthusiasm be-
hind the movement bayfield, county
could not fail, and he knew that the
Washburn district would hold up its
end of the drive.
"Doc" Sherwood, who represents
the Trojan Powder company in the
Bayfield, and Ashland county districts
next gave very pleasing talk on the
value of land clearing to the county,
giving the experience of Marinette
county where $4,000 acres were
cleared in 1920. Mr.. Sherwood will
have charge of demonstration work
for the Trojan people m the two
counties during the campaign.
Frank McCabe, in charge of the
land clearing department of the
Omaha railway company, next gave
a fine address, giving his estimation
of the value of the land clearing te
the farmers, business men, railroads
and other industries, and urged
closer relationship between the farm
er and business man as a means o.
prosperity to both. Mn. McCabe i
very much interested in the cam
paign and has been giving valu
able aid to the organization by nj
ATTENDANCE at numerous meetings.
slim" Smith, president of tn
Lumbermap's Bank at Shell Lake
who at the beginning OF his tall
stated that he was no orator, CAV
one of the best talks which tn
farmers of this region have eve
heard and that he had the audienc
with him was demonstrated ~ tn
applause which he was accorded
"Jim" Smith was former lunbe
clerk, who engaged In the banking
bua;rocs ~ She'll Lake over tWQnts