Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1922-10-19
Citizens of BarabOo Meet With
Member of Conservation Com
mission Wednesday
OBJECTION MADE TO
BLOCKING IMPROVEMENTS
Vigorous Talks Given and Plea
Made For An Adequate Sup
ply of Pure Drinking Water

AT the request of number of Bara-
boo citizens c. L. Herrington of the
state conservation commission came
to Baraboo Wednesday to discuss the
existing conditions at the north end
Of Devils Lake. AS was stated in this
paper recently L. d. Prader, conces-
sionaire at the lake had announced
that he would not act in that capa-
city next summer unless he was per
mitted to go ahead with certain need
ed improvements which the conser-
yation commission had forced him to
suspend after first giving him permis
sion to make. w F. Rowland acted as
chairman of the meeting which was
held in the Elks' lodge rooms and
Commissioner Harrington outlined
the policy of the conservation com
mission. He said that some time ago
it was deemed unwise to have the
laundry work necessary in conjunC-
tion with Mr. Prader's operation o.
his concessions done in a building
close to the lake as the wash frorl
same might pollute the lake and
permission was therefore given Mr..
Prader to erect a building suitable
for laundry work and which could al
so be used as a store room on a site
selected by the commission. The
location OF the proposed new build
ing is practically hidden from view
from most points at Devils Lake. Per
mission was also given Mr.. Prader
to drill a well. another much needed
Improvement. After work was start
ed preparatory to erecting the new
building Mr. Harrington stated that
the commission received letters OBJ.
iecting to the work being done, the
main objection being from the
Claudes. (The latter were paid a
liberal sum for their property at the
north end Of the lake at the time
Devils Lake was made a state park
and in addition given PERMISSION to
continue occupying their former home
with something like an acre Of
ground surrounding it, Mr.. Herring
ton stated that he went to see Mrs
Claude, a venerable lady of SO, ana
because of his sympathy for the sen
timents which she entertained re-
garding the lake and its environs re-
yoked the permission he had given
Mr.. Prader to make the Improvements
rather than cause Mrs. Claude fur
ther sorrow in the matter. Mr.. Her
rington said that the Improvements
were certainly needed but wished to
defer making them until some fut.
ure time. The water question, he
said. the commission hoped to rem
edy next summer by having a reser-
voir and electric force pump in con
nection with the present well near the
pavilion. It il a well kncWn fact
that the supply of drinking water a.
Devils Lake last summer was made
quate and many occupying tent sites
and cottages carried water f3DuAs
'Baraboo to the lake
6araboo Citizens Speak
There were about thirty citizens
OF Baraboo present when Mr. Her
rington spoke and all were eager TO
make reply but as time was limited
only part of them could do SO. Among
those speaking in behalf of Mr..
Prader, a pure and abundant water
supply and the other improvements
necessary were: W. E. Baringer. T.
S. Johnston. Former Lieutenant Gov
ernor E. f. Dithplar. Judge J. Fl.