Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1922-01-06
Talks and Paper Furnish Food
For Thought For
1922
SEVERAL VERY FINE
MUSICAL NUMBERS
j. A. Micl1aels0n Urges Constructive
Criticism and Cooperation.
Speech BY John HOltz


the Chamber of Commerce rooms was
held Monday afternoon and evening
billiards. pool and cards took UP the
afternoon. and dinner was served at
six o'clock. after which the program
of the evening was opened by President
DitmansOn.
The Ladysmith male quartet sang a
couple of songs. Five prizes were
awarded TO lucky members who drew
them.
NfichaelsOn Talks
Next was a short talk by j. A.
Michaelson on the subject of construct
i've criticism and cooperation. lie
made a plea to the members to ASSIST
the officers in every possible way,
even to criticize their work. and that
they must cooperate to build up.
He said that the success of the
Chamber Of Commerce could be deter
mined by the amount OF energy PUT
into it. In closing he suggested mot
to for the new year, which is Con
structive Critic.s.2 and Cooperation.
Captain Williams sang a solo with
William Powers at the piano
why Ladysmith?"
John Holtz then gave a talk on why
Ladysmith?'
He said that when his friend, George
Benson. showed him around last sum
mer the town kept growing, and When
he covered the ground again he de-
clared that big buildings were seen
Elm the afternoon that he had failed 10
see in the morning.
Good farm land, transportation pow
cr. and the people of the city. togethef
with the impression the market Gay
fbills and the 125 members of the
Chamber of Commerce made on MN
were the things that decided him to
locate here.
Men make cities and it is what men
do with the things here that IS gong
TO determine what the city will be Ill
ten years from now; what it is in
twenty years will be up to our chill
dren.
Land and Opportunities Decide
While the manufacturing plants,
strong features in helping make his
decision. Mr.. Holtz said that it was
the land and the excellent opportunity
for dairying that appealed to nm
most.
He told of a community III Kansas
where crops had failed a few years
ago and the stores closed. Their
Chamber of Commerce decided that
dairying was the thing and forty farm
nrs took trip to Wisconsin and
bought trainload of dairy COWS. They
then built three milk stations They
sold milk to the value of S50O,0O0 last
wear and are improving 225 miles OF
road.
Mr.. Holtz said he would encourage
dairying here and advocated the cree
tion of big building on block OF
land where dairy shows could be held
every three months.
In ten years the population OF La
dvsmith could be built up to ten thou
sand ppoplc if we take care OF our
dairying and our industries, said NJ.
Holtz.
VIM. +. Powers played a couple OF
violin solos with Mrs. Armstrong at
the piano.
Something To Think About
~ j. w. Carow read paper entitled
Looking Backward to 1922. This
Daper. which is published elsewhere IN
this issue OF the News-Budget will give
the people of this city something TO
think about seriously during the re-
mainder of the year.
The male quartet sang another song
and the meeting Was formally closed.
Members then took possession OF
the billiard, pool and card tables AGAIN
and PLAYED until a late hour