Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1922-04-07
SPEAKS FOR
PARK PROJECT
Judge Owen, Guest of Chamber
of Commerce, Tells of What
Is Being Done.-COunty
Organized

Outlining the course Of procedure
that was followed in getting the mat
ter of establishing the proposed Nor
thern Lakes park before the iegisla-
tllre for legislative action and subse-
quent endeayor to make the park a
reality. after the governor had vetoed
the meaSue to establish the park by
the state senate and assembly. Judge
Asa X Owen, Of Phillips declared ut
the MONDAY luncheon of the Chamber
Of Commerce Wednesday that the big
job of securing the park tract is going
ahead and that the object is going to
be attained through private subscrip-
lion
He described the tract quite in de-
! tail dwelt on its beauties. its acccSSi-
lility, and the value Of the park 10
he people Modestly submerging his
own efforts in the matter the judge
has been the greater booster in the
state for the park -he outlined what
IS being done throughout the stale and
in other states in the great effort to
make the park an actual fact
Park Valuable Asset
The park. the judge said. will not
only be of great recreati0naI value to
The people Of this and other states. but
It will be an immensely valuable as
set in Il financial way. as it will bring
millions Of dollars into Wisconsin
from tourists from many sections Of
he country One of the stresSlng
forces in the growing state park move
nent is the rapid development Of good
roads and the amazing increase in the
number of automobiles. providing op-
portunity. for the people to tour and
seek summer Fairgrounds.
People who have visited the park
tract have dwelt on its wild and allur-
inc beauty. but with the note of re-
gret that in the ordinary course OF
events it would soon become a denud-
ad and devasted region. like SO many
millions of acres of Northern Wisc0n-
sin after the lumebrmen had finished
their work With the view Of avoid
ing such an unfortunate occurrence.
W 4. Barber head of the state Con-
Servation Commission. the speaker, and
others started the movement to pre-
serve for all time. this area OF park
land for the use and benefit of the pe0-
pie.
RusI1's Quota S1,500
Fifteen hundred dollars is the quo
IA assigned for Rusk county to raise
toward the purchase Of the park. while
the grand total necessary is S:DO,oOQ.
Every county In the state is to be asked
o raise an amount varying according
q wealth and the benefits to accrue
- them. Some counties have already
raised their quotas. or nearly so. NJ.
! +. Senn0tt. Chicago. Il campaign dl-
/ rector. will have charge of the work
Of raising the quotas Of Rusk, Price,
| SAWYER and Taylor counties. MI
i Scunott is here now. on the job. lie
/ was a guest at the luncheon Wednes-
/ day.
Luncheon committee for April Il
/ Henry Wilson, chairman. E. Steel. q.
4 Yorkston. Wm. Spiering Fred Gran
/ dell Leonard Murphy. Geo. T. Slime.
Tony Heiberg. y. 3. Ritchey.
The following were appointed as 4
! committee to confer with the city coll1i-
il in regard to tree planting on the
residence streets: f. NJ Dahlberg, D.
~ Worden, w. S Manning.
At a meeting yesterday. a county
organization was effected to carry on
the work in Rusk county. j. w Car
ow was elected chairman. Geo, Stine.
secretary. and j. A. Michaelson. treas
1 urer. The work of securing eontribu-
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