Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1922-10-20
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Legislative Party, Touring Nor
thern Wisconsin, Guests of
Ladysmith
GIVE IMPRESSIONS OBJ
TANNED ON AUTO TRIP
Banquet and Entertainment I'm Their
Honor Brings Out Various Phases
of Sectional Needs

Being host to party of state officers
ana nominees to the state legislature
was the pleasant duty of the Lady
smith Chamber of Commerce Wednes-
DAY evening and Thursday morning,
Flags, bunting and welcoming banners
about the business portion of the city
gave the place a gala appearance and
assured the visitors that they were
| considered guests of distinction and
Observation-Disclosures cordial well
come that was sincere and which no
doubt was appreciated as such.
Travelling by automobiles from Park
Falls via Loretta and Ojibwa, the leg
islative party, under the guidance and
direction Of j. NJ Smith. of Shell
Flake, head of the Associated Commun-
tiles of Northern Wisconsin, arrived
in Ladysmith at O'Clock Wednesday
afternoon and were met by the recep-
ton committee appointed to welcome
/ the visitors on their arrival
| Various COMMITTEES were functioning
in making ready for and in taking care
of guests.
The Banquet
The first feature of the entertain
ment was the banquet put on at 6:3O
in the Chamber of Commerce rooms.
The banquet committee were very
busy buch and were ably assisted by
a bevy Of pretty mattresses. The BAN
quet as prepared and served, was q
credit to those under whose direction
it was prepared and served and was
enjoyed by the large gathering which
completely filled the main ROOM
T. Ditmanson, as president of the
Chamber, had direct charge of the ac-
tivitieS of the occasion, and d. j. Sum-
merville acted as toastmaster. 1t was
considered as fitting that Mr.. Sum
merville act in this capacity as he is
member of the legislature and this
districts only nominee to succeed HIM
in the assembly, besides being person
ally acquainted with many of the state
guests. When he arose to welcome
the visitors in a brief speech, he was
given a tremendous ovation and every
body arose to do him honor.
Rev. Grant V. Clark offered prayer.
Mayor Welcomes
Mayor George Luell officially well
coined the distinguished guests on be
| half of the city of LadySmith in few
appropriate remarks, after which the
tOastmaSter took charge of the speak
ing program and called ON j. nj. Smith,
of Shell Lake, conductor of the party
for the associated communities. Mr..
Smith outlined the object of the tour,
stating that it was desirable and adj
visable that the members of the leg
islature and other state officers have
knowledge by actual view of cOndi-
tions as they exist in Northern Wis
consin, to help them in determining
questions affecting this part of the
state as they come up in the legiSla-
ture this winter. I. M. Thomas,
former representative of this district
! in the assembly, was called on for an
address Mr.. Thomas began by say
ing that when he was first invited to
speak at the meeting he was told to
choose his own subject, but that be
was to eschew politics. He spoke of
the vast resources of this part OF the
state and the ambitions and aspirs-
tions of the people of Northern Wis
consin and Rusk county.
Mr.. Meyers On Utilities
/ Il. e. Myers of Chicago, head of the
company that is building the Big
Falls dam, made one of the best talks
of the evening, enlightening in its scope
and detail. He spoke on public utiIi-
ties, subject he is thoroughly famiI-
| lar with, and because Of it's Importance
to everybody and it's big place in the
country's affairs it was both entertain
ing and instructive and was listened
to with the closest attention. Mr.. My
erS has been connected with the cleo
| trical business for SO years. he said,
starting as a young man under the IA
nous Edison. He spoke of the broad
field of usefulness of public utilities,
it's spreading growth and the conven-
fences and value furnished the public.
He said that the utilities had hard
time during the years of the World
war in financing their operations and
expansions, because no one wanted 10
loan money to concerns of this kind,
but they weathered these unfavorable
conditions and are now on firmeT
foundation and have brighter pros
pects Former popular prejudices
against public utilities have largely
disappeared, he said, and their useful
ness and indispensability to the public
is now recognized. He complimented
the state of Wisconsin on its systems
of controlling commissions and the rail-
road commission in particular He
said that the public utility men were
at first afraid of the Wisconsin pro-
gressive law which provided this in
novation in government and this CON
troll of public service corporations, but
that their fears were unfounded and
that they really act as safeguards for
the public and the corporations and
are stabalizing influence in business.
He added local color to his address by
hrecounting his first visit to Big Falls
In company with John Helm, few
years ago There was no road wOr-
thy of the name, the weather was hot
and the mosquitoes were thick and
y0racious. But they got up there and
viewed the wonderful power possibil-
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