Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-07-28
PLAN FOR DEVELOPMENT OF
NORTHERN WISCONSIN
Land o. Lakes Association Outlines
Things That Should Be Done in
Northern Wisconsin.

Rhinelander-At a meeting Of the
Land o. Lakes association held here
Monday a suggestive plan for the
development of Northern WiscOn-
sin was presented to the members.
The plan, already adopted by the
board Of managers Of the associa-
ton, was read by DR.. T. Leroy,
North Minocqua. It asks for a
proper valuation Of lake frontage
and for its proper development. The
question Of state parks is taken up
and a new phase on the problem Of
reforestation is presented. The
amount of land subject TO agricul-
tural development in Northern
Wisconsin is given and recommended
tons made for its disposal; a Wis
consin day for development Of civic
enterprise is suggested an analysis
of Wisconsin air is requested. IN
short, the plan covers every angle
of Importance for either the building
Of towns or the development of the
state.
Second Year
The association is entering upon
its second year of organization, hay
ing been started last autumn and
further developed at a meeting in
Amigo in February.
The association has had co-opera-
ton from 81 counties Of upper Wis
consin and win set about perfectine
its organization by appointing in
each of these county chairman. 1t
is planned to continue to raise funds
for advertising purpose by personal
subscription.
The Program
Points set forth in the plan CON
densed are as follows:
Request that no trees be cut
within n specified distance from the
shore line Of any lake if the lake
promises any opportunity for de-
veopmcnt i'm the near future.
That the association urge private
enterprise to set in motion the plant
ing of native trees on lake fronts
now barren if there are sales pos
siblitics for this particular frontage.
That a road be made to every lake
of Importance for use Of the public.
TO develop a few state parks and
forest preserves out of our best
timber forests and to develop
adequately and police same for
public use.
That roads be built around and
through the state preserves, that
permanent attendants live at suit
able points in these preserves, that
the state develop a booklet describ-
ing not only these preserves, their
location and purposes, but including
a description Of the entire body of
state lands
Ask Reforestation Inquiry
That the association should keep
in mind that the building Of good
roads at cost of several millions a
year has made possible the rapid de-
velopmcnt of Northern Wisconsin
that one Of the chief factors back of
the roads that causes them to be
travelled are the forests and that
money spent FOR forest preservation
is quite as wise as money spent for
good roads
That the association have more
mutual cooperation with the state
conservation commission to deter
mine whether the problem Of state
lands and reforestation could be
placed on n more practical basis II
is proposed that n commission from
the University of Wisconsin, working
in conjunction with the present state
organization, make survey of this
entire problem.
That the association emphasize the
fact that there are probably not less
than 100000 acres of land in
northern Wisconsin that should be
opened for agricultural develop
ment
The association suggests, except
Immediately in front of farm lands,
that no trees be cut on either side Of
the highway within 500 feet and
that ON all public highways where
there is an absence Of trees that
native trees he planted.
Ask Fish Preservation
To support more energetic pro
gram of replenishing all lakes and
streams with fish
To appreciate that deer are rapidly
becoming extinct in America and to
emphasize and enforce the idea that
this must not be true in Wisconsin.
To create an event each year in
every town ON July 4 for the purpose
of community development. Co
operation of state and university