Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-02-28
TAKES ANOTHER NAME
New Association Picks Differ
ent Name for Organization
at Amigo Last Week.

4 name, and now viii go under the
title Of Northern Wisconsin Land
o. Lakes Association, that name
having been chosen at mcetini
at directors held at Amigo last
week Tuesday
/ AT the formation of this orga-
nization last October the name
4 Northern Wisconsin Resort Assoc
iation was chosen. Deeming the
iname not in touch with the fun
damental principles of the orga-
uization a name contest was orig
mated and in January another
name chosen, Northern Wisconsin
Association. Last Tuesday. the
name still not being considered
strictly proper and legal. another
title was chosen, Northern Wis
consin Land o. Lakes Association.
Undoubtedly this title will hold
for the association.
4 representative attendance of
delegates from counties i'm the or
ganization attended this business
session and were very enthusiast
tic over the future possibilities
of team work for Northern Wis
consin's development.
The following taken from the
Rhinelander papers, represented
nj this meeting, gives the facts:
Important action at the Amigo
meeting was the election of
Board of Managers or managing
committee. who will be directly
responsible 20 the Executive
Board. In selecting these manag-
crs care was taken 10 choose men
whose character and business
standing will create confidence in
the new organization and its pur-
poses.
Members of the managing com
mittee are: Otto p. Walch, presi-
dent of Langlade National bank
of Amigo. chairman; NJ. p. Nc
Cu.Ioch, manager of the Brooks
& Ross Lumber company, Scho-
field; Carl Rudquist. vice presi-
dent of the Ashland National
Bank; w. +. Brown, vice-presi-
dent of the Rhinelander Paper
Co; Thomas Johannes, wholesale
grocer Green Bay; Charles Good
man. of the Sawyer-Goodman CO.,
Marinette; President w. ID. Con-
nor. Jr., ex-oificio member; c. J.
Coon. Trout Lake; Philip Young,
Cable; G. A. Griswold, Forest
county the last named three be
ms resort owners.
Other significant action taken
hy the committee at the Amigo
meeting was the formation of the
managing board of the executive
committee, 10 consist of three bus
mess men and two resort repre-
scntatives, or in that proportion
in whatever numbers the com
mittce consists. The purpose of
the managing board is TO take
over the active management of
the affairs of the association, sub
icct 20 the approval of the entire
committee.
The following significant reso-
luton was passed:
Resolved by the Northern Wis
consin Land O Lakes Association
IN meeting assembled that, We,
as body and individuality, whole
heartedly endorse the purposes
and aims Of the Association and
here and now pledge ourselves to
work for and support said assoc
Iation both morally and material
is and spread the news 10 our re-
nectivc communities that the As
sociation means more TO Upper
Wisconsin than any move ever
heretofore undertaken, and 10 en-
list the aid and assistance of all
Of the people of our thirty coun-
ties to make this move a promi-
nent success.
+. A. Barstow, secretary and
treasurer of the association, re-
ported on the organizations ac-
Invites. stating among other
things that the association has
mailing list of 10000 names and
has six stenographers working
regularly at Rhinelander. Mr..
Barstow said that he has not yet
received a salary for his work as
secretary. He wished TO correct
the impression that only resort
owners would profit by the orga-
nization as Nwholesalers and farm
ers will also profit through the
consumption of their commodit-
les and nroducts nv tourists